Shinkukan - 真空館 - Making Room for Peace

Vision:
To be establish a center promoting harmony, solidarity and peace in Lebanon by using a range of non-formal Japanese educational programs. Mission & Values:
We will achieve that by providing an environment where students develop the awareness and application of our core Values:
- Perseverance: The ability to keep going in spite of set backs
- Humility: The ability to recognize equality in a

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- Agility: The ability to think and act swiftly
- Self-Control: The ability to be in control of ones’ response to external stimuli
- Tolerance: The ability to accept other for who they are and fore bare others.
- Empathy: The ability to understand what others are going through and provide support
- Respect: To ability to treat people equally regardless of age, race or religion. We will build a specialized and dedicated center that engages in proven Japanese activities to bring about the above. These will include:
1- Shotokan Karate-Do
2- Shakuhachi
3- Origami
4- Ikebana - Kado – The way of the Flower
5- Manga Library
6- Japanese Cultural Movies
7- Kimono Dressing
8- Chado – The way of the Japanese Tea
9- Bonsai
10- Koto
11- Shamisen
12- Shinobue
13- Japanese cooking
14- Health/organic/dry food shop
15- Coffee shop
16- Natural Juice Bar
17- Iaido
18- Kendo
19- Aikido