Just like every year, Kinjin will be taking part of the Open Culture Week (OCW). In the week of February 10th, you can join any activity organized by our wonderful association for free! On this page, you will be able to find the schedule for the OCW. For more information on our association, feel free to browse the rest of the website! For information on other OCW activities by other associations, check out the Scala website!
Monday: Japanese Language Study Group
Location: Kinjin Room, Luna
Time: 19:00 – 22:00
Come dabble in the Japanese language, either as a layperson, an expert, or anything in between! Come translate manga at various difficulty levels (beginner, advanced) to get familiar with the Japanese alphabets!
Tuesday: Anime Movie Screening
Location: Kinjin Room, Luna
Time: 19:00 – 22:00
Relax and sit back to enjoy watching a nice anime movie with us! This evening the viewers will get to choose which anime movie will be watched. The options will be 2- 3 movies which were released in the last two years. All anime screenings use Japanese audio and English subtitles.
Wednesday: Karaoke
Location: Kinjin Room, Luna
Time: 19:00 – 00:00
Karaoke is a popular form of entertainment in Japan in which amateur and professional singers alike sing along with songs using text that appears on screen. You can sing your favourite songs, in Japanese, English, Dutch, Korean or even other languages! We have our own database with a lot of songs to choose from and if you don’t want to sing alone, there will always be others that want to sing along. Stay as long as you’d like and sing your heart out!
Thursday: Japanese board games
Location: Kinjin Room, Luna
Time: 19:00 – 22:00
Have some good fun whilst playing Japanese board games! During this evening we will be playing Japanese board games like Riichi Mahjong, Go and Shogi for example.
- Riichi Mahjong is an intense four player game and can only be described as a mix of Rummikub and Poker.
- Go is a typical example of a game which is easy to learn but hard to master, where players place stones in turns to conquer the game board.
- Shogi is a more complex form of chess as pieces can be revived after they have been captured.
No experience is needed to join this activity, as we will gladly explain the rules.
Friday: DDR (Dance Dance Revolution) & Rhythm Games
Location: Luna 1.240 and around
Time: 19:00 – 22:00
Do you want to let out your inner drummer? Then come to the Rhythm Games evening!
DDR is a very famous dancing rhythm game and can be played with four players at once! While this game was very popular in the west for only a short period of time, it is still widely played in Japan.
Aside from DDR, other rhythm games will be played, for example Chunithm and other popular rhythm games.
So, come on by and show of your flying dancing and rhythm skills during this event!
^ Some pictures and clips! ^