Asia Society’s Spring Break Journey through Japan event (March 11, 2019)
2019/4/17
During the week of March 11th – 15th, the Consulate-General of Japan in Houston cooperated with Asia Society’s Spring Break Journey through Japan event. Giving families the opportunity to learn about and participate in Japanese culture, the week was filled with daily activities and family-friendly Japanese films.
Consul-General Fukushima welcomed the crowd with opening remarks and thanked Asia Society for providing a free, full week of Japanese culture. The Consul-General and his family also enjoyed making origami of springtime flowers and a screening of Lu Over the Wall. This was one of five films provided by the Consulate-General of Japan in Houston, each chosen to showcase the diversity and international influence of Japanese animation. Pokémon: The First Movie, Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror, Astro Boy, and 2019 Academy Award nominee Mirai were also shown throughout the week.
Wednesday’s focus was on the traditional Japanese lunchboxes known as bento. The Consulate-General of Japan in Houston hosted two workshops, allowing parents and children to build and appreciate a bento made from typical Japanese ingredients. Ms. Keiko Tsubokura of the Grassroots Exchange Network – Japan (GEN-J) Program opened each workshop with a presentation describing the art of bento and the happy nostalgia many Japanese feel for their childhood lunches.
Consul-General Fukushima welcomed the crowd with opening remarks and thanked Asia Society for providing a free, full week of Japanese culture. The Consul-General and his family also enjoyed making origami of springtime flowers and a screening of Lu Over the Wall. This was one of five films provided by the Consulate-General of Japan in Houston, each chosen to showcase the diversity and international influence of Japanese animation. Pokémon: The First Movie, Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror, Astro Boy, and 2019 Academy Award nominee Mirai were also shown throughout the week.
Wednesday’s focus was on the traditional Japanese lunchboxes known as bento. The Consulate-General of Japan in Houston hosted two workshops, allowing parents and children to build and appreciate a bento made from typical Japanese ingredients. Ms. Keiko Tsubokura of the Grassroots Exchange Network – Japan (GEN-J) Program opened each workshop with a presentation describing the art of bento and the happy nostalgia many Japanese feel for their childhood lunches.