"Bringing some culture to our convention, we welcome back the wonderful Hitomi Harama. Hitomi Harama works as a Kimono and Japanese cultural specialist based in Victoria, BC,Canada. She is passionate about preserving traditional Japanese customs, traditions, and craftsmanship as well as Kimono culture, and has been presenting talks and lectures about Kimono and Japanese culture since 2009. She has curated Kimono exhibitions to show the beauty of traditional Kimono culture and craftsmanship through the scope of Kimono (“Kimono: Japanese Culture in its Art Form” at Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, 2014 and “Kimono Culture” at Nikkei National Museum, 2017). She promoted Japanese traditional performing arts and music, together with the Japanese Consulate General of Japan in Vancouver. She helped with Japanese cultural aspects for the “Madame Butterfly” at Pacific Opera Victoria (2015) and worked as a Japanese cultural consultant for film productions, such as “The Man in the High Castle: Season 2 (Amazon Studio) in 2016 and 2017. For the last couple of years she has been helping student trips of Canadian school organizations, visiting Japan and learning about Japanese culture. Hitomi is continuing to work on connecting two cultures, Canadian and Japanese, and enriching the experience of Japanese culture for people who are interested in learning about Japan. For the Tsukino-Con convention, Hitomi has been presenting several talks, such as Kimono and Japanese culture or Manga and Japanese culture, etc. This year, Hitomi will talk about Japanese Manga History, and Japanese Manga that influenced our fashion. She looks forward to meeting with you at Tsukino-Con convention in 2020." #tsukinocon2020 #delinquentsbetterbehave https://www.instagram.com/p/B8fZDWfHzHf/?igshid=1790ypmz3uknw
