What I do
Animakun offers creative animation workshops for children, teenagers, and adults.
Participants discover the principles of animation through hands-on activities, creating their own short films using simple materials and accessible techniques. The workshops encourage creativity, storytelling, observation, and collaborative learning in a fun and engaging way.
Workshops can be tailored to different age groups, themes, and occasions, making them suitable for schools, libraries, museums, cultural organisations, festivals, community centres, and holiday programmes.
With over 20 years of experience in animation and arts education in Japan and the Netherlands, Animakun creates inspiring experiences that make animation accessible to everyone.
・Schools
・Educational institutions
・Libraries
・Museums
・Festivals
・Community centres
・Holiday programmes
・Corporate creative events
Workshop Videos
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Stop-motion animation
May 2026 in Takarazuka Hyogo, Japan
As a staff member of "Animation Soup," I participated as an instructor in a workshop held at the Takarazuka City Cultural Arts Center. Participants filmed stop-motion animations using wooden trains in various locations.
Youtube / Workshop video animation soup in Takarazuka
Stop motion animation workshop
in Utrecht / Hanami feestje
April 2026 in Utrecht, Netherlands
Led a stop-motion animation workshop using found objects and small toys at a Japan-themed event in Utrecht.
Youtube / Workshop video Hanami Feestje
Stop motion animation workshop
in Amsterdam / Japanse Festival
March 2026 in Amsterdam, Netherlands
We held a stop-motion animation workshop for children at a Japan-themed event in Amsterdam. Participants created their own characters from paper and used them to make a stop-motion animation.
Youtube / Workshop video Japans Festival Amsterdam
Stop motion animation workshop
in Utrecht / Himawarino-kai
October 2025 in Utrecht, Netherlands
November 2025 in Utrecht, Netherlands
We held a stop-motion animation workshop for children with Japanese roots. The children created original characters from paper and then animated them in short stop-motion films.
Youtube / Workshop video Himawarino kai
Stop motion animation workshop
in Utrecht / Hanami Feestje 2024
April 2024 in Utrecht, Netherlands
We held an animation workshop at a Japan-themed event in Utrecht. We prepared a selection of paper characters, and the children chose their favourites before creating and filming their own short animations.
Youtube / Workshop video Hanami Feestje 2024
