In 2022, Japan Desk Scotland runs workshops on Japan in Scotland. The workshops from January to March and from August to December are supported by grants from the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation.

• 24 January: Cumbernauld Academy, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, 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, 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 ‘Taiko’;

• 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 to 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, the Japanese Club and the Superheroes Class on ‘chai’;

• 9, 16 and 30 May: Hillhead Primary School, Glasgow, Scotland, origami workshops for four P1 classes;

• 13 and 20 May and 10 June: Hillhead Primary School, Glasgow, Scotland, origami workshops for three P2 classes

• 19 May: St Mark’s Primary School, Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, a workshop on Japan for P5 clas

• 6 June: Cumbernauld Academy, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, Japanese Club on “nori” (sea weed);

• 8 June: John Paul II Primary School, Glasgow, Scotland, two workshops on Japan for P3 and P2/3 classes;

• 20 June: Cumbernauld Academy, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, Japanese Club on schools in Japan, and Superheroes on “nori” (sea weed), and;

•1 September: Tillicoutry Primary School, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, a workshop on Japan for P6 class.

•16 September: “calligraphy as Meditation’ session in the University of Glasgow Memorial Chapel as part of the ‘Fresher’s Week’ organised by the Students’ Representative Council;

• 3 OctoberL Cumbernauld Academy, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, for the Japanese Club, writing names in Japanese alphabets during a lunch break, and a workshop on Japan for Superheroes class;

• 24 October: Cumbernauld Academy, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, for the Japanese Club during a lunch break, watching JDS’s documentary, ‘Japanese isn’t English‘, and practicing Japanese pronunciation, and a workshop on Japan for Superheroes class, watching JDS’s documentaries, ‘Japanese isn’t English, ‘Yawata Primary, Soma City, Fukushima‘ and a part of ‘Our Scotland: a Japanese perspective‘;

• 7 November: Cumbernauld Academy, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, for the Japanese Club during a lunch break, on basic Japanese phrases, and a workshop on Japan for Superheroes class;

• 17 November: St Rose of Lima Primary School, Glasgow, Scotland, workshops on Japan for two P6 classes, including the screening of “Yawata Primary, Soma City, Fukushima“; and

• 28 November: Cumbernauld Academy, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, for the Japanese Club during a lunch break, on basic Japanese phrases, and a workshop on Japan, including the screening of “Multicultural Cakes – Mayuko’s kitchen“, for Superheroes class;

• Consecutive Tuesdays from 23 August to 29 November, “Calligraphy as Meditation” held in Reflection and Prayer Room, University of Glasgow Interfaith Chaplaincy, Glasgow, Scotland:

• 1 December: Antonine Primary School, Glasgow, Scotland, a workshop on Japan for a P5 class, including the screening of “Yawata Primary, Soma City, Fukushima‘;

• 6, 13 and December: Hillhead Primary School, Glasgow, Scotland, Taiko workshops for three P% classes.

• 8 December: Fordbank Primary School, Renfrewshire, Scotland, a workshop on Japan for a P7 class, including the screening of “Yawata Primary, Soma City, Fukushima“.

• 9, 14 and 16 December: University of Glasgow Students’ Representative Council, a workshop on Calligraphy and ,Origami in the University of Glasgow Memorial Chapel as part of SRC’s ‘Exam De-stress’ activities