Cambridge River Festival — Running into Japan

Posted on June 13, 2014

On Saturday, June 7, 2014 the Cambridge River Festival was held. It was a hot day with many people streaming past booths representing cultural aspects of Japan. Crafts, vintage kimonos, charitable activities and more were represented there. Many of these Japanese organizations are related to JREX, the Japanese Resource Exchange.

Tewassa (related story), (Tewassa Website), an organization raising money towards aiding earthquake and tsunami victims in Tohoku sold almost all of their goods consisting of kimono and other craft items.

Without too many words please take a look at these photos to find out about this great day in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

A lot of interest in items related to Japan – HansNagl.com,

Cheerful Tewassa members – HansNagl.com,

A lot of interest in items related to Japan – HansNagl.com,

At the place close to the fire house interest was great in Japanese food such as noodles or shaved ice – A lot of interest in items related to Japan – HansNagl.com,

A lot of interest in items related to Japan, At the place close to the fire house interest was great in Japanese food such as noodles or shaved ice – HansNagl.com,

A lot of interest in items related to Japan – HansNagl.com,

Taking a break in front of the Tewassa stand selling almost all kimono. A lot of interest in items related to Japan – HansNagl.com,

An almost sold out Tewassa stand. A lot of interest in items related to Japan – HansNagl.com,

Japanese businesses related to food also found an amazingly strong interest.

At the place close to the fire house interest was great in Japanese food such as noodles or shaved ice -HansNagl.com,

At the place close to the fire house interest was great in Japanese food such as noodles or shaved ice – HansNagl.com,

At the place close to the fire house interest was great in Japanese food such as noodles or shaved ice -HansNagl.com,

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Watching a Dragon Come to Life

Posted on May 2, 2014

Imagine a theater stage where, at the beginning, all you see is large sheet of paper spanning from one side to the other with only a few cherry blossom pedals painted here and there. Then and artist, dressed in a beautiful kimono performs a magic show just with a few brush strokes. I never saw a modern Japanese calligraphy show except on TV and knew that I would be in for something new and powerful. Surely enough I was not disappointed. Syoka Kana drew everybody into her world of dragons, cherry blossoms and calligraphy. It is a silent art which became alive under Kana’s brush. It seemed like her characters started to sing and dance.

This shodo demonstration was organized by the Boston Japan Resource Exchange (JREX) and took place at International Community Church (ICC) in Boston.

I just heard that the final artwork will be on permanent display at the International Community Church in Boston (Please click on the link below for more information).

Syoka Kana’s Blog (In Japanese)

International Community Church (ICC) in Boston

Syoka Kana – Shodo Performance – Boston – April 2014 – Allowing photos to tell the story

Syoka Kana - Shodo Performance - Boston - April 2014 - Hans Nagl / JREX

Syoka Kana – Shodo Performance – Boston – April 2014 – Allowing photos to tell the story

Everybody should have such a dragon…

Syoka Kana – Shodo Performance – Boston – April 2014 – Allowing photos to tell the story

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Loving Hands Quilting for Tohoku

Posted on March 9, 2014

Tohoku Thoughts – Three Years after the Earthquake and Tsunami

— Tohoku People —

Kind and welcoming. Happy, cheerful, no-nonsense attitude. Hardworking, honest and good-hearted, shy at first then opening the world for you. More than anything else: Resilient and Tough.

— Memories —

Forests and the summer rain. Mountains, a glass of sake, Cicadas, fishing boats and oyster farms. Hot Springs, Herbs, Food from Sea and Land, Snow, Stories, Inspirations. Friends.

Hands, Hearts and Spirits produced a quilt showing love and support for Tohoku. Info: tewassa.org

A lot of involvement helped accomlishment of this quilt. This is an ongoing effort in Cambridge, MA. For more information please visit: tewasa.org.

Great engagement and supportive spirit helped craft a beautiful quilt supporting Tohoku after the 3.11 Earthquake and Tsunami. This is an ongoing effort in Cambridge, MA. For more information please visit: tewasa.org

Everybody was eager to participate crafting a beautiful quilt in support of Tohoku in light of the 3.11 Earthquake and Tsunami. This is an ongoing effort in Cambridge, MA. For more information please visit: tewasa.org

A beautiful quilt with many loving messages emerged in support of Tohoku in light of the 3.11 Earthquake and Tsunami. This is an ongoing effort in Cambridge, MA. For more information please visit: tewasa.org.

Producing a quilt in support of Tohoku was also documented on NHK.

Loving hands produced this quilt in support of Tohoku in light of the 3.11 Earthquake and Tsunami. This is an ongoing effort in Cambridge, MA. For more information please visit: tewasa.org.

Everybody was very busy producing this quilt for Tohoku

Loving hands produced this quilt in support of the Tohoku in light of the 3.11 Earthquake and Tsunami. This is an ongoing effort in Cambridge, MA. For more information please visit: tewasa.org.

Many people participated in crafting this quilt supporting people in Tohoku after the 3.11 Earthquake and Tsunami. This is an ongoing effort in Cambridge, MA. For more information please visit: tewasa.org.