April ~ December 2001

Listed below are some of Akemi's lectures, demonstrations, workshops, exhibitions and cultural exchange activities. Not mentioned is her teaching of GCSE & A level Japanese at Ardingly College, her own postgraduate studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and participation in seminars, conferences and cultural events at which she was not a scheduled speaker or performer. For links to Akemi's other activities, please scroll to the bottom of the page.

2001	2002	2003	2004
2005	2006	2007

Key
+ The activities marked with a cross were EYL (European Year of Languages) events.
* The activities marked with an asterisk were official Japan 2001 events.

November 2001
24th Nov	Ackworth School, Yorkshire	Lecture/Demonstration - "The Tea Ceremony" & "Japanese Cooking"*
3-15th Nov	Autumn lecture tour of Japan
October 2001
24th Oct- 3rd Nov	Cultural Exchange Visit to Japan, Autumn 2001
In Autumn 2001 Akemi Solloway took a small group of British people to Japan. The party stayed with Japanese families in Arita and Kumamoto; visited castles, Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples; enjoyed mo miji gari (leaf-viewing) and an onsen (hot-spring spa) in the mountains; and were honoured guests at specially arranged cultural events.
22nd Oct	Stockport Schools' Library Service, Stockport	Lecture/Demonstration - "The Tea Ceremony", "Kimonos" & "Japanese traditions"*
20th Oct	Brighton University, Sussex	Lecture/Demonstration - "The Tea Ceremony"*
18th Oct	Kingston University, Surrey	Lecture - "The Traditional Culture of Japan"
13th Oct	Horsham Museum, Sussex	Lecture/Demonstration - "The Tea Ceremony" & "Kimonos"*
7th Oct	William Adams Festival, Gillingham, Kent	Lecture/Demonstration - "Kimonos" & "Bon-odori"*
6th Oct	The Adastra Hall, Sussex	Workshop - "Ai, indigo dyeing"*
5th Oct	The Adastra Hall, Sussex	Lecture/Exhibition - "Ai, indigo dyeing"*
September 2001
26th Sept	Ardingly College, Sussex	E.Y.L. Day at Ardingly College+
25th Sept	Woodingdean W.I., Sussex	Lecture/Demonstration - "Kimonos"
19th Sept	Great Ormond Street Hospital	Japan Day at Great Ormond Street Hospital *
August 2001
27th August	Ditchling Museum, Sussex	Lecture/Demonstration - "Sho-do, brush writing"
24-25th Aug	The Adastra Hall, Sussex	Lecture/Demonstration - "The Tea Ceremony", "Kimonos" & "Japanese Cooking"
2-18th Aug	Residential Study Retreat & Cultural Exchange Visit to England, Summer 2001
In Summer 2001 Akemi Solloway brought a small group of Japanese people to England. Firstly they stayed with local host families in Mid-Sussex, where they were honoured guests at specially arranged cultural and social events. After that, they attended an 8-day residential study retreat at Ardingly College to study English language and culture
4th August	The Adastra Hall, Sussex	Demonstration - "Kimonos", "Hand Weaving" &"Japanese Singing & Dancing"
2nd August	The Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter, Devon	Lecture/Demonstration - "The Tea Ceremony"*
1st August	The Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter, Devon	Lecture/Demonstration - "Kimonos"*
July 2001
30th July	WSCC Gifted Children's Summer School, Sussex	Workshops - "Kimonos", "The Tea Ceremony" & "Sho-do, brush-writing"+
27th July	King Edward VII School, Sheffield	Workshops - "Kimonos", "The Tea Ceremony" & "Sho-do, brush-writing"*
13th July	Tanbridge House School, Sussex	Lecture/Demonstration - "Japanese Cooking"+
11th July	Haywards Heath Ladies' Circle	Lecture - "Women's role in Japan"
June 2001
29th June	WSCC Ed Dept, Worthing, Sussex	Workshop - "Japanese Language & Culture"+
28th June	Davidson H.S. For Girls, Sussex	Japan Day at Davidson High School for Girls +
26-27th June	Burgess Hill School, Sussex	Workshop - "Japanese Language & Culture"+
25th June	WSCC Ed Dept, Crawley, Sussex	Workshop - "Japanese Language & Culture"+
16th June	Davidson High School, Sussex	Japan Day at Davidson High School +
12th June	Barcombe W.I., Sussex	Lecture - "Japanese Culture & Lifestyle"
11th June	Coldean W.I., Sussex	Lecture/Demonstration - "The Tea Ceremony"
11th June	Ovingdean W.I., Sussex	Lecture/Demonstration - "The Kimono"
May 2001
25th May	Ardingly College, Sussex	TBC Gakuin Visit to Ardingly College *
21st May	Hurstpierpoint College, Sussex	Mihama Cultural Visit to Hurstpierpoint College *
19th May	Embroidery Guild, Kent	Lecture - "History of the Japanese Kimono"
15th May	Burgess Hill Red Cross, Sussex	Lecture - "Japanese Culture & Lifestyle"
12-13th May	RHS Garden Rosemoor, Devon	Exhibition - "Kimonos"*
12-13th May	RHS Garden Rosemoor, Devon	Demonstration - "Japanese Brush Painting"*
12th May	RHS Garden Rosemoor, Devon	Lecture/Demonstration - "The Tea Ceremony"*
11th May	Woodbridge School, Suffolk	Lecture/Demonstration - "The Tea Ceremony"*
9th May	Ditchling Museum, Sussex	Lecture - "History of the Japanese Kimono"*
4th May	Woodbridge School, Suffolk	Demonstration - "The Japanese Abacus"*
3rd May	Woodbridge School, Suffolk	Lecture - "Japanese Dress & Customs"*
April 2001
6-23rd April	Spring lecture tour of Japan

Akemi may be contacted via the following e-mail address: akemi@solloway.demon.co.uk