Chiba Nanohana News (January 2019)

 Index

　I.News       II . Festivals and Events　　　 III.Exhibitions, Concerts, etc.

  

 I.News

 1) Chiba Citizen's Music Festival - Let's Reach for the Future! Chiba Hometown Harmony ~A Journey to the World of Music Vol. 1~ Chiba Prefectural Cultural Center (Chiba City)

 

The Olympics/Paralympics are not only a festival of sports, but of culture as well. In Chiba Prefecture, we consider citizens as bearers of culture, we will be holding the “Chiba Citizen’s Music Festival” on March 2nd, in which anyone can participate and mingle with others.

Instrumentalists selected by audition as well as a Prefecture based group of persons with disabilities and choirgroups active in promoting culture will perform alongside Chiba’s pride, the Chiba Symphony Orchestra with conductor Kazufumi Yamashita.

Furthermore, as a special guest, the legendary left handed pianist Izumi Tateno will be playing his harmonies which are sure to please the world.　

You will also be able to enjoy VR surfing, a wheelchair fencing experience, among other sports experiences, as well as a Japanese Souinstrument performance. We are looking forward to seeing all of you!

※The 2019 Chiba Citizen’s Music Festival is an authorized “Tokyo 2020 Certified Cultural Olympiad” event.

• Date and Time: Saturday, March 2, 2019, Performance starts at 2:00 p.m., doors open at 1:00 p.m.
• Location: Chiba Prefectural Cultural Center: Large Hall
• Performers: Conductor: Kazufumi Yamashita
                    Orchestra： Chiba Symphony Orchestra
                    Piano： Izumi Tateno
                    Instrumentalists selected by audition
                    Groups of Persons with Disabilities in Chiba Prefecture
                    Choir Groups from Chiba Prefecture
                    Hiroko Kawamura (Chiba Fencing Association)
• Admission: Free
              　  ※Pre-registration is required.
                      Registration Period:　until January 31
                      Registrations are accepted through a reply-paid postcard or registration form.
                      In the event of an exceedingly large amount of applications, a lottery will be held.
                   ※Infants are not permitted to attend.
                      (A childcare service (paid) will be provided)
                      For those wishing to use the childcare service, please inquire beforehand.
• Inquiries: Chiba Prefecture Cultural Promoting Foundation TEL 043-222-0077
• Details: (Japanese)https://www.pref.chiba.lg.jp/kkbunka/olypara-b/h30chibakenminongakusai-4.html
              (English)https://www.pref.chiba.lg.jp/kkbunka/olypara-m/h30chibacitizensmusicfestival.html

 II.  Festivals and Events 

 1) Experience Spring a Little Earlier in Chiba! 

You can already see the first signs of spring in Chiba while the most of Japan is still in the grips of winter.

In Kyonan, the Narcissus are blooming, in Minamiboso, the nabana are adding a nice touch of green to the tabletops, and even the strawberries have begun to make an appearance.

If the winter cold is making you feel down, the stock, poppy, and other flowers are sure to warm your heart.

Flower and strawberry picking are also available from the start of the new year. We are eagerly waiting to see you!

[Strawberry Picking]

Tonosho/ A large, rare variety of strawberry called “Aiberry” will be available for picking.

• Inquiries: 　Tonosho Town Strawberry Trust Association TEL 0478-86-6075

Sanmu City, Naruto District/ Over 20 strawberry farms will assemble at the prefecture’s most prominent strawberry picking area, dubbed “strawberry road”. At the tourism center located in front of Naruto Station, the staff can also introduce you to strawberry farms which allow you to take home what you picked on the same day.

• Inquiries: Sammu Naruto Strawberry Trust Association TEL 0475-82-2071

[Nabana Picking]

Nabana is a valuable vegetable only edible this time of year.

They will be available for picking in Kamogawa City, Minamiboso City, and other towns. They will also be sold at roadside stations and direct sale stalls.

■Roadside Station Kamogawa Ocean Park

• Location: 22 Emitayuzaki, Kamogawa City
• Access: 20 minutes on foot from Emi Station on the JR Uchibo Line
• Inquiries: TEL 04-7096-1911
• URL: http://kamogawaocean-park.com/( External link )

[Flower Picking]

Flower picking will be available in Chikuracho, Minamiboso City. There are many fields for picking flowers located near the 3^rd Shiramazu parking area of the Shiokaze Okoku roadside station off of the Shiramazu area 410 national roadway.

■Minamiboso Chikura Flower Fields

• Location: Nanaura and Shiramazu District, Chikuracho, Minamiboso City
• Access: from Chikura Station on the JR Uchibo Line, take the Tateyama Nitto bus bound for Awa-Shirahama, get off at “Nanaura” stop or “Shiramazu Ohanabatake” stop
• Inquiries: Minamiboso City Tourism Association Chikura Office TEL 0470-44-3581　

 2) Hiking From the Station: Walk Through Samurai Town Sakura's History! (Sakura City)

Sakura flourished as a samurai castle town. Hiking through many hills in Sakura city makes for a great back and leg workout while comfortably burning calories as well. Why not come and enjoy the feeling of Edo left behind in this Japan Heritage recognized cultural asset? (Admission: Free)

On the day of the event, discounts, presents, and other goods will be available at participating stores.

※Registration: Same day registration from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (until 4:00 p.m.at the finish line)
※Registration location: Tourist information center in front of JR Sakura station

• Time period: Tuesday, January 8 – Sunday, March 24
• Hiking Course: National Historic Folk Museum, Sakura Castle Ruins Park, Samurai Residences, Former Hotta Clan Residence, Sakura Juntendo Memorial Hall, Sakura Castle Town Shopping Street. among others
• Access: Getting off at Sakura Station on the JR Sobu Line
• URL: http://www.sakurashi-kankou.or.jp/( External link )
• Inquiries: Sakura City Tourism Association TEL 043-486-6000 

 3) Funato-no "Obisha" (Kashiwa City)

“Obisha” is a religious ceremony, held particularly often in the Kanto region, in which an arrow is shot at a target as a prayer for a fruitful year. Currently, the Funato-no “Obisha” is not performed with a bow and arrow, but is being carried on in the form of a traditional dance. It is said to have begun during the Genna Period around 1620, and is registered as Kashiwa Intangible Cultural Asset. After the exorcism and ritual Shinto prayer are performed in the obisha ceremony, as entertainment, a sansuke dance, sanbaso dance, and an okame dance are performed.

• Date: Sunday, January 20
• Location: Funato Hall/1129-1 Funato, Kashiwa City
• Access: 5 minutes on foot after getting off at the “Funatokido” stop on the Tobu Bus in the direction of “Kashiwa Shiritsu Koko” departing from the West exit of Kashiwa station on the JR Joban/Tobu Urban Park Line or the Kashiwatanaka Station on the Tsukuba Express
• Inquiries: Kashiwa City Lifelong Learning Department Culture Division TEL 04-7191-7414     

 III. Exhibitions, Concerts, etc.

 1) Hishikawa Moronobu Memorial Museum Special Exhibit "Seiji Togo" (Kyonan Town)

 

Born in 1897 in Kagoshima, Seiji Togo spent the Taisho period’s flourishing romantic art style years in Tokyo, where his artistic talent bloomed. Later on, he traveled to Paris to study Western art styles, using the knowledge he acquired there to present at the Nika Art Exhibition, which attracted much attention. His original style which pursued the poetic sentiment of female beauty became widely accepted after World War II, and became established as a romantic and modern art style revolving around the female form which still has deep seated popularity even today.

In the museum, art by the founder of Japanese ukiyo-e who was born in Kyonan Town, Moronobu Hishikawa, is being widely displayed.

In this special exhibit, you will be able to experience the change in art styles between the early Edo-style depictions of beauty by Moronobu Hishikawa and Seiji Togo’s Showa period style of depicting the female form in a modern, poetic sense.

This exhibit was made possible through the cooperation of the Sonpo Japan Seiji Togo Art Museum.

• Time period: Saturday, January 19 – Sunday, February 17
• Location: Hishikawa Moronobu Memorial Museum/516 Yoshihama, Kyonan Town
• Access: 20 minutes on foot from either Awa-Katsuyama Station or Hota Station on the JR Uchibo Line
• 5 minutes from the Futtsu-Tateyama Road Kyonan-Hota Interchange, within the Kyonan Roadside Station
• Inquiries: Hishikawa Moronobu Memorial Museum TEL 0470-55-4061 

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