Japanese-Brazilian Craft Fair takes place this Saturday in Porto Alegre; see the schedule

This Saturday (17), from 12pm to 5pm, the 1st Itinerant Japanese-Brazilian Craft Fair of Rio Grande do Sul will take place at Sala Álvaro Moreyra, located at the Municipal Culture Center (av. Érico Veríssimo, 307 - Menino Deus). With free admission, the fair provides interested audiences with a unique and real experience with some cultural expressions practiced and produced by Nikkei (Japanese and their descendants living outside Japan) and also non-Nikkei, but experts in some cultural artistic expression.

In addition to Japanese delicacies, artisanal green tea, artisanal sake, origami (paper folding), kamishibai (paper theater) and martial arts workshops, there will also be a screening of the documentary "Furusato: A place to return" proposed by the Japanese-Brazilian Cultural and Sports Association of Ivoti (Acenb). The documentary tells how the Japanese colony was formed and consolidated in Ivoti over the decades.

The documentary emphasizes the importance of cultural preservation through the transmission of knowledge, especially in times of crisis or significant change. This 4th edition will also feature the short film “Memórias do Sul”, produced by cultural producers Hiroshi Kuamoto and Bruna Tukamoto, which revives memories and traditions of Japanese culture in Brazil. Admission is free.

Schedule

12pm to 5pm - 1st Japanese-Brazilian Craft Fair in RS - Free entry

12:20 pm - Guided tour of the collection of Japanese language books at the Josué Guimarães Municipal Public Library

12:30 pm - Kamishibai (role play)

12:50 pm - Origami workshop with prior registration via WhatsApp (51) 98124-9119 - Location: Josué Guimarães Library

1:00 pm - Screening of the short film Memories of the South

1:30 pm - Making off and impressions on the short film Memórias do Sul

2pm - Screening of the short documentary Furusato: A place to return to

2:30 pm - Debate and impressions on the short film Furusato

3pm - Kendo presentation (Japanese martial art)

3:30 pm - Aikido presentation (Japanese martial art)

4pm - Presentation of Shorinji Kenpô (Japanese martial art)

4:30 pm - Karate presentation (Japanese martial art)

* With PMPA information