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Four Times Japan
In one of the more beautiful shrines of Kyoto, the NV has rented
several Japanese style rooms and a traditional tea ceremony room.
At four locations lectures and lessons take place that lead you
deep into Japanese culture. |
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Your Choice & Small Groups
The various lessons take place simultaneously. Each course takes
50 minutes and is done twice. You choose in which lessons you
want to participate. As a result groups are small and you get
more attention. |
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Schedule
10:00-10:50 : Dolls | Etiquette | Tea Ceremony
11:05-11:55 : Dolls | Etiquette | Tea Ceremony
12:00-13:00 : Lunch in Japanese style room
13:00-14:00 : Guided tour through Hachiman shrine
10:00-14:00 : Games for the kids (with lunch)
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Kyoningyo Dolls
We have found experienced experts who have agreed to tell us
the secrets of their trade. Famous doll maker Sekihara, for example,
talks about hand-made Kyoto dolls. You have surely seen them.
Amazingly beautiful, and incredibly expensive. |
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Etiquette
Japanese etiquette even confuses the Japanese themselves. It
is based on age-old palace rules of the Ogasawara clan. Chiemi
Yamamoto, an instructor with the Ogasawara school, makes sure
you never again embarrass yourself during a visit to a Japanese
home. |
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Tea Ceremony
Perhaps you are ready for some rest, or maybe one lesson is more
than enough for you. In that case you'd want to escape to the
small tea house. Hidden between the greenery, you can learn the
secrets of the Japanese tea ceremony. |
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Tour through Iwashimizu Hachimangu
We close off the day with a guided tour of the incredibly beautiful
shinto shrine of Iwashimizu Hachimagu. A staff member of the
shrine will give explanations and Kjeld talks about Shintoism. |
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Games for the Kids
We keep the kids busy with games. They enjoy themselves, and
you can listen and participate without being disturbed. They
can run as fast and shout as loud as they like! |
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Etiquette quiz
Five photographs show mistakes that are often made with Japanese
etiquette. Do you know which ones they are? Have a look at the
photographs, write your answers down, and compare them with etiquette
instructor Chiemi Yamamoto on May 25. |
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