Let’s Make Postcards with Original Drawing Pens!

Date: Saturday, October 8, 2022
Minato City Life -long Learning Center

We had the pleasure of having Ms. SUZUKI Mikiko as the instructor, along with three assistants, for this children’s workshop.  They were from a company called Okamotoya, a stationary company established in Minato City in 1921.  We had a total of 16 attendees, most of them children at age 5 or older. At each session, the teaching team paid a close attention to children, provided elaborate explanations and demonstrations.

　Sessions: Initially, three colors were selected from among different colors used for fountain pens.  With these colors, children prepared three kinds of pens.  Using these pens, they made postcards of their own taste.

　Comments from MUA staff: Children blended different colors, made fountain pens and made their own postcard using the pens.  They looked around to decide what to draw, talked with other kids, and seemed to be enjoying every minute of the activities.  Due to the persistent pandemic, it must have been very difficult to find opportunities to interact with children who study at different schools.  Therefore, this workshop seemed to offer an extraordinary enjoyable time for all of the children who attended.

(Written by TAGAWA J., Standing Director, the Hands-on Cultural Workshop Committee, and translated by KODAMA Y., the PR & Internet Committee)