こくさい 国際フェスタ 2017

Free Entry 11.19 (Sun) LOCATION: Int’l Conference Center (ICCH) 10:00 am-4:00 pm Peace Memorial Park Peace Boulevard Green Zone The International Festival is

Hiroshima’s annual international event that has taken place every year since 1999. This year marks its18th anniversary. At its heart is a showcase of the best international activities of Hiroshima City’s citizen groups and companies. Aiming to provide a chance for adults and children alike to experience a wide variety of cultural activities from around the world, we look forward to welcoming you to the International Conference Center Hiroshima!

Dahlia ②(ICCH B2)Special Events

(Hiroshima City Board of Education, Youth Promotion (JICA Chugoku International Center) Department and Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation, 1 2 Sign-language Available Peace and International Solidarity Promotion Division)

Well-known TV star, Bobby Ologun comes to talk about his home country, Nigeria. Bobby will tell us about the

people, food and language

of Nigeria. But not only Nigerian culture. Bobby Hiroshima City middle and high school students knows Japan well, and will

and university students will report on international share his view on Japan’s exchange activities including: international cooperation  2017 Hiroshima and Daegu Youth Exchange activities in Nigeria. Don’t  Youth Conference on the Future of International Peace 2017 Hiroshima miss this chance to talk with  Dispatching high school students to international Bobby Ologun! conferences including Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

Sponsored by Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation (International Relations & Cooperation Division, International Conference Center Hiroshima) Cosponsored by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Chugoku International Center, Hiroshima International Center, The City of Hiroshima Cooperated by Seikyo Hiroshima, Japan Association of Retired Industrial Persons Hiroshima, The Hiroshima Shinkin Bank 1 Supported by Coca-Cola West Co.Ltd, SUNFOODS Co.,Ltd., ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS CO., LTD. Regional Sales Headquarters for Chugoku&, Hiroshima Jinken Yogoiin Kyogikai, Hiroshima Electric Railway Co.,Ltd., Mazda Motor Corporation Under the auspices of , Hiroshima Prefecture Board of Education, Hiroshima City Board of Education, THE , RCC BROADCASTING CO.,LTD., Hiroshima Television Corporation, Hiroshima Home Television Co.,Ltd., TSS-TV Co.,Ltd., HIROSHIMA FM BROADCASTING Co., LTD. 1

Experience

(3) World Plaza (15) Let’s Play Games from around (16) About Returnees from JICA Chugoku Int’l Center, Hiroshima the World! Chugoku, Shikoku China Returnee Support International Center and Japan Overseas Hiroshima Shudo University International and Exchange Center Cooperation Volunteers Chugoku Branch Exchange Club Int’l Communication Link (ICL) Chinese rope braiding and an Traditional dress, Let’s play games exhibition about the games, quizzes and from around the returnees from the chance to learn world and enjoy the China. all about other chance to experience

nations! Participants other cultures. have the chance to win a prize. (29) Sharing Nature (7) Introducing Traditional (8) Beautiful Chinese Cutting Hiroshima Sharing Nature Association Scottish Attire Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation Through games, Try your hand at discover more about nature using the five Traditional Scottish making traditional attire is characterized Chinese paper cutouts senses. by tartan patterns, with a Chinese which were often exchange students. associated with each clan or family. Come along and design your (24) Storytelling own tartan! in Foreign Languages (10) Pop-up Paper Cutting and Hiroshima International Youth Volunteer (31) Unicef Sugoroku and Panel Japanese Paper Art, Chigirie Group Humming Room Exhibition NPO Nijihashi-no-kai ①2:00 pm - 2:30 pm - Mottainai Auntie World Report ①10:30 am ②12:30 pm ③2:30 pm ②3:00 pm – 3:30 pm Hiroshima Prefecture UNICEF Association Children can learn Enjoy paper crafts! Picture book about the world while You can create paper storytelling in cranes by folding a playing sugoroku. Japanese and foreign piece of paper and a languages including Japanese washi paper English. dog, which is the You can also enjoy activities using hand zodiac animal for 2018. gestures in foreign languages.

Hands-On Japanese Culture Learn

(5) Fun Flower Arranging Ikebana International Hiroshima Branch (18) English Guides in Hiroshima Hiroshima Interpreters for Peace (HIP) An important part of traditional Japanese culture, here you can look at, try and then take home 10:00 am - Noon your very own flower arrangement. Introductory class for leading English tours of Hiroshima Peace Park and (Reservations needed) other tourist spots. (Reservations needed)

(4) Wearing Kimono Nichiwa Cultural Institute (20) Report on Eco-tour to the Galapagos Japan Association of Galapagos Studies ①10:00 am - 11:00 am ②1:00 pm - 2:00 pm (JAGS)

Try on Kimono, a traditional Japanese garment! 10:00 am - Noon For women only. Fee: ¥500 Come listen to an introduction of the (Reservations needed) eco-tour to the Galapagos, and consider environmental issues.

(23) Atomic Bomb Poems and Memories Readings in (6) Experience Japanese English/Japanese on Japanese Washi Paper & Poem Reading with Music by Yasuda Women’s University Calligraphy Department Aogiri Unit PILE Enjoy a hands-on Japanese calligraphy workshop! Yo u 11:00 am - Noon can write your favorite words on colored paper, or on a The reality of the atomic bombings postcard made of Japanese washi paper and also try conveyed through poems and memorial paper dyeing using marbling/shading techniques. Your recitations in English and Japanese. calligraphy work can be taken home with you. (19) Presidents of the United States of America, (9) “Cool Japan” Tea Ceremony Uedaryu Wafudou Hiroshima and Nuclear Weapons Experience the spirit of Japan through a tea ceremony Truman, Obama and Trump by the Ueda-Souko School, a 400-year old Hiroshima City University, establishment in Hiroshima. Faculty of International Studies Tickets: ¥200 (including a cup of green tea (matcha) 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm with a piece of Japanese cake. ) Researchers from the United States and Japan lecture on how the successive presidents deal with Hiroshima’s atomic 2 bombing and nuclear weapons. Exhibition

(37) Citizen Group Activities (13) Rookiez’ Square (25) Corporate International Rookiez Square Program Exchange and Cooperation Here, Hiroshima Citizen Groups Hiroshima Singapore Association Introduction on the explain their Introduction to efforts of 10 different international activities Hiroshima-based Hiroshima student with a chance to try Companies’ groups. some yourself. international activities.

(22) JICA International Volunteer (26) Overseas Activities and International Contributions Experiences Ex-members of Hiroshima Japan Overseas Peace Winds Japan, Hiroshima NGO Network, Hiroshima International Council for Health Cooperation Volunteers (14) Japanese Language Classes Care of the Radiation-exposed (HICARE) 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Poster Exhibit

Explanation of the Hiroshima City Japanese Language Classes Here you can listen overseas activities of Network Conference to the various Hiroshima NGOs. experiences of JICA A look at the work of

youth volunteers! Japanese classrooms in Hiroshima City. (27) Introduction to UNITAR (32) Consultation Service for UNITAR Hiroshima Office Int’l Residents Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation As the only UN office in Chugoku and The staff in charge of (11) Chugoku Shinbun Junior Shikoku, this event consultation services in Chinese, Portuguese Writers International Program explains UNITAR’s and Spanish explain Chugoku Shinbun Hiroshima Peace Media peace education Center how they support Panel discussion programs with the international residents and film about chance to try some in Hiroshima City. junior writers yourself. aiming towards a (21) The UNITAR Youth Ambassador (17) From Hiroshima to the World! world without war and nuclear Activities UNITAR Hiroshima Office Travel in Hiroshima’s Sister and weapons. 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Friendship Cities (12) Motomachi Elementary Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation The UNITAR Youth School Initiatives Use Hiroshima’s Sister 、 Ambassador, who is a Motomachi Elementary School Hiroshima and Friendship Cities high school students in Prefectural University (Uemura Laboratory, tour passport in a Hiroshima prefecture, Department of International Culture, Faculty game and you might will report on the training of Human Culture and Science) just win a prize! program at UNITAR Motomachi Hiroshima Office. students have been putting what they have learned World Expedition Quiz about living with International Cooperation other cultures into practice! Questions will be posted around the festival. Answer the quiz and get a prize! (30) World Coin Project Hiroshima UNICEF Association (35) For Peace Consultations Please provide us with any foreign Petition for a Treaty Banning (33) Free Foreign National coins or notes you Nuclear Weapons have in order to help Visa Consultations children around the Set up by the Visa Support Center Hiroshima world! Mayors for Peace organization to Free advice about request the visas, daily life, commencement of education and child negotiations for a rearing. (34) Hiroshima Nuclear Weapons Convention. International Village (36) International Bazaar and Food Stalls (28) Outdoor Stage

A wide variety of A wide selection of A selection of craft goods from food from around the traditional dances around the world, in world including curry, and music, both addition to Korean pancakes from Japan and exhibitions of each and dumplings. around the world. group’s activities.

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World Expedition Quiz Rally Point 1 ~ 8 ★This mark indicates events which have a set start time. Please check details using the relevant number.

《Int’l Exchange Lounge》 《Japanese-style Room》 《Seminar Room》 33 Free Foreign National Visa Consultations 9 “Cool Japan” Tea Ceremony 4 Wearing Kimono★ ◆ Free distribution of world newspapers and magazines

和室 国際交流ラウンジ Japanese G Int’l Exchange 3 フェニックスホール -style Room Lounge 1 7

Entrance

事務室 研修室 Office Seminar Room Entrance 《Kaigi Unei Jimushitsu Lobby》 《In front of Seminar Room3》

30 World Coin Project 入口 Japanese Language Classes 14 Poster Exhibit 32 Consultation Service for Int’l Residents 36 International Bazaar B1 ヒマワリ吹抜 《Kaigi Unei Jimushitsu》 5 Fun Flower Arranging★ Experience Japanese Calligraphy on Japanese Washi Phoenix Hall 6 Paper A classical music concert will be held.

7 Introducing Traditional Scottish Attire

8 Beautiful 会議運営事務室ロビー 10 Pop-up Paper Cutting and Japanese Paper Art, Chigirie Kaigi Unei Jimushitsu Lobby 2 《Himawari》 World Plaza 3 会議運営事務室 Unicef Sugoroku and Panel Exhibition 31 Kaigi Unei Jimushitsu 入口 - Mottainai Auntie World Report Entrance

37 Citizen Group Activities

《Himawari Lobby》 26 Overseas Activities and International Contributions 《Dahlia①》 27 Introduction to UNITAR 11 Chugoku Shinbun Junior Writers International Program 12 Motomachi Elementary School Initiatives Entrance 13 Rookiez Square ヒマワリ レストラン 14 Japanese Language Classes Poster Exhibit Himawari セレナード 15 Let’s Play Games from around the World! ★総合案内 B2 3 Restaurant 16 About Returnees from China Information 26 Overseas Activities and International Contributions 《Ran①②》 ダリア① Report on Eco-tour to Dahlia① 《 ②》 20 the Galapagos★ Dahlia International Youth Activities Presentations★ The UNITAR Youth 4 1 21 Bobby Ologun’s Show★ Ambassador Activities★ ダリア前 2 ロビー ダリア② Tell Us About Your country, Nigeria! JICA International 6 5 22 Dahlia② Volunteer Experiences★ Dahlia Lobby 《 》 Atomic Bomb Poems ラン コスモス Dahlia Lobby and Memories Readings Ran Cosmos①② 25 Corporate International Exchange and Cooperation in English/Japanese & 23 29 Sharing Nature (Registration) Poem Reading with Music by Aogiri Unit t★ 35 Petition for a Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons Storytelling 《Outside International Conference Center》 24 in Foreign Languages★ 28 Outdoor Stage

《Cosmos①②》 17 From Hiroshima to the World! Travel in Hiroshima’s Hiroshima Sister and Friendship Cities International Conference Center Peace Memorial Museum Main Building 18 English Guides in Hiroshima★ Presidents of the United States of America, 19 Hiroshima and Nuclear Weapons Truman, Obama and Trump★

《Inside Peace Park》 ◆ Sharing Nature 《 Peace Boulevard Green Zone》 34 Hiroshima International Village and Food Stalls 8

The number allocated to each event corresponds to the numbers found on pages 1 to 3.