Japanese Culture Experience Program

The Japanese Culture Experience Program (JCEP) is a specially designed group program for the students in Elementary and Secondary schools in the Greater Vancouver and nearby school districts. Many schools have been using JCEP as their social program. The program usually runs for two hours. Either morning or afternoon session is available. The JCEP is scheduled 10 to 12 times (total up to 24 sessions) per year. For the program schedule and details, Please contact our Program coordinator. Since seats are limited for each session, group registration is accepted on the first come-first-served basis.

For each session, six presentations, among from the following Japanese culture and arts, are usually offered in the manner of hand-on experiences at the Japanese Hall and its multi-purpose classrooms;

Cha-Doh (Japanese Tea Ceremony)
Shaolinji-Kempoh (Traditional Marshal Art for self-defence)
Ken-Doh (Japanese Marshall Arts with Samurai-Sword)
Nihon-Buyoh (Traditional Japanese Dance)
Kimono-Kitsuke (Japanese Kimono Dressing)
Shu-Ji (Japanese Calligraphy)
Origami (Japanese paper holding craft)
Japanese Language phrases and songs
Playing with traditional Japanese toys

Trough the JCEP, each and every one of participating students will be able to taste the genuine Japanese culture and marshal/performing Arts by the respective masters and instructors with nominal admission fees. It is for sure that the program gives students a memorable experiences.

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It is impossible to offer this kind of unique program having many community support including the instructors, volunteer helpers and in kind donations. The JCEP has been received a partial financial assistance By the Government of the British Columbia through the Direct Access Grant.

Should you have any interest into the Japanese Culture Experience Program, please contact our coordinator (Mrs. Mitsuru Haga-Bronstyn) at,

Tel; (604)254-2551/ Fax;(604)254-9556 or
e-mail; vjls@vjls-jh.com (Mrs.M Haga-Bronstyn)