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Hawaii Premiere Canta! Timor with the Director Natsuko Hiroko

Doris Duke Theater 900 S Beretania St, Honolulu, HI, United States

"Canta! Timor" was filmed in East Timor, just after its independence. The story begins with a piece of music, and through a journey of a Japanese woman, it tells how the Timorese kept their music and forgave their enemies in order to obtain independence, in a cruel situation during 24 years of the military attack. Simple but beautiful songs are impressive, that leads the entire story. Including valuable interviews of the local people, guerrillas, and the first president Xanana Gusmao.

$10

Heso Do (Heso Way) ２Day Workshops

New Otani Kaimana Beach Hotel 2863 Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, United States

Japanese Only

$50

Achara Ryojun Shionuma: Every Day of Life is Training

Doris Duke Theater 900 S Beretania St, Honolulu, HI, United States

“It takes 24 kilometers one way and 16 hours to walk back and forth on mountain roads with a difference in elevation of more than 1,300 meters in one day. It takes nine years to walk 48,000 kilometers.It is not because we have experienced such austerity that we can attain enlightenment. The important thing is to put into practice what we have learned from the journey in our daily lives.While each of us fulfills our assigned role in the given place, we can feel and realize many things. All life is training.” -Achara Ryojun Shionuma-

$20

An Evening of Italian Music with Maestro Ben Makino

Manoa School of Music & The Arts 2754 Woodlawn Dr.#7-103, Honolulu, HI, United States

A private dinner concert with Mr. Makino, who came to Hawaii as a music coach for the Hawaii Opera Theater “La Traviata”  Dinner included *Proceed of concert will be donated to the Shriners Hospital for children Benjamin Makino Pianist, Conductor From complex contemporary and twentieth-century scores to core traditional repertoire, conductor Benjamin Makino has been recognized for his nuanced and thoughtful interpretations of broad and varied repertoire. Throughout his career, his work has been affiliated with some of the companies most recognized for innovation. Following the success of the first 30 Days of Opera festival, Makino was named Music Director of Opera Memphis, a position he held for four seasons. […]

$30

Katsuko Yamamoto: Magical Word “I love you” with Peace Concert

Myohoji Temple 2003 Nuuanu Ave, Honolulu, HI, United States

From the time we were born, we were wired to feel happy when someone says ``I love you'' and to feel sad when someone says ``I hate you.' ' “I love you” definitely has magical power. - Katsuko Yamamoto-

Free

Hawaii Premiere: A Droplet in the Galaxy-All from One

Doris Duke Theater 900 S Beretania St, Honolulu, HI, United States

They say that the people of Nepal, who live in the Himalayas, know the “Secret of the Universe”. This is a documentary film of my journey through Nepal in 2016. The purpose of my trip was to meet Geeta, who had been my guide when I first visited the country back in 2005, and to reclaim the special feeling that I experi-enced then. I had been profoundly moved by the way of life of the Nepalese people and dreamed about re-visiting this special place. How can they accept me so warmly: a foreign woman, upon our first meeting?   -Director of the film, Katsuko Yamamoto-

$10

Manage Your Health on Your Own:Yawara Pole Walking and Seitai Bodywork Therapy

Myohoji Temple 2003 Nuuanu Ave, Honolulu, HI, United States

Good news for those of you who may feel weak, unstable, or pain when walking! Eiichi Watanabe, a foot specialist and judo sports therapist in Japan will be in town this November to give talks about self-health management to improve your condition. Since 1982, Watanabe has practiced judo therapy at his Yoda Sekkotsu Clinic in Fujisawa City. After decades of clinical experience, he realized the importance of healthy foot function for overall physical health, and that led him to study podiatry in Australia in 2003. After returning, he developed a unique clinical method combining techniques of podiatry and judo therapy, incorporating the use of biomechanics and the invention of therapeutic […]

Free

Purification Ritual; Hikime-no-gi Performance

Gedatsu Church, Honolulu HI 6095 Summer St, Honolulu, HI, United States

The Hikime no Gi is an important ritual of the Ogasawara-ryu school, in which those who have been trained and chosen by it use their skills in front of the shrine and in front of many people, relying on the virtues of the bow and arrow to purify the world. It is performed as a Shinto ritual. Therefore, in this ceremony, there are many actions that show the heart to pray for world peace, national peace, family prosperity, etc. In that sense, it is held at the beginning of the year and the beginning of Shinto rituals. This ritual is performed at many major shrines; such as Omiya Hachimangu, Sumiyoshi […]

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Master Kiyomoto Ogasawara: Ogasawara-ryu 850 years of Samurai Heritage

Hyatt Regency Resort & Spas 2424 Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, United States

The Ogasawara Family lineage can be traced back to the 9th century; the 56th emperor of Japan. Ogasawara Nagakiyo, founder of the Ogasawara-ryu School, had served the first Shogun of the Kamakura Shogunate in 12 century as his instructor in the arts of Reiho (courtesy, etiquette and protocol), archery, and horse-mounted archery. Since then, the Ogasawara family has instructed in those disciplines for Ashikaga, and Tokugawa shoguns. The discipline has passed down from generation to generation within the Ogasawara Family. Ogasawara Kiyomoto :Born in 1980 as the first son of Ogasawara Kiyotada, the 31st Grand Master in Tokyo. At the age of three, Kiyomoto began training for mounted archery (Yabusame). […]

$20

Mieko Yorimasa: The World of the Tale of Genji – Demonstration of Jyuni Hitoe

East West Center Imin Hall 1777 East-West Road, Honolulu, HI, United States

Reflections on The Tale of Genji...Japan is a country blessed with four seasons; seeking beauty in the changing seasons, living in harmony with nature, and treating nature as divine.  A unique culture of respect for nature has been practiced in Japan.  The Tale of Genji, elegantly depicting the lives of court aristocrats in this culture, was created by Murasaki Shikibu more than 1000 years ago in medieval Japan. The aesthetic of expressing seasonal change by layering colored clothing is called kasane no irome, or Juni-Hitoe (twelve layered Kimono), and was cultivated in the Imperial court. One of the ceremonies held in the Imperial Palace was “mogi”, a rite of passage […]

$20