It's a first for me to see this and I loved this idea later, at the final day of the convention, there were three more valuable and unique items, that were sold in a loud auction, so we could also witness the thrill in that.Īfter that, there was time to choose my classes. Each had a sheet of paper for one's name and price. The left side was dedicated for that day's models to-be-taught, and some space was dedicated to a silent auction consisting of some books, booklets, models, papers and souvenirs, all concerning origami, of course. Each exhibitor was handed a note stating his name and number of spaces (as he asked in advance). It took place in another, near by, auditorium, with the same four-chairs-in-line tables, covered with black table cloth. This day started at 13:30 and by 16:00 we were heading back to the hotel, with a bag full of 15 cm kami, some examples of the beautiful Japanese papers (35 cm), a 3-color pen, a badge, and name stickers. It was done in a huge auditorium at Toyo University, and as such, it had many rows and columns of tables, four chairs per table, all facing the big board and screens. The first day, Friday, was for registration, two talks from the guests of honor and some procedural explanations. We had to ask for exhibition spaces before the convention, and each got a random number for class registrations for the two days of folding. As such, everything must be pre arranged and planned. With 500 participants, this is probably the second largest convention in the world. And I had to tell all that to him, and so I did. His book, for me, is The Best Origami Book Ever, with some wonderful maneuvers, such as un-sink, brilliant folding sequences and clear diagrams all, of course, are just the background to his models. You may say this is a weird opening for a convention report, and you are right, but first things first - I met Hideo Komatsu San, got his autograph, and showed him my little exhibition. Still, every evening, we all met there, chatting, folding and preparing for the coming day. There are only four round tables that can hardly host four people. Breakfast is included, although there are mainly Japanese dishes, with only a cake or bun that had some western resemblance. Toyoko Inn is a reasonably-priced hotel that supplies all basic needs. I stayed at Toyoko Inn, just one subway station from the venue, with Beth Johnson, Tom Hull, Brian Chan, all from the USA, Jorge Pardo from Spain and Winnie Leung, from "just one hour difference" Australia. Add my love of Japanese cuisine and snacks the good experience from April and you will understand why I am back in Japan just four months later. The Combination of 6OSME and Tanteidan was irresistible.
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