Newsletter Koho Toyota

November, 1st 2010 issue

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Toyota Folk Craft Museum’s Festival & Folkloric Performing Arts
As part of the activities for the preservation of traditional arts, the Toyota Folk Craft Museum’s traditional arts club will organize a bazaar where you can enjoy traditional food; artworks made during the classes; hands-on classes of fabric dyeing, glass beads; violin performance, etc. Date: November 13 (Sat) from 10 am to 3 pm (canceled in case of heavy rain). Place & information: Toyota Folk Craft Museum (0565)45.4039.
Let’s make “washi” Christmas card and wreaths
On this event, you will learn how to make Christmas cards and wreaths made of hand-made Japanese papers (“washi”). “Washi” are produced using as raw materials paper mulberry fibers (“Kozo”). Date: December 5 (Sun) from 10 am to 12 pm. Place: Obara Paper Art Museum – Art and Craft Center (“Washi no Furusato - Washi Kogeikan”). Fee: \1,500 (materials included). Number of participants: 20 people (Elementary School students and older on a first-come, first-served basis. Children below 3rd year Elementary school should be accompanied by parents). Applications & information: “Washi no Furusato - Washi Kogeikan” from November 5 (Fri) - 9 am until November 30 (Tue) - 4 pm. Information can be obtained at (0565) 65.2953, in Japanese.