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Great exhibition of Japanese prints (Ukiyo-e) in Havana City, sponsored by the National Museum of Fine Arts and the Japan Embassy in Cuba.  The samurai is the central theme of these 29 authentic pieces from the 18th and 19th centuries.  The exhibition commemorates the 400th anniversary of Japanese samurai Hasekura Tsunenaga's arrival to Cuba in 1614. 

Other related activities:

Conference by Ukiyo-e expert Dr. Amaury García Rodríguez.

Course on Ukiyo-e by the exhibition's curator Ms. Teresa Toranzo Castillo.

Children's workshop on visual arts and the figure of samurai. 

Exhibition of Cuban books about Japan. 

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(Images and information courtesy of Japan Embassy in Cuba). 

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Fotos del concierto del trío japonés Hogaku, en la Feria del libro, el 22 de febrero de 2014. El evento forma parte de las celebraciones por los 400 Años de la Amistad entre Cuba y Japón.

(Fotos cortesía de la Embajada de Japón en Cuba). 

Photos from the concert of Japanese trio Hogaku, at Havana Book Fair, on February 22, 2014.  The event is part of the celebrations for the 400 Anniversary of the Cuba Japan Friendship.  

(Photos courtesy of Japan Embassy in Cuba). 

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El profesor japonés Inuhiko Yomota impartió una serie de conferencias sobre cine japonés en la Facultad de Artes y Letras de la Universidad de La Habana, y en el Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industria Cinematográficos (ICAIC). 

Photos of Japanese professor Inuhiko Yomota's conferences at the University of Havana and the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry.  February 2014.

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