オズ・アジア・フェスティバル （アデレード市）
開催期間：2016年9月17日～10月2日
http://www.ozasiafestival.com.au/
日本人アーティストは以下の通り：
梅田宏明（ビジュアル・アーティスト＆パフォーマー）"Split Flow & Holistic Strata"
公演日：2016年9月27日～28日
会場：Dunstan Playhouse
切符予約：ozasiafestival.com.au/events/split-flow-and-holistic-strata
If you're pressed for ideas this coming school holidays, JAFA will be holding a special Origami & Calligraphy class for children!
When: Wednesday 5 October (first week)
Time: 10:30am - 11:30am
Where: Cowandilla Primary School - 21 Jenkins St., Cowandilla
Cost: $10 per child
Minimum age 7 years
Maximum 12 children in class
To secure a spot, please click here to book via TryBooking.
Don't forget, we run regular Origami & Calligraphy classes every first and third Saturday of the month!
Get ready Anime fans: this October, JAFA will be bringing an exciting new event to Adelaide - AnimeGo!
AnimeGo! is an Anime film festival based in Adelaide, South Australia, showcasing some of the latest and greatest anime, with screenings of classic anime, exhibitions, stalls, and Japanese food and drinks.
If you loved our multiple award-winning Kodomo no Hi Japan Festival, you'll love AnimeGo!
Visit www.animego.com.au for more information about the event, and follow AnimeGo! on Facebook and Instagram for updates.
Stay tuned for more information on how to get involved - we'll be calling for performers, stallholders and volunteers soon!
You are invited to join Australian Red Cross and other community members at a public event to commemorate the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on Saturday 6 August from 5:30pm - 7pm.
Join us at sunset at Elder Park, down from the Rotunda and towards the water, as we use candles, music and messages to remember and reaffirm the call for a ban on nuclear weapons.
Electronic candles and message material provided. Event concludes by 7pm.
For more information, please click here to view the event poster.
The 2016 South Australia Japanese Language Speech Contest will take place in Hindmarsh on Saturday, 10 September 2016.
The finals will be held at the Japan Foundation in Sydney on Saturday, 8 October 2016.
The first prize includes a return air ticket to Japan.
For more information and to obtain an application form, please visit the JLTASA website at www.jltasa.asn.au/event/speech-contest
For guidlines and hints about the contest, visit the Japan Foundation website: www.speechcontest.jpf-sydney.net/index.html
JAFA's annual Mid-Winter Dinner will be held on Friday, 5 August from 6pm. This year we'll be warming up at Wasai Japanese Kitchen.
This is a great opportunity to meet other JAFA members, or those with an interest in Japan, and socialise in a relaxed environment. Everyone is welcome - you don't have to be a JAFA member to come along!
The cost is just $30 for JAFA members and $35 for non-members. Food is provided in a buffet form, with a vegan option available.
Our last dinner event sold out, so secure your spot early! Visit our TryBooking site to book, and don't forget to share and invite your friends on Facebook!
The Australian Walking & Cycling Conference will be held in Adelaide on 18 & 19 July 2016.
The simple acts of walking and cycling have the potential to transform the places we live, our economies and how we engage with our environment.
The Australian Walking and Cycling conference explores the potential for walking and cycling to not only provide for transport and recreation but solutions to challenges of liveability, health, community building, economic development and sustainability.
To find out more go to www.walkingandcycling.com.au.