A yukata is a simple kimono for summer season. Are you interested in putting on a yukata with the help of volunteers? If you don’t have a yukata, we can rent you one for 500 yen. After you are set and make your own fan (uchiwa) with origami, let’s enjoy walking around the Sousei River (Tanukikoji Shopping Arcade if it rains) with volunteers! Date: Sunday, July 27, 10:00 a.m. – noon Venue: Sapporo International Communication Plaza Foundation (MN Bldg. 3F, Kita 1 Nishi 3-3) Target participants: Foreign nationals (Children OK） Capacity: About 20 women and 6 men Fee: 500 yen as cleaning fee * First-come-first-served basis from 10:00 a.m. * […]

Sapporo International Student Center provides ” Ikebana class” for international students.　 Multicultural Connection Unit “SKY” cooperates with this event. instructors will offer friendly and attentive guidance. Please feel free to join us! Application form is here://forms.gle/Z5Ly4cYCVa4DhNmW7 Flier (Ikebana Class)

“Sky” is a Multicultural Connection Unit, one of the groups in the Sapporo International Communication Plaza Foreign Language Volunteer Network. For foreign families with babies/toddlers, we provide a volunteer activity “Let’s go  to Kosodate Salon”. In Sapporo, there are about 300 Kosodate salons where parents & babies/toddlers (0-6 yrs) can come and play for free. At those salons, you can enjoy talking with other parents and/or consult with child-caring professionals. If you are interested, please do not hesitate to contact us.  We can assist you on the first visit to a Kosodate salon near your residence. Application form: https://forms.gle/LQZbu7dSXvdbB2d69 Inquiry: skykosodate@gmail.com Flier : Kosodate-flier-tate-EN

We had the Hinamatsuri (Doll Festival) event at Sapporo International Communication Plaza on March 1st. Over 40 people including children came and enjoyed the tea ceremony, Japanese calligraphy, origami and traditional Japanese toys. We also enjoyed watching and dancing(!) the Hyottoko Dance.

6 participants from 5 countries and the volunteers enjoyed the Japanese snowshoes at the Sapporo Sculpture Garden on Sunday, February 2nd. Here is the report.

Sapporo International Student Center provided “Japanese Culture Experience Program for international students” on November 2nd.　Multicultural Connection Unit “SKY” cooperated with this event and 25 of international students and their family members (including 6 children) from 9 countries joined it.  They cooked onigirazu, chikuwa-maki, Japanese pickles, and dessert made with tofu together with volunteers. Here is the report by Sapporo International Student Center on facebook. https://www.facebook.com/sisc2000/

We held the origami workshop at the Sapporo International Communication Plaza Foundation on Saturday, November 23rd. We made “Fairies in a Frame”. 15 people from 7 countries and areas joined the workshop. Thank you for coming!

We held “Try on a Yukata and Walk Around！” on July 13th. Here is the report.