Koto is the national stringed musical instrument of Japan, which retains its form and musical style for more than 400 years without change. Though modern koto is used in Japanese court music, it was traditionally played mostly by blind musicians as a specialized vocation. How have musical scores, the style and the discipline benn verbally passed down to players up until today? Tonight, Chidori will perform three different numbers composed in different eras. Enjoy her beautiful playing.

Kado is the Japanese art of flower arrangement, also known as Ikebana. Contrary to the idea of floral arrangement, Kado often emphasizes other areas of the plant, such as its stems and leaves, and draws emphasis toward shape, line, and form. Tonight, five masters from Fujitsu Kado Club will give demonstrations of arrangement. How do they bring the traditional disciplined art form and their modern Tokyo life together? Explore the implied meanings behind each arrangement.

Sado is the traditional Japanese way of drinking tea in accordance with set rules of etiquette. The host always takes utmost care in the preparation of the tea room, the garden, tea utensils and the seasonal sweets for the guests. The method of preparing and drinking tea is elaborate and calculated to provide memorable experience for the guests. You are invited to a Tea Ceremony hosted by Fujitsu Sado Club. Enjoy the "tea experience" with Sado masters.

Rakugo is a Japanese verbal entertainment performed by one storyteller on the stage who uses a paper fan and small cloth as props. The player depicts long comic stories involving dialogues of two or more characters portrayed only through changes in pitch, tone, and physical movement. Masters from the Tokyo English Rakugo Club interprets these classic stories into English to bridge the cultural gap around humor, customs, body expression and wordplay. Have fun, stretch your imagination and explore the cultural differences in comedic traditions.

Cosplay is a role-playing performance in which participants wear costumes, make-up and accessories to represent their enthusiastic devotion toward anime and manga characters. How do these girls show their passion for a favorite storyline by transforming their self-images to get into character? What implicit communal understanding is shared among these girls? Cosplay girls from Tokyo City University will share with us their cosplay tools and dresses used in this activity to explain their daily rituals and emotional connections to this art form.

Aikido is a Japanese martial art often translated as "the Way of unifying life energy" or as "the Way of harmonious spirit". Its goal was to create an art that practitioners could use to defend themselves while also protecting their attacker from injury by using little physical strength by turning the attacker's momentum into movement. The Aikido club from the University of Tokyo will demonstrate not only the basic physical art form called “Kata” but also their mental training approach. We will explore their synthesis by trying some “Kata” together.

Maid Cafes are restaurants in which waitresses dressed in maid costumes act as servants, and treat customers as masters in a private home, rather than as café patrons. How do those Maid girls play fictional characters in the space between make-believe and reality to entertain male otaku customers? Inviting a professional maid working in Akihabara, we will explore the way of hospitality in the Otaku cultural center.