Japanese London (1968)

Japanese traditions and culture in London(1968). If it's restaurants, origami or dance, see here how the two cultures collide in London.
London.
Various shots of a Japanese woman in traditional dress of kimono walking along a street and going into the building of Japan Air Lines. Inside, she shows an English dolly-bird the art of origami by making a paper bird from a square of yellow paper.
In the kitchen of a Japanese restaurant (the Hiroko, London's only traditional Japanese restaurant at this time) a chef puts a dove made from sweet potato onto a plate of flowers made of radishes and carrots. In another part of the kitchen, a groovy young Japanese man prepares sushi. On a small platform in the restaurant a woman in traditional dress does a Japanese fan dance. Various shots of two young Japanese couples around a low table, eating with chopsticks.
An English couple arrive at the restaurant, taking off their shoes before entering; they eat prawns and nibbles / hors d'oeuvres from the sweet potato dove plate with chop sticks then are brought some saki to drink. In the kitchen, sukiyaki is prepared, then cooked on a hot plate before the English diners several shots of them eating and watching another fan dance.
Various shots of Bonsai trees being tended in a garden by members of London's Japan Society as commentator explains the trees are kept to their miniature size by careful cultivation - rather cruel, in my opinion! Some young branches have weights hung on them and are wired so they twist and resemble the gnarled branches of a full-sized tree.
Note: there are some notes on file on some of the footage in this story. Cuts exist - see separate record.
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[@AF4F]

Thanks for uploading! Very interesting!

[@paulharvey2396]

God bless the Japanese (of ethnic origin) for the patience they have shown in their life in the UK, and I would like to remember Koreans and Chinese as well - I wish we could all be friends! To love old places also if it were possible. From paul in Japan for 36 years. How I hate this stupid commentary.

[@incredulity]

Very cool, thank you!

[@postscript67]

"Nipponese noshery"! Nice one!

[@AB608052]

SO impressive. Having it done 6 days a week

[@setsubunsou1809]

寿司を握っている大将の笑顔が最高です❗️

[@elishh8173]

Wow that food was amazing!!!

[@gustigigs]

i dont care about the war.. i care about cultures

[@garethjudd5840]

And to think, most of these people would be 80 years old today.

[@weerobot]

Everyone moved Slowly in 60s...

[@user-kf8uh3ug7m]

This is so cool😂

[@AB608052]

We used to have people like that when i was a kid all the time. Putting up with all the beige and corduroy. All my nephew and niece have is adderall.

[@user-fu2uy2lv2l]

Laser pen（鐳射筆）！？

[@user-gs7hh1dy9x]

😀😀🥰🤟🤟

[@googlesucks6029]

Back when Japanese culture was appreciated by people who weren't weebs and incels.

[@RuRaynor]

Even as far back as 1968 Brits were butchering the pronunciation of 酒. Sake not sakki!

[@chrnovids]

sush-EE

[@yen9416]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@lizaluk]

Well, I do not like uncooked fish and meat

[@wongseisunon9966]

the hair style of the waitress, so disrespectful in Japanese culture