Main stage at Japan Matsuri 2017
The UK’s biggest free showcase of Japanese culture returned in 2020. Now in its 12th year, the UK’s biggest free Japanese event Japan Matsuri should have taken place on Trafalgar Square with food stalls, martial arts, performance and more. ‘Japan Matsuri Presents’ took Japan online to bring the best in Japanese culture from cooking demonstrations, performance, dance to talks and workshops directly to people’s homes.
Streaming was between 10:00-20:00 on Saturday 26th and 09:00 -20:00 on Sunday 27th September.
Food demos, headline musical acts, dance, martial arts and talks streamed live and on-demand over two days right here on the Japan Matsuri Presents website (content still available after the event):
http://www.japanmatsuri.com/japan-matsuri-presents-2020/
JLGC presented three videos on the online platform, which you can see below:
- CLAIR×ABC Cooking Studio ～ Eat Local Japan Tour in Okayama
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKCwIHpl5EM&feature=youtu.be
This video shows the Eat Local Japan Tour held in Okayama. Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture and other local authorities in the area collaborate in promoting “health tourism” — tourism to refresh the body, mind, and spirit while helping visitors access products and services that respect their religious beliefs and that meet their health needs.
- CLAIR×ABC Cooking Studio ～Eat Local Japan Tour in Kagoshima-ken Kagoshima-shi, Kanoya-shi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzZW7dlqits
Kagoshima Prefecture is the sister authority of Manchester City Council and the London Borough of Camden. This video was made in collaboration between CLAIR and ABC cooking studio, for this tour focused on the cuisine of Kagoshima. Participants were able to enjoy many kinds of food-related experiences and Japanese traditional culture.
- The JET Programme
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=La3iSr2clLU
The Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme, promotes grass-roots international exchange between Japan and other nations. JET invites young university graduates from around the world to participate in internationalisation projects and participate in foreign language education in Japan’s local government offices, boards of education, and schools. Since 1987, over 70,000 people from 75 countries have participated in the JET Programme.
