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NCTA Workshop (Temples and Shrines): Tokaido, Origami, Temples and Shrines (TOTS) 2025 Japan Series
The (Tokaido, Origami, Temples and Shrines) TOTS team will present the new, visually rich “Virtual Japan Experience” curriculum series developed by a cohort of K-12 and community college educators. Discover new techniques for bringing East Asian culture into your classroom while walking away with a variety of free resources and interdisciplinary lessons to help you successfully take your students along this journey.
2025-26 Series:
- Sept. 30, 2025: Temples and Shrines: Nature, Symbols, Rituals, and Art; Temples at Shrines and Shrines at Temples
- Oct. 21, 2025: Origami: Folded Emotions, Patterns in Nature; Folding 1,000 Cranes Tradition
- Nov. 18, 2025: Tokaido Road: Bugs, Food, Music, and Children Along the Tokaido Road (Japan’s National Road)
- Feb. 16, 2026: Virtual Japan Experience: Putting it Into Practice
Sponsors
Coordinated by the East Asian Studies Center at The Ohio State University (Ohio State). Sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh national coordinating site for the National Consortium for Teaching About Asia (NCTA) Asian Studies Center, University Center for International Studies and a U.S. Department of Education Title VI grant to the East Asian Studies Center at The Ohio State University.
