The San Antonio Museum of Art continues its celebration of Japanese culture next month with a film festival series and lecture that honors the early work of critically-acclaimed anime writer/director Hayao Miyazaki. From the official press release: “Miyazaki’s...
If you don’t mind driving a couple of hours south on I-35, the San Antonio Museum of Art will debut one of its four seasonal rotations of the Ukiyo-e or woodblock prints of Tsukioka (Taiso) Yoshitoshi (1839-1892) on November 3rd. The exhibit is called...
I know this post is off-topic, but I had to share my impressions of Kazuhito Yamashita’s performance last night here in Austin, which I attended with the Japan-America Society of Greater Austin. Before I begin, I guess I should apologize for not having any...
There have been some rumors lately of a possible visit to the Austin area by manga-ka (manga artists) Konohana Sakuya, which is the working alias of Kouhei Nishino and Tsugumi Nishino. And if these rumors are true, the Japan-America Society of Greater Austin will be...
I apologize for the short notice on this, but Kazuhito Yamashita, world-renowned and Japan’s most celebrated classical guitarist will be performing this weekend here in Austin. Here are the details: International Concert Series Proudly Presents Saturday, October...
This evening, I presented a lecture on behalf of the Japan-America Society of Greater Austin on the topic of “Anime.” JASGA had asked me a few weeks ago to present on this topic. Initially, I was honored that they would think I was versed enough in this...
