Bonsai is the traditional Japanese art form of growing miniature trees. They are not really minature trees but actually breeds of regular large trees which are manipulated to stay tiny. Join us and learn how to take care of your bonsai and take home your tiny tree! Cost is $35, which includes taking your own bonsai...
It’s that time of the year again! JETAABC is currently recruiting speakers / facilitators and other volunteers for the 2013 JET Pre-Departure Seminar and the Teaching English in Japan Seminar the weekend of June 22/23. This is a great opportunity to give back to the JET program! You can get the chance to re-live your experience in Japan...
This spring, the Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra is honoured to host international guest stars Tsunao Yamai (renowned Noh performer) and Naomi Sato (virtuoso sho player) in CHRYSANTHEMUMS & MAPLE LEAVES, a festival showcasing Japanese music in myriad forms, from the centuries-old traditions of Noh theatre to contemporary music for soloists, small ensembles and intercultural orchestra. In...
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of the Government of Japan offers Research Student Scholarships to foreign students who wish to study at a post-graduate level at Japanese universities. Guidelines and application forms for the MEXT Research Student Scholarship are now available. The deadline to apply for the scholarship is May...
Tsunao Yamai, a lead player of the Komparu School along with an ensemble, will present a talk and a short performance of the elegant and refined traditional art of noh theatre of Japan. The talk will explain the movements, the masks, and costumes of the noh world. This is a rare opportunity to learn first-hand...
Internment Summer Bus Tour – June 17-21, 2013 This five-day action-packed bus tour will travel through central BC to visit fifteen significant sites related to Japanese Canadian internment in the 1940s. Stops include Hastings Park, Tashme, Greenwood, Lemon Creek, New Denver, Kaslo, Lillooet and many more. Cost is $700 for Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre...
JETAABC is looking for genki gals and guys to volunteer at our table (and get FREE entry) at the annual Sakura Days festival at Van Deusen Gardens. The event will be held April 6 & 7. For those new to the event, it’s a celebration of Japanese food, culture, music, and the noble cherry blossom....
This is call for platforms for the JETAA Canada 2013-2014 Country Representative. If interested, email your platform to Carrie Fischer at clfische@gmail.com by March 4, 2013. Read on for details. JETAA Country Representative – Canada – 1 year term from April 2012 to April 2013 – Job Description The country representative’s responsibilities are...
Miss onsen in Japan? Want to try Korean Jjimjilbang in Canada? It’s a spa experience to remember!
あけましておめでとうございます！ Akemashite omedeto gozaimasu! It’s time to kick off Heisei 25-nen and the Year of the Snake! JETAABC is pleased to invite all JETAABC members and their guests to the Annual General Meeting and Shinnenkai 2013. Date: Friday, January 18th, 2013 Time: 6:00 – 9:00 pm Location: YWCA Hotel, 733 Beatty St (Between Robson St...
A new temporary exhibit at the New Westminster Museum and Archives. December 1, 2012 to January 27, 2013 Exhibit opening 3:00 pm, December 1. An exhibit of experimental ideas on the city in the 1960s, with architectural scale models and photographs. Presented by the Japan Foundation and the Consulate-General of Japan in Vancouver. Admission by...
