What’s Wasanpo?
Wasanpo (Network of Japanese Culture Exploration) ? is a community that　explores Japanese wisdom through its culture and tradition.

Japan has drastically westernized after the World War II. It helped us modernize our life. However, we seemed to have lost some of very good parts of our culture and tradition on the way. We believe exploring these things will enrich our life, and doing it with our foreign friends will make it very insightful for all of us.

Members
Mostly 25-40 year-old working people as professionals (owner of company, designer, journalist, marketer ,e.t.c). Their interests include various topics (not only business and politics, but also art, nature, social life, e.t.c.)

Activities
*Issue essays on Japanese culture and tradition (Japanese only)

*Workshop to experience/see/discuss/ Japanese culture and tradition (Japanese or English)

Detail of Workshop
*Workshop in the past
Discussion on “difference of manners and customs between Korea and Japan”
Workshop on Nou(Japanese play)　with Japanese living national treasure

*Workshop in the future
Nov.26(Tue)　“Buddhism and Japanese nature, society, and history”
Dec.2(Mon) 　“Gagaku(Ancient court music)”
Jan,2003　　　“Igo (Japanese game)”

*Other workshop (to be planed)　
Open discussion “Difference of manners and customs among Japan and the other countries(Theme: Education, Traditional culture, Family, Business, e.t.c.)

Director of Wasanpo
Kayo. Born in Kyoto, Japan. After working for an advertising company as an account executive, she left for France to demonstrate Japanese culture through Japanese tea ceremony. Then, lived in Ethiopia for 18 months, she came back to Japan. Started her career as Brand Manager of Moet & Chandon. Left the company at the end of Jan.,2002, she traveled around the world (Ethiopia, South Africa, Philippine, Brazil, Turkey, and Kuwait ) to enhance her point of view.

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