Is anyone here learning any of Japanese traditional arts?
I rarely hear about other people’s experiences regarding interpersonal relationships, teaching styles etc. regarding traditional arts. Of course this applies to those who learn it more seriously, as such topics are usually not bothering hobbyists.
As a practitioner I find especially difficult to connect to other foreigners who are learners like me. Any luck here?
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Probably doesn’t count but at my school there’s a lady who is some kind of Japanese culture ambassador or something and is trained to teach a lot of traditional art stuff. She volunteers to come teach some for our after school class/clubs if there’s enough student interest.
This past year she taught kyudo, ikebana and tea ceremony to the students. I supervised the kyudo and she was happy to have me join in too. I know outside she also teaches taiko, kimono wearing, and blade(?) dancing that I can recall. She also showed me photos of when she was a Maiko.
Our Japanese language teacher also offers calligraphy for the same after school program. I’ve seen her works and it looks amazing (speaking as a Chinese who can’t write anything except my name haha).
I think the arts are pretty cool and I would be keen to learn more of kyudo but they’re all pretty hard to do because they’re usually not common to find places to learn and especially so for those who aren’t fluent in Japanese.