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Japanese Week 2005

A week of special events and festivitiesbegins tomorrow in honor ofJapanese Week, which this year coincideswith the 70-year anniversary ofdiplomatic relations between CostaRica and Japan.Organized by the Japanese Embassy,scheduled events include NationalSymphony concerts, traditional Japanesemusic concerts, a Japanese tea ceremony,martial arts demonstrations,ikebana, bonsai, origami and go workshopsand more.For a full schedule of events, seethe Calendar pages.

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