Introduction of ONLINE JAPAN WEEK in BHUTAN 2021
2021/9/28
While the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has made it difficult to visit Bhutan, in order for Bhutanese friends to know more about Japanese culture, the Embassy of Japan, Japan Foundation New Delhi, and JICA Bhutan Office will jointly conduct the “ONLINE JAPAN WEEK in Bhutan 2021”, from 9th to 14th October, 2021, in cooperation with the Royal Government of Bhutan.
On 9th October, we will hold the Opening Ceremony of the JAPAN WEEK and Judo Dojo Inauguration Ceremony online. On 10th October, an online event “Expressing Japanese Poetry: Waka, Confectionery, Song and Dance” performed by Mr. Soutatsu OTA, Japan Cultural Envoy, will be held in cooperation with the Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan, and from 11th to 13th, online events organized by the Japan Foundation New Delhi will be held in each day.
In addition to the above events, Japanese TV programs “Explore Japan,” co-produced by the Japan Foundation New Delhi and NHK (Japan Broadcasting Service), will be aired on BBS 2.
Do not miss this opportunity to explore the Japanese culture, and do enjoy the events!!
On 9th October, we will hold the Opening Ceremony of the JAPAN WEEK and Judo Dojo Inauguration Ceremony online. On 10th October, an online event “Expressing Japanese Poetry: Waka, Confectionery, Song and Dance” performed by Mr. Soutatsu OTA, Japan Cultural Envoy, will be held in cooperation with the Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan, and from 11th to 13th, online events organized by the Japan Foundation New Delhi will be held in each day.
In addition to the above events, Japanese TV programs “Explore Japan,” co-produced by the Japan Foundation New Delhi and NHK (Japan Broadcasting Service), will be aired on BBS 2.
Do not miss this opportunity to explore the Japanese culture, and do enjoy the events!!
Schedule of the Online Events of the Japan Week
| Date | Events (Time: Bhutan Time) |
| Oct 9th (Sat) |
10:30 – Opening Ceremony of JAPAN WEEK 13:30 – Judo Dojo Inauguration Ceremony 21:00 – Broadcasting Japanese TV program “Explore Japan#1 The World of Miniatures” on BBS 2 |
| Oct 10th (Sun) |
10:00 – Online Event “Expressing Japanese Poetry: Waka, Confectionery, Song and Dance” by Mr. Soutatsu OTA, Japan Cultural Envoy, in cooperation with the Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan 21:00 – Broadcasting Japanese TV program “Explore Japan#2 The Manufacturing Spirit and Sustainability” on BBS 2 |
| Oct 11th (Mon) |
10:00 – Online Event “Origami Workshop” by the Japan Foundation New Delhi 21:00 – Broadcasting Japanese TV program “Explore Japan#3 Japanese Gardens, Aesthetic Encounters” on BBS 2 |
| Oct 12th (Tue) |
17:30 – ONLINE Event “Ikebana Demonstration” by Japan Foundation New Delhi 21:00 – Broadcasting Japanese TV program “Explore Japan#4 Going Beyond Tradition -The Challenge of Craftspeople in Kyoto-” on BBS 2 |
| Oct 13th (Wed) |
10:00 – ONLINE Event “Bon Odori Workshop” by Japan Foundation New Delhi 21:00 – Broadcasting Japanese TV program “Explore Japan#5 Innovative Japanese Bread” on BBS 2 |
| Oct 14th (Thu) |
21:00 – Broadcasting Japanese TV program “Explore Japan#6 Capturing Masters’ Workmanship” on BBS 2 |
Submission for the ONLINE EVENT “Expressing Japanese Poetry: Waka, Confectionery, Song and Dance”
Summary of this event
In this event, you can dive into the world of Japanese Poetry and the many ways that can be expressed and enjoyed, and can explore the process in which Nature becomes a source of inspiration for a traditional Waka poem, which is then turned into a confection, song or dance.You can also find out the similarities between Bhutan and Japan, such as the autumn cherry blossoms of the Himalayas, which were assumed to be the ancestors of Japanese autumn cherries, and the Bhutanese Rhododendron festival, which in many ways resembles the cherry viewing festivities in Japan.
We hope you can enjoy traditional Japanese culture with all your senses.
Pre-registration for this event
If you are interested in this online event, please access the following link to pre-register it in advance. After your registration, a link to the event will be delivered to your email address registered, and then you can join it when the time of the event comes. The deadline for the submission is 9th October, 2021.LINK: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7ystHodbTR-le4UVI8NUKQ
FREE Live-streaming for the Japan Week
As the online events during the Japan week will be live-streamed, you can enjoy them free of charge. Please access the following links when the events start.
For Online Events held on 9th and 10th October
The online events held on 9th and 10th October, 2021 (except for the Japanese TV programs “Explore Japan”) can be watched on live-streaming on the following Youtube channel links of the Embassy of Japan. Please visit the following links to join and enjoy them freely.●Youtube (Embassy of Japan New Delhi)
(1) Link for the Opening Ceremony of JAPAN WEEK (at 10:30 on 9th Oct)
https://youtu.be/T49vTF2GQxk(2) Link for the Judo Dojo Inauguration Ceremony (at 13:30 on 9th Oct)
https://youtu.be/96Yo0Y64hfA(3) Link for the Online Event "Expressing Japanese Poetry: Waka, Confectionery, Song and Dance" (at 10:00 on 10th Oct)
https://youtu.be/DidJG6ZDBOgFor Online Events held from 11th to 13th October
The online events held from 11th to 13th October, 2021 (except for the Japanese TV programs “Explore Japan”) can be watched on live-streaming on the following Youtube channel of the Japan Foundation New Delhi. Please visit the following links to freely join and enjoy them.●Youtube (Japan Foundation New Delhi)
(1) Link for the Online Event "Origami Workshop" (at 10:00 on 11th Oct)
(2) Link for the Online Event "Ikebana Demonstration" (at 17:30 on 12th Oct)
(3) Link for the Online Event "Bon-Odori Workshop" (at 10:00 on 13th Oct)
Others
Flyer of the Japan Week
Please click and take a look at the flyer below.
Organizers of the Japan Week
Co-organizers: Embassy of Japan, Japan Foundation New Delhi, and JICA Bhutan OfficeCooperation: The Royal Government of Bhutan