Unless specified, names of people in photographs begin from
the left hand side
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Opening for yuzen master Shumei Kobayashi exhibition |
| Venue: |
The Japan Foundation, Sydney |
| Date: |
May 10, 2007 |
About 170 invitees were treated to a live demonstration by yuzen craftsman Shumei Kobayashi at the launch of his exhibition, "Furoshiki: Reviving a Dyeing Art". Tsutsugaki yuzen is one of the classical techniques of yuzen dyeing, boasting a 400-year history.
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| Mr Kobayashi spoke of the history of furoshiki and the art of tsutsugaki yuzen |
John King, Michiyo King, Hidenori Yoshikawa, Janine Kitson and Margaret Kitson at the exhibition opening |
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Snow and ski Japan seminar |
| Venue: |
The Hilton Sydney |
| Date: |
May 28, 2007 |
The Japan National Tourist Organisation (JNTO) staged a tourism seminar aimed at attracting Australian tourists to Japan's snow and ski offerings.
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| Matt Skinner, Steve Kelso, Geoff Dyke and Nigel Abbot |
Ryotaro Ezaki (Nagano Prefecture Tourism Association) and Jotaro Horiuchi (JNTO executive director) |
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Sumo tournament broadcast |
| Venue: |
Harts Pub, The Rocks, Sydney |
| Date: |
July 19, 2007 |
The Australia-Japan Society of NSW invited sumo enthusiasts to watch the Grand Sumo Nagoya Tournament in a live broadcast at Harts Pub, The Rocks.
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| John Traill (Australian Sumo Federation member) and Katrina Watts (federation president) |
Nick Agrew, Tatsunosuke Kuhara, Nick Sandrejko and Wakako Kuhara |
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Yuko Matsuzawa art exhibition opening |
| Venue: |
Wallspace Gallery, Surry Hills, Sydney |
| Date: |
July 19, 2007 |
Yuko Matsuzawa's contemporary art exhibition "Beautiful Relationship" was opened with a party at the Wallspace Gallery in Surry Hills.
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| One of Yuko's art exhibits, a spider-web created using 12,000 needles |
Mitsuko Totsukaka, Yuki Totsuka, Yuko Matsuzawa, Naomi Shdlezki, Leanne Shedlezki and Jessica Horan |
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Sushi art demonstration |
| Venue: |
The Japan Foundation Gallery, Sydney |
| Date: |
July 26, 2007 |
Master sushi chef and TV champion Ken Kawasumi demonstrated his technique of Kazari Maki-zushi, or decorative sushi, in The Japan Foundation Gallery.
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| Ken Kawasumi (centre), Takahiko Chiba (left) and Kate Zaknic |
Kazari Maki-Zushi |
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