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JASH & Levy Park Present: Japan Junction

  • Levy Park Event Pavilion 3801 Eastside Street Houston, TX, 77098 United States (map)

Experience the wonder of Japan in Levy Park on the first Wednesday of every month with JASH at Japan Junction. Kids of all ages will enjoy expanding their cultural horizons through kamishibai “paper drama” storytelling and fun crafts that highlight Japanese traditions from origami to woodblock print making and more!

ヒューストン日米協会(JASH)は、毎月第1水曜日にLevy Parkで日本の素晴らしさを体験できるイベント“Japan Junction”を開催します。日本の昔話を紙芝居で紹介し、そして折り紙から木版画まで様々な日本の伝統文化を感じられるクラフト作りを通して、子供たちが楽しみながら文化的な視野を広げる機会を提供します。


July 3: “The Oni Who Sank to the Bottom of the Sea” and Harie “Great Wave”

Surrounded by the sea and blessed by its bounty, Japan regularly celebrates the national holiday "Marine Day," which falls on July 15 this year.

Join us for a kamishibai reading of “Umi ni Shizunda Oni” or “The Oni Who Sank to the Bottom of the Sea” featuring a kind-hearted oni, or ogre, and his son who worked to save a local village from being washed away by the ocean.

This summer, JASH is celebrating the Meiji Era, a time when Japanese culture was introduced to foreign countries across the ocean. One of the most impactful styles of art during the Meiji Period was Ukiyo-e, also known as “pictures of the floating world”, which amazed and inspired artists around the world.

Following the kamishibai performance, make your own dynamic wave artwork inspired by Hokusai's ukiyo-e masterpiece, "The Great Wave"!

7月3日: 紙芝居「うみにしずんだおに」とはり絵のグレート・ウエーブ

海に囲まれ、多くの海の恵みを受ける日本にふさわしい祝日「海の日」。今年は7月15日です。嵐による大波から村人を守る心優しい鬼の親子が主人公の紙芝居「うみにしずんだおに」の後は、紙芝居に出てきたような大きな波のはり絵を作ります。

この夏のJASHの活動テーマは「明治時代」。日本文化が海をこえて海外に紹介されたこの時代、浮世絵は海外でとても人気でした。葛飾北斎の代表作で「Great Wave」として海外で特に人気がある「神奈川沖浪裏」をイメージした、ダイナミックな波のはり絵にチャレンジしよう!