Welcome to Konnichiwa Philadelphia, a feature dedicated to
highlighting the relationship between Philadelphia and Japan in the modern day and in years gone by.
We'll also cover interesting societal and cultural content about Japan.
Check back every two weeks for a new article, and rediscover Philadelphia
from a Japanese perspective!
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Wednesday, 24 October 2007 |
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Konnichiwa, Philadelphia! It's us -- the JASGP -- who, with the assistance of many do-good volunteers, see to it that your landscape is beautified spring after spring when the cherry blossom trees come into bloom. And as much as we love our monthly tree maintenance outings, the 20th of October marked our last such event of the year. JASGP volunteers swiftly took care of business, leaving time for a lovely picnic in Fairmount Park complete with Japanese boxed lunches and frisbee -- this week's blog recounts the experience, photos included.
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Tuesday, 16 October 2007 |
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Konnichiwa, Philly. This week’s blog centers on the “Independent Residents” show at Philadelphia’s Lineage Gallery, featuring four Japanese-American artists of richly unique appeal. “Bringing together an entirely new set of artists to both the gallery and to the Philadelphia area,” the exhibition presents artists Aiko Nakagawa, Tomokazu Matsuyama, Kenji Hirata, and Mike Ming, who are united by both their bicultural Japanese-American heritage and involvement in rural and urban street art, yet distinguished by their divergent artistic interpretations of these circumstances.
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Friday, 05 October 2007 |
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A while back, I got the catalog for the events this
season taking place at the International House of Philadelphia, and circled one
that caught my eye: a live performance
by a Japanese rock band called The Captains, the self-styled "Last Group
Sounds."
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Monday, 17 September 2007 |
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Konnichiwa, Philadelphia. This week's entry highlights the
Seraphin Gallery's current exhibition of the works of Japanese-Philadelphian SAKAGUCHI HIRO, a
young drawer/painter whose work self-purportedly aims to render “a
fictional realm that is relevant to [his] experience as an artist and
an individual in this global society.” Often recognized for its sensitivity to place, Sakaguchi's work
reflects an experience widely affected by a life spent between
Philadelphia and Japan – of particular interest for its artistic
insights into Japan-America globalization, and more specifically, its
fresh bi-cultural presentation of life in Philadelphia.
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Monday, 05 March 2007 |
There may not be many people today who recognize the name Tatsui Baba (1850 - 1888). Even fewer would know that in the summer of 1886 he fled Japan and came to the United States, where he toured the country from the Pacific to the Atlantic coast lecturing about Japan with his bundle of antique Japanese swords under his arm. Why did Tatsui Baba find himself in these circumstances, so far away from home over 100 years ago?
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