# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Lecture Event: What Is Culture? Why Does It Matter?
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 21 May, 2026 at 06:00 pm (+02:00)
- **Event Description**: [ Overview ]
This lecture by Mr. TOKUNAGA Yuki, Associated Researcher of RCAST, University of Tokyo, examines how Japanese craftsmanship, material culture, and the intergenerational transmission of skills contribute to social sustainability. Focusing on practices such as woodworking, textiles, and lacquerware, it highlights how knowledge is passed down through hands-on experience and close community ties. By exploring traditions that emphasize durability, repair and respect for natural materials, the talk presents cultural continuity as a key element of sustainable futures.

[ Program ]
17:30	Doors open
18:00	Lecture and Presentation
18:45	Q&A
19:00	Discussion Session with refreshments
ca. 20:00	End

●	Admission Free 
●	Language: English 
●	Advance registration by email <jicc> is required.
●	For registration, please inform us of all participants’ names.

[ Event Flyer ]
https://www.ch.emb-japan.go.jp/files/101018317.pdf</jicc>
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bern/lecture-event-what-is-culture-why-does-it-matter/200029986017750
- **Event Categories**: Nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Bern
- **state**: BE
- **country**: Switzerland
- **location**: Engestrasse 43, 3012 Bern, Schweiz
- **lat**: 46.95993
- **long**: 7.43901
- **full address**: Engestrasse 43, 3012 Bern, Schweiz, Engestrasse 43, 3012 Bern, Schweiz, Bern, Switzerland

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Lecture Event: What Is Culture? Why Does It Matter? being held?
  - **A:** Lecture Event: What Is Culture? Why Does It Matter? takes place on Thu, 21 May, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Thu, 21 May, 2026 at 06:00 pm at Engestrasse 43, 3012 Bern, Schweiz, Engestrasse 43, 3012 Bern, Schweiz, Bern, Switzerland.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Lecture Event: What Is Culture? Why Does It Matter??
  - **A:** Lecture Event: What Is Culture? Why Does It Matter? is organized by Embassy of Japan in Switzerland　在スイス日本国大使館.

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