Brisbane, Australia
Japanese language & culture
About Us
Orizuru
We are a Brisbane-based business working with schools, day care centres, aged care centres, restaurants, and businesses delivering Japanese culture and language classes, workshops, team building sessions and event artwork. Orizuru - “paper crane”
Services
Workshops
Incursions & Events
We work in Brisbane sharing our love of Shodo, Japanese calligraphy, and origami. Shodo and origami are not only fun but also have lots of health benefits. Both these cultural acitivites will bring you mindfulness, meditation, a sense of accomplishment, happiness through cooporation with others. These benefits are great for young children to adults.
Schools
business groups
retirement villages
rehabilation centres
restaurants
corporate groups
Social Groups
Daycare
Parties
Paper Folding Artwork
Origami
Japanese origami began sometime after Buddhist monks from China carried paper to Japan during the 6th century. Paper folding challenges us at the cognitive level as we follow instructions, learning new skills and activities. Physically our hands become active. Impulses are sent to the brain activating both left and right hemispheres of the brain. It’s a fun activity to do with friends or by yourself. Find out more about origami.
Japanese Calligraphy
Shodo
Shodo means the “way of calligraphy,” and it's one of the most respected Asian fine arts. Painted with brush and ink, Japanese calligraphy uses centuries old kanji (“Chinese characters”), which due to their pictographic nature have similarities to abstract expressionism. Find out more about Shodo.
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