Three programs will be open to accompanying persons at Grand Cube Osaka during IUCr2008. Not accompany person can join it, but it costs around 300yen to 500yen.

 

The tea ceremony Date: August 24 and 25, 2008 Time: 9:00-17:00 Room: R-0702 The tea ceremony (Sado) is a ritual way of preparing and drinking tea. We will show you what the tea ceremony like and hope you to try.

Ippitugaki (Drawing on Japanese Paper) Date: August 26 and 27, 2008 Time: 9:00-17:00 Room: R-0702 With unique paint for Japanese paper, you actually draw pictures whatever you like on “Uchiwa“ (round fan) made of Japanese paper. You can make an original Uchiwa maybe it would be good souvenir.

Origami (Paper Folding) Date: August 28 and 29, 2008 Time: 9:00-17:00 Room: R-0702 Paper folding, or "Origami“, is one of Japan's unique traditional arts. It is the art of folding a sheet of paper into various figures such as birds, animals and many other things without using scissors or paste.