Yuai Association

For the 4th year in a row, the Yuai, the most active French-Japanese association in Paris, is meeting you on their booth at Japan Expo.

All year long, the Yuai is keeping the French-Japanese community alive with activities and events: French and Japanese classes, go and shôgi games, calligraphy, origami, tea ceremony, cultural outings, etc.

For Japan Expo 16th Impact, the ikebana artist Kenji TSUTSUMI and the ceramics artist King Houndekpinkou present floral arrangements. The vases work as a basis for Kenji TSUTSUMI’s flower arrangements, presenting two styles of ikebana: shajitsu moribana, for which techniques at at the center of ikebana, and sanshu ike, which highlights vegetal minimalism.

This year, the artists of the group KIRIE are creating a calligraphy work especially for Yuai during a live show. Don’t miss their performance on Thursday! 

The whole team of the Yuai Association invites you to discover Japanese culture through workshops, exhibits and demonstrations:

• Come try origami and calligraphy
• Try on a yukata and take a lovely picture in front of an ikebana artwork
• Admire vases by the ceramics artist King Houndekpinkou and ikebana flower arrangements
• Don’t miss the calligraphy show by KIRIE on Thursday and live ikebana creations on Saturday and Sunday