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October 28th, 2015

Announcement to hold an additional programs ofThe Traditional Culture and Performing Arts
Experience Program for Foreigners and its coverage.

As a new initiative this year, Arts Council Tokyo (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture)holds accessible short programs that offer foreign visitors and others the opportunity to gain first-hand experienceof traditional culture and performing arts around tourist attractions in Tokyo. In addition, we provide programs,
which combine hands-on experience with the viewing of performances, as well as giving school children
throughout Tokyo the opportunity to come into contact with Japanese traditional culture and performing arts,
thereby enabling to deepen their understandings of the value of Japanese culture. This time, we announce its
additional programs of the Traditional Culture and Perfoming Arts Experience Program for Foreigners and thedetails of “Let’s All Enjoy the World of Nihon Buyo” which offers the performances and hands-on experience forforeigners, we welcome you to visit these programs and cover them in the media.

１．Programsfor Foreign VisitorsⅠ
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This accessible program allows participants to experience authentic traditional culture and performing arts ina short time. All programs will be carried out with explanations in English. (Printed materials will be available
in Chinese and Korean.) The Engei Workshop and Japanese Traditional Dance Workshop have been being
carried out, and following ①～③ are the additional programs now.
Organized by Arts Council Tokyo (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture)
Supported and Cooperated by Tokyo Metropolitan Government① 《Calligraphy Workshop》》【Program】We carry out simple explanation about calligraphy and demonstraion by the instructor and you will
experience calligraphy with an English interpreter. You can learn basics of calligraphy using a writing
brush, ink, Japanese writing paper at Taisho Kinenkan while viewing parts of gardens. In addition,
you will write a letter to the postcard, then make an original card. The leading calligraphers in Japanteach you with hospitality.
【Date】

Tuesday 10th / Wednesday 11th / Thursday 12th / Sunday 22nd /Monday (Public holiday) 23rd / Tuesday 24th , November 2015
11:00～12:00 / 13:00～14:00 / 14:30～15:30＊The time will change only on 24th November.（14:00～15:00 / 15:30～16:30 / 17:00～18:00）【Venue】 Taisho Kinenkan, located outside of Kiyosumi Gardens (3-3-9, Kiyosumi, Koto-ku, Tokyo)【Capacity】45 per workshop【Price】

Free＊In case entering the garden, please pay the entrance fee at the garden entrance. (Entry until 16:30)＊You can take the writing brushes home with you.
＊We also offer postcards (used in the workshop), picture card, recycled writing paper as your souvenir.

②《Tea Ceremony Workshop》》【Program】You can enjoy Japanese tea ceremony and learn about manners of tea ceremony and the history ofGokokuji Temple. You can also walk around some historical spots in Gokokuji Temple. An experiencein a genuine tea ceremony room, the experience for which participants make tea, worship in a main
hall of the temple and a tour in a tea ceremony room are scheduled with the refreshing sky of autumn,
please enjoy tea ceremony. English guidance is available.
【Date】

Tuesday 17th November, 2015
10:00～12:00 / 13:00～15:00【Venue】 Gokokuji Temple（5-40-1,Otsuka,Bunkyo-ku,Tokyo）【Capacity】50 per each workshop【Price】

500yen（For tea and sweets,Tax Included）Image of tea ceremony

Image of making tea

Gokokuji Temple③《Shamisen of Nagauta Workshop》》【Program】Nagauta, originated as the kabuki music and developed as shamisen music, is a type of traditional
Japanese music played on shamisen (music instrument). In this program, you can try shamisen andprofessional Nagauta players will perform and explain nagauta in a way that makes it easy even forfirst-timers to understand.
【Date】

Second Saturdays and Sundays, December 2015-March 2016
Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th December 2015,Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th January 2016,Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th February 2016, Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th March 2016.
11:00～11:40【Venue】/ 12:30～13:10 / 14:00～14:40 / 15:30～16:10（40 minutes/program）

Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center(2-18-9 Kaminarimon, Taito-ku, Tokyo)【Price】

FreeShamisen workshop

Nagauta performance２．Programs
for foreign visitors Ⅱ
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A performance that combines culture and performing arts appreciation and hands-on experience in order todeepen understanding of Japanese traditional culture and performing arts. In addition to "Noh Theater:
Beyond words, Beyond Borders" which is already informed on 3rd September 2015, we inform you about thefollowing performances, as details are confirmed.
Organized by Arts Council Tokyo (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture)
Supported and Cooperated by Tokyo Metropolitan Government《Let’s All Enjoy the World of Nihon Buyo》》
Try / Touch / Enjoy – An Introduction to Dance
This event offers lectures and experience about Nihon Buyo (Traditional Japanese Dance) using Japanese musicalinstruments such as shamisen, taiko and koto, as well as trying out stage makeup, costumes and props forJapanese dance, and experiencing traditional lion dances, giving those with little contact with such traditional arts
the opportunity to interact with and learn about Japanese traditions. Earphone guidance is available during theperformance, and English interpretation at the experience time is available.

【Date】 Sunday 20th December 2015 at 14:00【Venue】Shibuya Cultural Center Owada, Densho Hall
23-21 Sakuragaoka-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

Exhibition of costumes and wigs

Exhibition of props

Visitors try on wigs

Makeup experience【Performers】
Senyoichi NISHIKAWA, Etsuko FUJIMA, Yuka MIZUKI, Tatsuya FUJIMA, Jutaichiro HANAYAGI,
Satojiro WAKAYAGI, etc.
【Program】
1．Renjishi (Dance of Lion) –Another Company Version–
2．“Two Songs From Yamatogaku (The new Japanese music in early modern times)” Yamatogaku in English!
【Title of songs】“HANADAYORI”：Beautiful dance in the performance of “Yamatogaku .”“YUKI NO FURU MACHIWO”：Dancing, playing Japanese musical instruments and singing in English lyrics.
“MATSURI”：Everybody can participate in the performance by a shout of a festival.
【Participation】
An advance reservation is necessary.
You can reserve your seat via website, from Saturday 31st October.
Website : https://v3.apollon.nta.co.jp/nihonbuyo/【Price】Free*This show finishes at 17:00.

≪The list of details for traditional culture and performing arts experience program for foreigners≫≫Program

How to participate

Price■Tokyo Tradition Office, Arts Council Tokyo

Additional program

Calligraphy Workshop

・Please apply from the website “Apollon”
https://v3.apollon.nta.co.jp/shodo/・TEL 03-5369-4541（10:00～18:00）
・E-mail info@tokyo-tradition.jp【Date】

Tuesday 10th / Wednesday 11th / Thursday 12th /Sunday 22nd / Monday (Public holiday) 23rd / Tuesday
24th, November 2015
【Venue】Taisho Kinenkan, located outside of Kiyosumi Gardens
3-3-9, Kiyosumi, Koto-ku, Tokyo
Supported by Tokyo Metropolitan Park Association,
MAINICHISHODOKAI Incorporated foundation

Free■Tokyo Tradition Office, Arts Council Tokyo

Programs for Foreign Visitors Ⅰ

Additional Program

Tea Ceremony Workshop【Date】 Wednesday 17th November, 2015
【Venue】 Gokokuji Temple
5-40-1,Otsuka,Bunkyo-ku,Tokyo
Supported by Enshu Sado School・Please apply from the website “Apollon”
https://v3.apollon.nta.co.jp/sado/・TEL 03-5369-4541（10:00～18:00）
・E-mail info@tokyo-tradition.jp

500yen(For tea and sweets)

Shamisen of Nagauta Workshop【Date】

Second Saturdays and Sundays,December 2015-March2016【Venue】 Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center
2-18-9 Kaminarimon, Taito-ku, Tokyo
Supported by Nagauta AssociationFree

Numbered tickets will be distributed 30 minutes inadvance of each workshop on the day held

Free

Priority will be given to those who arrive firstFree

Numbered tickets will be distributed 30 minutes inadvance of each workshop on the day held

Engei Workshop【Date】 Every Saturday from April 25, 2015 to March 2016
【Venue】 Edo-Tokyo Museum
1-4-1 Yokoami, Sumida-ku, Tokyo
Supported by RAKUGO GEIJYUTSU Association

Traditional Japanese Dance Workshop

Programs for Foreign VisitorsⅡ【Date】 Every Sunday from May 3, 2015 to March 2016
【Venue】 Asakusa Culture Tourist Information Center
2-18-9 Kaminarimon, Taito-ku, Tokyo
Supported by The Japanese Classical Dance Association(Tokyo Branch Joto Block)Let’s All Enjoy the World of Nihon Buyo

■Tokyo Tradition Office, Arts Council Tokyo【Date】 Sunday 20th December 2015 at 14:00【Venue】 Shibuya Cultural Center Owada, Densho Hall
23-21 Sakuragaoka-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Produced by Another Company

・Please apply via the website “Apollon”
from Saturday 31st October.
https://v3.apollon.nta.co.jp/nihonbuyo/

Free*Please buy the ticket for the wheelchair at Tokyo
Tradition Office by phone.

Noh Theater: Beyond Words, Beyond Borders【Date】

Saturday 21st November 2015 at 14:00(Experience Corner at 12:00)【Venue】 Kita Noh Theatre
4-6-9 Kamiosaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo
Produced by Roppeita XIV Commemorative Foundation

All seats reserved
Adult: 3,500yen
Student:1,500yen■Tixee（（ For English) https://tixee.tv/■Ticket PIA
0570-02-9999(P code:445-697)
http://pia.jp/■LAWSON Ticket0570-000-407(10:00～20:00)
0570-084-003(Sound Automatic Correspondence
L code 37271)
http://l-tike.com/■e+ http://eplus.jp/■Kita Noh Theatre Official Website
http://kita-noh.com/

Organized by Arts Council Tokyo (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture)
Supported and Cooperated by Tokyo Metropolitan Government＜Inquiries about this event＞＞
Tokyo Tradition Office, Arts Council Tokyo
TEL：03-5369-4541（10:00 – 18:00）
FAX：03-3225-1006
WEBSITE：http://www.tokyo-tradition.jp/eng/
E-mail：admi1@tokyo-tradition.jp
Yotsuya TN Bldg, 4F 16-1, Samon-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-0017*All programs and performances are subject to change without noticeAppendix

Tokyo Tradition Office, Arts Council Tokyo
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１． Program for foreign visitors Ⅰ□①Calligraphy Workshop
Tuesday 10th / Wednesday 11th / Thursday 12th / Sunday 22nd / Monday (Public holiday) 23rd /Tuesday 24th, November 2015□②Tea Ceremony Workshop Wednesday 17th November, 2015□③Shamisen of Nagauta Workshop Second Saturdays and Sundays, December 2015-March 2016□④Engei Workshop Every Saturday from April 25, 2015 to March 2016 (Excluding December 26, 2015)□⑤Traditional Japanese Dance Workshop Every Sunday from May 3, 2015 to March 2016
(Excluding several dates)
２．Programfor foreign visitors Ⅱ
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□Let’s All Enjoy the World of Nihon Buyo
Sunday 20th December 2015 at 14:00
Performers: Senyoichi NISHIKAWA, Etsuko FUJIMA, Yuka MIZUKI, Tatsuya FUJIMA, Jutaichiro HANAYAGI,Satojiro WAKAYAGI, etc.
□Noh Theater: Beyond Words, Beyond Borders
Saturday 21st November 2015 at 14:00 (Experience Corner at 12:00)
Performers: Shigeru NAGASHIMA, Ryoichi KANO, Teruhisa OSHIMA, Noboru YASUDA, Doji SHIGEYAMA,
Richard EMMERT, etc.

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