Japan House fall open house Saturday
URBANA – The Fall Open House at Japan House will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Japan House, 2000 S. Lincoln Ave., U.
At the event, Hajime Sugawara, a sixth-degree black belt, and Masahiro Imafuji, a fifth-degree black belt, both of the Central Indiana Kendo Club, will give "Kendo: The Way of the Sword" presentations at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. James Bier, designer of the Japan House gardens, will give garden tours at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., members of the Urbana-Champaign Association of Chado Urasenke Tankokai will demonstrate the tea ceremony.
Admission is free and all are welcome.
For those who would like an even more authentic Japan experience, Bier and Japan House director Kimiko Gunji will host a tour to Japan April 5-16 that will include visits to several notable gardens in Kyoto, Okayama and Tokyo.
The deadline for signing up for the tour is Dec. 1. For more information about the tour, contact Japan House at 244-9934 or japanhouse@illinois.edu.
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