Japan Matsuri is a Japanese culture festival taking place in September this year, in Spitalfields Traders Market in London. It looks to be a pretty excellent party.
It will provide an experience of modern and traditional Japan in the form of a matsuri; a traditional public festival. Dance, music, food, performance, demonstrations, and all manner of cultural activities will take place throughout the day.
There is also an art competition attached; visual artists are invited to create a poster (has to be reproducible at A1 size!) based on one of three traditional Japanese tales: Tsuru no ongaeshi – The Grateful Crane (or The Crane Lady), Kaguya hime – The Moon Princess (or The Bamboo Cutter’s Tale) or Issun boshi – One Inch Boy.
The winner gets a place of honour at the festival. If you want to enter, you can find more details here or download the application pack.
Good luck, you may well be up against me. ^_~
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