By hasmik on Feb 21, 2020
By hasmik on Feb 14, 2020
The Celebration of Setsubun 2020 at IROH...
On February 14, 2020 at IROHA center they again celebrated Setsubun. At first two students from the center with the slide-show on Setsubun holiday written with the Japanese explanations presented in Armenian to the audience that had gathered. Then the attendees were divided into two groups and in two separate rooms made ehomaki with their own hands, of course, with the instructions of the teacher. After that the two groups looking together in the direction of the New Year and keeping silence ate their ehomaki. After that there was the ceremony of mamemaki. After a...
By hasmik on Jan 26, 2020
“Japanese New Year” Event (Video)
On January 24, 2020 at “IROHA” Armenian-Japanese Educational and Cultural Exchange Center there took place the event “Japanese New Year”. In the beginning of the event the employees of the center hold a small quiz, which would help the participants to learn how they celebrate New Year in Japan. After that, under the direction of Deputy President of the center Minamie Shuichi and with joint efforts of the attendees there was made the stuff for motsi – the dish of the day. At the end of the event when they were starting to make motsi and enjoy it, the...
By hasmik on Jan 20, 2020
Guide Courses in the Asian Languages (Vi...
On January 20, 2020, from 18:30 to 20:00 o’clock “Soleil Travel” travel agency located at 16/43 Heratsi str. conducted the first lesson of guide courses for the people mastering the Japanese, Chinese and Korean languages. Author: H. Muradyan translated from Armenian into English...
By hasmik on Dec 22, 2019
The Fifth Anniversary of “IROHA” Center ...
On December 21, 2019 in Nairi Hall of Ani Plaza Hotel there took place the celebration of New Year 2020 by “IROHA” Armenian-Japanese Educational and Cultural Exchange NGO and the celebration of the fifth anniversary of the NGO. In the beginning the guests were greeted by the president of the center Ruzanna Khojikyan and the vice-president Minamie Syuitsi. The event was conducted in the Armenian and Japanese languages by the employee of IROHA center Diana Shahverdyan and Mrs. Fujita Kino, who has arrived in order to study the Armenian language and the...
By hasmik on Dec 12, 2019
The Japanese Film Festival will be held ...
11/12/2019 Gohar Isakhanyan In the frameworks of the 14th Japanese Film Festival modern movies will be shown in Yerevan, Spitak,...
By hasmik on Dec 7, 2019
“Hikari” Armenian-Japanese Cultural Cent...
On December 6, “Hikari” Armenian-Japanese Scientific, Educational and Cultural has hosted the Japanese scientist, the author of the concept “Virtual Reality” Takeo Kanade. The event started with the greeting speech of the head of the center Karine Piliposyan. During the event there was a video telling about the activity of the center. The students of the center read poems from the book “71 Haikus”, where there were presented the works of the Armenian and Japanese authors. Karine Piliposyan highly emphasizes the meeting with Takeo Kanade: “Mr. Kanade admires...
By hasmik on Oct 11, 2019
Kamisuki (the art of making paper) and O...
On October 10, 2019 at “IROHA” Armenian-Japanese Educational and Cultural Exchange Center took place Kamisuki (the art of making paper) and Orizome (the art of coloring paper) Master Classes. Author: H. Muradyan translated from Armenian into English...
By hasmik on Oct 9, 2019
There will be opened a Park in Yerevan n...
In Yerevan there will be opened a park named after the first woman consul in the world, Consul of the First Armenian Republic to Japan Diana Apcar. The corresponding decree was adopted on October 8 at the session of Yerevan Council of Elders. It is particularly mentioned in the decree: “The central avenue – the intersection of Saryan, Byuzand, Karen Demirchyan streets and Mashtots avenue is named after the Armenian prominent public figure, writer,the first woman consul in the world, Consul of the First Armenian Republic to Japan Diana Apcar”. the material is taken...
By hasmik on Sep 10, 2019
The Concert of the Japanese Pianist Nobu...
On September 7, 2019 in the frameworks of the 20th anniversary of “Yerevan Perspectives” International Musical Festival, at Aram Khachatryan concert hall there took place the concert of the world famous Japanese musician Nobuyuki Tsuji. The concert featured the works of Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel and Frederic Chopin. The Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Japan to Armenia Mr. Jun Yamada was also present at the concert. More: in the Armenian Voice Videos The material is taken from shorturl.at/bxJK0 Thanks to Ruzan Khojikyan for the provision...
By hasmik on Aug 7, 2019
On August 6, 2019 Commemoration Ceremony...
On August 6, 2019 at 11:00 o’clock near the monument of Peace Covenant, which is located in Yerevan Children’s park there took place the commemoration ceremony dedicated to the victims of atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki towns. The ceremony was organized by “Hikari” center. Author: H. Muradyan translated from Armenian into English...
By hasmik on Jul 27, 2019
The Celebration of Tanabata at “Hikari” ...
On July 7th they again celebrated Tanabata at “Hikari” center. Author: H. Muradyan translated from Armenian into English by M.Vardanyan
By hasmik on Jul 16, 2019
The Celebration of Tanabata at IROHA Cen...
On July 7, 2019 at IROHA Center there was celebrated the traditional Japanese holiday Tanabata. The celebration was launched by the greeting speech of the president of IROHA Center Ruzan Khojikyan and the presentation of the order of celebration to the audience. Then there was a beautiful, small performance about Tanabata in Japanese. After that in accordance with the meaning of the holiday all the attendees wrote down their dreams on papers and hung them from the branches of the Christmas tree. In fact they should be hung from the branches of a bamboo tree but as they...
By hasmik on Jun 27, 2019
Lesson of Calligraphy at IROHA Center (V...
On June 27, 2019, from 17:30-19:00 o’clock, Mrs. Fujita Kino conducted a lesson of calligraphy at IROHA Center. Naturally, asking the attendees about their opinion on calligraphy, first of all she showed the calligraphy of the hieroglyph 幸せ/siaoase/, which means happiness. The attendees tried to copy it. And then they tried the calligraphy of the hieroglyph 結ぶ/musubu/, which means to connect. Author: H. Muradyan translated from Armenian into English...
By hasmik on Jun 21, 2019
Training of Making Okomomiaki (Video)
On June 21, 2019 from 13:30 to 15:00 at IROHA Center took place «好み焼きOkomomiaki» party, during which the Vice-president of IROHA Center Syuitsi Minamie sensei showed and explained how they make Okomomiaki in Osaka. After that all the attendees, who wanted to make it started making the dish with the help of the instructions of Minamie and Ruzan sensei . At the end of the party, all the guests enjoyed the delicious food. Author: H. Muradyan translated from Armenian into English...
By hasmik on Jun 20, 2019
The Japanese Trucks are Already in Opera...
In 2019 Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will provide the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Armenia 40 firefighting rescue trucks. The fire fighting rescue detachments of Lori, Shirak and Syunik Regions have already received 14 fire fighting trucks, 3 ladder trucks and 1 machine controller. Another 26 units of technique will arrive in Armenia during the year. In the frameworks of the project the Japanese specialists have trained 42 rescuers, starting from the driver mechanics up to the commanders of the detachments. At present all the...
By hasmik on Jun 13, 2019
1000 Cranes of the Japanese Origami will...
On June 12, 2019, in the frameworks of the Light Cranes Program atHematology Center after professor Yeolyan took place the ceremony of the donation of 1000 cranes. During the interview with the journalists, the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Japan in the Republic of Armenia Jun Yamada mentioned that the cranes made of origami type of paper are counseled for happiness in Japan. Highlighting the initiative, the executive director of the charity foundation “Town of Smiles” Ester Demirchyan noted that it encourages and once more focuses on our...
By hasmik on May 26, 2019
“Neiro” the Second Japanese Contest-Fest...
On May 26, 2019 from 13:00 to 16:00 o’clock in the great hall of the Armenian-Russian Slavonic University took place the Second Japanese Contest-festival in Armenia “Neiro”, which was organized by IROHA center. In the staff of the jury, there were included the ambassador of Japan in RA Mr. Jun Yamada, composer, musician and musical producer Shushan Sargsyan, the soloist of “Naghash” ensemble Tatevik Movsisyan and lecturer of Japanese Arihiko Hasegawa. The opening of the event started with the famous dance of the members of IROHA center. After that, the...
By hasmik on May 17, 2019
