Have you noticed the plethora of Japanese cultural venues that the City has to offer but never had the courage to enter any of these places? Do you not know how to distinguish authentic Japanese locales from fakes? Are you simply curious about what ordinary life in Japan is like? Have Columbia Japan Society take you out of Butler and see Japan in New York!
Our lineup includes:
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Trip to the MET: "Art of the Samurai" Exhibition - November 21, 2009
Explore the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Japanese "Art of Samurai" exhibition with Weatherhead and CJS!
This is the first comprehensive exhibition devoted to the arts of the samurai. Arms and armor is the principal focus, bringing together the finest examples of armor, swords and sword mountings, archery equipment and firearms, equestrian equipment, banners, surcoats, and related accessories of rank such as fans and batons. Drawn entirely from public and private collections in Japan, the majority of objects date from the rise of the samurai in the late Heian period, ca. 1156, through the early modern Edo period, ending in 1868, when samurai culture was abolished. The martial skills and daily life of the samurai, their governing lords, the daimyo, and the ruling shoguns will also be evoked through the presence of painted scrolls and screens depicting battles and martial sports, castles, and portraits of individual warriors. The exhibition concludes with a related exhibition documenting the recent restoration in Japan of a selection of arms and armor from the Metropolitan Museum's permanent collection. This is the first exhibition ever devoted to the subject of Japanese arms and armor conservation.
Co-hosted by Columbia Japan Society (CJS)
We will meet at 4PM at the Broadway Gates
Free Admission with CUID
Please email Minori Takahashi at mt2468@barnard.edu with your Name and your school/school year/phone number to RSVP by November 20th. --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Astro Boy Movie - November 14, 2009
Astro Boy has been a part of Japanese pop culture since 1952, and has won over the hearts of many Japanese people, both old and young. The Astro Boy movie that came out in theatres on October 23rd is an American interpretation of the original manga that was created by Osamu Tetsuga in the fifties.
We will take you to watch this movie in theatres, and then head downtown to have some delicious Japanese food!
The location of the movie theatre is:
AMC Magic Johnson Harlem 9
2309 Fredrick Douglas Blvd
New York, NY 10027
We will meet on November 14th, at 3:20PM in front of the Columbia Gates and then head to the movies, and after the movie, we will head downtown to St. Marks to go to the restaurant, Kenka's.
Please RSVP for this event by November 12th by emailing Yukari Shimizu.
Price: ~$15
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Kenji Hirata Exhibit - October 24, 2009
Join members of the CJS executive board in a trip downtown to a gallery exhibit of the Japanese artist Kenji Hirata, who is inspired by billboards and Southeast Asian signage, among other things, in his work. After visiting the exhibition, we will introduce you to a yummy authentic Japanese restaurant nearby the Columbia campus (on Broadway between 103rd and 104th Streets)!
We will meet at Saturday, October 24th at 4pm at the Columbia University gates at 116th St/Broadway, then go to the gallery, and then the restaurant for dinner. The outing should last approximately 3 hours. The gallery admission is FREE! (You must pay for your own dinner.)
For more information on the exhibit, click here.
Price: Free
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Space is limited so sign up quick!
Email japansociety@columbia.edu with your:
1. Name
2. Event
3. School/Year
4. Phone Number
