Japanese Culture School Caravan 2011
A Japanese Culture School Caravan was held on September 30 at the Library Hall of Information and Cultural
Section, Consulate-General of Japan. Students of the Japanese language course at Bukit Mertajam High
School were invited. A welcoming speech by Ms. Eriko Nishizawa, Vice-Consul was followed by a specially
prepared self-introduction by the students using Japanese language.
A student self- introducing in Japanese
Then the students watched a short video presentation regarding the culture of Japan. The students were also
given a brief explanation about Japanese tradition to celebrate Respect-for-the-Aged Day and Autumnal
Equinox Day and festivals during autumn especially for the month of September. Later the students challenged
to make an origami dragonfly.
Students watching the video and making an origami dragonfly
This year’s culture caravan was featured by an Ikebana (Japanese flower arrangement) workshop. Mrs. Saito,
an Ikebana instructor taught the students how to arrange simple Ikebana, explaining the different types of
arrangement of Ikebana and the utensils for Ikebana. She also introduced the names of the flowers during the
demonstration.
Mrs. Saito and one of her beautiful ikebana creations
Students learning how to make simple flower arrangements using assorted flowers
All the students enjoyed making their own Ikebana with the instructor’s guidance and brought back
their own works home as souvenir. A representative student from the school presented Ms. Nishizawa
a gift as a token of appreciation for inviting them to the culture caravan.
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A student representative presenting Ms. Nishizawa with a token of appreciation |
Students enjoyed the culture caravan. |
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