Gallery ∣ Say konnichiwa to Japanese day at St Mel’s Primary School

By Taylah Baker

Jul 24, 2023

**Small sumos:** Year 4 students Sydney Almond and Sofia Napier battle it out in sumo wrestling. Photo by Rechelle Zammit

Usually, nearly 7000km separates Australia and Japan. Last Friday, St Mel’s Primary School brought the two together.

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The school held a Japanese day, transporting the country steeped in reverence and beauty to its eager students, who arrived donned in kimonos and with an appetite for sushi.

As part of the school’s curriculum, the students learn Japanese as a second language, and their knowledge was put to the test through a series of culture-based activities.

News photographer Rechelle Zammit was present to photograph the culture collision.