First of all, Rising Sun Encampment will be hosting a Beginner taiko workshop. Class Description:: This class is intended as a hands-on introduction to the...
Iskanderu-dono (sashakhan) sent me this article about a traditional calligraphy brush maker. http://www.slate.com/id/2209693/entry/0/ Enjoy, Saionji no Hanae ...
On Sunday February 8, the Japan Foundation, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Japan, will present a lecture demonstration on Noh, a style of...
Does anyone know if San Diego has a Chinatown? background: Whenever i would return to the US from an overseas tour, I'd vbring my pocket change home for the...
Greetings, I was thinking of ages ago when I was station in Japan and a theater piece I saw and using that as a reference for Noh. I was very young then (1983)...
The schedule as it stands is up: http://www.estrellawar.org/a_and_s.html Someone named Umanah bint Zayd al-Andaluyyisa called Zada (I don't know this person)...
Greetings Noble Cousins, I am inquiring about who will be attending Estrella War. This will be my fourth war but currently I have been involved with a...
A friend sent me this link to the BibliOdyssey blog as it has engravings from Arnoldus Montanus' 1670 edition of 'Denckwürdige Gesandtschafften der...
"To quote the Man of La Mancha: To dream the impossible dream To fight the unbeatable foe To bear with unbearable sorrow To run where the brave dare not go ...
Hello everyone. Well, first i'll introduce myself. Mka I am Michael Gray in Richmond, Va (Barony of Caer Mear, Atlantia) and I did have a Russian persona but...
Apologies to those not in the SCA or near the East Kingdom, but the message seemed to me to warrant the post. -Ki no Izumi/Gwendolyn of Middlemarch/Jennifer...
... <skippy_macmurphy@...> wrote: Am wondering if anyone can easily translate the phrase "Sudden Thunder" into Mandarin and/or Japanese... Assisstance would be...
I started this project over a year ago, then set it aside because of life, the universe, and the inability to commit to a decorative motif. You can see the...
Greetings from a new SCA member, Miyake Nobuhiro. Actually, an old member as well since I was active until about 17 years ago when mundane needs drew me...
I've had a thought for a while and I am not sure if it is a really dumb idea or not. In looking at Kote from the period it seems to me that in some you can see...
I don't want to spend tons of money on buying a brocade and then find it looks nothing like period; so I'm going to ask here: What kinds of brocades do you...
If you are interested in teaching a class at the MiNoHi Festival on February 28th at the North Park Lodge in Allison Park, please contact me to discuss...
Coming this summer to San Francisco's Asian Art Museum: http://www.asianart.org/Samurai.htm "More than just warriors, Japanese samurai of the highest rank were...
Apologies if you are getting this multiple times, but I am mass- sending this as I wanted to get the news out as widely as possible. Some of you may have heard...
(yes dyeing is a real word according to dictionary.com) Can anyone point me towards some books about Heian period dyeing. I want to write a paper for school...
Greetings, I am in search of information about the Momoyama era, and thought this would be a good place to continue my search. I have been in love with the...
Not much is online yet, but I know there's a Japanese event planned in Aethelmearc at the end of February. It's in Debatable Lands, near Pittsburgh....
Greetings Everyone! This one had planned to post information about this event after the weekend, but as it has come up... On February 14, 2009, The Barony of...
Konnichiwa, I'm proposing to my canton a Japanese/Portuguese themed event. Can anyone provide more information on the following: "In 1582 the three leading...
