Two musicians in a stone church, woman playing Irish harp, man playing Japanese biwar (lute).

Man in kimono playing biwa (Japanese lute) with huge plectrum.

On Friday, drove into Wicklow Mts to Church of Ireland chapel on Calary bog for last concert of the season. Irish harp with Japanese biwa (17th century lute, samurai instrument so huge plectrum is also a weapon! 😳) Irish & Japanese tunes & chanting of tale about Heike/Genji war. #JapaninIreland

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Irish Japan Association calligraphy workshop was sugoi-amazing! Sensei, an artist & seasoned communicator www.azumiuchitani.com, led us through meditation & strokes until we created kanji for nagare meaning "flow" & also ryu, a name "prosperous","dragon", "noble". #Japan #JapaninIreland

Off to Dublin for Japanese calligraphy workshop thanks to the Irish Japanese Association of which I am a member. Results to follow. Maybe. If not too dreadful. I love moving between arts, centuries, cultures. #Japan #JapaninIreland

Today my delightful IADT elective "Designing Japan" introduced me to the concept of Ma. The beauty of stillness, balance, simplicity & quiet. The power of emptiness (Zen) & empty space (danshari). The aesthetics of subtraction. Less for the sake of less. #Japan #JapaninIreland

Begin your day with haiku. In Japan they are not bound by the 5-7-5 rule. I keep to it because I am not good enough yet. Learning to crawl before I walk (or even run). #haiku #Japan #JapaninIreland

Cold breath on the hills
Frosted roofs in the sunlight
Spring in Ireland

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Japanese language class at TCD (Trinity College, Dublin) starts up again tomorrow evening while my IADT elective (Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Dun Laoghaire) "Designing Japan" starts on Friday. Japanophile, desu ne? #Japan #JapaninIreland

Gifts from Japan from watashino tomodachi who writes and illustrates beautiful children's books: Nishina Sachiko. 🥰 #Japan #JapaninIreland

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Hajimemashite. Looking for Japanese Bluesky. #Japanophile #IrelandinJapan #JapaninIreland