Demonstrations and Tours
Nippon Kan strives to serve the Denver community by performing demonstrations and cultural tours of the Nippon Kan facility for schoolchildren from elementary through highschool and college. These tours include a tour of the facility, an aikido demonstration, a hands-on origami paper folding demonstration, folk art museum lecture, garden tour and a country-style Japanese lunch provided by Domo Restaurant.
Denver Public School Tours 2002
| Date | Student Group | # of Students |
Aikido Demonstration | Museum and Garden Tour |
| 1/8 | Dunn Elementary | 20 | Brian Kohuth, John Cruise |
Gaku Homma Sensei, Emily Busch |
| 3/15 | Lumburg Elementary | 94 | Brian Kohuth, John Cruise |
Gaku Homma Sensei, Emily Busch |
| 3/29 | Peakview Elementary | 109 | Brian Kohuth, John Cruise |
Gaku Homma Sensei, Emily Busch |
| 4/19 | Colorado Academy | 24 | Brian Kohuth, John Cruise |
Gaku Homma Sensei, Emily Busch |
| 5/10 | Smokey Hill | 56 | Brian Kohuth, John Cruise |
Gaku Homma Sensei, Emily Busch |
| 5/17 | Thompson Elementary | 13 | Brian Kohuth, John Cruise |
Gaku Homma Sensei, Emily Busch |
| 5/23 | Aurora Hill Middle | 46 | Brian Kohuth, John Cruise |
Gaku Homma Sensei, Emily Busch |
This is an ongoing project that concentrates on exposing Denver’s youth to the folk cultures of Japan. For the first half of 2001 over 750 schoolchildren are scheduled to participate in this program.
Cultural Tour Schedule January through May 2001
| Date | Student Group | # of Students |
Aikido Demonstration | Museum and Garden Tour |
| 2/28 | Smokey Hill Highschool at Smokey Hill | 300 | Kirk Kisselman, Eric Farnsworth, Les Steveson, John Rickermann |
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| 3/15 | Bear Creek Highschool at Nippon Kan | 25 | Kirk Kisselman, Eric Farnsworth |
Gaku Homma Sensei, John Cruise, Emily Busch |
| 3/30 | Sand Creek Elementary at Nippon Kan | 64 | John Rickermann Roian Atwood |
Gaku Homma Sensei, Emily Busch |
| 4/13 | Rick’s Center | 30 | Emily Busch Roian Atwood |
Gaku Homma Sensei, Emily Busch |
| 4/19 | Aurora Hills Middleschool at nippon Kan | 16 | Kirk Kisselman Eric Farnsworth |
Gaku Homma Sensei, Emily Busch |
| 4/20 | Meritor Academy at Nippon Kan | 13 | Emily Busch Lance Donatelli |
Gaku Homma Sensei, Emily Busch |
| 4/22 | Festival of Nations at the University of Denver | Andrew Blevins Jeremy Olive Emily Busch Tracy Olive San Ong Rick Thompson Eric Farnsworth |
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| 4/26 | Weber Elementary at Nippon Kan | 100 | Emily Busch John Cruise |
Gaku Homma Sensei, Emily Busch |
| 5/3 | Kent Country Day School | 25 | Emily Busch Lance Donatelli |
Gaku Homma Sensei, Emily Busch |
| 5/11 | Thompson Elementary at Nippon Kan | 76 | Emily Busch John Cruise |
Gaku Homma Sensei, Emily Busch |
| 5/17 | High Planes Elementary | 90 | Kirk Kisselman John Rickermann Kristine Farnsworth |
Gaku Homma Sensei, Emily Busch |
| 5/24 | Colfax Elementary | 65 | Emily Busch John Cruise |
Emily Busch |
For tour and demonstration information please call 303-595-8256 and leave a message for Emily.