For a taste of Korean and Japanese cultures, come out and see martial arts demonstrations, dance performances and other events during Korea Japan Week at York Feb. 19-22.
The four-day festival features a fashion show, a demonstration of Ikebana – the Japanese art of flower arrangement, an exhibit about Hanryu – the South Korean wave of popular culture taking China by storm, nail painting and an origami demonstration. The festival ends with a concert by bands playing Asian K-pop and J-pop music in Vanier College’s The Renaissance.
This is the second Korea Japan Week organized by the York University Korean Students Association, the Japanese International Students Association and York Korean language students in the Korean Program.
Schedule of events
Monday, Feb. 19
- Martial arts demonstrations of Aikido and Tae Kwon Do, Lower Bear Pit, Central Square, 11am-1:30pm
- Demonstration of Ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arrangement, 307 Student Centre, 4-5pm
Tuesday, Feb. 20
- Nail painting, Lower Bear Pit, Central Square, 11am-1:30pm
- Photo gallery, CIBC Lobby, Accolade East, 11am-1:30pm
- Origami and traditional Korean games, 307 Student Centre, 4-5:30pm
- Korean movie, 303 Accolade Centre West, 4:30-6:30pm
Wednesday, Feb. 21
- Learn to write your name in Japanese and Korean calligraphy, Student Centre, 10:30am-1:30pm
- Photo gallery, CIBC Lobby, Accolade East, 10:30am-1:30pm
- Hanryu gallery, about the South Korean wave of popular culture, Assembly Hall, 152 Founders College, noon-1pm and 3-4pm
- Korean dress fashion show, Assembly Hall, 152 Founders College, 1:30-2:30pm
- Japanese academic presentations and skits, 307 Student Centre, 4:30-6:30pm
Thursday, Feb. 22
- Korean academic presentations, 313 Student Centre, 11:30am-1:30pm
- Soran dance performance and JPOP and KPOP bands, The Renaissance, 001 Vanier College, 5-8:30pm
- Nail painting, Lower Bear Pit, Central Square, 11am-1:30pm
- Photo gallery, CIBC Lobby, Accolade Centre East, 11am-1:30pm
- Origami and traditional Korean games, 307 Student Centre, 4-5:30pm
- Korean movie, 303 Accolade West, 4:30-6:30pm
- Martial arts demonstrations of Aikido and Tae Kwon Do, Lower Bear Pit, Central Square, 11am-1:30pm
- Demonstration of Ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arrangement, 307 Student Centre, 4-5pm