Konnichi Wa Club Spring 2009: Nihongo ga hanaseru youni narimasu youni

Are you fascinated with Japanese comic books and animated movies but wondered “just what are they saying” or “why are they doing that”? Ever wanted to try Sushi but were intimidated by the menu? Now is your chance to break the barrier and learn about the culture and the language of Japan.

Japanese culture has had a far reaching influence for a long time and in recent years the interests in its arts, teachings and language have increased. The old culture of Samurai's and Shogun's has made way for a vast growing economy with a Pop culture generation that is attracting new comers from all over the world
This semester you will learn the basics of the Japanese language and will participate in Japanese culture through the hands on experience of martial arts, origami and Japanese cuisine, just to name a few

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

It's a Sumi-e Thing



This week in club we did one of my favorite things--painting. Still, it was not like any other type of painting, it was a type of Japanese scroll painting called Sumi-e. It was fun, since we got to put whatever our hearts desired on the scroll.
We learned how some people spend life times perfecting their skills. Even so, my classmates and I did a great job on all the scrolls. The scroll paintings ranged from Howling Wolfs, to flowers, to rain drops.


Everyone was very creative with theirs. Many also learned how to write their names in Japanese. We also learned about the many different types of utensils commonly used to make these scrolls, and how every stroke of a brush, depending on how tick or thin, could represent something different. This was Indeed an interesting lesson.


Until Next week, Sayonara


Jose....san