Sapphira (5) and Alexia (2) dress up to show you how to “visit a shrine” for New Year prayers for Mochitsuki PDX. After watching the video, go to to try our...
Category - Cultural Demonstration
The Henjyoji Shingon Buddhist Temple invites you to practice gratitude for 2020 and pray for wishes to come in 2021, virtually. After you send your wishes to the temple...
Cultural Demonstration, Traditional Demonstrations
Jan-1st | New Year’s Prayer - Nichiren Buddhist Temple
This is an abridged version of our New Year’s prayer for 2021, asking the Buddha, bodhisattvas, and all the gods to bless everyone with a safe, prosperous, and...
Crafts & Games, Cultural Demonstration, Family Activities, Learn, Traditional Demonstrations
Jan-3rd | New Year’s Card Making
This video presents a brief explanation of the community group Japanese Women Portland, followed by a demonstration of two different designs for making Japanese New...
Cultural Demonstration, Education, Learn, Traditional Demonstrations
Jan-7th | Ikebana Flower Arrangement
Nana Goto Bellerud presents Ikebana, a Japanese traditional art form that uses natural materials to express yourself. She demonstrates a simple ikebana that you can make...
Cultural Demonstration, Education, Learn, Traditional Demonstrations
Jan-8th | How to Celebrate New Year in Japan
The members of the Portland Kimono Club show examples of how New Years is celebrated in Japan with song, decorations, cleaning, cuisine, drink, shrine visit, greeting...
Connie Masuoka from the Japanese American Museum of Oregon provides an overview of how mochi making has changed from ancient times to the present day. Get ready to start...
Cultural Demonstration, Food & Drinks, Learn, Traditional Demonstrations
Jan-15th | Tea Ceremony by Nikkei Fujinkai
Nikkei Fujinkai (Japanese Ladies Group) and Urasenke Portland Association share Sado – The Way of Tea and present a brief history and philosophy of the Tea Ceremony...
Japanese-track students from the 4th and 5th grades of The International School perform Eisa, a form of folk dance from the Okinawa Islands. In origin, Eisa was...
An introduction to the annual snow festival which takes place each winter in Sapporo on the island of Hokkaido. Large excavators are use to move over 500 truckloads of...
Cultural Demonstration, Uncategorized
Jan-28th | Kendo - Way of the Sword, from Japan to Oregon by Obukan Kendo Club
We’re happy to present this video demonstration of Kendo taken from an Obukan summer camp. Our club has a strong connection with Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan...
SORA provides a deep dive into the mindset and methods behind different styles of Japanese Shodo calligraphy. Shodo is introduced not only as an art form, but a path...