21 Jul 2016

Beaches, Museums and Aubergines

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Our three volunteers in Japan, David, Alex and Zak, continue their adventures – which included a trip to the historic Himeji Castle.

For their most recent report, the boys visited a beach before making a museum trip – which featured exhibits associated with the general area of hyogo. The museum also featured old computers set up with a catalogue of 80s TV programs about things such as bow making, salt factories and of course Himeji castle.

However, their adventures ran into trouble when they inadvertently got off on the wrong station back to their host family’s house. How the boys made it home – with the help of an aubergine – is something that you will need to read in their own words in their latest report.

This summer, Aid For Japan will be bringing some of the orphans of the 2011 tsunami/earthquake to the UK.

As part of this plan, our three young volunteers have flown out to Japan as part of a mission to help raise funds for the charity – and also raise awareness of its goals. David, Alex and Zak (who are all in their teens) will be tracking their progress on a special blog which will have regular updates on their travels. Once their visit to Japan is complete, David, Alex and Zak will be returning to the UK on the same plane as the orphans.

Read about David, Alex and Zak’s travels here: https://aidforjapansummerblog.wordpress.com/
13 Jul 2016

Aid For Japan at HiiroCon 2016

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Hiirocon is one of the more recent anime conventions to become established in the UK. Based in Reading, the event based its title around the Japanese term for the colour of fire hiiro.

Aid For Japan were kindly given a space at this years event where enthusiasts of anime, manga and geek culture generally were able to learn a little bit about the charity’s goals. Angela, one of Aid For Japan’s regular volunteers, helped as liaison at the event and provided her own thoughts on the experience:

“Today I worked on behalf of Aid For Japan at Hiirocon 2016. I traveled by train to Reading from Paddington and was met by Shyam who escorted me through the university of Reading to the union hall of Whiteknights Campus”.

“I set up our table with a banner advertising our charity, a donation box and flyers for our supporters. While I was stationed there people approached me to ask me questions about the charity and gave donations”.

“Akemi Solloway (who founded our charity because she wanted to help the children who lost their parents/families from the tsunami which hit Japan’s coastline on 11th March 2011) gave a talk about Japanese Culture at 3pm. It was interesting and amazing. There were many anime fans in the audience who also showed an interest in what Akemi had to say and the Aid for Japan leaflets that I handed out to them. It was a fun enjoyable day!”

Aid For Japan extends its warmest thanks to the team at Hiirocon.
http://hiirocon.co.uk
10 Jul 2016

Volunteers In Japan

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This summer, Aid For Japan will be bringing some of the orphans of the 2011 tsunami/earthquake to the UK.

As part of this plan, three young volunteers have flown out to Japan as part of a mission to help raise funds for the charity – and also raise awareness of its goals. David, Alex and Zak (who are all in their teens) will be tracking their progress on a special blog which will have regular updates on their travels.

For their latest report, the boys enjoy their last free day in Tokyo before they move to Ojiya. Along the way they encounter a scale-sized mobile suit gundam as they visit museums, an otaku bar and focus on practicing their songs ahead of a planned performance tomorrow.

Once their visit to Japan is complete, David, Alex and Zak will be returning to the UK on the same plane as the orphans.

Read about David, Alex and Zak’s travels here: https://aidforjapansummerblog.wordpress.com/
9 Jul 2016

The History Of The Kimono

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Akemi Solloway will be hosting a special event in September revolving around the the history of the kimono as part of a fundraising exercise for Aid For Japan.

The presentation will explore the history of the traditional Japanese attire through to the present day, including the fusion of the kimono in current fashion.

The event takes place at Strawberry Hill House, the Gothic-style villa developed by author Horace Walpole in the 1700s. Noted as an internationally famous example of Georgian Gothic revival architecture, Strawberry Hill underwent a £9 million 2-year restoration project in recent years.

The History of the Kimono takes place on Thursday 29th September at 19:00. Tickets are priced at £20 each and can be ordered directly from the Strawberry Hill website.

All proceeds from this fundraising event will be split 50/50 between Aid for Japan and The Strawberry Hill Trust Charity.

www.strawberryhillhouse.org.uk

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