Guest+Presenters

Please list contact information and a brief description of groups or individuals who may be available to give Japanese cultural presentations. You may also create links that provide lesson plans that go with these presentations. Some presenters are volunteer, while others may require reimbursement.

1. **NICHIBUKAN NAGINATA with Ms. Sachiko Yamauchi-Prough (Kyoshi grade- 7th dan)** Location: Jersey City Contact: Mr. John Prough -voice:(201)656-0117 Presentations at your school may be arranged. In Japan today, naginata is taught as a means of physical fitness and spiritual enhancement for girls in Junior High School and up. They have various levels of contests from the "Empress Cup" for the individual All Japan Champion down to local club and school contests. Because of this background, the vast majority of naginata participants in Japan are women. In the USA, the United States Naginata Federation has roughly 40% men.

Kearny High School of NJ formed a Naginata Club in Sept. 2008 coached by Yamauchi-Prough Sensei. The club has been very popular amongst students learning Japanese. If anyone would like to find out more about forming a naginata club at their high school, please call Seth Davis (KHS Japanese Language Teacher) voice: (732)801-9918.

**2. Origami Workshops: Itoko Kobayashi**
Ms. Kobayashi will be giving demonstrations at our March NJATJ workshops, and you may meet her there. In addition, you may also contact Karen Bessin to get in touch with her. . 折り紙の先生 小林いとこ itotemari@hotmail.com 喜んで学生に折り紙を教えたいと言っていました.

それから、これは役員の皆さんに 関心があるかどうかのお伺いです. 先日Bergen Community大学で太鼓座の演奏会に行きました. そこで日本舞踊、尺八、お琴の演奏もありました. 主催者の大学の方が友人なのでこのような演奏を高 校生や中学生にも是非昼間に聞かせたいと話したら、そのような企画は可能とのことでした. 先日の演奏会は20ドルの切符でした. 大学のホールは大学主催と いうことで無料になるかもしれません. 会場は300人は入るとのことでした. 毎年どこに学生をfield tripに連れて行くか悩むんですが、それは殆どの催し物が週末か夜だし、マンハッタンなので、なかなか難しかったんです. この大学だと近いし、ミツワに も連れて行けるのでどうでしょうか. ご意見伺います.