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Looking for Japanese arts and culture in Utrecht<\/a>? Japan Fans Utrecht is a community for Japanese art and culture enthusiasts<\/a> to share their knowledge and experiences. It serves at a platform for friendship and inspiration, based on our common interest in Japanese arts and crafts<\/a>, history and culture<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Japanese Arts & Culture from the Centre of Utrecht<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

In the middle of the 2020 COVID pandemic, a small seed was planted… I started an app group with people from my dojo, to exchange nice things about budo<\/a> and Japan in general. The app group went fast and soon we switched to a Facebook group<\/a>. I built a first version of the Japan Fans website<\/a> and we organised a ton of fun online events, such as a quiz, virtual concerts and exhibitions, lectures and Japanese lessons via Zoom.<\/p>\n

The seed did not land on dry ground. Two years later, thousands of people are members of Japan Fans, there is a weekly language study group<\/a>, a haiku group<\/a> and a book club<\/a>. Every week, Japan Fans organises one or more Japanese events<\/a>, such as workshops about Japanese art<\/a> or concerts with Japanese music<\/a>. The Japan Fans are working hard to realise their dream of having their own Japanese Art & Culture Centre in Utrecht<\/a> (the Netherlands). Hopefully, soon a Japanese cultural house in the heart of the Netherlands will be born.<\/p>\n

As you might have guessed, I have not been doing the organisation myself for quite a while anymore. Fortunately, I was able to hand over my project to very capable and enthusiastic\u00a0 people<\/a>. There is now an official foundation, there are people who manage the website and social media, and there are numerous volunteers…. Including me! Two years after I started my Japan Fans group on WhatsApp, I now work for the Japan Fans Foundation as a blogger<\/a>, artistic researcher<\/a> and musician<\/a>… and I like it very much!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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