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January - December 2003
Listed below are some of Akemi's most recent lectures, demonstrations, workshops, exhibitions and cultural exchange activities.
Not mentioned is her teaching of GCSE & A level Japanese at Ardingly College, her own postgraduate studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and participation in seminars, conferences and cultural events at which she was not a scheduled speaker or performer.
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| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| December 2003 | ||
| 27th and 28th Dec | Anglo Japanese Friendship Society, Tokyo, Japan | Lecture - "British Public School Education" |
| 9th Dec 2003 - 6th Jan 2004 Aug | Tokyo, Yokohama and Nagoya, Japan | Cultual Exchange Visit to Japan, Winter 2003 |
| 7th December | Goodwood House, West Sussex | Lecture - "Bushido, the Way of the Warrior" |
| November 2003 | ||
| 16th Nov | Okinami restaurant, Hove | Lectures/Demonstrations - "Japanese table manners" |
| October 2003 | ||
| 25th Oct - 4th Nov | Kagoshima and Kumamoto, Japan | Cultual Exchange Visit to Japan, Autumn 2003 |
| 7th October | WSCC Adult Education | Lectures/Demonstrations - "Brush-writing" & "Japanese Cooking" |
| 6th October | London Book Club for the BBC 'Big Read' initiative | Lectures/Demonstrations - "Brush-writing" & "The Japanese Language" |
| September 2003 | ||
| 29th September | London Book Club for the BBC 'Big Read' initiative | Lectures/Demonstrations - "The Kimono" & "The Tea Ceremony" |
| 23rd September | WSCC Adult Education | Lectures/Demonstrations - "The Kimono" & "The Tea Ceremony" |
| 10th September | Lewes W.I., Sussex | Lectures/Demonstrations - "The Kimono" & "Japanese Lifestyle" |
| August 2003 | ||
| 22nd August | 'Okinami' Restaurant, Hove | Lectures/Demonstrations - "Japanese Table Manners" |
| 18th - 22nd Aug | Ardingly College, Sussex | Residential Study Retreat - "Japanese Language & Culture" |
| 10th August | Devon & Cornwall Japan Society Summer Matsuri, Life College, Exeter, Devon | Lectures/Demonstrations - "Kimonos", "Japanese Lifestyle", "The Tea Ceremony", "Origami", "Soroban", "Sho-do" & "Rolling Sushi" |
| July 2003 | ||
| 22nd July | Hassocks Town Women's Guild | Lectures/Demonstrations - "The Kimono" & "Japanese Lifestyle" |
| 21st July | National Railway Museum, York | Lecture/Demonstration - "The Tea Ceremony" |
| 19th - 20th July | 'Shogun' Restaurant, Leeds | Demonstrations - "The Tea Ceremony" & "Bon-Odori" |
| 16th July | National Railway Museum, York | Promotional Press Briefing and Photographic Session - "The Kimono" & "The Tea Ceremony" |
| 12th - 13th July | Victoria &, Albert Museum, London | Lecture/Demonstration - "The Kimono" |
| 7th July | 'Jim Thompson's' Restaurant, Brighton | Lecture/Demonstration - "The Wear & Care Of Kimonos" |
| 7th July | BBC Southern Counties Radio | Talk - "Tanabata" |
| 5th July | Japanese Garden Society Summer Picnic, Heale House, near Salisbury | Workshop - "Traditional Japanese Picnic Activities" : calligraphy, haiku, origami, and the manners and culture associated with Japanese food and drink. Lectures/Demonstrations - "Kimonos" & "The Tea Ceremony" |
| 2nd July | Great ormond Street Hospital for Children, London | Workshop - "Japanese Language & Culture" |
| 1st July | Chailey W.I., Sussex | Lectures/Demonstrations - "Kimonos" & "Japanese Lifestyle" |
| June 2003 | ||
| 22nd June | 'Moshi Moshi' Restaurant, Brighton | Lectures/Demonstrations - "Kimonos", "The Tea Ceremony", "Brush-writing" & "Origami" |
| 14th June | Leicester Adult Education College | Japan Day at Leicester Adult Education College (inc. kimonos, the tea ceremony and cooking) |
| 12th June | Japanese Embassy, London | Workshop - "Japanese Language & Culture" |
| 9th June | Denton Primary School, Newhaven, East Sussex | Workshop - "Japanese Language & Culture" |
| May 2003 | ||
| 30th May - 1st June | 'GROW', The Gardening Experience, Sandown Exhibition Centre, Surrey | Lectures/Demonstrations - "Kimonos" & "The Tea Ceremony" |
| 23rd May | Plumpton Primary School, Sussex | Workshop - "Japanese Language & Culture" |
| 9th May | Forest Ridge W.I., Sussex | Lectures/Demonstrations - "Kimonos" & "Japanese Lifestyle" |
| April 2003 | ||
| 5-22nd Apr | Cultural Exchange Visit to Japan, Spring 2003 | |
| In Spring 2003 Akemi Solloway took a small group of British people to Japan. The party stayed with Japanese host families in Nagoya and Kanazawa; visited castles, gardens, the samurai school, Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples; enjoyed hana-mi (cherry blossom viewing) and were honoured guests at specially arranged cultural events. | ||
| March 2003 | ||
| 25th March | Hurstpierpoint College Prep, Sussex | Lecture/Demonstration - "The Japanese Abacus" |
| 9th March | Ashburton Town Hall, Devon | Lecture - "Hina Matsuri - The Girls' Festival" |
| 2nd March | Iai Dojo, Crawley | Lecture - "The Spirit of Bushido" Demonstration - "Shinto Opening Ceremony" & "The Tea Ceremony" |
| February 2003 | ||
| 22nd Feb | Kanagawa Cultural Centre, Yokohama, Japan | Lecture - "Education in England and Japan" |
| 15th - 23rd Feb | Japan | Ardingly College Study Tour of Japan Spring 2003 |
| 12th Feb | Plumpton W.I., Sussex | Lectures/Demonstrations - "The Tea Ceremony" & "Kimonos" |
| 12th Feb | Burgess Hill W.I., Sussex | Lecture/Demonstration - "The Tea Ceremony" |
| 8th Feb | Okinami Restaurant, Hove | Lecture - "Japanese table manners" |
| 2nd Feb | Okinami Restaurant, Hove | Lecture - "Japanese table manners" |
| January 2003 | ||
| 31st Jan | Exeter Library, Devon | Lecture/Demonstration - "The Tea Ceremony" & "Kimonos" |
| 22nd Jan | Haywards Heath Ladies' Circle | Lecture - "Japanese lifestyle" |
| 6th Jan | Leamington Spa | Workshop - "Comparative Etiquette & Anglo-Japanese Food Culture" |
