In 2022, Japan Desk Scotland runs workshops on Japan in Scotland. The workshops from January till March were supported by a grant from the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation.
• 24 January: Cumbernauld Academy, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, for the Japanese Club and for the Superheroes class on the theme of Japanese New Year;
• Consecutive Tuesdays from 25 January till 22 March, “Calligraphy as Meditation‘ held in Reflection and Prayer Room, University of Glasgow Interfaith Chaplaincy, Glasgow, Scotland;
• 7, 21 and 28 February: Taiko Workshops for three P5 classes, Hillhead Primary School, Glasgow, Scotland; and
•11 and 25 February and 4 March: Taiko Workshops for three P6 classes, Hillhead Primary School, Glasgow, Scotland;
• 7 March: Cumbernauld Academy, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, for the Japanese Club and the Superheroes Class on ‘mochi’;
21 March: Cumbernauld Academy, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, for the Japanese Club and the Superheroes Class on ‘Taikoi’;
23 March: Two workshops on Japan for P6/7 and P7 classes, Glenlee Primary School, Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland;
25 March: Fordbank Primary School, Johnstone, Renfrewshire, a joint workshop for two P7 classes on Hiroshima, including the screening of JDS’s ‘Hiroshima after Fukushima‘;
Consecutive Tuesdays from 19 April till 21 June except 3 May, “Calligraphy as Meditation” held in Reflection and Prayer Room, University of Glasgow Interfaith Chaplaincy, Glasgow, Scotland:
20 April: University of Glasgow Students’ Representative Council, a workshop on Japanese Calligraphy, Origami and Colouring pictures, as part of SRC’s ‘Exam De-stress’ activities;
25 April: Cumbernauld Academy, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, for the Japanese Club and the Superheroes Class on ‘chai’;
9 and 16 May: Hillhead Primary School, Glasgow, Scotland, origami workshops for 4 P1 classes;
13 May: Hillhead Primary School, Glasgow, Scotland, origami workshops for three P2 classes; and
19 May: St Mark’s Primary School, Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, a workshop on Japan for P5 class.