{"id":31624,"date":"2024-09-11T11:37:17","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T02:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/?p=31624"},"modified":"2024-10-21T14:35:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T05:35:46","slug":"icc-soccer-report-2407-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/news-en\/2024\/09\/11\/31624\/","title":{"rendered":"A wonderful opportunity to learn ICC Japanese Traditional Dance Workshop Participant Report"},"content":{"rendered":"
\u3000\u00a0 \u00a0Janita<\/strong>
\nGraduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies<\/h6>\n
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(photo by author)<\/p><\/div>\n

The first time I saw a Japanese traditional dance was in movies when I was a small kid; it was either Japanese movies, documentaries, or other movies that took place in Japan. I have always thought that it is very beautiful to see people donning traditional attire, such as kimono<\/em> or yukata<\/em>, gracefully holding a hand fan, or sensu <\/em>in Japanese, while dancing to traditional music. Sometimes, they also dance in a group during festivals or matsuri<\/em>, like in bon odori, <\/em>which I think is very lively and exciting. When I was younger, I sometimes imagined how it felt to be among them.<\/p>\n

This Spring semester, the ICC at Waseda University announced a Japanese cultural event to wear summer kimono (yukata<\/em>) and learn a few traditional Japanese dances. I was truly overjoyed, and I registered myself in a heartbeat. We had this cultural event on July 9 at the Garden Hall, a really nice place to enjoy the view of the traditional Japanese garden in our campus complex. The members of the Waseda \u00a0Wakamono- Kimono Club helped us get dressed and showed us how to wear the yukata. I was surprised by the beautiful yukatas that ICC had prepared for us, all complete sets with obi<\/em> sashes and accessories, such as hand fans and kendama<\/em> toys, and we could use them for the event. I had the chance to also ask them how to tie an obi\u2014<\/em>in case I want to do it myself, if I attended an event in a yukata. <\/em>The obi knot is a bit complex, but we are trying to learn to do it properly.<\/p>\n

During the program, we could have a stroll outdoors at Okuma Garden, and some of us took pictures and videos for memories. After a few moments with friends in the garden, we went back to the hall and started a traditional dance workshop. Ms. Caari Koide was our instructor for the day, a highly respected master in Japanese traditional dance, and we were very lucky to have her as our teacher. The first dance that we learned was a sensu fan dance with the Sakura Sakura <\/em>folk song, and later we practised the bon odori <\/em>dance, a group dance that is usually held during summer festivals. It was also beautiful to see our colleagues dressed in colourful yukatas and dancing to traditional music together.<\/p>\n

I have been studying at Waseda University since 2021, and during this period, I have had the chance to study more about the Japanese arts, something that previously I could only imagine. Our university gives us many opportunities to try and learn together all about Japanese culture with fellow students, both Japanese and international students, for which I am really fortunate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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