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Hiroe Mayumi

Hiroe Mayumi

Calligrapher
Hiroe Mayumi
Kyoko Hodgkinson

Kyoko Hodgkinson

Kimono Australia
Kyoko Hodgkinson
Mika Nakamura-Mather

Mika Nakamura-Mather

Mixed Media Artist
Mika Nakamura-Mather
Ryota Matsumoto

Ryota Matsumoto

Artist, Designer & Architect
Ryota Matsumoto
Yumiko (Kinyu) Kigoshi

Yumiko (Kinyu) Kigoshi

Sumi-e and Calligraphy Artist
Yumiko (Kinyu) Kigoshi
Elysha Rei

Elysha Rei

Visual Artist
Elysha Rei
Kathryn Hunyor

Kathryn Hunyor

Director & Founder, ArtsPeople
Kathryn Hunyor
Michael Clonaris

Michael Clonaris

Origami Artist
Michael Clonaris
Noriko Tadano

Noriko Tadano

Shamisen Player and Vocalist
Noriko Tadano
Jun Morooka

Jun Morooka

Kintsugi Artist
Jun Morooka
Yoshimi Tada

Yoshimi Tada

Ikebana Artist
Yoshimi Tada
Yoshio Honjo

Yoshio Honjo

Ukiyo-e & Tattoo Artist
Yoshio Honjo
Sayuri Hayashi

Sayuri Hayashi

Shamisen performer & ikebana artist
Sayuri Hayashi
Yoko Kawada

Yoko Kawada

Kintsugi Artist
Yoko Kawada
Mayu Iwasaki

Mayu Iwasaki

Actor & Puppeteer
Mayu Iwasaki
Horisumi Kian Forreal

Horisumi Kian Forreal

Tattoo Artist
Horisumi Kian Forreal
Yuri Shimmyo

Yuri Shimmyo

Painter
Yuri Shimmyo
Junko Azukawa

Junko Azukawa

Calligraphy Artist
Junko Azukawa
Masahide Kurita

Masahide Kurita

Musician
Masahide Kurita
John Eastment

John Eastment

Bonsai
John Eastment
Munetaka Umehara

Munetaka Umehara

Musician
Munetaka Umehara
Natsuko Mineghishi

Natsuko Mineghishi

Musician
Natsuko Mineghishi
Mayumi Kataoka

Mayumi Kataoka

Photographer & Forest Therapy Guide
Mayumi Kataoka
Robyn Cottew

Robyn Cottew

Paper Artist
Robyn Cottew
Leigh Sloggett

Leigh Sloggett

Netsuke
Leigh Sloggett
Kuniko Nakano

Kuniko Nakano

Ikebana artist
Kuniko Nakano
Masayo Colley

Masayo Colley

Sumie and Visual Artist
Masayo Colley
Emerald L King

Emerald L King

Cosplayer & Scholar
Emerald L King
Arisa Yura

Arisa Yura

Performer
Arisa Yura
Japanese Dancing Mai

Japanese Dancing Mai

Traditional Japanese Dance
Japanese Dancing Mai
Aya Shibata

Aya Shibata

Ikebana Artist
Aya Shibata
Shelley Brunt

Shelley Brunt

Japanese Music Scholar
Shelley Brunt
Guy Keulemans

Guy Keulemans

Multidisciplinary Designer
Guy Keulemans
Yusuke Takemura

Yusuke Takemura

Glass Artist
Yusuke Takemura
Wendy Ella Wright

Wendy Ella Wright

Writer
Wendy Ella Wright
Bic Tieu

Bic Tieu

Jewellery and Lacquerware Designer
Bic Tieu
Yuji Sone

Yuji Sone

Academic
Yuji Sone
Toshinori Sakamoto

Toshinori Sakamoto

Wadaiko Drummer
Toshinori Sakamoto
Chado Urasenke Tankokai Sydney Association Inc.

Chado Urasenke Tankokai Sydney Association Inc.

Tea Ceremony Association
Chado Urasenke Tankokai Sydney Association Inc.
Hiromi Tango

Hiromi Tango

Installation and Performance Artist
Hiromi Tango
Tess De Quincey

Tess De Quincey

Choreographer and Dancer
Tess De Quincey
Anne M Norman

Anne M Norman

Shakuhachi Performer and Composer
Anne M Norman
Akira Isogawa

Akira Isogawa

Fashion Designer
Akira Isogawa
Aiko Goto

Aiko Goto

Violinist
Aiko Goto
Satsuki Odamura Koto Ensemble

Satsuki Odamura Koto Ensemble

Koto Ensemble
Satsuki Odamura Koto Ensemble
Mutsuko Bonnardeaux

Mutsuko Bonnardeaux

Print Artist
Mutsuko Bonnardeaux
Roslyn Kean

Roslyn Kean

Woodblock Print Artist
Roslyn Kean
David Lovegrove

David Lovegrove

Writer and Illustrator
David Lovegrove
Natalie Erika James

Natalie Erika James

Writer, Director and Producer
Natalie Erika James
Professor John Clark

Professor John Clark

Academic
Professor John Clark
Paul Nolan

Paul Nolan

Nihonga Artist
Paul Nolan
Murasaki Penguin

Murasaki Penguin

Performance Collaboration
Murasaki Penguin
Herman Lee

Herman Lee

Photographer, Ikebana Artist, and Writer
Herman Lee
Anna Kuroda is a choreographer and dancer based in Western Sydney. Her movement practice focuses on sensitivity to internal and external air flow around the body, sharpness, fragility and unique rhythm.

Anna Kuroda

Choreographer and Dancer
Anna Kuroda is a choreographer and dancer based in Western Sydney. Her movement practice focuses on sensitivity to internal and external air flow around the body, sharpness, fragility and unique rhythm.
Tomoko Yamada

Tomoko Yamada

Artist and Designer
Tomoko Yamada
Ryuichi Fujimura

Ryuichi Fujimura

Dancer and Choreographer
Ryuichi Fujimura
Akira Kamada is a sculptor and installation artist whose central concern is the impact of human behaviour on the natural environment and on our overall social fabric, combined with an artistic respect and reverence for the beauty of natural materials.

Akira Kamada

Sculptor and Installation Artist
Akira Kamada is a sculptor and installation artist whose central concern is the impact of human behaviour on the natural environment and on our overall social fabric, combined with an artistic respect and reverence for the beauty of natural materials.
Michael Hill

Michael Hill

Comic Artist
Michael Hill
Miho Watanabe

Miho Watanabe

Photographer and Installation Artist
Miho Watanabe
Chiaki Ajioka

Chiaki Ajioka

Academic and Curator
Chiaki Ajioka
Yoke set off to study and live in Kyoto and Tokyo 1976-92 Noh Dance and Drama, Kanze school and Nihonbuyo, Fujima school.

Yoke Chin Kham

Performance Artist
Yoke set off to study and live in Kyoto and Tokyo 1976-92 Noh Dance and Drama, Kanze school and Nihonbuyo, Fujima school.
RILEY LEE began playing the shakuhachi in Japan in 1971, under the guidance of Chikuho Sakai II and Katsuya Yokoyama.

Riley Lee

Shakuhachi Performer
RILEY LEE began playing the shakuhachi in Japan in 1971, under the guidance of Chikuho Sakai II and Katsuya Yokoyama.
Yoshie Kumagai specialises in furoshiki, mizuhiki and gift wrapping, and offers a variety of services, including commercial gift wrapping and tailored orders.

Yoshie Kumagai

Gift Wrapping Artist
Yoshie Kumagai specialises in furoshiki, mizuhiki and gift wrapping, and offers a variety of services, including commercial gift wrapping and tailored orders.
Fiona Chor-Kay Chan, also more commonly known as 'Miyukiko', is a Chinese-Australian based digital and traditional illustrator.

Miyukiko

Digital and Traditional Illustrator
Fiona Chor-Kay Chan, also more commonly known as 'Miyukiko', is a Chinese-Australian based digital and traditional illustrator.
Sydney based artist Ayako Saito left Tokyo in 2002 to begin her life in Australia. In 2008 she completed her Master in Visual Arts at Australian National University, following the completion of her Bachelor of Visual Arts with Honours in 2006.

Ayako Saito

Installation Artist
Sydney based artist Ayako Saito left Tokyo in 2002 to begin her life in Australia. In 2008 she completed her Master in Visual Arts at Australian National University, following the completion of her Bachelor of Visual Arts with Honours in 2006.
Tae Gessner

Tae Gessner

Kimono
Tae Gessner
IKCS (International Kimono Club Sydney) is a group of Kimono enthusiasts based in the Sydney-Hunter region.

International Kimono Club Sydney

Kimono Club
IKCS (International Kimono Club Sydney) is a group of Kimono enthusiasts based in the Sydney-Hunter region.
I began illustrating professionally in 2006 as a member of The Jacky Winter Group in Melbourne since that time I have also given talks and workshops on all sorts of topics related to illustration and design, such as professional practice, drawing, marketing and character design.

Andrea Innocent

Illustrator
I began illustrating professionally in 2006 as a member of The Jacky Winter Group in Melbourne since that time I have also given talks and workshops on all sorts of topics related to illustration and design, such as professional practice, drawing, marketing and character design.
Joolie Green is the owner and creator of JOYJOart + design, painting romantic kokeshi travel couples.

Joolie Green

Painter
Joolie Green is the owner and creator of JOYJOart + design, painting romantic kokeshi travel couples.
Lily Karmatz is a visual artist and also an Ikebana artist and teacher. Native of Malaysia, Lily lives and practices her art in Brisbane, Australia.

Lily Karmatz

Ikebana & Visual Artist
Lily Karmatz is a visual artist and also an Ikebana artist and teacher. Native of Malaysia, Lily lives and practices her art in Brisbane, Australia.
Born in Hyogo, Japan, Yumi is an established Butoh Dancer and choreographer from Australia.

Yumi Umiumare

Choreographer, Dancer and Performance Artist
Born in Hyogo, Japan, Yumi is an established Butoh Dancer and choreographer from Australia.
The Sakura Dance Group, specialising in Nihon Buyou (traditional Japanese dance) is a Gold Coast based non-profit organisation established in September 2008.

Sakura Dance Group

Dance Group
The Sakura Dance Group, specialising in Nihon Buyou (traditional Japanese dance) is a Gold Coast based non-profit organisation established in September 2008.
Mitsuo Shoji is a Japanese trained ceramist who has lived and worked for over forty years in Sydney. He is internationally renowned as a sculptor, functional artist and also as a brilliant teacher.

Mitsuo Shoji

Ceramist
Mitsuo Shoji is a Japanese trained ceramist who has lived and worked for over forty years in Sydney. He is internationally renowned as a sculptor, functional artist and also as a brilliant teacher.
Satsuki is a koto virtuoso, who has pioneered the teaching and performing of this ancient Japanese instrument in Australia.

Satsuki Odamura

Kotoist and Composer
Satsuki is a koto virtuoso, who has pioneered the teaching and performing of this ancient Japanese instrument in Australia.
Zen composer, Japanese “kimono” flautist

Momo Sakura

Composer and Flautist
Zen composer, Japanese “kimono” flautist
Born in Malaysia, Brandon started learning the koto when he attended Melbourne University. His teachers include Miyama Mcqueen Tokita, Satsuki Odamura in Sydney, and Kazue Sawai in Tokyo.

Brandon Lee

Kotoist
Born in Malaysia, Brandon started learning the koto when he attended Melbourne University. His teachers include Miyama Mcqueen Tokita, Satsuki Odamura in Sydney, and Kazue Sawai in Tokyo.
Tamayo Leahy

Tamayo Leahy

Painter and Printmaker
Tamayo Leahy
Ikebana International is a non-profit, cultural organisation, made up of members from all nationalities who are dedicated to the promotion and appreciation of Ikebana.

Ikebana International

Ikebana Organisation
Ikebana International is a non-profit, cultural organisation, made up of members from all nationalities who are dedicated to the promotion and appreciation of Ikebana.
Simon Reece studied ceramics at The National Art School (formerly East Sydney Technical College), in 1980 for 3 years. Completing his studies, he set up a studio in Blackheath, NSW, and taught ceramics at Nepean TAFE before travelling to Japan and working for ceramic master, Uneo Norihide in Bizen in 1985

Simon Reece

Ceramist
Simon Reece studied ceramics at The National Art School (formerly East Sydney Technical College), in 1980 for 3 years. Completing his studies, he set up a studio in Blackheath, NSW, and taught ceramics at Nepean TAFE before travelling to Japan and working for ceramic master, Uneo Norihide in Bizen in 1985
Kizuna is a community Japanese drumming group, established in 2008, based on the Gold Coast, with a history of performing all over Queensland and Australia.

Kizuna Gold Coast Wadaiko Team Inc.

Wadaiko School
Kizuna is a community Japanese drumming group, established in 2008, based on the Gold Coast, with a history of performing all over Queensland and Australia.
Emi Kamataki

Emi Kamataki

Sumi-e Artist
Emi Kamataki
Emi Canavan

Emi Canavan

Actress
Emi Canavan
Kay Watanabe

Kay Watanabe

Printmaker and Visual Artist
Kay Watanabe
Tomoko Oka

Tomoko Oka

Calligraphy Artist
Tomoko Oka
Susan has been carving netsuke for more than 35 years. Her work is in many prestigious collections, including those of HIH Prince Takamado of Japan at the Tokyo National Museum; the British Museum; the Kyoto Seishu Netsuke Art Museum; the National Gallery of Australia; the Office of the President, USA.

Susan Wraight

Netsuke Artist
Susan has been carving netsuke for more than 35 years. Her work is in many prestigious collections, including those of HIH Prince Takamado of Japan at the Tokyo National Museum; the British Museum; the Kyoto Seishu Netsuke Art Museum; the National Gallery of Australia; the Office of the President, USA.
Hiromi's art uses a unique procedure for the etching effects. She specialises in large scale commissions. Hiromi's art core runs from Japanese Aesthetics - simplicity, beauty of ephemeral and fleeting life.

Hiromi Ozaki

Printmaker & Actor
Hiromi's art uses a unique procedure for the etching effects. She specialises in large scale commissions. Hiromi's art core runs from Japanese Aesthetics - simplicity, beauty of ephemeral and fleeting life.
Mayu Kanamori

Mayu Kanamori

Interdisciplinary Artist
Mayu Kanamori
William BIL Anderson JR

William BIL Anderson JR

Visual Artist
William BIL Anderson JR
Ren Yano is an artist and specialises on ‘Shodo’, Japanese traditional calligraphy. After holding exhibitions in Tokyo and Osaka, he moved his centre of activity to Sydney in 1996. In 2003 he gained Australian permanent residence as an artist.

Ren Yano

Calligraphy Performance Artist
Ren Yano is an artist and specialises on ‘Shodo’, Japanese traditional calligraphy. After holding exhibitions in Tokyo and Osaka, he moved his centre of activity to Sydney in 1996. In 2003 he gained Australian permanent residence as an artist.
Sachie Terasaki is a qualified Ikebana teacher in Canberra. Sachie first started Ikebana in 1994 in Tokyo, Japan. She received a teaching qualification from the Japan Sogetsu Ikebana School in 2000.

Sachie Terasaki

Ikebana Artist
Sachie Terasaki is a qualified Ikebana teacher in Canberra. Sachie first started Ikebana in 1994 in Tokyo, Japan. She received a teaching qualification from the Japan Sogetsu Ikebana School in 2000.
Shoso Shimbo PhD is a sculptor and a certified teacher of Ikebana (Sogetsu School). His recent commissions include the Wye River Project (2016) and Magnolia Sculpture for Le Pine, East Kew, Melbourne (2020).

Shoso Shimbo

Sculptor and Ikebana Artist
Shoso Shimbo PhD is a sculptor and a certified teacher of Ikebana (Sogetsu School). His recent commissions include the Wye River Project (2016) and Magnolia Sculpture for Le Pine, East Kew, Melbourne (2020).
CJC was officially established in 1998 to: provide exchange between Japanese and Japan-related residents living near Canberra and Canberra; encourage members' participation in Japanese culture; and increase the understanding of Japanese culture in local communities.

CJC Bluebells Tanka Group

Tanka Club
CJC was officially established in 1998 to: provide exchange between Japanese and Japan-related residents living near Canberra and Canberra; encourage members' participation in Japanese culture; and increase the understanding of Japanese culture in local communities.
Saeko Ogi

Saeko Ogi

Poet and Translator
Saeko Ogi
Shinji Ogata was born in Yatsushiro City (Kumamoto Prefecture), Japan, in 1965. Shinji graduated from Tama Art University and lived in Japan for 20 years before moving to Brisbane in 2004.

Shinji Ogata

Illustrator and Painter
Shinji Ogata was born in Yatsushiro City (Kumamoto Prefecture), Japan, in 1965. Shinji graduated from Tama Art University and lived in Japan for 20 years before moving to Brisbane in 2004.
QLD’s eminent Koto performer, Takako Nishibori brings the classic sounds of Japan alive through her mastery of the Koto.

Takako Nishibori

Kotoist
QLD’s eminent Koto performer, Takako Nishibori brings the classic sounds of Japan alive through her mastery of the Koto.
The Yarra Valley Bonsai Society, based in the 'far east' of Melbourne, caters for bonsai enthusiasts of all skill levels, from the simply curious and absolute beginner to the advanced practitioners.

Yarra Valley Bonsai Society

Bonsai Society
The Yarra Valley Bonsai Society, based in the 'far east' of Melbourne, caters for bonsai enthusiasts of all skill levels, from the simply curious and absolute beginner to the advanced practitioners.
YuNiOn takes people on a fun, open and soulful journey through the high spirited energy of the Japanese taiko drum, blended with percussive sounds and festive song and dance.

YuNiOn

Taiko Performance Group
YuNiOn takes people on a fun, open and soulful journey through the high spirited energy of the Japanese taiko drum, blended with percussive sounds and festive song and dance.
Born in Saitama, Japan. Junko started learning Japanese traditional dance, Nihon-Buyo, in Tokyo under the direction of Kanoko Fujima, a dance expert of the New Fujima school. Junko learned not only long classical repertoire but also short pieces for stage performances.

Junko Hirabayashi

Traditional Japanese Dancer
Born in Saitama, Japan. Junko started learning Japanese traditional dance, Nihon-Buyo, in Tokyo under the direction of Kanoko Fujima, a dance expert of the New Fujima school. Junko learned not only long classical repertoire but also short pieces for stage performances.
Since 1997 Taikoz has developed an international reputation for vibrant performances that couple explosive energy and extreme dynamism with refinement and grace.

Taikoz

Taiko Performance Group
Since 1997 Taikoz has developed an international reputation for vibrant performances that couple explosive energy and extreme dynamism with refinement and grace.
Keiko moved to Australia in 1999 and completed a Bachelor of Fine Art (Honours) degree in 2006 at the National Art School in Sydney

Keiko Matsui

Ceramist
Keiko moved to Australia in 1999 and completed a Bachelor of Fine Art (Honours) degree in 2006 at the National Art School in Sydney
Kubota Fumikazu is a Melbourne-based artist. His practice involves painting and sculpture, and his works feature precise and finely calculated geometric shapes.

Kubota Fumikazu

Sculpturist and Painter
Kubota Fumikazu is a Melbourne-based artist. His practice involves painting and sculpture, and his works feature precise and finely calculated geometric shapes.
Toko-ton Taiko perform the fluid and energetic Japanese cultural art form known as Taiko or Wadaiko (Japanese drumming).

Toko-Ton Taiko

Wadaiko Performance Group
Toko-ton Taiko perform the fluid and energetic Japanese cultural art form known as Taiko or Wadaiko (Japanese drumming).
Michael's work focuses on breaking down the barrier between art and science that limits people's ability to become more creative, innovative and expressive.

Michael Lai

Origami Artist
Michael's work focuses on breaking down the barrier between art and science that limits people's ability to become more creative, innovative and expressive.
Showko is an acclaimed Japanese comedian, ventriloquist, Rakugo performer (Japanese traditional comedy), writer and speaker.

Showko Showfukutei

Comedian, Ventriloquist and Rakugo Performer
Showko is an acclaimed Japanese comedian, ventriloquist, Rakugo performer (Japanese traditional comedy), writer and speaker.
Kyoko Imazu is a Japanese artist whose practice encompasses a range of mediums such as printmaking, bookbinding, ceramics and installation.

Kyoko Imazu

Printmaker, Ceramist and Installation Artist
Kyoko Imazu is a Japanese artist whose practice encompasses a range of mediums such as printmaking, bookbinding, ceramics and installation.
A bilingual entertainer, Jarrod educates and inspires through performing arts, specializing in traditional Japanese comic theatre (Kyōgen) and traditional comic storytelling (Rakugo).

Jarrod Hoare

Rakugo and Kyogen Performer
A bilingual entertainer, Jarrod educates and inspires through performing arts, specializing in traditional Japanese comic theatre (Kyōgen) and traditional comic storytelling (Rakugo).
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Bronwyn Kirkpatrick

Shakuhachi Performer
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Keiko arrived in Australia with her father being involved in The Snowy Mountain Scheme’s last project, Tumut 3 Power Station in 1970.

Keiko Goto

Photographer
Keiko arrived in Australia with her father being involved in The Snowy Mountain Scheme’s last project, Tumut 3 Power Station in 1970.
Melinda Heal is a Textile Artist living and making art in Canberra. Her works are a synthesis of traditional Japanese paste-resist dyeing techniques (katazome & yuzen) and imagery of Australian flora and fauna.

Melinda Heal

Textile Artist
Melinda Heal is a Textile Artist living and making art in Canberra. Her works are a synthesis of traditional Japanese paste-resist dyeing techniques (katazome & yuzen) and imagery of Australian flora and fauna.
Born in Osaka, Japan and currently living in Melbourne, Australia, Toshi Handa undertook the Graphic Art/Design Course at the Osaka Designers College.

Toshi Handa

Multimedia Illustrator and Author
Born in Osaka, Japan and currently living in Melbourne, Australia, Toshi Handa undertook the Graphic Art/Design Course at the Osaka Designers College.
I first became truly aware of the beauty and magic of Ikebana when I happened to see an exhibition of Ikebana flower arrangements by Mr Yoshiro Umemura in a major Canberra department store.

Ping Block

Ikebana Artist
I first became truly aware of the beauty and magic of Ikebana when I happened to see an exhibition of Ikebana flower arrangements by Mr Yoshiro Umemura in a major Canberra department store.
Midori Furze is a Japanese-born Sydney-based contemporary artist and she is an active participant in the local art community.

Midori Furze

Contemporary Painter and Origami Artist
Midori Furze is a Japanese-born Sydney-based contemporary artist and she is an active participant in the local art community.
Yuria Okamura's abstract drawing practice brings together and reinterprets various idealities from across cultures and histories.

Yuria Okamura

Abstract Drawing Artist
Yuria Okamura's abstract drawing practice brings together and reinterprets various idealities from across cultures and histories.
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