Aug 15, 2010
The Philippine Normal University celebrates its third Nami event that celebrates Japan’s Tanabata festival. A Chinese and Japanese summer festival that celebrates the meeting of Altair and Vega, Hikoboshi and Orihime respectively.
The event was an open school event to recognize and appreciate Japanese culture as part of its J-Culture Organization. Visitors were welcomed warmly into their gymnasium with full usher services as well as a warm and hospitable hosts. Booths showcasing Japanese pop culture were present for the visitors to tour around; the organizers themselves were welcome to guide and give a brief educational background for everything present. Entertainment was given to the guests by presenting pop culture dances and songs as well as traditional folk dances in commemoration with the summer festival.
Contests for the guests were also held including a pop quiz that challenges the player’s knowledge on Japanese pop songs, an on the spot drawing contest as well as a small cosplay competition. The event was warm and homely, with the MCs encouraging visitor participation by playfully letting them in for some mini games.
The event ended with an interpretative dance of the story of the star-crossed lovers (literally) of Orihime and Hikoboshi. Lastly, as an epilogue, the wishes that people wrote and tied into a small bamboo tree were collected and was sent off into the evening sky via balloon propulsion.
Pea Shooter Zombie’s simple and honest wish.
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(on behalf of PNU-NAMI)
^_^ first of all, thank you for this wonderful post and for the praises…we really really appreciate all your comments – we’ll keep this in our hearts to do our very best for the upcoming years/events to come…and, thank you very much for coming on our event even though we celebrate it along with other events…more powers and GOD BLESS to you all…
on behalf of PNU Nami, thank you for coming!!!!
we really apprreciate all the praises you have given to PNU Nami!
thank you otakultura for writing this post!
this makes us really proud and happy!
ARIGATOU!
You deserve it. ^^ It’s events like these that truly highlight Japanese culture outside of the stereotypical pop phenomenon we see in most events. Keep it up, minna! We’ll be there on your next event too!
Arigatou minna! T_T
It’s our pleasure~ XD
Events like these are a nice change to the scenery.
Kudos to PNU-Nami!
unfortunately i went home too early… i didn’t watch the whole event….
But it’s great….
Thanks for posting up a pic of our SH FiguArts collection!
The event is awesome even though there’s only a few people who came. Well, that’s understandable because of the Nationwide cosplay event held at SM.
The last part is the best!
Well I was also thinking since some universities is having their prelims period could be another reason. But all I can say is they really missed something great!
The event was awesome specially the last part. I think if they learned ballet or something, it will be more epic. I really enjoyed the event! I’ll be looking forward for next year’s event! XD