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IAP 2018 Activities by Sponsor - MIT Japan Program

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Ikebana: Japanese Flower Arranging FULL AND WAITLISTED

Hiroko Matsuyama

Add to Calendar Jan/19 Fri 02:00PM-03:30PM E40-496, Lucian Pye Conf Rm

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 20 participants
Fee: $10.00 for Materials (due at time of registration)

Hiroko Matsuyama, an accomplished instructor of the Ohara school of Ikebana, will show you the basics of this ancient art as you create your own flower arrangements.

To register, please contact Christine Pilcavage at csp18@mit.edu. Your registration is not complete unless you have paid your $10 registration fee. You will forfeit your registration if you do not pay by Wed. January 10 and your place will be given to the next person on the waiting list

Please note there is currently a waitlist for this class. 

 

Sponsor(s): Center for International Studies, MIT Japan Program
Contact: Christine Pilcavage, csp18@mit.edu


KYUDO: Japanese Archery

Sam Kanner, Joyce Wu, Ray Chin

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 15 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $20.00 for instruction

Kyudo, Japanese archery, means the "way of the bow" and was considered the highest discipline of ancient Japanese samurai. Kyudo is based on standing Zen meditation used by Zen Buddhist monks as a means of cultivating self-awareness. Beginners will receive instruction in the basic form of kyudo.  Training will take place on the first day (1/20), followed by actual shooting on the second day (1/21). People are required to come on Saturday to be trained in order to shoot on Sunday.

Cosponsored by Byakko Kyudo.

Sponsor(s): MIT Japan Program, Center for International Studies
Contact: Christine Pilcavage, x8-8208, csp18@mit.edu


Training

Add to Calendar Jan/20 Sat 01:00PM-05:00PM MAC Court

Kyudo training


Shooting

Add to Calendar Jan/21 Sun 09:30AM-03:30PM Rockwell Cage, North Court

Kyudo shooting