Past Events
Past event notices are listed here in chronological order. Detailed summaries or reports of most past events have been published in the SWET Newsletter between February 1981 until April 2012; for these older events, check the Newsletter Archive.
Special Guest: Rochelle Kopp
Date: February 12, 2020 (Wed.)
Time: 6:00–9:00 p.m. (Talk begins at 7:00)
Place: Book House Café, Jinbocho, First Floor, Gulliver Room
http://bookhousecafe.jp/
See website for map; come out Jinbocho subway exit A1, turn right and walk about 15 meters to the...
Where did 2019 go? The Tokyo (and Sapporo <g>) Olympics will be upon us sooner than we think. In the meantime, it’s time for the annual gathering of local wordsmiths in Kansai. Catch up with friends and colleagues, and make...
Wheelchair User or Wheelchair-bound?: Writing about People with Disabilities
Date: Sunday, December 1, 2019
Time: 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Venue: 兵庫県私学会館 (Hyogoken Shigaku Kaikan) Room 205: SWET
(Just north of Motomachi Station, also walkable from Sannomiya Station)
https://goo.gl/maps/DTh339zZu5e3xvL98
Cost: 500 yen for SWET...
Special Guest: Ruth Stevens
Date: November 20, 2019
Time: 6:00–9:00 p.m. (Talk begins at 7:00)
Place: Book House Café, Jinbocho, Second Floor Osetsushitsu
http://bookhousecafe.jp/
See website for map; come out Jinbocho subway exit A1, turn right and walk about 15 meters to the Kitazawa...
Date: November 4 (Mon.)
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Place: Kamakura Brunch Kitchen
http://www.brunch-kitchen-kamakura.com/
Cost: Around ¥2,000. See the prices on the menu at the website above.
It seems that quite a number of SWET members live in or near the Shonan area, and many...
(Please note changed weekday and hours)
Date: October 26 (Sat.), 2019
Time: Writing Clinic 3:00–5:00; Discussion 5:00–6:00 p.m.
Place: Book House Café, Jinbocho, First Floor Gulliver Room
http://bookhousecafe.jp/
See website for map; come out Jinbocho subway exit A1, turn right and walk about 15...
芸術と舞台芸術のための「翻訳」： 伝統翻訳のダイナミズム
特別ゲスト：マリサ・リンネ（京都国立博物館 学芸部連携協力室 専門職)
Special Guest: Melissa Rinne, Specialist, Kyoto National Museum
(Please note changed weekday and hours)
Date: September 28 (Sat.), 2019
Time: 3:00–6:00 p.m. (Discussion begins at 4:00)
Place: Book House Café, Jinbocho, First Floor Gulliver Room
http://bookhousecafe.jp/
See website for map; come out Jinbocho...
Date: July 28, 2019 (Sun.)
Time: 7:00–9:00 p.m.
Place: GARB Pintino (French, Italian, dining bar)
3 Chome-22 Kanda Nishiki-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Website: http://www.garb-pintino.com/ See website for access
Fee: ¥5,500
RSVP: The restaurant needs a headcount, so please be sure to let SWET know by Thursday evening,...
Date: June 19 (Wed.)Time: 6:00–9:00 p.m.
Place: Book House Cafe, Kitazawa Building, Jinbocho, 2nd-floor "Osetsushitsu"
http://bookhousecafe.jp/
See website for map; come out Jinbocho subway exit A1, turn right and walk about 15 meters to the Kitazawa Building. Please take the elevator or stairs...
Date: June 2, 2019 (Sunday) 4 pm–5:30 pm (tribute) 5:30 pm–8 pm (farewell dinner)
Place: Ganko Takasegawa Nijoen, Kyoto (a 5-min walk from Subway Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae and Keihan Sanjo Stations)
URL: https://www.gankofood.co.jp/en/shop/detail/ya-nijyoen
Cost: Tribute – 1,000 yen SWET members (1,500 yen non-members); Dinner...
