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art art art SAKURA • January & February 2024 • SAKURA January & February 2024 Newsletter



SAKURA • Art, Culture & Education • 2024

Image kindly provided © Allison Mackenzie





 

EVENTS & Information
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art art art art UPCOMING • Art, Culture & Education Related Events & Workshops




art art art SAKURA • Events & Markets

© Image kindly provided © Allison Mackenzie
Image © Allison Mackenzie

SAKURA will be at the following Events & Markets in 2024. We look forward to seeing you there!
(Also see below for Cotyledon Market dates & locations.)

art art DATES IN 2024:


Thu 9 May • DEW (Developing Entrepreneurial Women) Celebration Showcase Event & Conference at University of South Wales • USW, Newport Campus, Usk Way, Newport NP20 2BP (Times TBC)
Sakura artwork and goods will be on display and for sale alongside fellow entrepreneurs.

• DEW Conference (Free Admission) Booking on Eventbrite • DEW Website
• Startup Stiwdio Sefydlu on Facebook Facebook



art art art SAKURA & Friends • At the Cotyledon Food & Craft Markets

© Image kindly provided © Allison Mackenzie
Images © Allison Mackenzie


SAKURA, Karen O'Shea Art, Lucilla Illustration, Gallery 57 and artisan chocolatier, Zsu's Dreamies, will be at the Cotyledon Food & Craft Markets in 2024. See below for dates & locations. We look forward  to seeing you there!


*** Please check website for any changes in participants, times or locations ***

NOTE: Free entry into the market areas

art art DATES IN 2024 Cotyledon Food & Craft Markets

• Belle Vue Park, 33 Waterloo Road, Newport NP20 4FP.
• Tredegar House, Coedkernew, Duffryn, Newport NP10 8YW.

Sun 05 May • Belle Vue Park Market (11-4) • Sakura & Gallery 57

Sat 11 May • Tredegar House Market (10-4) • Sakura & Karen O’Shea Art

Sun 12 May • Tredegar House Market (10-4) • Sakura & Gallery 57

Sun 02 Jun • Belle Vue Park Market (11-4) • Sakura, Gallery 57 & Lucilla Jones Illustration

Sat 10 Aug • Tredegar House Market (10-4) • Sakura

Sun 06 Oct • Belle Vue Park Market (11-4) • Sakura, Karen O’Shea Art & Zsu’s Dreamies

Sat 09 Nov • Tredegar House Market (10-4) • Sakura & Karen O’Shea Art

Sat 23 Nov • Tredegar House Market (10-4) • Sakura

Sun 24 Nov • Tredegar House Market (10-4) • Sakura & Zsu’s Dreamies

Sun 01 Dec • Belle Vue Park Market (11-4) • Sakura & Gallery 57


• SAKURA Facebook • Karen O'Shea Art Website • Karen O'Shea Art Facebook • Lucilla Jones Illustration Website • Lucillustration Facebook • Zsu's Dreamies Facebook • Cotyledon Markets Facebook • Gallery 57 Facebook

art art art Also see our list of RETAIL OUTLETS in England & Wales stocking a limited selection of SAKURA notebooks.

.... and for those of you who prefer ONLINE shopping ........



WELCOME to SakurayaDesign

A6 & A5 - PLAIN PAPER NOTEBOOKS ● Original Art & Cover Designs © Allison Mackenzie

Image kindly provided © Allison Mackenzie
Images © Allison Mackenzie

• Find our SakurayaDesign online shop on ETSY • SAKURA Etsy shop link (Limited availability only)

• For Bespoke Gift Orders • Please contact Allison Mackenzie directly

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art art Limited selections of SAKURA Art, Notepads & Notebooks with designs by Allison Mackenzie also available at outlets below (Please check with the outlets directly for opening times & remaining stock available):

shimart art art Black Mountain Fabric • 29 Cross Street, Abergavenny, NP7 5EW • Website Facebook

shimfood art Cardiff Korean & Japanese Food Shop • 116 Woodville Road, Cardiff  CF24 4EE Facebook

shimart art Fizzyville • A unique boutique within Abergavenny Market Hall Facebook Twitter

shimart art art Gallery 57 • Unit 9 Chartist Tower, Upper Dock Street, Newport, NP20 1DX Facebook

shimart art KimonoKimono • 27 Zetland Road, Bristol BS6 7AH • Website • emailFacebook

art art Artist & Printmaker • Allison Mackenzie Profile & Works • Where to buy • SAKURA Linktree



Gallery 57 - Workshops

art art Sakura Workshops at Gallery 57

Gallery 57 - Drop-in workshops
Allison Mackenzie • Art Workshops

Local Newport artist & printmaker Allison Mackenzie will be holding further workshops and talks at Gallery 57 again soon. Keep an eye on the website and facebook feeds for upcoming events and dates.

LOCATION: Gallery 57, Newport

DATES & TIMES:

Next dates & times to be confirmed

Please check back here regularly for new classes.


• Gallery 57 Open: Tuesday to Saturday (9am-5pm)
For further details: Pop into the Gallery or call Nicole Garnon on 07504 431762
or contact the Gallery 57 Facebook page
• Facebook Facebook

• Address: Gallery 57, Unit 9 Chartist Tower, Upper Dock Street, Newport, NP20 1DX (between the Triple Two coffee shop and the entrance to the Mercure Hotel)

art art Artist & Printmaker • Allison Mackenzie Profile & Works • Where to buy • SAKURA Linktree


 

art art art Karen O'Shea Art • Workshops

© Image kindly provided © Karen O'Shea Art
Textiles - Images © Karen O'Shea

art art Weekly Art Textiles classes with Karen O'Shea

Thursday mornings at the Rural Skills Centre, New Park Farm, Penylan Road, (nr Castleton), Cardiff CF3 2UR. Please contact Karen for enquiries and to secure your place.

art art Weekly stitch classes with Karen O'Shea

Weekly classes (7pm to 9pm) at Cardiff Open Art School, Cardiff School of Art & Design, Llandaff, Cardiff CF5 2YB. Visit the Cardiff Met website for enquiries.

• For more information about Karen O'Shea Art • See WebsiteFacebook



art art education Twists on Shakespeare by Kev F Sutherland.

Best known for his work on The Beano and Marvel comics and his highly motivating COMIC ART MASTERCLASSES, Kev F has gone one step further with his reimaginings of Shakespeare in the form of graphic novels. His 4th Shakespearean graphic novel Richard The Third is now on sale!
See links below


Images kindly provided © Kev F Sutherland
Graphic Novels - Images © Kev F Sutherland

• Kev F Sutherland Graphic Novels • On Amazon
• KevFComicArtist • Etsy • Instagram Twitter Facebook

art art education More about Kev F Sutherland


• KevF Comic Artist • About Kev F
Comic Art Masterclasses for school, college, art centre or Zoom screen near you • More details
• Comic Cuts - The Panel Show • Podcast with Kev F Sutherland & Featured Guests
• Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre • Website



art art art art Black Mountain Fabric • in Abergavenny

Black Mountain Fabric is a treasure trove of materials and a great place to learn or improve your sewing and crafting skills. Keep an eye on the Black Mountain Fabric facebook page for newly arrived fabrics, special offers and bargains!

• Black Mountain Fabric Website • Black Mountain Fabric Facebook Page Facebook

art art art Check out the Black Mountain Fabric Website for upcoming courses and one-off workshops in Abergavenny.

© Image kindly provided © Black Mountain Fabric
Tuffet Workshop - Image © Black Mountain Fabric

For further details and booking information:
Call Black Mountain Fabric on 01873 858827 or drop in to the store at 29 Cross Street, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire NP7 5EW.

FOR DETAILS PLEASE CONTACT:
art art art Black Mountain Fabric • 29 Cross Street, Abergavenny, NP7 5EW (01873 858827)Facebook



art art Louise Collis • Landscape Artist

• Louise Collis is a Welsh landscape painter with a love of colour and painting outdoors 'en plein air'. When she isn't out and about with her easel, she is usually working at home or in her Abergavenny studio.

• Louise Collis on Facebook Facebook • Louise Collis - Original paintings, cards and prints on Etsy

Images kindly provided © Louise Collis
Paintings - Images © Louise Collis

• Find out more about Louise • Louise Collis Website • Louise Collis on Instagram



art art Jill Fanshawe Kato • Ceramics Inspired by Nature

• Jill Fanshawe Kato is a Japan-trained English potter Working from her studios in North London and Devon, she creates a magnificent array of functional and sculptural ceramics inspired by her lifelong love of nature. Jill regularly exhibits, lectures, demonstrates and teaches in the UK and all over the world.

Image kindly provided © Jill Fanshawe Kato
Images © Jill Fanshawe Kato

• Jill Fanshawe Kato Website • Jill Fanshawe Kato on Instagram

• Enjoy a half hour insightful feature with Jill Fanshawe Kato following her exhibition "Changing Seasons" at The Scottish Gallery. • Link to the feature on YouTube



art art art Mix'd Cultures • 美味いデサイン Umai Design

Mix'd Cultures is Japan-based, bilingual designer Pamela Jewell.

Specialising in design and branding in the food & beverage industry in Japan, see the deliciously unique design and Illustration work by Pamela in her Mix'd Cultures Design Portfolio

© Image kindly provided © Pamela Jewell
Label Designs © Pamela Jewell

art art art Website • ENGLISH • 日本語 • Umai Design Online Shop • Mix'd Cultures Facebook



art art The Green Kitchen • Vegetarian / Vegan Restaurant, Bakery & Takeaway

• The Green Kitchen in Newport is a boutique plant-based, green bakery and takeaway. Delicious coffee & cake, pastries and savoury foods to order online or take away, with a pleasant outdoor seating area if you prefer to eat in. Also keep a look out for the Green Kitchen plant-based street food pop-ups.

• Open: See The Green Kitchen website or Facebook page for opening hours.

• Address: The Green Kitchen, 152a Cromwell Road, Newport, NP19 0FZ.

• Find out more about TGK • The Green Kitchen - Website • Facebook Facebook • Instagram Instagram



art art art Newport Makerspace • Creudy Casnewydd

• Newport Makerspace is a community workshop located on the first floor of the Wastesavers Reuse Centre in Maindee, Newport, South East Wales. This exciting makerspace comprises three workshops - Metalwork, Woodwork and Craft & Technology. With an extensive range of equipment, these facilities enable members to work and learn together in designing, creating, repairing or upcycling.

There is a regular weekly Makers' Night as well as many other skills sharing events and workshops available throughout the year which will be open to non members. See the website or facebook page for booking details. (Please note that numbers will be limited)

• Newport Makerspace on Facebook Facebook • Newport Makerspace Contact Details

 NMCC Logo & Location Map


• Find out more about Newport Makerspace • Newport Makerspace Website



AND EVEN MORE ....

food Dragon Coffee • Vietnamese Gourmet Coffee

culture JET Alumni Association UK • News & Events

art art travel Ken Ilgunas • Author / Journalist / Speaker • Ken Ilgunas Website • Books on Amazon

art CCC • Center for Creative Communications, Shizuoka, Japan • The CCC Gallery 日本語

art STWFF • For fun products promoting the Welsh Language • Bilingual Website • Gallery

art art FEATURE: Fine Art Photographer • Phil McMenemy • Profile & Works

art culture education food hobbies FEATURE • Japan Day • From May 2014 at Cardiff Central Library



art art art art VARIOUS OTHER • Events & Information


 

art I would like to give a BIG shout out to my brother Scott Ilgunas.

He "Braved the Shave" for MacMillan Cancer Support on 15 August 2020, in memory of our dad, Peter Ilgunas, who passed away 30 years before.

All our family and friends are really proud of him. Well done Scott!

• Link to Brave the Shave for Macmillan Cancer Support (all donations gratefully accepted)

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art CCC • Center for Creative Communications, Shizuoka, Japan

Current and Upcoming Events and Exhibitions at the CCC Gallery

4−16 Otemachi, Shizuoka, Aoi Ward, Shizuoka 420-0853, Japan

静岡市クリエーター支援センター 〒420-0853静岡県静岡市葵区追手町4-16

• The CCC Gallery website (ENGLISH) • (日本語)



art Japan House - London

The Best of Japanese Art, Design, Gastronomy, Innovation and Technology • What's On




art The Daiwa Foundation Japan House

Upcoming Events and Exhibitions • Details




art Japan Foundation

Arts & Culture / Language / Japanese Studies / Library • What's On




art Louise Collis Landscape Artist - Studio & Gallery (Abergavenny, Wales)

Studio & Gallery (Abergavenny, Wales) • WebsiteFacebook



art Japan - UK Events Calendar



art The Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts & Cultures

Upcoming Events and Exhibitions • Details



SAKURA is also on Facebook and Twitter

Visit our facebook page Facebook (Facebook Privacy Notice) or our Twitter feed Follow Designsakura on Twitter (Twitter Privacy Notice) for a regular update of various events and points of interest


Do you have any upcoming Art, Culture or Education events in your area?

Let us know in plenty of time and (depending on relevance and suitability) we will try to give you a mention. with your information (including web address if you have the information online).






 

CONTACT SAKURA
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EMAIL:

CONTACT:

Allison Mackenzie

POSTAL ADDRESS:

SAKURA, PO Box 823, Newport NP20 9HA

TELEPHONE:

MOB: 078 1010 7008

Or contact SAKURA via facebook Facebook

 

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Art & Craft Links
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art art art Allison Mackenzie • Artist & Printmaker • SAKURA Linktree • Profile & Works Facebook

art art art Black Mountain Fabric • 29 Cross Street, Abergavenny, NP7 5EWFacebook

art art music art Cardiff M.A.D.E Makers • Artists • Designers • Enterprise Facebook

art CathsTwistedStrings Facebook

art art CELF • Caerleon Arts Festival

art art Custom Pet Portrait Art • The Dog Color Facebook

art art Deborah Phillips • Contemporary Scottish Landscape Painter

art art art Heather Tweed • Gallery

art art art Jill Fanshawe Kato • Ceramics Inspired by Nature

art art Julie Dumbarton • Landscape Artist

art art Karen O'Shea Art • Artist - Sustainable Textile Artist & Tutor Facebook Twitter Instagram

art art art Kev F's Comic Art Masterclass • Also available via Zoom • Info

art art art KimonoKimono - Kimono & Accessories • Website Facebook

art art Louise Collis • Landscape Artist - Studio & GalleryFacebook

art culture Mari Wirth • Printmaking & Paper Cutting - Tree Leaf Freak • Website

art art art Phil McMenemy • Profile • Website • Gallery at Laurieston Facebook

art art The Riverfront, Newport • The Riverfront Facebook Twitter

art art SakurayaDesign - Designs by Allison Mackenzie • SakurayaDesign ONLINE with ETSY

art art SAKURA goods at outlets in the UK - Designs by Allison Mackenzie • At selected outlets

art culture Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts & Cultures • Website

art Sarah Ross-Thompson - Collagraph Artist • Ross-Thompson Prints

art STWFF • For fun products promoting the Welsh Language • Bilingual Website • Gallery

art art Takehisa Yumeji • Artist of the early 1900's (日本語 Japanese only)

art Share No Soul • Original Designs for Unique Souls Facebook

art art art art Takumasa & Mari Ono • Japanese Sumi-e Ink Painting & Origami

art art Taurus Crafts at Lydney • Art & Craft

 

art ART & CRAFT • HOME & Features

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Culture Links
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culture culture Akai Ryuu Kendo Club (Cardiff) • Akai Ryuu Website

art art music art Cardiff M.A.D.E Makers • Artists • Designers • Enterprise Facebook

culture art CELF • Caerleon Arts Festival

culture film Genkinahito • Japan & Japanese Blog

culture Japan Foundation • What's On

culture Japan Society North West • Website

art art Japanese Studies Centre • Cardiff Business School

culture education JET Alumni Association UK • Events Page

art education Kimono Fitter Koji FukumotoFacebook

art art KimonoKimono - Kimono & Accessories • WebsiteFacebook

literature culture Mari Ono & Roshin Ono - Books • "Fly Origami Fly" (Available on Amazon)

music culture Mu: Arts • Japanese Music, Arts & Culture

art art art Pamela Jewell - Mix'd Cultures • ENGLISH • 日本語 • Mix'd Cultures Facebook Page Facebook

art culture education people Takumasa & Mari Ono • Japanese Sumi-e Ink Painting & Origami (Workshops)

art culture The Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts & Cultures • Website

 

art art KimonoKimono

 

A treasure trove of Kimono and Accessories in Bristol

Owned by Orientalist Phil Porter.

Contact: 07561 196743 • KimonoKimono Website • emailFacebook

Video courtesy of KimonoKimono.

 

 

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Education Links
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education art Coombe Farm Studios • Courses at Coombe Farm Studios

art Japanese Language Proficiency Test Information • SOAS School of Oriental & African Studies

art art Japanese Studies Centre • Cardiff Business School

culture education JET Alumni Association UK • Events Page

art art art Jill Fanshawe Kato • Ceramics Inspired by Nature

art art Kev F's Comic Art Masterclass • For school, college, art centre or Zoom screen near you • Info

art education Kimono Fitter Koji FukumotoFacebook

art art art art Takumasa & Mari Ono • Japanese Sumi-e Ink Painting & Origami (Workshops)

art Teach English in Japan on the JET Programme • English • 日本語

art Wyedean School & Sixth Form Centre • Community & Adult Education

 

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Design & Photography Links
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art Design SAKURA • Graphic & Web Design

art art art Pamela Jewell - Mix'd Cultures • ENGLISH • 日本語 • Mix'd Cultures Facebook Page Facebook

art art art Phil McMenemy • Fine Art Photographer • Gallery at Laurieston

 

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Animals Links
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art art Custom Pet Portrait Art • The Dog Color

 

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Festivals Links
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festivals travel Festivals In Nagahama City and Kita Biwako area • Kohoku Tourist Information • 日本語

 

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Film & TV Links
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culture film Genkinahito • Japanese Film Review • Korean Film Review

 

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Food & Drink Links
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food art Cardiff Korean & Japanese Food Shop Facebook
shim 116 Woodville Road, Cardiff  CF24 4EE

art art music art Cardiff M.A.D.E Makers • Artists • Designers • Enterprise Facebook

food Dragon Coffee • Vietnamese Gourmet Coffee

food Japanese Kitchen • Online Japanese Food Shop

food Matsumoto Sake Brewing Co. Ltd., Fushimi, Japan • Website

art art Rogue Fox Coffee House, Clytha Park Road, Newport NP20 4NZFacebook

art art art Sero Zero-Waste • At Tredegar House, Newport, NP10 8TW • WebsiteFacebook

 

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Haiku & Poetry Links
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art Haiku - Haibun - Haiga • Ray Rasmussen

 

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Hobbies & Pastimes Links
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culture culture Bonsai • Bonsai in Wales • Cardiff Bonsai Club

art art art Black Mountain Fabric • 29 Cross Street, Abergavenny, NP7 5EWFacebook

art Traditional Japanese Pastimes • At the V & A

 

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Literature Links
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culture Cardiff Central Library • Cardiff Central Library on facebook Facebook

art art art Heather Tweed & Kev F Sutherland • Sutherland & Tweed Books

art art travel Ken Ilgunas • Travel Writer • Books on Amazon

art art Kev F Sutherland Comic Books • Website • Books on Amazon

art art Mari Ono & Roshin Ono • "Fly Origami Fly" (Available on Amazon)

 

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Miscellaneous Links
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art Shimizu S-Pulse • Japanese J-League Football Club • English • 日本語

culture culture Akai Ryuu Kendo Club (Cardiff) • Akai Ryuu Website

 

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Music Links
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art art music art Cardiff M.A.D.E Makers • Artists • Designers • Enterprise Facebook

art art Mu: Arts • Japanese Music, Arts & Culture

art art The Riverfront, Newport Facebook Twitter

 

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Nature Links
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culture culture Bonsai • Bonsai in Wales • Cardiff Bonsai Club

culture culture Japanese Garden Society - Japanese gardens in Japan, the UK and around the world. • JGS

art culture Mari Wirth • Printmaking & Paper Cutting - Tree Leaf Freak • Website

 

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People Links
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art art art Allison Mackenzie • Artist & Printmaker • Profile & Works Facebook

art art Deborah Phillips • Contemporary Scottish Landscape Painter

art art art Heather Tweed • Website • Sutherland & Tweed Books

art art art Jill Fanshawe Kato • Ceramics Inspired by Nature

art art travel Ken Ilgunas • Travel Writer • Books on Amazon

art art Kev F Sutherland • Kev F Sutherland (Comic Artist, Comedian and much more)

art art Louise Collis • Landscape Artist - Studio & GalleryFacebook

art art art Pamela Jewell - Mix'd Cultures • ENGLISH • 日本語 • Mix'd Cultures Facebook Page Facebook

art art art Phil McMenemy • Fine Art Photographer • Gallery at Laurieston

art art Takehisa Yumeji • Artist of the early 1900's (Japanese only)

art art art art Takumasa & Mari Ono • Japanese Sumi-e Ink Painting & Origami

 

art PEOPLE • HOME & Features

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Sakuraya Links
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art art art Allison Mackenzie • Artist & Printmaker • Profile & Works Facebook

art art art Black Mountain Fabric • 29 Cross Street, Abergavenny, NP7 5EWFacebook

food art Cardiff Korean & Japanese Food Shop • CKJ Foods in Cardiff • EMAILFacebook
shim 116 Woodville Road, Cardiff  CF24 4EE

art Fizzyville • Abergavenny Market HallFacebook

art art KimonoKimono - Kimono & Accessories • Website • emailFacebook

art art SAKURA goods now available • Designs by Allison Mackenzie • At selected venues

art art art Sero Zero-Waste • At Tredegar House, Newport, NP10 8TW • WebsiteFacebook

 

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Travel Links
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travel Embassy of Japan in the UK • Visa Information

travel The Japanese Inn Group • Website

travel JNTO • Japan National Tourist Organisation, London

art art travel Ken Ilgunas • Travel Writer • Books on Amazon

festivals travel Nagahama City and Kita Biwako area • Kohoku Tourist Information • 日本語

travel Travel in Japan • Japan Rail Pass Information

 

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