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History




2013    June                Isao Yamakawa proposed the collaborative Taiko project to Mashiko mayor Tomoyuki Otsuka (Picture).
2015    March             Dublin mayor Michael Keenan visited Mashiko.
2015    June                Dublin Taiko stayed in Mashiko for workshops and a collaborative concert with Tenjin Kaze no Kai.
2015    September   Marilee Chinnici-Zuercher, former Dublin mayor, and Jeremiah Gracia visited Mashiko.
2015    December    Mashiko delegation visited Dublin for the Dublin-Mashiko friendship city signing ceremony.
2016    August           Mashiko delegation visited Dublin for discussing the art project and student exchange programs.
2017    February        Mashiko delegation visited New York for the exhibition of "Japanese Ceramic Tableware from Tochigi" and NY NOW.
2017    February        Shigeki Tonoike, a chair of Mashiko tourist association, visited Dublin for promoting tourism and marketing.
2017    March             Deanne Shine, a MIX board member, visited Mashiko.
2017    April                Ikuzo Fujiwara visited Dublin for the ceramic art exhibition at Dublin Art Council.
2017    April                Ikuzo Fujiwara gave a presentation at Dublin Scioto High School.
2017    July                  John Rockelman, a Dublin City School Japanese teacher,  and five Dublin high school students visited Mashiko (Picture).
2017    July                  The Wyandot camp held "JAPAN WEEK" with introducing Mashiko and having Dublin Taiko performances and workshops. 
2017    September   MIX was certified as a non-profit organization from State of Ohio.
2017    October         Mashiko's local Sake, SANRAN, was introduced at the Sake Tasting Reception at the Shadowbox Live.
2017    December     Stephanie Whitcomb, a Dublin resident, visited Mashiko.
2018   March              MIX provided  "Mashiko Room" with pottery wheel throwing experience, indigo dyeing experience, and information about Mashiko at the Dublin                                                       Japanese Festival at Scioto High School.
2018   April                 MIX provided indigo dyeing experience at "Evening of Japanese Culture" at the Marysville High School.
2018   September    MIX provided indigo dyeing experience at JASCO culture club at Dublin Arts Council building.
2019   March              MIX provided  "Mashiko Room" with pottery wheel throwing experience, indigo dyeing experience, and information about Mashiko at the Dublin                                                       Japanese Festival at Scioto High School.
2019   March              Isao Yamakawa, MIX president, visited Mashiko and meets Mashiko Mayor Tomoyuki Otsuka.
2019   April                 MIX provided an indigo dyeing experience at "Evening of Japanese Culture" at the Marysville High School.
2019   August            MIX coordinated the Dublin-Mashiko friendship city special event, taiko concert for celebrating 15th anniversary of Dublin Taiko and Tenjin Kaze no Kai. 
2019 September      Dublin mayor, Greg Peterson, and vice mayor Chris Amorose Groomes, visited Mashiko (Pictures)
2019 November       Masayuki Miyajima had a ceramic art exhibition at the Dublin Arts Council.  
​2020   March             MIX provided  "Mashiko Room" with pottery wheel throwing experience, indigo dyeing experience, and information about Mashiko at the Dublin                                                       Japanese Festival at Dublin Scioto High School.
2020  December      5th anniversary celebration of Dublin-Mashiko friendship city relationship (Video)
2022 November       Masayuki Miyajima had a ceramic art exhibition at the Dublin Arts Council.  
2023 April                   Isao Yamakawa, MIX president, visited Mashiko and meets Mashiko Mayor Mojuro Hirota and other Mashiko residents.
2023 August               Sienna Bui joined MIX.
2023 August               MIX provided "Dublin-Mashiko Friendship City " booth at Obon Festival (Riverside Crossing park, Dublin) 
2023 September       John Reiner (City Council), Megan O'Challaghan (City Manager) and Lindsay Weisenauer (Dublin City Staff) visited Mashiko.
2025 April           Isao Yamakawa, MIX president, visited Mashiko and had a meeting with Mashiko Mayor, Vice mayor and Mashiko Town staff
2025 August              MIX provided "Dublin-Mashiko Friendship City " booth at Japan FestOH! at the Riverside Crossing Park, Dublin
2025 November        Masayuki Miyajima has a ceramic art exhibition at the Dublin Arts Council.  

2025 December        Dublin-Mashiko Friendship City 10th anniversary (Article in Dublin Life)

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2026 May                    Dublin Taiko visits Mashiko for a joint taiko concert 




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