Looking for online activities and events this weekend? Here are some ideas. #ThingsToDoDuringLockdown #QuarantineLife

(Please chime in with what you have planned too!)

Nothing beats live music in person. Next best thing? Live music online, right?

@yokomiwa performs #jazz every Friday and Saturday at 9 PM ET

https://www.facebook.com/Yoko.Miwa.Trio/  #JazzDayAtHome

Maybe you're wanting to be a musician or singer yourself! But... you're kind of nervous.

Taka Komagata and Stephanie Topalian do a #InstaLive vocal workshop each Saturday, 9AM ET / 10 PM JST -- and this week they'll performance #anxiety

https://www.instagram.com/takakomagata 

Thanks to the Japanese Canadian Culture Centre & Japan Foundation Toronto, you can catch a free screening of the #anime #NappingPrincess-- available until the 30th.

https://jccc.on.ca/virtual-jccc-film-series/

Directed by KAMIYAMA Kenji ( @kixyuubann)
2017 (111 min.) Japanese with English subtitles

The beat goes on even with COVID-19 cancellations and postponements.

Tune into the hard-hitting #taiko performances of Yamatai ( @cornellyamatai) when they host a #WatchParty of their 2019 PULSE show.

Sat. April 25th at 7 PM ET
https://www.facebook.com/events/2916014705141908/

Seattle is hosting a huge celebration of Japanese culture with their #VirtualFestival running all weekend.

Lots of screenings.
Lots of demonstrations
Lots of performances with traditional Japanese instruments too

http://cherryblossomfest.org/ 

Women in Music Japan continues w/ their interview series providing updates in managing lifestyle and career during these times.

Their next guest includes Boston's very own Shizuno Furuya (EchoKids)

Sun April 26 at 8 AM ET / 9 PM JST on Facebook Live

https://www.facebook.com/womeninmusicjapan/

Or, maybe you should be focusing on working on your own #manga.

14th Japan International MANGA Award

https://www.manga-award.mofa.go.jp/index_e.html 

You still have time until the June deadline, but you don't want to be drawing your masterpiece the night before...

Then again, you could always spend your time #studying Japanese

The Japan Foundation has several self-study modules and coursebooks on their site:

https://www.jpf.go.jp/e/project/japanese/education/resource/index.html #studyideas

You have the resources, so now it's on you to set aside the time and put in the effort!