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Presentation by Lesley Downer : Court Ladies, Women Warriors, and Courtesans

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JSNW in collaboration with JETAA UK present our next event:

Court Ladies, Women Warriors, and Courtesans.

A talk by best-selling author Lesley Downer.

Please join us on
Saturday 1st March at 2:00 PM.

At The KROBAR Manchester M13 9PG. (325 Oxford Road)

“The history of Japan is often all about battles and warriors, samurai, and shoguns. But women also played a prominent role. I will talk about some of the extraordinary women in Japanese history, starting with Himiko the Shaman Queen and the powerful empresses of early Japanese history, all the way through to the militant feminists of the Taisho period, with of course lots of lovely illustrations.”

Lesley Downer first went to Japan on the very first year of the Wolfers Scheme, which later became known as the JET Programme. She lived in Gifu City for two years, followed by many more years in Japan. She spent some 15 years researching and writing the Shogun Quartet, four novels set in the crucial years between the arrival of Commodore Perry and the Meiji Restoration, and discovered that the true story is a lot more complicated.

The event is £10 for Members and £14 for non-Members.

One Coffee, or one Tea, or a drink, is included in fee.

If you have any questions or are interested in attending, please get in touch at events@jsnw.org.uk.

You can bring one of her books, which she has agreed to sign. Also, she will be bringing a few copies of her new book, “On the Narrow Road,” to sell as well. Please bring cash if you want to buy a book.

Event Supported by The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation.

“View of Edo” (Edo-zu) pair of six-panel folding screens (17th century).
Public Domain

Japan Day 2024 in Manchester – Free Entry!

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Thank you for attending Japan Day 2024!

Saturday 19th October – 11 am

With support from The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation, the Embassy of Japan in the UK., and the Japan Society.

From 11 AM, come and experience everything Japan has to offer, with live performances, market stalls, Japanese food and drink, and much more for the whole family.

Taiko Drumming, Kimono Dressing, Enka Singing, a cosplay competition, and many more!

Held at the Sugden Sports Centre in Central Manchester – Entrance to the event is free!

Only a short walk from Manchester Oxford Road Train station – Find directions here.

Check out our previous event in Liverpool here.

Japan Day 2024 is a non-profit event organised by volunteers in the North West.

We are proudly supported this year by The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation, the Embassy of Japan in the UK, and the Japan Society London.

Interested in volunteering or want to find out more? Contact us at Japanday.jsnw@gmail.com.

Summer Matsuri 2024!

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Why not come along to the Summer Matsuri, at Calderstones Park in Liverpool?

Saturday 17th August from 11 am: FREE ENTRY!

Located in the Sakura Orchard, found by the Harthill Entrance.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/njE9AoS4BpeVBS1L7

Taiko at Summer Matsuri 2023 in Cheshire.

Featuring:

  • Activities for all ages (Origami, treasure map and more!)
  • Ikebana (flower arranging) and Kimono workshops
  • Performances of Taiko (drumming), Koto, Kamishibai (illustrated storytelling),
  • Martial Arts performances of Iaido and Karate
  • Food and Beverages from Chu-Lo, Maki’s Curry Buns and Hajime Sushi
  • Stalls and Trades

Find us at the Sakura Orchard, near the Reader Ice Cream Parlour in Calderstones Park from 11am!

2024 Annual General Meeting & Presentation

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Note: Member Event only

Notice of Annual General Meeting

For the JSNW to continue, we need you to vote in a new committee.
Your Support is essential.
Please come, see how the Society is performing and have your say.

Saturday 29th June @ 2:00 to 4:30 pm

at Tim Parry Community Centre
search for: Cromdale Way Pre-School, Cromdale Way,
Warrington WA5 3NY

Please check your member emails for details. If you have not received an email (or are not a member but wish to join the society) please contact events@jsnw.org.uk.

This year we have a Talk About A Japanese Flag and its Story.

Presented by Andrew Clare – Free to Members.

“JSNW member, Andrew Clare, will talk about his quest to return a Japanese war flag to the family of a soldier who died during WWII.
With the assistance of photos, he will discuss how he came by the flag as a 19-year-old Royal Marine, how years later he managed to identify the soldier and trace the living relatives.”

Take the opportunity to ask questions and make suggestions. Control the direction of the Society, and
Elect the new Committee.

The Society needs your support at this important meeting.

You will be updated on the Society’s finances, membership, and activities.

It is also your opportunity to question, praise, encourage (or lambaste!) those who organise events or carry out the ‘backroom’ activities that keep the society afloat.

We need more members to join the committee so do step forward, and please put your name forward at the AGM.

AGM AGENDA

  1. Welcome & Introduction
  2. Approval of Minutes and Matters Arising
  3. Reports of Officers
  4. Audited Accounts for the Year
  5. Nominations to the Committee
  6. Election of Committee Members
  7. Any Other Business.

Followed by Coffee, Tea, and the Presentation by Andrew Clare.

Edo Castle: The Glittering World of the Shogun’s Court

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Our next event:

A talk by best-selling author Lesley Downer.

This show is sponsored by the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation.

In association with JET Alumni Association NW we present:

“The Shogun’s Court”.

Saturday 18th May 2024 at 2:00 PM.

The Adelphi Hotel, Empire Suite

Edo Castle was Japan’s Versailles, from where the shoguns governed Japan for 250 years.

I will take my audience on a guided tour back in time and reveal the secrets of the outer and middle palaces and the mysterious ‘Great Interior’, where the shogun’s 3000 women lived lives of cloistered luxury.
I will also talk about the westerners who visited Edo Castle and recorded their impressions, first a succession of Dutch merchants and then the American Townsend Harris who visited in 1858. Finally in 1868 Emperor Meiji entered Edo Castle and it became the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.

Held in person and also shared online on Zoom.

Adelphi Hotel.
Ranelagh St, Liverpool, L3 5UL

£9 for Members and £13 for non-Members.

Tea and Coffee included.

Put the date in your diaries now!

To book your place, get in touch at events@jsnw.org.uk.

You can bring one of her books, which she has agreed to sign. Also, she will be bringing a few copies of her new book to sell as well.

JSNW x KENJI at Trafford Centre

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KENJI invites you all to their GRAND OPENING event for their new Trafford Centre store on Saturday the 16th of March, 11am – 9pm!



We’re excited to announce that from 11am – 1pm on the day, Japan Society North West will be hosting THREE events in store: An Origami Station, Calligraphy Station AND a ‘Write your Name’ in Katakana Station on the First Floor!  

Alongside this, there will be a live DJ in store all day, PLUS the first 100 customers to spend over £10 will receive a FREE GOODY BAG!

AND if that’s not all, there will also be in-store exclusive discounts on the day!

Find KENJI on the Upper Level of Regent Crescent, next door to the new M&S! Make sure you join us and we can’t wait to see you there!

The Trafford Centre is off J9 and J10 of the M60 in Manchester. Address here

Taiko Drumming Workshop

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Join us at our next Taiko Drumming Workshop:
Saturday 23rd March
@ 2:00 to 4:00 pm

Learn the basics of Taiko in this workshop led by
Jared Hardwick of Tengu School of Taiko.

His passion for Taiko led Jared to start the school with an aim to provide access to this exciting Japanese performing art to adults and children alike.

Since starting in 2007, Jared has gained substantial experience both in performing, and in teaching and leading classes in workshops, both in schools and with adults. During his training, he has trained with Yoshikazu Fuji of world-renowned Japanese Taiko group ‘Kodo‘.

The cost is £16 for JSNW members, and £22 for non-members.

Please apply and send payment (contact events@jsnw.org.uk) by Monday 18th March.

Places are restricted to a maximum of 20.Please come along and enjoy yourselves.
Put the date in your diaries now!

Email: events@jsnw.org.uk

Venue:
Tim Parry Community Centre search for:
Cromdale Way Pre-School, Cromdale Way, Warrington WA5 3NY

Spring Sale! New Member Discount for 2024

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20% off all memberships until May 6th 2024!

Go to https://jsnw.org.uk/membership/ to take advantage of this offer, or get in touch at membership@jsnw.org.uk.

Online applications and membership forms received before May 6th 2024 will be eligible for 20% off: including Individual, Joint, Student and Corporate.

Membership gives you 4 newsletters a year, plus the Member’s Rate to many of our events, and allows you to take part in our Annual General Meeting.

A Japanese Flag Returns: Presented by Andrew Clare

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Saturday 10th February,

Time: 1:45 – 3:30.

Venue: The Old Café, The Mansion House, Calderstones Park, Calderstones Rd,
Liverpool L18 3JD. – or online on Zoom – see below

https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZrFvJvoGVHG23aDRA

Tea and Coffee provided; – £4.00 (£5.00 for non-Members)
for attendees at the Mansion House.

Email us at events@jsnw.org.uk to book a place or if you have any questions.

JSNW member, Andrew Clare, will talk about his quest to return a Japanese war flag to the family of a soldier who died during WWII.
With the assistance of photos, he will discuss how he came by the flag as a 19-year-old Royal Marine, how years later he managed to identify the soldier and trace the living relatives.

In Collaboration with JET Alumni Association and supported by the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation.

Andrew Clare is an acclaimed British translator and lawyer.
After graduating in Japanese studies from the University of Sheffield he obtained a master’s degree in political science from Kobe University in Japan. Andrew has developed a successful career as a lawyer working in legal and financial companies in the UK and Japan.

As a translator, he has translated Yukio Mishima’s novel The Frolic of the Beasts (Penguin Modern Classics, 2019), several short stories and other novels such as Pro Bono (2012) by Seicho Matsumoto and the Noma Prize-winning Toward Dusk and Other Stories (2011) by Junnosuke Yoshiyuki. Andrew is also an expert practitioner of Japanese archery and participated in the Kyudo World Championships in Tokyo in 2018.

Zoom details:
Join us online on February 10th, 2023 at 13:45 (BST).

Zoom Login Link <<< CTRL + click here
    The event is free if you join remotely online by ZOOM.

JSNW Shinnenkai 2024

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Please join us in welcoming the arrival of the new year on
Saturday 27th January
@ 6:00 to 8:30 pm

The price is £22 per member; £25 for non-Members.

Lee Jenkinson will sing Japanese Enka songs for us.
We are also having a Japanese Quiz.

An excellent sushi and hot buffet are provided. (The menu is below.)

Let us know if you want vegetarian sushi.

Please send your payment by Mon 22nd January. Payment details can be found in your email from JSNW, or if you are a non-member, please contact us at: events@jsnw.org.uk

So please come along and enjoy yourselves!

Put the date in your diaries now!
In hope and anticipation of a happy and prosperous New Year.


Venue: Tim Parry Community Centre

search for
Cromdale Way Pre-School, Cromdale Way, Warrington WA5 3NY

If you are travelling by car, then it can be reached from the M62 via junction 8 or junction 7
(to avoid Warrington Centre), see maps below.

It has a car park for up to 15 cars and a secondary car park for another 15 – 20 cars.

The nearest railway station is “Warrington West” 2 miles away.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/S4wCSiSrJvbprvMx6

If you are unsure how to get there, or have any questions, please get in touch at events@jsnw.org.uk .

Sushi Buffet
 
Roasted sweet potato and fig salad (V)
Sushi platter a) Boiled prawn nigiri
b) Torched salmon roll with Teriyaki sauce
c) Breaded prawn rolls d) Salmon nigiri
Let me know if you want vegetarian sushi ordering.
Fried chicken in Teriyaki sauce
Tofu gyoza dumpling (V)
Breaded chicken & onion on skewer
Vegetarian pine nuts Okonomiyaki (V)
Vegetarian Yakisoba noodle (V)
Ozoni (Sticky rice Omochi and vegetables in miso soup)
Green tea crepe with Azuki beans
 


*Sushi Craft will contribute Sake to Kampai. Sake shot glasses are provided.

Above: Lee Jenkinson at Japan Day 2022.