8th July 2009
Cosplay Masquerade
Details of the Cosplay Masquerade are now available by clicking here: Cosplay Masquerade.
Prizes are provided by Genki Gear, J-Pop Go and Akemi Solloway.
9th July 2009
Events updates
We have now added a timetable of events to the Festival website.
The Festival has added some new activities to the schedule:
Have you ever wanted to try on a Kimono? Kaori is here to help you and to demonstrate the correct way to wear this traditional Japanese dress. Details on the Events page.
Koichi Murai will demonstrate the art of calligraphy in a special craft workshop on Sunday. Details on the Events page.
Unfortunately, due to unforseen circumstances, we have had to cancel two events. Both the J-Pop Party and the Game Show will no longer be taking place this weekend. Apologies to all those who were looking forward to the events, but they will be back for future Festivals.
Please read the Events page carefully as we have added and amended many details on event listings.
There are some tube works in progress on the Festival weekend some of which affect the District line. Although most of the line will be OK for travel, please note the following:
On both Saturday and Sunday the District line is suspended westbound from Barking to Whitechapel, suspended eastbound from Whitechapel to Upney and suspended between Ealing Common and Ealing Broadway. Rail replacement buses operate.
TFL advise that journey times may be increased by up to 45 minutes. More details: www.tfl.gov.uk
4th July 2009
Public opening times
The timetable for events is still being finalised and we'll post more details on which events are happening on each day in due course. In the meantime, here are the times the Festival will be open to the public:
Saturday 11th July: 11am - 6pm
Sunday 12th July: 10am - 5pm
Please note that times and events may be subject to change.
1st July 2009
Event Updates
The DVD release of Ocean Waves has been put back to 2010. This means that the Japanese Art Festival will be your earliest opportunity to see this classic Studio Ghibli anime.
More details on the Japanese Cooking classes are now available on the Events page. Sign up now to get a discount on booking.
The Festival will now be hosting classes on both the Tea Ceremony and Sumi-E (wash painting). Please see the Events page for details.
26th June 2009
BREAKING NEWS: OCEAN WAVES UK PREMIERE
The Japanese Art Festival is proud to announce that the event will be hosting the UK premiere of the Studio Ghibli anime Ocean Waves.
Studio Ghibli is better known as the Oscar-winning animation studio who brought us Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle.
Never before released in the UK, Ocean Waves centres around the life of Taku, an average high school student. But soon his quiet life will be turned upside down with the arrival of Rikako: a beautiful exchange student from Tokyo. By the end of term Taku will have learnt a valuable lesson in love and friendship.
The Ocean Waves screening is courtesy of Optimum Releasing. Please do not download these images from the Japanese Art Festival website.
Ocean Waves (c) 1993 Saeko Himuro - GN all rights reserved. Distributed
by Optimum Releasing Ltd. Artwork copyright Optimum Releasing Ltd.
All Rights Reserved.
24th June 2009
New Festival Events!
Spooner Studios Photography will have a professional studio organised for Sunday at the Festival for everyone who would like cosplay photographs taken.
Atsuko's Kitchen will be hosting informal Japanese cooking classes over the course of the Festival weekend.
Visit our Events page for more details.
11th June 2009
Summer Japanese Art Festival
The next Festival will take place on 11th and 12th July 2009. Please keep visiting the News page for further updates.
To give you a taste of the Festival we have uploaded several galleries of photos from the February event. Please visit the Gallery section to see the Festival pictures.
You can also now follow the Japanese Art Festival via Twitter
