We had a Manga workshop in the Netherland.

Hello! It’s Aki, an organizer of Manga workshop!
Thank you for reading the articles.

We usually organise manga workshops in Tokyo.(Shibuya)

However, we have been invited by Big draw, a Dutch non-profit organisation, to hold a manga workshop in the Netherlands for a month.

We took part in Dutch schools and art festivals and were able to promote the traditional Japanese culture of manga to a large audience of children and adults.

Today I would like to introduce our activities in the Netherlands.

2024 Sep. 18-19th | We joined The Big Draw Festival the Netherlands.

The Big Draw 2024 is an international festival that celebrates drawing and creativity:

https://thebigdraw.org/the-big-draw-festival-2024-drawing-in-motion

You can follow the events on Instagram.
https://www.instagram.com/thebigdrawnederland/?hl=ja

Kazuo Maekawa, our teacher, manga artist, and Aki, interpreter, took part in the event.

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The children experienced Manga production for the first time.

They then drew original characters.

The manga drawing workshop is not a one-person workshop, but actually a team activity.

Through group work,  they gain an understanding of manga production.

The second day of the event | The Big Draw

The Big Draw was a two-day event, and the photos below from here are from the second day.

I also wore a yukata and acted as interpreter.

Many people joined our Manga workshop 🙂

I also enjoyed so much!!

I would be happy if more people become more interested in the world of manga through this manga workshop.

Also, in our next article we will introduce you to our activities in the Netherlands.

We will continue to actively offer Japanese cultural experience programs for international people.
So please feel free to contact us for more information.