General and Contact Information
Winter 1999 Class Schedules
Upcoming Events
Weekly/Monthly Events
Past Events
Japan-Related Links
For over 13 years, the Japan Language and Cultural Center has been serving the needs and interests of the Rhode Island Japanese community as well as those with interest in learning more about Japanese language and culture. The Rhode Island Japan Society sponsors various cultural events local to Rhode Island, as well as participating in events all over New England. Language classes are offered regularly from basic levels up to intermediate and advanced. Cultural classes on Japanese sweets making, oragami, shiatsu and more
are periodically offered as well as group trips and potluck dinners. Non-Japanese speaking people are always welcome at all events, interest is the only requirement!.
The Japan Language and Cultural Center is located at 6 Braman Street, 2nd floor, Providence, RI 02906. The phone number is (401) 273-3266 (days) and (401) 421-5296 (nights).
To contact by email try [email protected] or reply to me at [email protected].
This class will run January 20 to March 24, Wednesday nights from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. Please register by January 20. $150 tuition for 10 sessions. Text book available.
Classes held at Japan Society's Language & Cultural Center on Braham St.
This class will run January 21 to March 25, Thursday nights from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. Please register by January 21. $150 tuition for 10 sessions. Text book available.
Classes held at Japan Society's Language & Cultural Center on Braham St.
This class will run January 20 to March 24, Wednesday nights from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. Please register by January 20. $150 tuition for 10 sessions. Text book available.
Classes held at Japan Society's Language & Cultural Center on Braham St.
Class placement is determined by the student. Changing classes is generally not a problem unless it is late in the season.
Class runs January 23 to March 27 , Saturday mornings from 10:30 am to noon. Classes are available for ages 4-6 and 6-12. $100 tuition for first child $70 for the second.
Classes held at Japan Society's Language & Cultural Center.
Childrens classes have already commenced, but anyone interested in children's classes should feel free to contact the Japan Society.
Individual language tutoring is available on a person-by-person basis and is also determined by the availability of instructors. Please ask for details.
The Rhode Island-Japan Society's Language and Cultural Center offers many different classes in various aspect of traditional Japanese culture. Classes are periodically offered or can be arranged individually in Shuuji (Japanese calligraphy), Ikebana (traditional flower arrangement), Shiatsu (Japane se massage), Origami (Japanese folding paper art), and Japanese/International cooking. Recently chess classes have begun and registration is still open. Please contact us with any questions regarding cultural classes.
The Rhode Island Japan Society is always planning new events to either sponsor or participate in. 1998 has been a busy year, and 1999 is bound to be just as busy, informative, and exciting. Please check back at this site as further events are scheduled.
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Upcoming Events
In September, the state of Rhode Island celebrated it's 16th annual Heritage Day festival out on the state house lawns. Among the many nations and ethnic groups represented, the Rhode Island-Japan Society was there serving up
up plates of yakisoba along with demonstrations of calligraphy, crafts, origami and karaoke. Several members of
the Rhode Island Japanese community will be lent a hand with the cooking and serving. The yakisoba is always a great hit and many people who had never had the pleasure of experience genuine Japanese cooking expressed their pleasure with requests for seconds!
Monthly and Weekly Events
The Rhode Island-Japan Society hosts several monthly and nearly weekly events such as potluck dinners, lunches and visits from Japanese markets such as Itadakimasu from Boston. For further information, call (401) 273-3266 (days) or (401) 421-5296 (evenings).
Past Events
The summer of 1998 has been very interesting and fun! Starting off with the annual food and crafts sale in May, the society later took part in Newport's 26th Annual Black Ships Festival. Several members attended the famous Taiko Drum Festival
and enjoyed the skilled, but loud performance by five of the world's finest taiko drum groups. After that a demonstration in Conversational Japanese was offered to the general public and was very well received. Many visitors to the Japan Society's tent had never uttered a single word of Japanese u
ntil that day, and left confident in the basics for greetings and self-introduction. Cheers go to Hiroko Nakano for leading the class, and Miki-san for her organization.
This page was created for the Rhode Island-Japan Society. Members of the organization provide the necessary information, and some of the comments are my own as this page is an off shoot of my own pages which are listed below.
If you have time or interest, check them out and offer feedback if you so wish. Thank you for visiting the Rhode Island-Japan Society Home Page. Please be sure to check this document again for updates on information concerning schedules and events.
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