This class is being offered for OIST members only

Please register in advance

OIST Gardening club

Gardening for a greener (and tastier) tomorrow!

Meeting every Wednesday evening in West Court Garden.

Spring/Summer time: 6pm-7:30pm 

                                       (approx April 16^th - Sept 15^th)

Autumn/Winter time: 5pm - 6:30pm 

                                       (approx Sept 16^th - April 15^th)

Use the Okinawan sunshine to learn how to grow plants, herbs, fruit or veggies in a sustainable way, and keep the neighbourhood alive and flowerishing!

If you want to compost household organics, or grow organic edibles, or simply spend some time outdoors learning some useful skills, join the club!

Contact: oistgarden@oist.jp

Due to a surplus of driftwood, uke club will be indoors this week.

This Japanese Calligraphy (Shodo) workshop will be held September 20th(Wed) from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m at Ocean View Room

*Special Offer!!*

The instructor will write your name down in Chinese characters.

*Please apply to this workshop ASAP, Due to I need to share your name （Name Only） with the instructor in advance to fit Chinese Characters with your name.

This week we will patrol Onna's beaches looking for ukuleles that were washed ashore by the typhoon, which we will rehabilitate and release back into the wild.

Flow Mat Pilates class by Ikumi Aoki

Class Information

Date and Time | 日時 

•  Flow Pilates      Monday,14th August  6:45 - 7:45 PM 

Location | 場所

Classes will be held at Village Center Meetting Room

|バレトン・フロウマットピラティスどちらもヴィレッジセンターミーティングルームで行います。

Fee | 料金

・Student |学生 : 1,500 JPY

・Faculty,Staff, and Family menbers|教員、職員、OIST関係者のご家族 : 2,000 JPY

Abs of steel with Rachel! 

When: Wednesday morning 8am - 8:35am

Where: Village Center Meeting Room 

Bring: Yoga mat, towel, water bottle and indoor shoes (optional) 

*BARBIE WEEK - wear PINK*

REGISTRATION NO LONGER REQUIRED - IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED TO THE CALENDAR FOR REMINDERS, THEN PLEASE REGISTER VIA QR CODE!

   What is Buku-Buku tea 

Buku-buku tea is a traditional tea of Okinawa with a unique flavour with giant white bubbles rising from the tea bowl and the fragrance of roasted rice. By using a large wooden bowl called "Buku-Buku- Sara" and a large whist to make Buku-Buku tea. There are no rules such as how to make or drink this tea. Just enjoy Okinawan atmosphere. It was considered a summer drink for caring thirst; now, it is a drink in all seasons.Buku-Buku tea was consumed at celebrations, especially to celebrate the beginning of the journey.
It is entirely different from the Japanese Tea Ceremony called "Sado". This tea style belongs "Furicha" Group.(f.g Bata-Bata tea from Niigata, Bote-Bote tea from Shimane)

ブクブクー茶は、茶碗から盛り上がった白い豊かな泡と煎り米の香りが特徴的な沖縄の伝統茶です。大きな茶せんとブクブクー皿と呼ばれる茶道具を使ってブクブクー茶を点てます。お茶の点て方や飲み方には決まったルールが無いので、お気軽に沖縄の雰囲気を楽しみながら、お飲み下さい！かつては、夏に喉を潤す飲み物とされていましたが、現在では季節を問わず楽しまれています。ブクブクー茶は、縁起の良い物＝（カリーナムン）とされ、特に旅立ちの祝いに用いられていました。

ブクブクー茶は、日本の茶道とは全く異なります。種類としては”振り茶”に当たります。（新潟県のバタバタ茶、島根県のボテボテ茶等と同様）

Please contact Rikako Kuwae and send an application email for a waiting list.

Covid still sucks y'all.  We'll be back in a few weeks

Class information

Date:July 20th ~ October 26th (Every Thursday) *the classes will be held 12 times.

Place:Plumeria Lounge

*Up to 6 students per every classes
¥1500 per 1 time (Sanshin rental + ¥500 )

• Beginners Class 18:00-19:00

For those who have never played sanshin before or those who used to play but have forgotten how to play Sanshin.

You will be able to play “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” in the first class!

In this class, you will be introduced to a brief history of Sanshin and basic skills like how to use a pick, how to hold the Sanshin, and how to read the notes. We will practice the first three songs below for a month to make friends with sanshin J Then gradually move onto Okinawan traditional songs/POP songs. In this class, you will be able to read notes and play:

1. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star（きらきら星）
2. Froggy song（カエルの歌）
3. Orion Beer Song from BEGIN（オジー自慢のオリオンビール）
4. Aha-bushi – Okinawan fork song（安波節）
5. Asadoya-Yunta – Okinawan fork song（安里屋ユンタ）
6. Shimanchunu Takara (Treasure of Islander) from BEGIN（島人の宝）

• Experienced Class 19:15-20:15

For those who can read Ko-ko-shi (sheet music) easily ♩

This classes are held throughout the year, so you can join each time. Please make a reservation with the instructor by Wednesday, the day before the day you would like to attend class due to the spots are limited.

This is a class for those can reads notes fluently. I take any requests, Okinawan folk songs, POPs, Ryukyuan Classical music, in this class. You will enjoy your favorite songs.

Example of requested songs｜リクエスト曲の例:

・Nada soso（涙そうそう）

・Sanshin no Hana（三振の花）

・Warbigami（童神）

・Songs for Eisa (Okinawan traditional drum dance)　（エイサー曲）

・Onna-bushi (Ryukyuan classical song)（恩納節）

etc.
*Please kindly understand that the last class date may changed depending on the instructor's availability.