2011年7月21日木曜日

Dear parent and participant

We, Los Angeles Yamanashi Prefectural Association, will present “Team Calligraphy Performance” at Japanese American Festival called NISEI WEEK* at Down Town L.A. this summer. This is a cultural exchange program devised by high school students from Yamanashi Prefecture in Japan.

The purpose of this project is to help the youth of Yamanashi Prefecture develop an appreciation for international cooperation and understanding. And we received an approval from Mr. Girgis, the Principal of Torrance High School that THS students could help our Performance.

Japanese Calligraphy is an old culture of Japan, and traditional arts that we write the Japanese character on paper with a writing brush and Indian ink. “Team Calligraphy Performance “ is a performance of writing on big paper with music wearing traditional clothes, "Hakama". And it was developed from Japanese calligraphy. The size of paper is about 30feet long and about 40feet wide. It should be a great experience for students. It also looks great on college appliciations.

Practice for the performance

Date/time : on Friday, August 12th, 2011

9:00am to 5:30pm

Place: Suika Preschool

The Performance Day

Date/time: on Saturday, August 13th, 2011

10:00am to 2:00pm

(performance: @12:00pm, @1:00pm)

Place: Down Town L.A.

Little Tokyo Galleria mall 2nd Floor


· We will provide a certification for the volunteer of this performance.

· No transportation will be provided.


NISEI WEEK*: This is a Japanese American Festival. There will be over 40,000 attendance from all over the world.

· Many media, TV, Print and Radio, are coming to cover this great event.

· This Calligraphy Performance will broadcast as a one-hour special program on Japanese TV channel, YBS.

What is "Calligraphy Performance"? :Please watch Japanese Movie "Shodo Girls"

We can attend the Party at the official residence of Japanese Consul on Tuesday, August 16th, 2011.

If you have any questutions, please e-mail to yamanashikenjinkai@gmail.com


Thank you.


Eri Sasada

Los Angeles Yamanashi Prefectural Association,

Coordinator of “Team Calligraphy Performance”

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