Category:News & Updates
Fuyu Fun – Japan Fans Winter Gathering
Last Friday, instead of our traditional Study Group, we celebrated “Fuyu Fun” – a Japan Fans Winter Gathering. In this blogpost, you’ll find some pictures from this lovely afternoon.
Our 2023 dream: a Japanese Cultural Centre in Utrecht
In the heart of the picturesque city of Utrecht, we dream of a vibrant hub of Japanese culture and traditions – a Japanese Cultural Centre that would serve as a beacon for those seeking to learn more about the Land of the Rising Sun.
the Japanese Day in Hortus Overzee
Last Sunday, Hortus Overzee organised for the fourteenth time its cultural Japan Day, during which one could immerse oneself in special cultural, culinary and artistic atmospheres in and around the Japanese garden “Meeting of the Streams”. Among other Japan Fans, our board member Marieke was there.
Mini Matsuri in Culemborg
Most of the Japan Fans’ events are in the centre of Utrecht, but last Friday, we had a “mini matsuri” (in Dutch, we call that a “matsurietje”) in Culemborg.
Japan Fans in Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad
As a result of the concerts with Japanese flute music, which Japan Fans Utrecht organised at CAMERA JAPAN festival and the Manga and Japanese Culture Week, among others, founder Martine was interviewed by Simone Langejan for the national daily paper Algemeen Dagblad. An English translation can be found below, with …
Japan Fans Performance at CAMERA JAPAN 2021
From the centre of Utrecht in The Netherlands, the Japan Fans strive to promote Japanese art & culture. At CAMERA JAPAN FESTIVAL, they will do a special “Japan Fans Performance at CAMERA JAPAN” which consists of sumi-e with Japanese music.
Cultural Differences
For a new article on www.japanfans.nl, the editors are looking for the most beautiful, funny and interesting stories about experiences of Cultural Differences.