Vancouver Yosakoi

I had an amazing trip to Vancouver in the long weekend of August with Yosakoi Kizuna Dance team to perform at Powell Street Japan Festival ! Collaborating with Appare Yosakoi Dance Team of Vancouver, we presented energetic performances with huge passion of Yosakoi !

This was my first visit to Powell street festival. I am excited to show some captures from this historic event, with pride of Japanese heritage. Thanks for this wonderful opportunity !

Sudbury Japan Festival

My super active summer activities continues ! I participated the outreach opportunity with Yosakoi Kizuna Dance team of Ottawa to perform at Japan Festival in Sudbury, Ontario. It is my first time visiting this beautiful city famous for lumber and nickel. I am so happy to meet with many participants in this wonderful festival and share the exciting moments together !! Thanks Sudbury for your amazing hospitality in entire trip !

Yao Yorozu Art Show

CorgiMark Photography participated YAO YOROZU Japanese women’s art show in this June. With seven other amazing artists, my photography of friend’s cat was proudly presented in the modern hair-salon. I am so honored to be selected in this wonderful exhibition !

Thank you aritacafe ! for all your hard word to make this amazing art show happen !

I would like this opportunity to show some more photos that taken during the session of the cat. It’s over ten years ago. I hope Tom the cat watches us from over the rainbow.

Celebration of Life

For the Queen Elizabeth II, it is the time for sending respect and love for being such a wonderful presence in the world. I always thought the Queen is part of our family because of Corgi. We are thankful for your love and passion for Corgi ! and this love is eternal…

Yosakoi Dance Team !

Canada Yosakoi Team KAEDE is the dance team based on Toronto and Ottawa. Yosakoi is the dance originated in Kochi, Japan and performed by lots of dance lovers worldwide. I had a great opportunity to capture some fun moments during their rehearsal for the dance festival in Andrew Haydon Park of Ottawa in early July. They did fabulous performance !! Wonderful job for all dancers !

Pray for Japan

On March 11, Japan commemorates 10th year after the devastation by massive earthquake and tsunami in Tohoku region. We pray for Japan and all people who continue to strive for recovery, including my sister and her family in Iwaki, Fukushima.

Here in Canada, March 11 is now designated for National day of remembrance for COVID-19 victims. Prayer for whole world, hope for the future, and strength to go through together.

Okinawa Wedding

I was extremely pleased that this summer both my husband and I were invited to my relative’s wedding in Okinawa, Japan. Not only it is super exciting to visit the vacation paradise, but also I was thrilled to be a secondary photographer  of the celebration day. My photos are very casual and candid shots compared to the official photographer’s but I had a great time entertaining guests and share the happiness together as a part of the family. I am so thankful to my cousins family giving me a wonderful opportunity to capture joyful moments.

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