{"title": "Mizuhiki: Japanese Decorative Knots – Memento Mori Jewelry", "start": "2026-11-05T17:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-05T18:30:00-05:00", "place": "Resobox", "address": "27th Street 41-26, 11101 Long Island City", "price": "$50 / person", "price_from": "50.00", "price_to": "50.00", "tickets_url": "https://checkout.square.site/merchant/ADDNG79130W4G/checkout/JWILNAB2M6TFRMNUT3ZINCCA", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/crafts/paper-crafts"], "description": "Mizuhiki: Japanese Decorative Knots – Memento Mori Jewelry is a hands-on workshop where you make your own accessory from mizuhiki, fine cords of twisted washi paper tied into decorative knots. It is led by Satoi Adams, a mizuhiki instructor who has taught in Boston, New York, and Tokyo since 2018. She guides participants through the basic knots and their meanings, which in Japan mark life's turning points and appear on condolence envelopes at funerals, where unbreakable knots carry the wish that such sorrow never be repeated. No experience is necessary, all materials are included, and the session is limited to 12 participants as part of the festival Memento Mori in NYC: The Art of Japanese Life and Death.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/mizuhiki-japanese-decorative-knots-memento-mori-jewelry-55327/", "official_url": "https://resobox.com/event/memento-mori-in-nyc-mizuhiki-workshop/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2eeaf0d61ff75369b358c9d6ff66955d6a99e1b7998c2da2b0526b912aeba0a3-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-05T17:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-05T18:30:00-05:00", "place": "Resobox", "address": "27th Street 41-26, 11101 Long Island City", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Memento Mori in NYC: The Art of Japanese Life and Death", "start": "2026-11-05T00:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-07T00:00:00-05:00", "place": "Resobox", "address": "27th Street 41-26, 11101 Long Island City", "price": "$20 Early Bird (first 100 tickets), $30 General Admission, plus NY sales tax (8.875%), valid for bot", "price_from": "20.00", "price_to": "30.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "festivals-street", "tags": ["society/death"], "description": "Memento Mori in NYC: The Art of Japanese Life and Death is a two-day festival at RESOBOX that brings together artists, thinkers, and makers from Japan and New York to explore life through the lens of death. It opens with a live encoffining ceremony by the nōkanshi Koki Kimura, who with his father served as technical advisor on the Academy Award–winning film Departures, alongside a calligraphy performance by Taisan Tanaka. Visitors can see an art exhibition by more than 20 Japanese artists and craftspeople, attend talks with a Zen teacher, a death doula, and a death-literacy researcher, try a coffin experience and write their own epitaph, and browse a marketplace of Japanese crafts, urns, and keepsakes. No knowledge of Japanese is needed and all are welcome, whatever their beliefs.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/memento-mori-in-nyc-the-art-of-japanese-life-and-death-55326/", "official_url": "https://resobox.com/event/memento-mori-in-nyc/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/355990fa568d46df2b8aaebf4277de9b3ace42282b135df4b2bd6b5208a2fd53-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Memento Mori in NYC After Party: A Night to Celebrate Life", "start": "2026-11-06T19:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-06T21:00:00-05:00", "place": "Resobox", "address": "27th Street 41-26, 11101 Long Island City", "price": "$60 / person · food and drinks included", "price_from": "60.00", "price_to": "60.00", "tickets_url": "https://resobox.com/event/memento-mori-in-nyc-after-party", "category": "food-drink", "tags": ["food-drink/japanese", "occasion"], "description": "Memento Mori in NYC After Party: A Night to Celebrate Life is an evening that closes the two-day Memento Mori in NYC experience with a celebration of life. Japanese chef Daisuke Yamada, with over 25 years of experience in Japanese cuisine, has created an exclusive menu for the night, with Japanese food and drinks including Dassai BLUE, shochu, craft beer, and matcha. Koki Kimura, a professional nōkanshi (Japanese encoffinment ritual specialist), performs a special funeral ritual, and guests can also try the Coffin Experience. Speakers, performers, artists, and exhibitors from Memento Mori in NYC join the evening to reconnect, exchange ideas, and reflect on the past two days.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/memento-mori-in-nyc-after-party-a-night-to-celebrate-life-55329/", "official_url": "https://resobox.com/event/memento-mori-in-nyc-after-party/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9f91184246d9b41757a8a87a0e079e4d4266bc1fae630abc5615b9b908ee58f4-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Kumiko Woodworking: Japanese Joinery – Flower Vase (Ichirin-zashi)", "start": "2026-10-31T13:30:00-04:00", "end": "2026-10-31T15:00:00-04:00", "place": "Resobox", "address": "27th Street 41-26, 11101 Long Island City", "price": "$90 / person (all materials included)", "price_from": "90.00", "price_to": "90.00", "tickets_url": "https://checkout.square.site/merchant/ADDNG79130W4G/checkout/UZII5IGLHHN2SUI4H44Z4ATX", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/crafts", "diy/woodworking"], "description": "A hands-on woodworking class in kumiko, the Japanese craft of assembling thin wooden pieces into intricate patterns without nails, where participants build a hanging wooden flower vase called an ichirin-zashi. The class is held at Resobox, and all kits are handcrafted by Ōminato Bunkichi Shoten, a kumiko atelier in Niigata, Japan. Students first learn what kumiko is and practice the three foundation patterns — asa-no-ha (hemp leaf), rindō (gentian), and goma (sesame) — building each in a practice frame before taking it apart. Finally, they design their own arrangement inside the flower vase, which has a clear acrylic back that doubles as a display stand, and take it home; no experience is necessary.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/kumiko-woodworking-japanese-joinery-flower-vase-ichirin-zash-55321/", "official_url": "https://resobox.com/event/kumiko-woodworking-japanese-joinery-flower-vase-ichirin-zashi-4/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2c317a75b5b7e389449ebfacde6c410902809b1ce049e51a4c61ced42243c9e8-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Iei: A Portrait of the Life You Are Living", "start": "2026-11-05T00:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-07T00:00:00-05:00", "place": "Resobox", "address": "27th Street 41-26, 11101 Long Island City", "price": "$180 hair & makeup + portrait (30 min); $50 portrait only (about 10 min); two-day festival admission", "price_from": "50.00", "price_to": "180.00", "tickets_url": "https://resobox.com/event/memento-mori-in-nyc-iei-portrait-session", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/photography/portrait-photography"], "description": "Iei: A Portrait of the Life You Are Living is a portrait session where you can be photographed for your own iei, the portrait placed at a Japanese funeral, while you are still alive. It is part of the Memento Mori in NYC event at Resobox and is led by New York photographer Tokio Kuniyoshi with hair and makeup artist Michael. In Japan more and more people are choosing their own funeral portrait themselves, and the session is less about preparing for death than about honoring the person you are today. Photos are retouched and delivered as digital files on the spot, with hair and makeup or portrait-only options.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/iei-a-portrait-of-the-life-you-are-living-55325/", "official_url": "https://resobox.com/event/memento-mori-in-nyc-iei-portrait-session/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/600a7a691778b6c7249c987caadd9b73fecddb4aeb60970da6a0481797cd0f56-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Dried Flower Resin Craft Workshop: Hosted by little bloomtale × KAJIHA", "start": "2026-10-31T12:30:00-04:00", "end": "2026-10-31T13:30:00-04:00", "place": "Industry City", "address": "67 34th Street, Brooklyn, NY", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/crafts"], "description": "A hands-on resin craft workshop where you make your own jewelry filled with dried flowers. It is run by little bloomtale and hosted by Kajiha. You can design and create resin accessories, with options including necklaces, earrings, bracelets, and keychains. All materials are provided, it suits beginners and craft lovers alike, and you take home your handmade piece.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/dried-flower-resin-craft-workshop-hosted-by-little-bloomtale-66642/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/bd124c64564b135d9319f18244331a9ca18f8f2c696389ce1d2e4a7e355a5fca-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Kimekomi: Japanese Traditional Doll-Making – Frog, Owl & More", "start": "2026-11-07T11:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-07T13:00:00-05:00", "place": "Resobox", "address": "27th Street 41-26, 11101 Long Island City", "price": "$60 / person, all materials included", "price_from": "60.00", "price_to": "60.00", "tickets_url": "https://checkout.square.site/merchant/ADDNG79130W4G/checkout/3V3B2U5RS6PYNSGUFMB4TSZG", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/crafts"], "description": "Kimekomi: Japanese Traditional Doll-Making – Frog, Owl & More is a hands-on workshop at RESOBOX where participants make traditional Japanese dolls with all materials included and no experience necessary. For the November 7th class, students can choose among the Frog, Owl, Jizo, Daruma, and Goldfish designs, and take home their finished artwork. The workshop is open to everyone, inviting you to relax, enjoy a creative moment, and bring a little piece of Japanese art into your home. Space is limited, so early registration is recommended.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/kimekomi-japanese-traditional-doll-making-frog-owl-more-55330/", "official_url": "https://resobox.com/event/kimekomi-japanese-traditional-doll-making-frog-owl-more-3/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2ece153e5a3a332666e724220ea09dbae1ebc343573f4ab3c9fc8dc8551c98df-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Sumi-E: Japanese Ink Painting – Bamboo (Four Noble Ones)", "start": "2026-11-03T18:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-03T19:10:00-05:00", "place": "Resobox", "address": "27th Street 41-26, 11101 Long Island City", "price": "$60 / person, all materials included", "price_from": "60.00", "price_to": "60.00", "tickets_url": "https://checkout.square.site/merchant/ADDNG79130W4G/checkout/IBCPACMBB6HM2NGUYJVAV27H", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/painting"], "description": "Sumi-E: Japanese Ink Painting – Bamboo (Four Noble Ones) is a hands-on class at RESOBOX in Long Island City where participants learn Japanese ink-wash painting. The session's theme is bamboo (take), one of the Four Noble Ones (shikunshi) alongside the orchid, chrysanthemum, and plum blossom, plants that have anchored East Asian ink painting for centuries and that stand for resilience and integrity in bamboo's case. Students begin with basics such as holding the brush, then paint the jointed stalk with steady strokes, mark the nodes, and finish with clusters of leaves in dark and light ink evoking the movement of wind. The class is taught by instructor Kohfu Furukawa, and all materials, including ink, brushes, and calligraphy paper, are provided.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/sumi-e-japanese-ink-painting-bamboo-four-noble-ones-55324/", "official_url": "https://resobox.com/event/sumi-e-bamboo-november-3-6pm/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/5b0b5c0abdcb00ab9611e58b12bc96550f0d985e24902113bb681de3695d851b-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Kazari Maki Zushi: Decorative Sushi Roll – Jack-o'-Lantern & Frankenstein", "start": "2026-10-31T11:00:00-04:00", "end": "2026-10-31T12:30:00-04:00", "place": "Resobox", "address": "27th Street 41-26, 11101 Long Island City", "price": "$80 / person", "price_from": "80.00", "price_to": "80.00", "tickets_url": "https://checkout.square.site/merchant/ADDNG79130W4G/checkout/62YXVPYFLIVHDEQSWQIF7TMZ", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["food-drink/japanese", "occasion/halloween"], "description": "A hands-on workshop in kazari maki zushi, Japan's art of decorative sushi rolls, where participants make a jack-o'-lantern and a Frankenstein's monster design whose faces appear in every slice. Every color comes from food — carrot, aonori, bonito furikake, nori, cheese, cucumber and fish sausage — with no dyes. The rolls are built in parts and assembled, so no sushi experience is needed. Chef Hiroyo Belmonte, a certified Level 1 instructor in decorative sushi from the Japan Sushi Instructors Association, guides every step.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/kazari-maki-zushi-decorative-sushi-roll-jack-o-lantern-frank-55320/", "official_url": "https://resobox.com/event/kazari-maki-zushi-halloween-october-31/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3efbd7bcb04960beda15ec04cdaf339f694befac631b748c88a419a9a3260b54-2000.webp"}]}