Experience Japan 2016
![Experience Japan 2016](imageresize.php?file=usercontent/365dcffadb62d82cfa54a7dc34942029.jpg&opts=w250h500)
Applicant: Women's Federation for World Peace-Scotland
Award: £250
Field: Culture
Project:
This annual event which is free to attend aims to introduce the people of Scotland to Japanese culture through a range of workshops, demonstrations and performances.
Visitors could take part in origami and calligraphy workshops, try on a kimono and taste green tea, snacks and sushi.
The event is also a platform for those practising in Japanese arts and disciplines such as dance, music and martial arts, with volunteers offering up their time to give demonstrations and performances.
Successful Grants
![Japanese Calligraphy Workshop](imageresize.php?file=usercontent/7af94023e0f180c9cf9c43e4e3771195.jpg&opts=w200h900)
Japanese Calligraphy Workshop
![Minoru Nomata: Hands-on Learning Activities at the De La Warr Pavilion](imageresize.php?file=usercontent/4db1adf7453891f911eb0a3f3c25fa54.jpg&opts=w200h900)
Minoru Nomata: Hands-on Learning Activities at the De La Warr Pavilion
![Foyle Obon Festival 2022](imageresize.php?file=usercontent/6ad3fa0513ca3c615da3c578deb20145.jpg&opts=w200h900)
Foyle Obon Festival 2022
![Orizuru: Folk Tales and Peace](imageresize.php?file=usercontent/70c4dd574f0c866959fb613ad204e950.jpg&opts=w200h900)
Orizuru: Folk Tales and Peace