|
Date |
Event |
Venue |
Organizer |
January 30 - 31
|
Origami Workshop |
National Nikkei Heritage Centre |
Japan Foundation, Consulate-General of Japan, National
Nikkei Museum & Heritage Centre |
| March 1 |
20th Annual BC Japanese
Speech Contest |
UBC |
The Organization Committee or the Japanese Language Speech Contest
, Consulate-General of Japan |
March 28 - April 4
|
#36 Friendship Ambassadors |
Vancouver, Richmond
|
Canada and Japan Friendship Association |
| April 3 |
Sakura
Tree Planting |
Van Dusen Botanical Garden and other locations |
Vancouver
Cherry Blossom Festival |
| April 9 |
Kimono
Re-Made Fashion Show
(Link is in Japanese only) |
National Nikkei Heritage Centre |
Shinobu Tanaka |
| April 12 |
Ohanami 2008 |
Nitobe Memorial Garden, UBC |
Vancouver
Mokuyokai Society |
| May 1 |
Tsugaru
Shamisen, Shakuhachi, Okinawa Music & Dance: INFINITE ECHOES FROM
JAPAN |
UBC Frederic Wood Theatre |
Japan Foundation,
Consulate
General of Japan |
| May 1 - 30 |
The
Sakura Tree Exhibition |
National Nikkei Heritage Museum |
Karen
M. Brownlee |
| Postponed |
36 Views
(by Naomi Iizuka) |
Jericho Arts Centre |
Tempus Theatre |
| May 3 |
Campbell River - Ishikari Twinning Society's Japanese Cultural Fair |
Campbell River Cultural Centre and other venues |
Campbell River -Ishikari Twinning Society |
| May 3 |
Nodate and Koto |
Penticton Japanese Garden |
Canadian
Spirit Holiday Services |
| May 3-4 |
Ikebana
Spring Show |
Oakridge Centre |
Vancouver
Ikebana Association |
| May 11 |
Tonari Gumi Family
Run & Walk |
Central Park, Burnaby |
Japanese Community Volunteers Association - Tonari Gumi |
| May 16 |
Dinner with special speaker, Mr. Furukawa- former Chief
Cabinet Secretary in Japan |
Terminal City Club, Vancouver |
Japan-Canada Chamber of Commerce |
| May 17 |
Choral Concert |
Michael J. Fox Theatre |
The Sakura Singers Society |
|
May 21-June 1/
June 14-Aug 5 |
The Life
of Paper |
Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre/National Nikkei
Museum |
Pangaea Arts |
| May 25 |
Preserved Flower Exhibition |
JALPAK International Boarding Room |
International
Flower Association (Website In Japanese) |
| May 30 |
Heritage Designation Ceremony |
Japanese Cemetary, Cumberland |
Village of Cumberland |
Jun 6
|
Pacific Partnerships: Benefiting from Japan's success |
Pan Pacific Vancouver |
The
Vancouver Board of Trade |
Jun 10
|
"The
Six Faces of Genji: Manga Versions of The Tale of Genji" |
UBC,
Asian Centre |
CBC
Radio, UBC |
| June 20-22 |
The 11th Vancouver Aikido Seminar and Demonstration |
National Nikkei Heritage Centre |
Vancouver
Shomonkai Aikido Association |
| June 28 |
Koto Concert by Chikako Kanehisa |
Nikkei Heritage Centre |
National Nikkei
Museum & Heritage Centre |
| June 30-July 3 |
25th Anniversary of Twinning Between Ishikari and Campbell River |
Maritime Heritage Centre and Various Public Locations |
Ishikari 25th Anniversary Select Committee, City of Campbell River |
| July 1 |
63rd Annual Steveston Salmon Fetival - Mikoshi Parade |
Steveston |
Vancouver Mikoshi no Kai - Rakuichi |
| July 16 |
JBC Business Seminar |
Coast Plaza Hotel & Suites |
Vancouver Nikkei
Keizai Dantai Renraku Kyogikai |
August 2-3
(Some events beginning July 30)
|
2008
Powell Street Festival |
Woodland Park and other satellite venues |
Powell
Street Festival Society |
| August 9, 10 |
15th
Shiatsu International Conference in Vancouver 08 |
UBC, Hyatt Regency Vancouver, etc. |
Japan Shiatsu College, Canadian College of Shiatsu Therapy, Japan |
| August 22-24 |
Anime Evolution 2008 |
Simon Fraser University (Burnaby Campus) |
Anime Evolution |
| August 23-30 |
Fukuoka Canada Society: The 5th courtesy visit to Canada |
Whistler, Vancouver |
Fukuoka Canada Society |
| September |
Hands Across the Pacific 2008/The Eighth Annual Exhibition of Traditional
and Contemporary Art of Canada, Japan, China and Korea |
Chilliwack City Hall, Chilliwack Museum, Asai's Art Gallery |
Canadian International
Cultural Exchange Society |
| September / October |
Japanese Garden Dedication |
Vancouver City Hall (north side) |
City of Vancouver
|
| September 19-25 |
"Love and Honor/Bushi-no-Ichibun" Theatrical Release |
Festival Cinemas |
Eleven Arts, Inc. |
September 20 |
The Japan Film Show in Vancouver |
Pacific Cinematheque |
Japan Foundation, Consulate-General of Japan |
| September 21 |
Vancouver Shinpo 30th Anniversary Lecture |
Vancouver Marriott Pinnacle Downtown |
Vancouver Shinpo and Tokyo University of Agriculture Alumni Canada/Vancouver |
| October 6 |
From Hanga to Manga |
UBC Okanagan, Campus Arts Building |
University
of British Columbia Okanagan |
| October 9 |
Soroban to Rojiura Asobi
(Play Abacus and "Back Alley" Games) |
Consulate-General of Japan Hall |
NPO ISDF
(Japanese
Website) |
October 10 |
Osuwa-Daiko dedication Mr. Oguchi Daihachi Tour |
Vancouver Uzume Taiko |
Osuwa Daiko Hozonkai |
October 18 |
VNCS Cultural Fair |
Esquimalt Recreation Centre |
Victoria Nikkei Cultural Society |
October 19 |
Cattleya Chorus Japan- Canada Relations 80th Anniversary Concert |
Vancouver Academy of Music |
Cattleya Chorus |
October 19 |
Genji Millennium: Special Lecture: “The Tale of Genji and the Making of Modern Japanese Femininity” by Dr. Joshua Mostow, UBC |
Chan Centre for Performing Arts, UBC |
The Canadian Society for Asian Arts and The Museum of Anthropology, UBC |
| October 22-23 |
Japan Expo |
Nikkei Heritage Centre |
National Nikkei Museum & Heritage Centre |
October 23-26 |
Sensei Atsuko Wakai Canada Seminar 2008 |
Nikkei Centre Dojo, Campbell River Dojo, Courtenay Recreation Centre, Seikokai Hombu DOjo |
Shito-Ryu Seiko-Kai Canada |
October 25 |
Genji Millennium: Special Performance: “Enchantment of Genji: Music Inspired by Poems from The Tale of Genji” Featuring Alcvin Takegawa Ramos on shakuhachi and biwa and Satomi Saeki on koto |
Nikkei Heritage Centre |
The Canadian Society for Asian Arts |
|
October 30-November 2 |
Shinju-Double Suicide Based on Sonezaki-shinju |
Performance Works on Granville Island |
Yayoi
Theatre Movement Society |
| October |
Japanese Film Festival |
TBA |
Japan Foundation, Consulate-General of Japan |
| November 1-9 |
Eco Business for Sustainable Business Development |
Canada Export Centre, NovaTec Co., UBC |
Fukuoka University, Office for a Sustainable Future
(Japanese
Website) |
| November 3 |
Canadian/Japanese rock stars come home - Monkey Majik in concert |
1036 Richards St, Vancouver |
Rock.It Boy Entertainment |
| November 9 |
Ongaku to Eiga no Gogo “Geijutsu ha Kokoro wo Musubu” |
Nikkei Heritage Centre |
Fraser Journal Publishing |
November 18 |
Seminar on Promotion of School Trip to Japan |
Hyatt Regency Vancouver |
Visit Japan Campaign & Japan National Tourist Organization |
December 16 |
The Japan Film Show in Victoria |
Cinecenta, University of Victoria |
Japan Foundation, Consulate-General of Japan |
| December 29 |
Mochitsuki Day |
National Nikkei Museum & Heritage Centre |
National Nikkei Museum & Heritage Centre |
| 2009 |
February 7 |
11th Annual SATO CUP karate Tournament |
BCIT GYM, Burnaby |
Vancouver Shito-Ryu Seiko-Kai |
| February 8 |
Voices of the Pacific Rim: An evening of opera with an Asian twist |
Vancouver Playhouse |
Vancouver Opera |
February 15 |
The 11th Japanese Speech Recital |
Vancouver Japanese Language School and Japanese Hall |
JALTA: Japanese Language Teachers Association of British Columbia |
February 26- March 1 |
Tapestry International Celebration of Women’s Choirs featuring Brilliant Harmony from Tokyo, Japan |
Ryerson United Church, Christ Church Cathedral |
Elektra Women’s Choir |
February 28 |
Vancouver Symphony Concert with Violinist Kyoko Takezawa |
Orphem Theatre, Vancouver |
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra |
March 7
|
21st Annual BC Japanese
Speech Contest |
UBC |
The Organization Committee For the Japanese Language Speech Contest
, Consulate-General of Japan |
March 9 |
Lecture by Professor Yoshihide Soeya, Keio University |
Liu Institute UBC |
UBC Department of Political Science, Liu Institute for Global Issues, Centre for Japanese Research, Consulate-General of Japan |
March 13 |
“80 years of Canada-Japan Relations: What Now?” Professor Charles McMillan |
Robson Square UBC |
Centre for Japanese Research, UBC |
March 13-
April 25
|
Another City |
Centre A |
Centre A (Vancouver
International Centre for Contemporary Asian Art) |
March 23-
April 4 |
A Photo Exhibition Celebrating the 80th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between Canada and Japan |
Pendulum Gallery |
Japan Foundation, Consulate-General of Japan |
March 25 |
Japan/Canada 80th Anniversary Concert |
Kamloops Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Temple |
Kamloops Japanese Canadian Association |
March 28 |
Japantown Neighbourhood Celebration |
Vancouver Buddhist Church, Oppenheimer Park, St James United Church, Japanese Hall, the Kalayaan Community Cultural Centre |
Vancouver Japanese Language School/Japanese Hall, Vancouver Moving Theatre, Tonari Gumi |
March 28, 29 |
Japan Fair |
VanDusen Botanical Garden |
Japan Fair Organizing Committee, Consulate General of Japan |
March 29 |
Okinawa Traditional Dance & Song |
Vancouver Japanese Language School and Japanese Hall |
Vancouver Japanese Language School and Japanese Hall |
March 31 |
Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival “Cherry Jam Downtown” |
Burrard SkyTrain Station |
Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival, Consulate-General of Japan |
