Thursday 28^th January

A.G.M.   Cancelled due to exceptionally bad weather

Thursday 25^th  February

Physic Garden Hall

AGM. Guest speakers . Our Patron  former British Ambassador to Japan Sir Sydney Giffard and Daisuke Tsuchiya Deputy Head of the Japanese Embassy’s  Japanese Information and Cultural Centre , and Petersfield’s Town Mayor Mrs Hilary Ayer all gave very interesting talks. A good turn out!

Sunday 28^th March

Petersfield Community Centre, Love Lane

A Japanese Lunch   Cooked by Jeffery, former chef at Old Thorn’s Nippon Kan restaurant, a big success, more than 55 attended.

Thursday  29^th April

Physic Garden Hall

Japanese Festivals-memories of 13 happy years in Japan.  A talk by Neil Hook, former British Ambassador to Turkmenistan, former HM Consul General in Osaka

Thursday 27^th May

Physic Garden Hall

“Walk Japan” A lecture from a member of the organisation which arranges walking tours in Japan.

Thursday 24^th June

Physic Garden Hall

Japanese Treasurers in the British Library. A talk by Hamish Todd, curator of the Japanese collection  in the British Library.

 Sunday  25^th July   

 Petersfield area.

Walk and pub lunch in  beautiful Hampshire countryside .

  Thursday 26^th   August

 Physic Garden Hall

Creating a Japanese Garden. A return visit from Chelsea Gold Medal Winning Japanese Garden Designer Professor Fukuhara who lectures in Japanese, and his translator Angela Davies , Chairman of the Japan Society North West  

    Thursday 23^rd  September

 Physic Garden Hall 

Aspects of Japanese Art and Design. The Kimono. Gail Forrest who lectures and gives courses for NADFAS and WEA will bring down her collection of kimonos as worn by men , women and children, including gold- and silver-embroidered bridal ribes and others woven, dyed, embroidered and painted, also obi sashes, undergarments and hair ornaments. We hope also to arrange at around the same time an exhibition in Petersfield of her collection of lacquerware, ceramics, tea ceremony utensils and kumihimo braiding, and also a lecture for ladies only by another expert who will show us how to put on a kimono.

    Thursday 28^th October

        Physic Garden Hall

The Art of the Japanese  Sword . A talk by James Hammond is Bonham’s Auctioneers expert on Japanese swords. He will bring some down to show us and tell about the tradition  of sword-making in Japan. 

Sunday  28^th November 2pm

Petersfield Community Centre

Sunday December 5^th  At   Rosemary Alexander’s Guest  Cottage

Sushi and mince pies!  A social lunch  when everyone brings some traditional Japanese or Western Christmas food, plus a small wrapped gift, to be  distributed by  Santa-san.