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Vancouver Okinawa Taiko has been performing at numerous cultural festivals, charity functions, and anniversary events in North America for over a decade. The group’s aim is to share Okinawan style drum-dancing and to promote Okinawan culture. Their membership is made up of several generations to reflect this grassroots folk art. バンクーバー沖縄太鼓は、過去10年以上にわたって、北米の様々なフェスティバルや、チャリティー・イベント、記念行事で演奏してきました。グループの目的は、沖縄の太鼓舞踊と沖縄文化を紹介することです。草の根の民族文化を反映し、世代をまたがったメンバーで構成されています。 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JVw1s5NUsQ&list=PLrZCXwSdzprD7x0pHLX9nSoi4PrMTY7wj&index=59 Where you can … Read more

Aikido is a modern Japanese martial art based upon the principle of harmony through connection, balance, and timing. It is an extremely powerful form of self-defense that is also gentle and non-aggressive: carefully controlling an attacker using the attacker’s own energy. Strength is not emphasized because the use of physical strength is unnecessary. Shioda Aikido … Read more

A Vancouver-based amateur Japanese theatrical group formed in 1994. They perform Japanese comedies, folktales, and staged readings at various community events. In Japanese with English subtitles. 座・だいこんは、1994年に結成されたバンクーバーのアマチュア劇団です。これまで様々なコミュニティーイベントで、狂言や民話、舞台朗読などを披露してきました。日本語、英語スクリーン字幕付。 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wdfUw1mFUg&list=PLrZCXwSdzprD7x0pHLX9nSoi4PrMTY7wj&index=61 Where you can find them: Link