bonsai demnstration by Takuya Suzuki
THE DAY OF JAPAN – BONSAI SLOVAKIA 2016
Nitra, Slovakia
Traditional Culture
International bonsai, tea and suiseki 4-day festival Bonsai Slovakia belongs with its manifoldness and scale to very singular events organised in Slovakia, linking extensive bonsai exhibition and non-stop cultural program. 40.000 visitors crossed gates of 19th year of Bonsai Slovakia this year.
A special mention must be given to the young Japanese bonsai master Takuya Suzuki and energetic tsugaru shamisen player Keisho Ohno. Audience also had a chance to compare 15 types of traditional matcha, followed by the performance of bartenders who turned matcha into high class cocktails. What a combination of art and modernity, traditions and youth.
As Bonsai Slovakia belongs to the biggest bonsai exhibitions in Europe, it strives to remain a platform bringing cultures together, create friendships and deliver that much needed harmony into people’s lives. Also thanks to Japan, its tea and bonsai.
Written by Barborka Ondejcikova
Date:
16-17 Apr. 2016
Venue:
Nitra, Slovakia
Japanese participants:
Takuya Suzuki, Nao Higano, Keisho Ohno
Other participated artists:
Paolo Nastasi (Italy), Giacinto Andrioli,(Italy), Gyorgy Rácz, (Hungary), Dušan Holík, (Slovakia), Gabriela Hesková, (Slovakia), Zuzka Dobšovičová, (Slovakia), Jiri Altior, (Czech Rep.), Genkikan Budo, (Slovakia), Koisushi, Tatami, (Slovakia), Natalia Hadziivanova, (Russia), Alenka Ondejčikova, Vladimir Ondejčík, Barborka Ondejčíková, (Slovakia), Tea House of Good People, (Slovak)
Programs:
| Date | Program title | Name of artist/company |
| 16 Apr. 2016 | INTERNATIONAL BONSAI SHOW | Takuya Suzuki, Japan, Paolo Nastasi, Italy, Giacinto Andrioli, Italy |
| Shamisen player | Keisho Ohno, Japan | |
| Sushi Show | Tatami – Koi Sushi, Slovakia | |
| Matcha Show | Alenka and Vladimir Ondjejcik | |
| How to do Matcha Workshop | Teahouse of Good People, Nitra | |
| Show of Martial Arts: Aikido, Iaido | Genkikan Dojo, Slovakia | |
| Childen make tea for Takuya Suzuki | Zuzka Dobšovičová, Slovakia, Jiri Altior, Czech Republic | |
| Japanese Calligraphy and Painting: exhibition, workshop and demonstration | Natalia Hadziivanova, Russia | |
| Haiku Demonstration | Nao Higano, Japan | |
| School of Japan | Gabriela Heskova, Slovakia | |
| Origami | Students of Gabriela Heskova, Slovakia | |
| Galaevening | Bonsai Slovakia | |
| Japanese tea degustaion | Teahouse of good people | |
| Experiential tea and Matcha chocolate drinking | Teahouse of good people | |
| Photo-presentation of pictures from tea gardens, temples and teahouses of Japan | Bonsai Slovakia | |
| Art Body painting | Veronika Ďurišová, Slovakia | |
| Slovak and Japanese music | Nao Higano, Dušan Holík, Slovakia | |
| 17 Apr. 2017 | Bonsai workshop | Takuya Suzuki, Japan |
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