Reading performance in Japan and overseas. Mariko Kitakubo

	At the Japanese language extra lesson's school in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Sharing the sweets that I bought from Japan, we had a Tanka learning session in a friendly atmosphere.
	At first, I asked everyone to tell us his/her name, a grade, favorite food, and favorite animal as a self-introduction so that we could get to know each other.
	The class was composed of the students from the first to the sixth graders. Everyone is so cute! They reminded me of the days when I was a teacher at a Sunday school. I asked everyone to write Tanka in 10 days and present the work to the class on April 25th. I promised to play percussion as the background sound for their presentation.
	I offered them several samples with some blank lines in which the students can fill the words they feel fit.
	I put the numbers on the color pencils that I bought in Dodoma city. We used this as the lottery to decide the order of the presentation.
	April 25th. The students were having fun to present their Tanka to the class. They mastered the 5-7 syllable rhythm. Inspired by the classmates' work, they were able to write Tanka impromptu. Wonderful!! When I brought out the best in each one's work, more and more hands were raised, and more and more Tanka were presented. Interaction with these obedient, cute and talented children was a wonderful experience in my third visit to Tanzania. Principal Tanaka, thank you very much for the wonderful opportunity.

Friday, April 15, 2016

I am going to perform English-Japanese bilingual tanka reading performance on April 18th, 2016, at "the eastern Asia Event" to be held at the University of Dodoma in the capital of Tanzania.  I am looking forward to the presentation because it will be the wonderful opportunity to introduce tanka to those who have never listend to it.

For those who reside there and helped giving me such an opportunity, I would like to extend my sincere gratitude for your cooperation.

The report about the event will be made later in my website.

Thursday, February 18, 2016

	Jan. 30, 2016. Wearing Kanga*, the Tanzanian textile, on top of kimono, I performed bilingual tanka reading.
	Ms. Fushihara kindly lend me this Kanga.
	I was very grald to get together with Prof. Tsujimura of Kyoto Univ., and Mr. Nemoto, the representative of JATA Tours, whom I owe many obligations when I visited Tanzania 14 years ago.
	Ms. Fushihara, thank you very much for your support. I was able to spend quality time!
	I was very happy to have Mr. John Einarsen and Mr. Ken Rodgers of Kyoto Journal.  Thank you very much for taking time to join us in your busy schedule.

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

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