This chilly and first Friday of October HASHI club invites you again to join us for another interesting presentation. Audrius Sabūnas, senior HASHI member would like to present his adventures and experience of one year studies in Japan.

On September 15th, Sunday, 4 pm we would like to invite you to a lecture of Japanese animator Naoya Kurisu “Reflections of traditional Japanese culture in modern animation” which will take place in the VMU Small Hall (Daukanto g. 28, Kaunas). Naoya Kurisu is a Nara prefecture based Japanese animator. He creates stunning visual illustrations […]

This Friday, “Hashi” and Virginia invites you to explore the secrets of mizuhiki art. We will introduce this form of art, explain its purpose, as well as providing illustrations and real examples of it. A pleasant highlight – mizuhiki workshop, where you will have a chance to try and make mizuhiki with your own hands. […]

There is going to be no lecture in Sugihara house this Friday, however, “Hashi” participates and invites you to join another two events, full of Japanese spirit! The first one – “Japanation!” – is an evening held by Japanese exchange students, with Japanese food, origami and Japanese dances. Attention! The entrance fee is 5 litas. […]

VMU Centre for East Asian Studies invites to a public lecture ”Korea’s influence to the history of Japanese ceramics”. This is one part of lecture cycle held in May and dedicated to Korean arts and music.  The artist from Korea will make a presentation on Korean ceramics, its historical development in East Asian context, Korean […]

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Japanese people enjoy celebrating! In hopes of better harvest, cleansing cities and villages or just for entertainment. This Friday, Justina will introduce you to this aspect of Japanese culture; you will find out which celebrations originated from China, however, changed beyond recognition in Japan, and many other interesting aspects. See you at the first event […]

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On November 3, 2012, the Government of Japan announced that Mr. Arvydas Ališauskas, ex-head of the Japanese Studies Centre, was conferred with the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette for his contribution to promoting Japanese culture and advancing Japanese language studies in Lithuania. Mr. Ališauskas is the first Lithuanian private person who […]

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