Are you interested in reading more in Japanese but have a hard time finding the resources to do so in Ottawa? Wanting to continue experiencing Japanese culture after Natsumatsuri? Join us Sunday in Annie Pootoogook Park (near Sandy Hill Community Center) to share and swap some books, games, and other Japanese reading materials for the afternoon.
Speaking Japanese is not a requirement, but you are of course, welcome to practice as well!
Location:Annie Pootoogook Park (formerly Sandy Hill Park) Date: Sunday, July 7th, 2024 (the day after OJCA Natsu Matsuri) Start Time: 1:00 PM BYOB (Bring your own books! (‘ω’)ノ📚 )
Join us for this special online event hosted by JETAA BC and JETAA Ottawa where we get a chance to talk to author Clara Kumagai. Kumagai has feet in Canada, Japan, and Ireland and has written a number of short stories for the Banshee Press and Stinging Fly. In 2023, she published her first YA novel Catfish Rolling. We will dive into what inspired her to explore space and time through the main character (永空).
Click here to listen to Clara’s quick summary of what her new book is all about. It will make you interested in picking up a copy of the book yourself at your local bookstore!
Whether you are a fan of Kumagai and new to her stories, we hope that you can join us for an interactive evening (or day) of words and imagination.
Let’s go for a visit to North America’s Only Urban Sugar Shack! We’ll meet at the Richelieu-Vanier Community Centre public parking lot and then head on foot to the sugar shack, where we’ll line up for breakfast. Then we’ll walk around the site to see some sugaring off.
Please note, participants must cover their own costs.
If you would like to join us, please fill out this Google Form!
JETAA Ottawa and The Japan Foundation, Toronto are very happy to welcome you to the free online screening of “The Restaurant in the Sky“. The movie will have japanese dialogue with english subtitles.
This online film screening is available for free from Friday, November 3, 5:59 PM (ET) to Sunday, November 5, 11:59PM (ET). After watching, please share your comments about the film in our short questionnaire.
STORY Wataru lives happily with his wife, Kotoe, and daughter , Shiori, in Setana, Hokkaido. He runs a cheese factory and raises cattle on a ranch with a view of the ocean that he inherited from his father. His cheese-making skills are still mediocre, so he is constantly getting scolded by his strict master. But Wataru enjoys a good life with a group of like -minded friends that are always there for each other. Then Kanbe, a young shepherd from Tokyo, joins their circle, and the friends find pleasure in “good food” that they produce themselves and share with one another. Then one day, a chef from a famous restaurant in Sapporo, who is attracted by their food, pays them a visit.
They are ecstatic that their products are made even more delicious by this chef, and together they start planning a one -day-only restaurant to spread their joy to other people.
Live and Teach in Japan: Deadline Nov 14, 2023
The Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme seeks to enhance internationalisation and enhance foreign language education at the local level through the fostering of ties between Japanese youth and foreign youth alike.
Organizers
The Japan Foundation is Japan’s only Institution dedicated to carrying out comprehensive international cultural exchange programs and aspires to the role of catalyst for international exchanges throughout the world.
JETAA Ottawa was founded in 1991 and is one of 52 JETAA chapters in 17 countries with over 60,000 members. Our main mission is to promote Canada-Japan relations within the Canadian societal landscape.
