Unlike Ukraine, where the academic year begins in September, schools and universities in Japan start work in April. For many Japanese, the arrival of spring is associated with the ceremonies of the beginning of the school year, which are held in abundant bloom of sakura.
April 25, the photo exhibition of the Japanese photojournalist Kadzumi Obary “Irradiation” opened on the eve of the 32nd anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster at the Ukrainian-Japanese Center of the Igor Sikorsky KPI.
On April 25 Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute was visited by Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Japan to Ukraine Shigeki Sumy. He was accompanied by the staff of the the embassy Daiske Minamino and Akhiro Khara.
An exhibition of traditional Japanese clothing – kimono was held at the Ukrainian-Japanese Center of the Igor Sikorsky KPI. Visitors were fascinated by aesthetics and minimalism, which are the essence of the Rising Sun Country.
On February 21 the opening of the media art exhibition of modern Japanese artist Mayuko Kanazawa was held at the Exhibition Hall of the Ukrainian-Japanese Center of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute at the University's Scientific and Technical Library.
On February 5, an opening ceremony of the Japanese rock garden took place in the Scientific and Technical Library of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute.
December 1, within the plan of events of the Year of Japan in Ukraine, was a concert of the most fascinating pianist-virtuoso and composer— Tempeya Nakamura at the Center for Culture and Arts of the Igor Sikorsky KPI which were organized by the Ukrainian-Japanese Center of Igor Sikorsky KPI and
On September, 9 was held a demonstration of the Japanese tea ceremony of art of the Shado (“The path of tea”) in the Hall of Meetings of the Academic Council of the National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”
On 25 May, in Igor Sikorsky Kyiv polytechnic institute, representatives of “HITACHI High-Technologies Corporation” Tomomi Okada and Atsushi Hama presented electronic microscope “Hitachi Tabletop Electron Microscope TM3030” and delivered two lectures or to be more exact two workshops on its application.
On the occasion of 25th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between Japan and Ukraine in terms of Year of Japan in Ukraine a sakura alley was planted onsite National technical university of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv polytechnic institute” on 12 April.
