日本から輸入されたさくらのアルメニアと日本の友情を象徴する公園においで花見(ビデ...

On May 12, 2015, with the initiative of the Armenia-Japan Friendship Group of the National Assembly of RA, Japan-Armenia Union,  v. ann company,  in the park of the National Assembly of RA with sakura imported from Japan there was solemnly established a park symbolizing the Armenian-Japanese friendship. According to the established tradition, every year in spring during the period of the sakura blossoming, in the park of the National Assembly there is organized an Armenian-Japanese cultural event. It is organized by Armenia-Japan friendship group, v.ann company and for...

日本のひなまつらの祝日に捧げられたイベントがエレバンで開催されました...

March 4, 2021 YEREVAN, MARCH 4, ARMENPRESS: On March 3, at “Hikari” Armenian-Japanese Center functioning in Yerevan, there took place an event dedicated to the Japanese National Holiday “Hinamatsuri”. According to “Armenpress”, the Japanese holiday is dedicated to the awakening of spring, young girls and the blossoming of peach trees. At the event, the students of the center presented the origination of the holiday and the ceremonies of celebration. According to the national Japanese tradition, on that day the families where there are girls, present unique...

The Armenians are one of the Most Musica...

ublished 12 February 2021 Author: ANM Media On February 11, during the concert–presentation at Chamber Music House named after Komitas there were presented for the first time Yamaha new musical instruments provided to the Armenian State Chamber Orchestra in the frameworks of “Grassroots” Grant Project of the Government of Japan – a grand piano, a goser, big and small drums, a xylophone, a glockenspiel, tubular bells, a clavinova and a background sound system. At the concert-presentation there performed the Armenian State Chamber Orchestra under the direction of...

日本人僧侶の平和の信仰とアルメニア...

Many people in Yerevan and in other towns of Armenia as well, already recognize the Japanese monk with his very distinctive appearance. For years the Buddhist monk Qanshin Ikeda travels in different countries of the world to announce the sound of peace. He told Mediamax about his covenant, travelling and the days spent in Armenia. The Decision of Becoming a Monk Qanshin Ikeda travels in different towns of Armenia mainly on foot. In his hands he always carries a musical instrument, which is like drums. By means of hitting it, he makes a Buddhist mantra for the sake of...

オンラインイベント　！お好み焼きを作ろう！...

On July 10, 2020, on Friday, at 14:00 o’clock “IROHA” Armenian-Japanese Educational and Cultural Exchange Center, together with its members made a very delicious Japanese dish called okonomiyaki (おこのみやき). Like the previous event, this one was also conducted on Zoom platform. The participants had prepared all the necessary ingredients beforehand and together they made okonomiyaki in real time. At the end they tasted it and shared their impressions. Everyone had prepared delicious okonomiyakis. Suchlike events organized in these hard times, which is...

折り紙のオンライン・イベント...

On June 26, 2020, at 18։00 o’clock in the evening there took place an online origami event organized by “IROHA” Armenian-Japanese Educational and Cultural Exchange NGO. At the opening the president of the NGO Ruzan Khojikyan delivered a greeting speech, after which one the active members of the center Diana presented an interesting slide-show about origami. After that she skillfully and practically showed the ways of making a circle, a star box and the famous bird waving its wings. Following her instructions the other participants also tried to make...

天皇陛下60歳の誕生日記念レセプション(動画)...

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2020年にいろはセンターで行われた節分（動画）...

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...

日本の新年イベント（動画）

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...

アジア言語のガイドコース（動画）...

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...

いろはセンター5周年と2020新年のお祝い（動画）...

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...

The Opening of 14th Japanese Film Festiv...

Author: H. Muradyan

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,...

“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...

紙すき（製紙技術）またはおりぞめのマスタークラス（動画）...

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...

エレバンで世界初の女性領事ダイアナ・アプカー記念公園が開園へ...

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...

日本のピアニスト辻井伸行氏、エレヴァンでコンサート（ビデオ）...

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...

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...

２０１９年のアルメニア日本「光」科学センターで七夕祭り（動画）...

On July 7th they again celebrated Tanabata at “Hikari” center. Author: H. Muradyan translated from Armenian into English by M.Vardanyan

いろはセンターで七夕祭り（動画）...

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...