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HELLO EVERYONE!

Last Saturday, 8 May (as the title suggests), a group of 6 Victorians from the VJC Japanese Club took part in Dunman High School's Japan Expo! :D

Coincidentally, we all signed up for the same two workshops - Nihon Buyo by the NUS Nihon Buyo Club and Ikebana by Ueda-sensei. This is called members intuition/affinity. (JAPANESE CLUB IS AWESOME *cough*)

FIRST WORKSHOP! Nihon Buyo!

Nihon Buyo is a traditional Japanese Dance that originated from Kabuki. Pictures tell the story better than words ever can so here you go, PICTURE SPAAAAAM (ahh I miss the luxury of having a "cut" to hide pictures under in Livejournal; LONG POST IS LONG, YO.):











Next was lunch! The food was pretty much awesome, there was chawanmushi, either salmon or chicken, curry and miso soup. The guests/teachers from Waseda Shibuya High School got a Sushi platter though. (SO DROOL WORTHY...)



During lunch, there was performances by two bands from Waseda Shibuya High School. Here's the first all male band, their set consisted of two songs, the second one being Monster. I didn't get pictures of the second band that had a female lead singer. Their set was also two songs, the second song being Taisetsu na Mono.

The first band!







There were also dance performances, sushi making demonstration, solo vocal (singing Okaeri [used as the ending song for the drama Zettai Kareshi]) and a guitar performance. There was also Natsu Matsuri (Summer Festival) Games held in a corner so we headed over to try. :D











SECOND WORKSHOP!! Ikebana, the art of flower arrangement!
It was really informative, we learnt the basics of how to arrange flowers and the relationship between the Tai, Fuku, Fuku-friend, Tai-friend and...well, the basics of how to proportion the flower stalks and how to make use of volume and angles. :D

















The day ended on a high note, with a nice closing ceremony....and pictures with schoolgirls in uniform.

Me: Hi! Can we take a photo with you all?
Girls: Okay. :D
Me: Uh..uh...someone help us take...
Girl in full uniform: I help..
Me: No! Cannot! You must be inside. Uniform!
Girl: Ohhhh. Seifuku (Uniform)?
Her friends: *nod nod*
Girl: Ahhhh.



And. GROUP PHOTO! Though it sorely lacks my presence....;A;



SO YEAH! It was super super awesome awesome awesome beyond awesome and all of you who didn't go...NYEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHENANAHANAHANAHAHAHAHA.

Labels: Club Photos, Culture