Japan Week at Lycée Français de Toronto
The Lycée Français de Toronto, a francophone school in Toronto, every year focuses on a specific country for a week as part of its efforts to promote international understanding. In the past, Italy and India have been the countries chosen. This year, however, it was Japan.
Japan Week was held for five days from Monday, November 22. With the support of the Consulate-General of Japan’s Japan Information Centre (JIC), the school’s 500 students ranging from preschool to Grade 12 were able to experience various aspects of Japanese culture. |
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Consul-General of Japan Tetsuo Yamashita (above left) spoke on the functions and activities of the Consulate-General, while Rui Umezawa, Senior Programme Officer of the JIC (above right), gave lectures on Japanese culture, robots and anime. Consul Masaya Otsuka, the Director of the JIC along with Keiko Tanaka and Atsushi Kato gave a lesson in calligraphy (below). |
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The volunteer group Association of Japanese Culture also gave workshops at on origami, kimono, Japanese food (below left), as well as sumi-e inki brush painting with artist Hiroshi Yamamoto (below centre). The students also came to the Japan Information Centre for a presentation on the tea ceremony (below right). All of the school’s students were provided with a variety of experiences relating to Japan.
Photos by Stéphane Chu made available courtesy of Lycée Français de Toronto. |
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