Cultural Programme
Immerse yourself in the world of Japanese crafts
Our cultural programme is programmed by Stichting MONO JAPAN and will include a number of lectures on the theme of community, workshops, a film screening with a documentary of the collaboration between Dutch designers and the Japanese town of Arita, which made Japanese craftsmanship known in the Netherlands, and two demonstrations of traditional Japanese culture.
This year's cultural programme focuses on “Community”, the main theme of this year’s MONO JAPAN. As a token of our appreaction to our fans, being the biggest community around MONO JAPAN, we have invited exquisite guests with different knowledge and background who represent their own community or contributes to community-building.
Lectures will be given daily by artisans and designers who engage in exciting international collaborations between Japan and the Netherlands and initiators of cultural projects, and there will also be speakers from Japan who will talk about crafmanship and community building.
At the demostations, you are also invited to ask questions to and discuss with the masters about traditional Japanse culture.
Free admission and no pre-booking required to the lectures, demonstrations and screening with a valid entrance ticket to MONO JAPAN 2023. For workshops, you need to buy a ticket in addition to the entrance ticket.
The cultural programme is supported by the Embassy of Japan in the Netherlands.
Schedule
September 15th
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Time: 11:15-12:00 | 18:00-18:45
Connecting Ceramics is a film showcasing the experience of Dutch Artists and Japanese Ceramists when working together in Arita Japan.
Directed by Jerry de Mars
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Time 11:15-13:45 | 14:30-17:00
Make your own chashaku (tea scoop) from beautiful Japanese bamboo with the chashaku maker Hans Pillen.
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Time: 11:30-12:00 | 13:00-13:30 | 14:00-14:30 | 15:00-15:30 |16:30-17:00 | 17:30-18:00 | 18:30-19:00
A one-on-one training session on how to properly and safely sharpen blades using a whetstone by MUJUN.
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Time: 12:00-13:00 | 14:00-15:00 | 16:00-17:00
Harada Shokodo will show you how to make a stamp by engraving kanji into the stone with a special knife.
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September 16th
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Time: 11:15-12:00 | 18:00-18:45
Connecting Ceramics is a film showcasing the experience of Dutch Artists and Japanese Ceramists when working together in Arita Japan.
Directed by Jerry de Mars
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Time 11:15-13:45 | 14:30-17:00
Make your own chashaku (tea scoop) from beautiful Japanese bamboo with the chashaku maker Hans Pillen.
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Time: 11:30-12:00 | 13:00-13:30 | 14:00-14:30 | 15:00-15:30 |16:30-17:00 | 17:30-18:00 | 18:30-19:00
A one-on-one training session on how to properly and safely sharpen blades using a whetstone by MUJUN.
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Time: 12:00-13:00 | 14:00-15:00 | 16:00-17:00
Harada Shokodo will show you how to make a stamp by engraving kanji into the stone with a special knife.
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Time: 12:30 - 13:30
By the Dutch designer Carole Baijings and the Japanese Master craftsman Akihiko Maeda from Maeda Woodworks
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Time: 13:00-17:00 (Duration: 30 min.)
Enjoy 500 years of Japanese culture through playing shogi with SHOGITO pieces.
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Time: 15:00-16:30
A demonstration of Urasenke tea ceremony by the Dutch tea master Herman Soshu Somsen.
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Time: 16:00-17:15
Let's make fermented soybean paste, miso from freshly made koji with Marika Groen Kawaguchi.
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by the multidisciplinary artist Dirk van Lieshout
September 17th
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Time: 11:00-12:15 | 13:30-14:45
The Ikebana teacher Noriko Suzuki will show you how to create your own ikebana arrangement in your favorite container.
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Time: 11:15-12:00 | 18:10-18:45
Connecting Ceramics is a film showcasing the experience of Dutch Artists and Japanese Ceramists when working together in Arita Japan.
Directed by Jerry de Mars
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Time 11:15-13:45 | 14:30-17:00
Make your own chashaku (tea scoop) from beautiful Japanese bamboo with the chashaku maker Hans Pillen.
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Time: 11:30-12:00 | 13:00-13:30 | 14:00-14:30 | 15:00-15:30 |16:30-17:00 | 17:30-18:00 | 18:30-19:00
A one-on-one training session on how to properly and safely sharpen blades using a whetstone by MUJUN.
Detail and ticket
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Time: 12:00-13:00 | 14:00-15:00 | 16:00-17:00
Harada Shokodo will show you how to make a stamp by engraving kanji into the stone with a special knife.
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Time: 13:00 - 14:00
By Masaru Ito (CEO of SHIBAURA HOUSE) and Hiroaki Koizumi (REAL KOBE ESTATE)
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Time: 13:00 - 16:00
By Pita Van de Veld, the organiser of the Kintsugi Academy in Belgium and Yoko Silk, a Japanese potter in Leiden
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Time: 13:00-14:30 (when the first session reaches the maximum number of participants, there will be another session available between 15:00-16:30)
Haruka Matsuo will teach you how to brew delicious tea at home, including the right amount of tea leaves and water temperature.
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Time: 13:00-17:00 (Duration: 30 min.)
Enjoy 500 years of Japanese culture through playing shogi with SHOGITO pieces.
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Time: 15:30 - 16:30
By Yasuhiro Horiuchi (Representative Director, Creative director and designer of Trunk Design) and Shinya Kobayashi (Director of the MUJUN)
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Time: 16:45 - 17:45
By Shinya Kobayashi (Director of the MUJUN) and Emiko Chujo (Director of MONO JAPAN)