Listed below are some of Akemi’s most recent lectures, demonstrations, workshops, exhibitions and cultural exchange activities.
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| December | |||||
| 18th Dec 2008 – 2nd Jan 2009 | Japan | Anime & Manga Cultural Visit / Study Tour | |||
| 17th Dec | Walton-on-Thames, Surrey |
Workshop – ‘An introduction to Japanese culture’ | |||
| 16th Dec | Norwood School Lambeth |
Workshop – ‘Japanese textiles’ and ‘Kimono & Tea Ceremony’ | |||
| 12th Dec | St John’s Wood Library | Workshop 16:00-17:00 ‘Decoration of Christmas tree using Origami paper and Japanese calligraphy’ Lecture 18:30-20:00 ‘How cosplay developed in UK’, including Manga Art Workshop |
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| 6th Dec | Hove Museum & Gallery | Workshop – ‘Japanese origami, calligrapy and wrapping’ | |||
| 3rd Dec | International House London |
Workshop – ‘Japanese Calligraphy & Origami’ | |||
| 2nd Dec | Laleham C of E School Spelthorne Borough |
Workshop – ‘Japanese Calligraphy & Origami’ | |||
| November | |||||
| 30th Nov | Grand International Cosplay Ball | Clapham, London | Kimono fashion show for Grand International Cosplay Ball | https://grandcosplayball.com/ | |
| 28th Nov | Brent, London | Modelling for an communications technology advertising photo shoot | |||
| 26th Nov Afternoon |
Clarendon Primary School Spelthorne Borough |
Workshop – ‘Japanese Calligraphy & Origami’ | |||
| 26th Nov Morning |
St John’s Wood Library | Workshop – ‘Kamishibai story telling’ & ‘Japanese Calligraphy’ | |||
| 25th Nov | Our Lady of the Rosary Spelthorne Borough |
Workshop – ‘Japanese Calligraphy & Origami’ | |||
| 20th Nov | Richmond Adult Community College |
Modelling for Portraiture Masterclass | |||
| 19th Nov Evening |
St John’s Wood Library | Workshop – ‘Japanese Calligraphy & Origami’ | |||
| 19th Nov Afternoon |
Ashford Park Primary School Spelthorne Borough |
Workshop – ‘Japanese Calligraphy & Origami’ | |||
| 19th Nov Morning |
Woolwich London |
Performing shodo calligraphy of Japanese translation of Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 for the filming of a documentary | |||
| 18th Nov Afternoon |
Spelthorne Infant School Spelthorne Borough |
Workshop – ‘Japanese Calligraphy & Origami’ | |||
| 18th Nov Morning |
London | Briefing for executives on doing business in Japan plus short language and culture workshop |
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| 17th Nov | Clapham London |
Modelling for drawing class | |||
| 16th Nov | London | Kitsuke for photo shoot | |||
| 15th Nov | SOAS London |
Lecture – ‘How Anime and Manga are connected to Japanese language & culture’ | |||
| 13th Nov | Richmond Adult Community College |
Modelling for Portraiture Masterclass | |||
| 11th Nov | University of the Arts London |
Modelling for London College of Fashion | |||
| 10th Nov | London | Dojo visit with Kitano sensei | |||
| 9th Nov Afternoon |
London | Kitsuke for a photo shoot | |||
| 8th Nov | Orbital Manga London |
Three Japanese cultural workshops on Kimono dressing, Tea Ceremony & Calligraphy 14:00 – 15:00, 15:00 – 17:00 & 17:00 – 18:00 |
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| 7th Nov | University of the Arts London |
Modelling for London College of Fashion | |||
| 6th Nov Afternoon |
Richmond Adult Community College |
Modelling for Portraiture Masterclass | |||
| 6th Nov Morning |
Eton College | Assiting Kitano sensei with his talk and demonstration | |||
| 4th Nov | Nottingham Anime Society | Lecture / Demonstration – ‘Japanese Culture’ | |||
| 3rd Nov Evening |
St John’s Wood Library | Japanese cultural lecture and demonstration to launch Manga and Anime Exhibition for the month of October |
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| 3rd Nov Morning & Afternoon |
University of the Arts London |
Modelling for London College of Fashion | |||
| October | |||||
| 30th Oct | University of the Arts London |
Modelling for London College of Fashion | |||
| 25th Oct | Edinburgh University | Lectures, Demonstration and Workshops for Japanese Festival | |||
| 24th Oct | Banbury, Oxfordshire | Lectures/Demonstrations – ‘The Tea Ceremony’ & ‘Kimono’ | |||
| 23rd Oct | University of the Arts London |
Modelling for London College of Fashion | |||
| 8th – 21st Oct | Japan | Martial Arts, Cultural Visit / Study Tour | |||
| 8th Oct morning |
Haywards Heath | Talk on Japanese culture | |||
| 6th & 7th Oct | University of the Arts London |
Modelling for London College of Fashion | |||
| 2nd Oct | SOAS, London | Kitsuke for University Japan Society Festival | |||
| 1st Oct | Westminster Reference Library | Japanese cultural lecture and demonstration to launch Manga and Anime Exhibition for the month of Oct |
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| September | |||||
| 30th Sept | Portsmouth | Lecture – ‘Japanese Lifestyle’ | |||
| 29th Sept | St Paul’s Catholic College Spelthorne Borough |
Workshop – ‘Japanese Calligraphy & Origami’ | |||
| 25th Sept | Spelthorne Leisure Centre Spelthorne Borough |
Workshop – ‘Japanese Calligraphy & Origami’ | |||
| 23rd Sept | Stanwell Youth Centre Spelthorne Borough |
Workshop – ‘Japanese Calligraphy & Origami’ | |||
| 22nd Sept | The Tea Box, Richmond Surrey |
Demonstrations of the Tea Ceremony | |||
| 21st Sept | Chibi Con Derby |
Lectures/Demonstrations – ‘Kimono’ & ‘Japanese Calligraphy’ | |||
| 20th Sept | Orbital Manga London |
Lectures/Demonstrations – ‘The Tea Ceremony’ & ‘Kimono’ | |||
| 19th Sept | Geffrye Museum London |
Lecture/Demonstration – ‘The Tea Ceremony’ | |||
| 18th Sept | Spelthorne Borough | Workshop – ‘Japanese Calligraphy & Origami’ | |||
| 16th Sept | St Nicolas School Spelthorne Borough |
Workshop – ‘Japanese Calligraphy & Origami’ | |||
| 15th Sept | Bexley, Kent | Modelling for School Drawing Course | |||
| 13th – 14th Sept | Essex | Meigetsu no Kai | |||
| 10th Sept | Woolwich, London | Photo shoot | |||
| 8th Sept | Woking | Lecture/Demonstration – ‘Kimono’ | |||
| 5th-7th Sept | Alcon | Leicester | Japanese cultural workshops, lectures and demonstrations at Alcon | ||
| 1st Sept | Westminster Reference Library | Lecture – ‘How Manga and Anime’s costume is connected with Japanese traditional Culture’ | |||
| August | |||||
| 20th Aug | Bath | Japanese Cultural Demonstrations to promote Chris Bradford’s novel, Young Samurai | www.youngsamurai.com | ||
| 15th-16th Aug 20 |
Manga & Anime Art Exhibition | Richmond, Surrey | Manga & Anime Art Exhibition | ||
| 11th-14th Aug | University of the Arts, London | Modelling for London College of Fashion | |||
| 8th-10th Aug 20 | Amecon | Leicester | Japanese cultural workshops, lectures and demonstrations at Amecon 2008, at the University of Leicester | https://amecon.org/ | |
| 6th Aug | Harrow, London | Modelling for artist and tutor, Cheryl Gould | |||
| 4th & 5th Aug | University of the Arts London |
Modelling for London College of Fashion | |||
| 2nd Aug | ‘Standon Calling 2008’ Festival in Hertfordshire |
Lecture & Cultural Demonstration – “Japanese Tea Ceremony” | |||
| 1st Aug | Clapham, London | Modelling for artist and tutor, Jonathon Coleman | |||
| July | |||||
| 26th July | Brighton Museum | Workshops (morning for children & afternoon for adults) on aspects of Japanese culture, including kimonos, the tea ceremony, calligraphy and furoshiki tying |
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| 18th July | City of London | Lecture for Architects – “The Cultural Impact of the Japanese Natural and Built Environment” | |||
| 9th July | London | Japanese language proficiency assessments and examinations | |||
| 8th July | Ealing, London | Modelling for “Drawing at Work” project | |||
| 6th July | Andover, Hampshire | Workshop on Japanese culture | |||
| June | |||||
| 19th June | Sweden House, London |
Professional briefing – “Japanese Business Etiquette” | |||
| 22nd June | Woolwich, London | Photo shoot with John Seymour | |||
| 19th June | greenwich | Modelling for artist and tutor, Sarah Durham | |||
| 17th June | Central London | Group Lesson in kimono wearing and appreciation of the Tea Ceremony | |||
| 8th June | Woolwich, London | Photo shoot with David Nuttall and model, Alex B | |||
| 7th June | Woolwich, London | Photo shoot with David Gibson | |||
| 6th June | London | Japanese language proficiency assessments and examinations | |||
| May | |||||
| 27th May | London | Japanese language proficiency assessments and examinations | |||
| 24th May | City of London | Photo shoot with Alan Brown | |||
| 23rd May | Bethnal green, London |
Lecture for martial arts group – “Spirit of Bushido, Japanese Culture & Lifestyle” |
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| 19th May | The Chelsea Flower Show | On the Moon-Viewing platform, wearing kimono and supporting violinist, John Pearce in his performance of music by Motoki Hirai. |
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| 12th May | East meets West at The Tea Box | The Tea Box, 7 Paradise Road, Richmond TW9 1RX | Public demonstrations of the Tea Ceremony | https://www.facebook.com/events/10153245121663844/ | |
| 8th May | Tonbridge, Kent | Examiner for Edexcel GCSE Japanese | |||
| 7th May | BBC Radio | Interview on role as a lecturer of Japanese culture | |||
| 6th May | Woolwich, London | Interviewed by BBC television for documentary on beauty, also provided kitsuke for two models and the television presenter. | |||
| April | |||||
| 29th April | Kyoto, Japan | Honoured to provide Japanese to English language assistance for Prince Higashi Fushimi sama for his speech at Dai Nippon Butoku Sai | |||
| 14th April-4th May | Japan | Bushido, Spring Cultural Visit / Study Tour | |||
| 30th March-11th April | Japan | Cherry Blossom, Spring Cultural Visit / Study Tour | |||
| 6th April | Tokyo, Japan | Lecture/Demonstration – “RP English for Japanese people” | |||
| 5th April | Tokyo, Japan | Lecture/Demonstration – “RP English for Japanese people” | |||
| 1st April | Tokyo, Japan | Lecture/Demonstration – “RP English for Japanese people” | |||
| March | |||||
| 27th March | Stratford-upon-Avon Ladies Luncheon Club |
Lectures/Demonstration – “Cha no yu, the Tea Ceremony” | |||
| 24th March | Woolwich, London | Photo shoot with Andrew Clement | |||
| 23rd March | Chiddingstone Castle Kent |
Lectures/Demonstration – “Cha no yu, the Tea Ceremony” | |||
| 11th March | Kent | Kitsuke, dressing models for a magazine photo shoot | |||
| 10th March | The Tea Box Richmond, Surrey |
Lectures/Demonstration – “Cha no yu, the Tea Ceremony” | |||
| 7th March | International Women’s Day | Arun IWD, Bognor Regis | Japanese cultural presentation for International Women’s Day. Lectures/Demonstration – Kimono |
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| 5th March | Scarborough Women’s Luncheon Club |
Lectures/Demonstration – “Japanese Culture & Lifestyle” | |||
| 29th Feb-2nd March | MinamiCon | Southampton | Lectures/Demonstration – Shodo Calligraph”, Kimonos, Japanese Culture & Lifestyle & Gashuku Residential Study Retreat |
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| February | |||||
| 28th Feb | Woolwich, London | Photo shoot with Jan Murphy | |||
| 25th Feb evening |
Nippon Club, London | Japanese language & culture course | |||
| 25th Feb morning & afternoon |
University of the Arts London |
Modelling for London College of Fashion | |||
| 20th Feb | Heathside Preparatory School, Hampstead |
Workshop – “Japanese Culture & Lifestyle” | |||
| 18th Feb evening |
Nippon Club, London | Japanese language & culture course | |||
| 18th Feb morning & afternoon |
University of the Arts London |
Modelling for London College of Fashion | |||
| 15th Feb evening |
Oxford University Japan Society |
Lecture – “Japanese Culture & Lifestyle” | |||
| 11th Feb evening |
Nippon Club, London | Japanese language & culture course | |||
| 11th Feb morning & afternoon |
University of the Arts London |
Modelling for London College of Fashion | |||
| 10th Feb | Woolwich, London | Modelling for artist, Martin Ash | |||
| 6th Feb | Stalbridge Primary School, Dorset |
Workshop – “Japanese Culture & Lifestyle” | |||
| 5th Feb | Woolwich, London | Photo shoot with David Jones | |||
| 4th Feb | University of the Arts London |
Modelling for Wimbledon College of Art | |||
| 2nd Feb | Woolwich, London | Photo shoot with Stejc | |||
| 1st Feb | University of the Arts London |
Modelling for London College of Fashion | |||
| January | |||||
| 28th Jan evening |
Nippon Club, London | Japanese language & culture course | |||
| 28th Jan morning & afternoon |
University of the Arts London |
Modelling for London College of Fashion | |||
| 22nd Jan | Art Hub greenwich |
Modelling for ‘Life Drawing Course’ | |||
| 21st Jan evening |
Nippon Club, London | Japanese language & culture course | |||
| 21st Jan morning & afternoon |
University of the Arts London |
Modelling for London College of Fashion | |||
| 20th Jan | Orca Kai Karate Club London |
Lecture – “Japanese Culture & Lifestyle” | |||
| 18th Jan | University of the Arts London |
Modelling for London College of Fashion | |||
| 15th Jan | M1NT, Jermyn Street | Kitsuke for IntroArt Fashion Party at M1NT | |||
| 14th Jan evening |
Nippon Club, London | Japanese language & culture course | |||
| 14th Jan morning & afternoon |
University of the Arts London |
Modelling for London College of Fashion | |||
| 10th Jan | Edinburgh University | Lectures/Demonstrations – “Kimono” & “Tea Ceremony” | |||
| 7th Jan | London College of Fashion |
Modelling for ‘Life Drawing Course’ | |||
| 6th Jan | Woolwich, London | Photo shoot with Andrew Clement | |||