“Japanese Language Course” starts again in January 2011

Course 2: January 15th 2011 – March 19th (10 weeks)
Course 3: April 9th- June 11th (10 weeks)
Timing: 10am -12pm, Every Saturday Morning
Place: Boy Scout Sharjah
Admission: Dhs1200/adult, Dhs1000/student (20hours)
UAE-Japan Cultural Center offers “Japanese Language Course” every Saturday Morning. It has “Beginner1” and “Intermediate1” courses.
“Beginner1” for newly starting students.
You can take “Intermediate1”, if you know basic Japanese and want to take the challenge. Teachers are all experienced.
Meet new friends who love Japan as you do!

Register your name and contact number to:
jpncenterapplication@gmail.com
For details: http://www.jp.ae/ or call 055-6080876

“Japanese New Year Day - Oshogatsu” Event is coming!

Date: January 8th 2011 (Saturday)
Timing: 11am -13:30pm
Place: Boy Scout Sharjah
Admission: Dhs30/Adult, Dhs10/Child (with drink and snack)

UAE-Japan Cultural Center is celebrating “Japanese New Year” with local community on January 8th, 2011.
There will be many Japanese traditional games, such as “Sugoroku”, “Fukuwarai”, “Karuta” and old “Gangu”. Those are simple games that anybody can learn and play immediately. Also we will make the corner for “Kakizome”- you write your dream in Japanese Calligraphy which wished to be true during 2011.

Come and taste Japanese New Year. Bring your family and friends.
For details: http://www.jp.ae/ or call 055-6080876

Field Trip to “Juma Al Majid Center

15 Japanese ladies paid the visit to “Juma Al Majid Center for Culture and Heritage” in Dubai. With the support of Dubai Women’s Association, ladies took a bus to Juma Al Majid Center. All participants were impressed by library, its modern system to restore the books, his collection and how Mr. Juma has been contributing to UAE society. A secretary of the center has taken us to all the parts of the center, including the special room filled with leather-covered historical manuscripts. It was a very meaningful trip for Ladies to know about his contribution.

Arabic Reading and Writing Course

Arabic looks and sounds very difficult to learn. But some Japanese ladies are taking the Challenge to learn in the intensive course. This time, the course does not teach any grammar, but only how to read and write Arabic Alphabet. Teacher, Mrs. Aisha, put a lot of effort to prepare many papers, worksheet and photos that show different sign board in Dubai. Thanks to her effort as well as students’ serious attitude, at the end of the course, all of them can read the road signals, write their own name in Arabic Alphabet.

“Basic Islamic Course”

In October 2010, some Japanese ladies have taken Basic Islamic course. This is the special course done by Japanese Language in order for them to understand more about Islam. The topic talked in the course were about History of Islam, the Way Islam spread into the different parts of the world, 5 pillars and 6 believes, and so on. All the participants were very eager to know UAE’s national religion.

Japanese Film Day

“Japanese Flower Arrangement – Ikebana” Workshop

13 ladies from Dubai Airport Free Zone took Ikebana Workshop organized by Japan Center. Teacher Mrs. Fujiko is the high ranked Sogetsu Ikebana Teacher holding the courses in Dubai for more than 15 years. 13 ladies were previously given the paper to study basic Ikebana Theory, as it is a short intensive workshop. As soon as the class starts, teacher shows how to measure and cut the flower of appropriate length according to the vase. Then learn how to set the flowers in the base with appropriate angle from the surface of the table, how to arrange the color, how to fill the space in between and so on. Some of the ladies are already familiar with Japanese language and culture. So it went very smooth with complicated order of the flowers. Each took flowers back home to practice. It was a very enjoyable moment.