We have moved our diary to the greenjapan.com website

Dear readers,

We have moved our diary page to our http://www.greenjapan.com/ website.
Please refer to
http://greenjapan.com/diary/
for our activities and news.

It was a great pleasure writing on Blogger, and we hope to see you at our new website.

Thank you!

Best,
eco+waza team

Japanese happy WAZA for the World!" at Minato-Ku ecoplaza

eco+waza and Minato-ku ecoplaza jointly present "eco+waza Month:
Japanese happy WAZA for the World!" @ Minato-Ku ecoplaza

2011 Jan.11-31

Japanese happy "WAZA" for the World! at ecoplaza (http://eco-plaza.net/map/ , Station: JR-Hamamatsucho or Metro-Daimon) A New Year selection of eco+waza (made-in Japan, eco-friendly) lifestyle products will be on show with English descriptions and available for purchase. "WAZA" is a Japanese term for technology, techniques and craftsmanship. We all hope to see you there!

Two events will be held during this special month:

1. January 19, 2011: [Workshop]

Furoshiki -square cloths-

Wrapping wonders for elegant living in Japan

Say goodbye to wrapping papers! Furoshiki, a square piece of cloth, can wrap anything from a chocolate box to a wine bottle to a teddy bear, and be used again and again... Isamu Yokouchi, a furoshiki shop owner and self-referring himself as Furoshiki Prince, will teach you how to wrap, tie, and undo, using different sizes of furoshiki. You will be amazed by how innovatively furoshiki can color and decorate your daily life, not only as a substitute for wrapping paper, but also as an interior item. It can also be a fashion item! After the workshop, you can't help but talk to your friends about wisdom of a beautiful square from Japan, furoshiki.

-Time and Date: Wednesday January 19, 2011 from 11AM-12:30PM
-Location: ecoplaza (http://eco-plaza.net/map/ , Station: JR-Hamamatsucho or Metro-Daimon)
-Limited seats available: Max 15
-Fee: 1,000YEN (including small book on furoshiki wrapping techniques and a small furoshiki to take home)
-Instructor: Isamu Yokouchi (Famous as "Furoshiki Prince")
-RSVP necessary: Contact eco+waza directly at info(@)ecotwaza.com (Nanao Sonobe)
Please indicate the name of event that you are interested in attend, your name, numbers of people you are planning to bring with you and contact information (telephone number/e-mail address.

2. January 26, 2011: [Talk session]
Japanese eco+waza -daily wisdom for eco-friendly living-: past, present and future
In this talk session, special guests who are entrepreneurs themselves and engage in businesses to spotlight and introduce eco-friendly products made by Japan's local manufacturing technologies and craftsmanship to the world.
You can hear how they have rediscovered sparks in locally made products and read stories behind. This talk session will be organized in a participatory manner, so just join us for this panel discussion.
-Time and Date: Wednesday January 26, 2011 from 7PM-8:30PM
-Location: ecoplaza (http://eco-plaza.net/map/ , Station: JR-Hamamatsucho or Metro-Daimon)
-Fee: FREE (Tasting of okara-tofu residue- cake)

-Panelists: Takashi Watanabe, representative of NPO-TOSIVA, Mayu Omura, CEO of Hida Sangyo Co., Ltd. Reina Otsuka, CEO of Ecotwaza Co., Ltd. and others to be confirmed.

-RSVP necessary: If you are interested, contact eco+waza directly at info(@)ecotwaza.com (Nanao Sonobe) Please indicate your name and contact information (telephone number/e-mail address).

Looking forward to seeing you at the events!

 

Photo of exhibition corner and a lady that happened to be there checking out.