September 30, 2014
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
SUMMARY A rare performance of shomyo and shirabyoshi by musician, Makiko Sakurai. Sponsored by the USC Shinso Ito Center for Japanese Religions and Culture (CJRC). Flyer | Please RSVP online DESCRIPTION Since 1986 Makiko Sakurai has studied Shomyo, the ancient Heian p…
October 15, 2014
4:00 PM to 8:30 PM
SUMMARY Japanese authors and literature specialists discuss Japanese writing, contemporary culture, and the tricky art of translating Japanese works in this literary event. Flyer | Please RSVP online DESCRIPTION Session 1: Baiting the Hook: The Tricky Art of Translating Japane…
October 29, 2014
4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
SUMMARY A lecture with Ted Mack, Associate Professor of Modern Japanese Literature, University of Washington Please RSVP online DESCRIPTION A lecture with Ted Mack, Associate Professor of Modern Japanese Literature, University of Washington. Co-sponsored by USC Shinso Ito…
November 1, 2014
2:00 PM to 6:00 PM
SUMMARY U.S./Japan-based Eleven Arts, Inc., and its producer/director Ko Mori, True Heart Films and director Tamara Ruppart along with critically acclaimed transnational U.S.-Japan writer Velina Hasu Houston are producing a live-action film about poet Ono no Komachi titled, “Path of Dre…
