Next to the lectures there were a great range of additional events (such as
Aikido) "Nippon Culture" had to offer. Crowds flocked to the all time
favorite: a Japanese cooking class with the consulate general.
In the chillout room on the 2nd floor, beautiful illustrations by German artist
Birgit Amadori (DGV books "Grimm"
and "Ubersee 02") were exhibited. She showed her new illustration series
"Army of Lovers" about slang words used by Japanese playgirls in the late
80's.
A tea-ceremony and a shodo and origami workshop gave insight into more
traditional aspects of Japanese culture. Martial arts presentations, a games
room, an exhibition and lectures, as well as a panel discussion on
contemporary Japanese film made sure there was something for everybody.
As a result many happy visitors were seen eating, lounging and going from
one event to the next. The lectures featured internationally acclaimed
experts, such as the co-founder of the online-magazine MidnightEye
Tom Mes, Mark Schilling (Japan Times) and Junko
Fukatsu (The Asahi Shimbun) lecturing about contemporary Japanese
cinema.
When people started milling out of Zatoichi the opening lounge invited
people to stay and swing to Japanese music by Japanese DJ Habu-chan based in Frankfurt and DJ Harlokk .
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