PHOTO:Armenian-Japanese friendship in th...

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VIDEO: Shodo lesson at the Iroha Center

On Օctober 16, 2025, at 18:15 p.m., Daiki San, a friend of the center, visited the Iroha center and conducted a shodo course. Details in the video. Author: H....

VIDEO:19th Japanese Film Festival

On October 13, 2025, at 6:30 PM, the opening speech of the 19th Japanese Film Festival took place at the Moscva Cinema . Details in the video After that, the first film of this festival “Rent a Cat” Directed by Naoko Ogigami have deen shown. The protagonist, Sayoko, facilitates encounters between people and cats as she calls out, “Cats for rent, for lonely people.” But, she doesn’t just rent her cats out to anyone. She does screenings to determine whether they have the conditions required for renting out a cat. Sayoko has been on good terms...

VIDEO:The 14th Japanese Oral Language C...

On October 11, 2025, the 14th competition “oral speech in Japanese” was held in the in the Khnko Aper National Children’s Library. Details in the video Author:  H....

VIDEO: Cultural exchange at the Iroha Ce...

On September 11, 2025 17:00 PM, another cultural exchange was held in the Iroha Center. This time, the center’s guests were Mr. Yoshimura – who have already visited the center several times and Mr Ota Jotaro. Details in the video Author:  H....

VIDEO,PHOTO:The Celebration of 七夕(Tanaba...

On July 13, 2025 at IROHA Center there was celebrated the traditional Japanese holiday Tanabata. The event began with the members of the center speech in Armenian about the Tanabata holiday. Details in the video Then they played nagashi-soba and enjoyed their hand-held soba with pre-prepared hospitalitys in two rooms. Details in the video After which they enjoyed kakegori prepared by the hospitable center. And at the end, the new members put on ukakatas and walked around the city center. Author:  H....

VIDEO: Kana Semba, a Japanese Woman who ...

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VIDEO: Ikigai

On　June 13, 2023 at the Iroha Center, as framework of the “lessons related to origami and other interesting Japanese culture” Maiko san conducted an interesting course on the topic “Ikigai “. Author: H....

VIDEO: Japanese Tea Ceremony

On　June 9, 2025 at the Iroha Center, as framework of the “lessons related to origami and other interesting Japanese culture” Christina Ahmadjian  san conducted an interesting course on the topic “Japanese tea ceremony “. Details in the video Author: H....

Ehagaki—Hand-Painted Postcards

On Thursday, May 15th, we had the pleasure of welcoming Dr. Hagiwara’s wife—Hagiwara Tomie, who kindly introduced us to the art of creating ehagaki—hand-painted postcards. Each participant observed the strawberries and expressed their own unique interpretation, resulting in beautiful and one-of-a-kind postcards. We extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who participated, and especially to Dr. Hagiwara’s wife for providing us with such a wonderful and enriching experience. the material is taken from Iroha...

VIDEO: Cultural exchange at the Iroha Ce...

On May 12, 2025 (Monday) 6:00 PM, another cultural exchange was held in the Iroha Center. This time, the guest of the center was Dr. Yoshiaki Damon Hagiwara, a recipient of the Armenian State Award for Global Contribution to High-Tech, with his wife and son.　Dr. Hagiwara worked for many years at Sony　contributing to the development of semiconductor chips, especially the CCD photosensitive matrix for commercial portable cameras. He was the founder and president of the AIPLAB consortium focusing on artificial intelligence peer-to-peer systems. Currently, he continues...

VIDEO, PHOTO: Hanami in the Park Symboli...

On April 4, 2025 with the initiative of Armenia_Nippon scientific and cultural union and Armenia-Japan Friendship Group of the National Assembly of RA, was again condacted Hanami. It was at the Sakura Square which was planted on May 2015 in the NA Park as a sign of Armenian_Japanese friendship. Details in the video Author:  H....

VIDEO, PHOTO: On 2025, “IROHA” Center On...

On March 30, 2025 “IROHA” center once again celebrated Hanami. This year center celebrated Hanami in a garden full of apricot trees on Vedi, which didn’t yield to sakura in its beauty. At first the group, which comprised of 80 people, among which there were many Japanese, who have already become locals and other Japanese who have visited Armenia as tourists, set for visited the Khor Virap monastery. Details in the video. After getting to the place, everyone set on to his work. Details in the video The games were followed by the ceremony of handing the...

VIDEO:Natural disasters and the Japanese

On March 13, 2025, Peter McMillan‘s lecture “Natural Disasters and the Japanes, how it is reflected in the literature.” took place in the small meeting room of the V. Bryusov State University. Peter McMillan is a translator, poet, NHK World’s announcer, and a recognized translator of classical Japanese literature. The event was organized as part of the JICA educational program. Details in the video Author: H....

VIDEO, PHOTO: Hinamatsuri at IROHA Cente...

On March 9, 2025, from 12:30 to 16:30 o’clock at IROHA Armenian-Japanese Educational and Cultural Exchange Center there took place Hinamatsuri. Details in the video In the beginning of the event, two students of the center with the help of a slide show made beforehand told the attendees what is the Holiday of Hinamatsuri. Details in the video Then, the attendees were divided into two groups and went to two rooms, where, under the guidance of Syu sensei Details in the video and Tatev san, they prepared dolls for the Hinadana, Details in the video with which they...

UNICEF and Japan will scale up mental he...

YEREVAN, 27 February 2025 – UNICEF, the Government of Japan, and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) announced a new partnership of over US$3 million to provide mental health and psychosocial wellbeing services for ethnic Armenian refugee children and adolescents and their peers from host communities across Armenia. This contribution enables UNICEF to scale up support, engaging 5600 service providers working with children in different sectors and reaching around 300,000 children and adolescents, as well as up to 150,000 parents with mental health...

VIDEO:Celebration of the 65th Birthday o...

On February 20, 2025, the 65th birthday of His Majesty Emperor of Japan Naruhito was celebrated at the Armenia Marriot Hotel from 18:30 to 20:30. Detals in the video. Author: H....

VIDEO, PHOTO: Setsubun holiday – beginni...

On February 2, 2025 at IROHA Armenian-Japanese Educational and Cultural Exchange Center there took place the event Setsubun.　At the begining, the attendees were told about the holiday in Armenian with slide show. Details in the video Then the attendees divided in the 2 separate rooms and prepered the ehomaki with their own hands, but of course under the instruction of the teachers. Details in the video After which together looking at the direction of that year and keeping silence, they ate the ehomaki they had prepered. Details in the video After that was the...

VIDEO:The the Tenth Anniversary of “IROH...

On December 22, 2024, the Arnenian-Japanese Educational and Cultural Exchange Center NGO hosted rhe tenth anniversary of the establishment of that NGO and New Year’s Eve celebration for 2025 at Ani Plaza Hotel. Details in the videos Author:  H....