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About Hakubi General Institute
A comprehensive study of Japanese culture. We provide various courses fromclothing related classes such as; “Kitsuke” How to wear a Kimono) to creativeclasses as “Kumihimo” (Japanese braiding techniques), “Chigiri-e” (Torn paperarts) and much more.
A One-Day Trial Lesson is also available! Feel free to contact us now!

Course List

Kitsuke (How to wear a Kimono)

Hakubi Dance

We will teach you the proper way to wear aKimono, the traditional Japanese garment. Ourgoal is for you to master the techniques to not
only dress yourself but others as well.
Our courses consist of a practical and eﬃcientcurriculum from the basic Kitsuke, T.P.O. - Time,
Place and Occasion appropriate dressing, to theculturally correct manners and movements thatare essential when one is wearing a Kimono.

Dressing a Kimono elegantly and quickly withmusic, all completed in a limited time.Dressing toour original 3 minutes of music, we can express
the beauty of various Kimonoʼ s.
Our goal is not only to perform the techniques of
how to dress Kimono but also express theharmonized allure of the Kimonoʼ s fundamental
beauty, and the graceful movements that reveal
the sophistication of the Kimonoʼ s appearance.

The Bride Kitsuke (How to wear a Kimono)
You will learn how to wear a full-length Bride
Kimono, including Uchikake and Ohfurisode,types of Kimono, how to wear wig, and how tomake-up. White Kimono represents the purity ofbride.
Historically, white color is worn to perceive themarriage to the god, since white color alsomeans as color for serving god.

Walking
Walking is an aerobic exercise that utilizes all of
your body functions in a naturally balanced way.
Walking with less impact on your body andwithout stressing your knees or back can create abeautiful appearance.
In this course, you will learn the important points
such as; basic walking techniques ﬁnding yourbodyʼ s distortion or mannerism, correcting yourposture and how to present yourself beautifully.

Chigiri-e (Tone paper art)
Chigiri-e is visual art made entirely of Washi,
Japanese Paper. No paints of any kind are used,rather countless numbers of handmade tiny
papers (Washi) are meticulously assembled tocreate the ﬁnal image. This is a classic traditional
Japanese art form.

MannerLimited only by your imagination. With just a
simple idea in time you will have the ability tocreate an inﬁnite collection. Thatʼ s thefascinating side of Kumihimo.

Manner is to express your thoughts throughformality. We will guide you in; proper greetings,
appropriate words and the lovely facial
expressions and natural movements thatcomplement correct manners. This course will
provide you with the knowledge to become an
attractive and thoughtful adult able to converse
conﬁdently in both Oriental and Westerncultures. You will be comfortable in all social
settings from the oﬃce environment, everyday
situations to the social life scene. Currently weoﬀer an intensive training course to become acoach for the Manner course.

Kimono dressmaking

Coaching

You will master the Hadajyuban (underwear forKimono), Tomesode (short sleeve Kimono) andthe Furisode (long sleeve Kimono) Kimono
creation techniques. On completion you will
have the ability to generate an income with yournew Kimono dressmaking skills.
This course trains Kimono specialists whomrecognize that the heart of Japanese is living in
the Kimono. Through you, Japanese heritage andculture from past generations can be passed
down to the next generation.

Questioning by the coach technique. Our coachwill question you, and support you on how tofully understand your partner, identify (problems)and become proactive. Once realized you can act
on your own, or possibly to strengthen andbecome supportive of your partnerʼ s
performance (their results and/or achievements).
The coaching contains very useful techniquesthat can be used for many life relationships, fromthe business environment to the parent childrelationship, husband wife, and dating couples.

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