Spending Time with Japanese Senior Citizens

Over the weekend, I spent time with some of the senior citizens of Hirakata City. The seniors taught our international student group about activities that are special to Japanese society and culture!

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This flyer gives an overview of the program schedule for the event
With the help of the elders, I engaged in several activities that are unique to Japanese culture
My friend playing ken-dama, a Japanese skill toy that requires balance and practice
Some of the origami (paper art) that had already been made by the elders when I joined the table to learn the craft
My first time making a kabuto origami; kabuto is a type of helmet worn by ancient Japanese warriors
We remade the kabuto origami with newspapers so that we could all wear our creations!
Learning how to do paper dyeing
The final result of the paper that I dyed; I used the paper to make a tiny basket

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