HIRO CLUB NEWS ・ EVENTS

 Facilities  Saturday Insect Lecture / Owning Beetle / (Address / Telephone / Open Hours / Closed / Sat., Mar. 4  Advance reservations are required.

Admission Fee / URL) Admission is generally allowed up to 30 min. prior to closing.  The Hiroshima Botanical Garden (3-495 Kurashige, Saeki-ku 731-5156 / 922-3600 /  Hiroshima City Forest Park & 9:00am - 4:30pm / Closed on Fridays / Adults- Insectarium ¥510, Seniors & High school students-¥170, (173 Fujigamaru, Fukuda-cho, Higashi-ku 732- Junior high and Elementary school students-Free 0036 / Forest Park: 899-8241, Insectarium: 899- (Free admission for high school students on 8964 / Forest Park: 9:00am – 4:30pm; Saturdays (except on national holidays and Insectarium: 9:00am - 4:30pm / Closed: Forest during school holidays)) / Park – Wednesdays; Insectarium – Wednesdays / http://www.hiroshima-bot.jp/) Admission Fees for the Insectarium: Adults-¥510, Seniors & High school students-¥170, Junior high Exhibitions will close at 3:30pm & Elementary school students-Free (Free on their last day. admission for high school students on Saturdays  Tenji Shiryo-kan (except on national holidays and during school  Japanese-style Botanical Paintings / Sat., holidays)) / Forest Park: http://www.daiichibs- Feb. 11 - Thurs., M ar. 2 shitei.com/forest/ Insectarium:  Floral Decorations / Sat., M a r. 4 – Thurs., Mar. 9 http://www.hiro-kon.jp/)  The World of Plant Dyeing / Sat., Mar. 11 – Wed., Apr. 19 Events at the Forest Park  Let’s Eat a Baked Sweet Potato / Sat., Feb. 4  Te n j i Onshitsu (hothouse exhibitions) Chuo Hiroba & Sun., Feb. 5 / 10:00am - noon /  Kalanchoe & Winter Plants / Sat., Jan. 14 – / Fee: ¥100/sweet potato Sun., Feb. 12  Baked sweet potatoes will be available to  Omoto (Japanese Sacred Lily) / Wed., Feb. the first 100 people each day. 15 - Mon., Feb. 20  This will be canceled if there is bad weather.  Orchids / Sat., Feb. 25 - Sun., Mar. 5  / Sat., Feb. 11 & St. Valentine’s Day Event  Geraniums / Sat., Mar. 11 - Wed., Apr. 19 Sun., Feb. 12 / 10:00am - 2:00pm / Next to Kanri Center (in front of papillon tower)  Okugai Te nji-jo (outdoors exhibitons)  Free photo service and chocolates for male  Christmas Roses / Sat., Feb. 25 – Sun., Mar. 5 visitors will be offered to the first 100 couples or groups each day.  Let’s Make & Eat a Baumkuchen / Sun., Feb.  St. Valentine’s Day Festival / Sat., Feb. 11 – 19 & 26 / 9:30am – 1:00pm  Participants Tue., Feb. 14 will be accepted from 9:00am at the kanri

center on the day of. Numbered tickets will be distributed at the gate. / Chuo Hiroba / Fee:  / Sat., Feb. 11 ¥200 / group Lecture on Chocolate & Cacao / Time schedule has not been finalized yet.  The first 70 groups will be accepted each  Cacao Grinding Demonstration / Sun., Feb. 12 day. / Time schedule has not been finalized yet.  This will be canceled if there is bad   weather. Junior Project / Sun., Feb. 12 & Mar. 12 / 11:00am - noon  1:30pm - 2:30pm Events at the Insectarium  Gallery Talk on Japanese-style Botanical  Craft Workshop with Silkworm Cocoons / Paintings Exhibition / Sun., Feb. 19 / 11:00am Feb. 4 (Sat.), 5 (Sun.), 18 (Sat.), 19 (Sun.), 25 – noon (Sat.) & 26 (Sun.) / 9:00am - 3:00pm / Fee:  How to Grow Omoto (Japanese Sacred Lily) / ¥120 for materials, plus museum admission Sun., Feb. 19 / 1:30pm - 2:30pm fee  Plant Sketching / Sun., Feb. 19 / 1:30pm -  Touch Insects! / Mar. 12 (Sun.), 18 (Sat.), 19 3:30pm (Sun.), 20 (Mon.) & 26 (Sun.) /  10:00am -  Christmas Roses / Feb. 25 (Sat.) & 26 (Sun.); noon 1:00pm - 3:00pm M a r. 4 (Sat.) & 5 (Sun.) / 11:00am – noon

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 Floral Decorations / Sun., M a r. 5 /  11:00am  Astronomical Observation / Sat., Feb. 4 - noon  1:30pm - 2:30pm  Planetarium Constellation Projection /  Lecture on Orchids / Sun., M a r. 5 / 1:30pm – 6:00pm – 6:50pm  Doors will open at 5:50pm. 2:30pm / 4F, Planetarium / Fee: Adults-¥510, Seniors & High school students-¥250  Tickets will be sold from 9:00am on the day of.  Children’s Museum of Culture and  Astronomical Observation / 7:00pm – Science 8:00pm / In front of the museum entrance / (5-83 Moto-machi, Naka-ku 730-0011 / 222-5346 / Fee: Free 9:00am - 5:00pm / Closed on Feb. 6, 13, 14, 20  In the event of bad weather, outdoors & 27 / Admission fee for planetarium is required astronomical observations will be canceled. (see below). / Only the planetarium constellation http://www.pyonta.city.hiroshima.jp/) projection will be held. Please check the museum’s website for cancelations. ★ Planetarium ★  You may attend both or either the  Admission Fee for Planetarium: constellation projection or the astronomical Adults-¥510, Seniors & High school students- observation. ¥250, Junior high & Elementary school  Reservations are not required. students-Free  Free admission for high school students on ★ Events ★ Saturdays (except on most national holidays  The 9th Hiroshima Children’s Rakugo and during school holidays). (traditional Japanese comic story telling) Admission fee for adults is ¥250 on the Performance / Sun., Feb., 19 / 2:00pm – second Saturday of every month (except on 4:30pm  Doors will open at 1:45pm. / 1F, most national holidays and during school Apollo Hall (250 seats) / Admission fee: Free holidays).  Craft Workshops / Feb. 5 (Sun.), 12 (Sun.), 19 (Sun.) & 25 (Sat.) / 1:00pm - 3:30pm / For  Planetarium Program children under elementary school entry age, st rd  Adventures of LEAF the little leaf (45 min.) elementary school students (1 – 3 grade) / Until Sun., Mar. 5 /  Weekdays: 11:00am and their guardians / 3F, Kosaku-shitsu (Craft  Sat., Sun., national holidays:  10:00am Room) / Fee: ¥30 for materials  3:00pm / Adults-¥510, Seniors & High  Each day’s program is different. For more school students-¥250 information, please contact the museum.  Calendars of Ancient Times / Until Mon.,  Science Show /  1:30pm - 2:00pm  3:00pm Jul. 17 /  Weekdays: 2:00pm  Sat., - 3:30pm / 1F, Science Studio / Fee: Free Sun., national holidays:  11:00am   Science of Fire / Sat., Feb. 4 2:00pm / Adults-¥510, Seniors & High school  Static Electricity / Sat., Feb. 18 students-¥250  Full Dome Screen Film: Tiny Giants (’14 UK,  The events listed below require advance 45 min.) / Until Fri., Apr. 28 /  Weekdays: applications. 3:00pm  Sat., Sun., national holidays: To APPLY: Send an ofuku-hagaki (return 1:00pm / Adults-¥510, Seniors & High school postcard) to the museum, postmarked by each students-¥250 event’s application deadline with the following information: applicants’ names, address,  Refretarium: Winter Program (20 min.) / Until Fri., Mar. 17 (except Sundays) / telephone number, school year and the event name and time you wish to attend.  Weekdays: 1:00pm  Sat., national

holidays: 4:00pm / High school students and Science Workshops up-¥200 ひこう

 This is a program to refresh your mind and  Flight Science : Make a Toy Airplane / 飛行 EA かがく ひこうき body during lunch time while watching the の AE 科学 ③はばたきEA AE 飛行機 EA (“Hikou no kagaku starry sky and listening to music. Although  Habataki hikouki”) / Sun., Mar. 12 / 1:30pm – the main target of this program is adults, 4:00pm / For elementary (3rd – 6th grade) & anyone who wishes to rejuvenate themselves junior high school students / Fee: ¥400 / is welcome. Closing date for applications: Sun., Feb. 26  Starry Sky Tour: Tonight’s Starry Sky &  16 people will be selected at random by a Calendar and Astronomy (50 min.) / Until Sun., drawing of names. A p r. 1 6 / 4:00pm / Adults-¥510, Seniors & High school students-¥250

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Craft Workshop  Numaji Transportation Museum おとな そうさくきょうしつ (Hiroshima City Transportation Museum)  Stained Glass / AE 大人 EA の AE 創作 EA E 教室 E A ステンド グラス (“Otona no sosaku kyoshitsu: Stained (2-12-2 Chorakuji, Asaminami-ku 731-0143 / 878- 6211 / 9:00am - 5:00pm / Closed: Feb. 6, 7, 8, glass”) / Sat., Ma r. 4 /  9:30am - noon  1:30pm - 4:00pm / For high school students 13, 14, 20 & 27 / Adults-¥510, Seniors & High and up / Fee: ¥1,500 / Closing date for school students-¥250, Junior high school applications: Sat., Feb. 18 students or younger-Free /  8 people will be selected at random by a http://www.vehicle.city.hiroshima.jp) drawing of names for each time slot.  Science Show: Experiment Show with Air /  Craft Workshop with a Motor / モーターを A つか こうさく Sat., Feb. 11 & Sun., Feb. 12 /  11:30am – E 使 EA った AE 工作 EA (“Motor wo tsukatta kousaku”) / 11:50am  1:30pm -1:50pm  2:30pm – Sun., Mar. 5 / 9:30am – noon / For elementary 2:50pm / 1 F, Tamokuteki Hall / Fee: Free school students / Fee: ¥500 / Closing date for  Exhibition on a Streetcar Exposed to the A- applications: Sun., Feb. 19 Bomb / Sat., Feb. 18 /  11:00am - noon   20 people will be selected at random by a 1:30pm - 3:00pm / Okugai Hiroba (outdoor drawing of names. open space) / Fee: Free  Exhibition will be canceled if it is bad weather.  Hiroshima City Asa Zoological Park  Vehicle Land: Playing with Toy Vehicles / (Asa-cho Dobutsuen, Asakita-ku 731-3355 / 838- Sat., Feb. 18 & Sun., Feb. 19 / 1:00pm – 1111 / 9:00am - 4:30pm / Closed: Thursdays / 3:45pm / 1F, Tamokuteki Hall / Fee: Free Adults-¥510, Seniors & High school students-  Astramline Rail Yard Tour / Sun., Feb. 26 / ¥170, Junior high & Elementary school  10:30am – 11:10am  11:30am – 12:10pm students-Free / http://www.asazoo.jp/) / Fee: Admission fee for the museum (Adults- ¥510, Seniors & High school students-¥250)  Backyard Guide Tour / Sat., Feb. 4, 11 & 18 / To APPLY: Send an ofuku-hagaki (return  11:00am  1:30pm / Please gather near postcard) with all applicants’ names, address, the entrance at 9:00am on each activity day. telephone number, age, time (or) you wish The first 20 - 30 people can participate. The to attend and the event name アストラムライ number of participants will differ depending ちょうらくじしゃりょう きちけんがくかい ン AE 長楽寺 EA E 車両 E AE 基地 EA 見 EA 学会 EA (“Astramline on where you visit. We will explore a Chorakuji sharyo-kichi kengaku-kai”) to the different place on each trip. museum by Sun., Feb. 12. 60 people will be  Let’s Learn More about Animals through selected at random by a drawing of names for Manga & a Quiz Rally / Wed., Feb. 1 - Sun., each time slot. Feb. 26  Parents with baby buggies should refrain  A quiz rally will be held on Sun., Feb. 5, 12, from participating in the event. 19 & 26. The first 1,000 people can  Children’s Craft Workshops / Feb. 5 (Sun.), participate each day. 11 (Sat.), 12 (Sun.), 19 (Sun.) & 26 (Sun.) /  Valentine’s Day at the Zoo / Sat., Feb. 11 – 1:00pm - 3:30pm / For preschoolers, Tue., Feb. 14 / 9:00am - 4:00pm elementary school students and their  Drink tickets will be given to unmarried guardians / 1F, Craft Room / Fee: ¥50 for couples who visit the zoo.   materials The first 100 groups can Giant Salamander Facility Tour / Sat., Feb. 25 participate on the day of. / 11:00am - 11:30am  Reservations will be  Craft Workshop for Elementary School accepted from 9:00am at the main entrance Students: Motor Buggy / Sat., Feb. 25 / until 20 spots are filled. 1:00pm – 4:00pm / 1F, Craft Room / For  Meet the Black Rhinoceros named Hana / elementary school students (1st – 4th grade Sat., Feb. 25 /  1:30pm  1:45pm students should be accompanied by their  Participation tickets will be distributed guardians.) / Fee: ¥400 for materials from 9:00am at the main entrance until 10 TO APPLY: Send an ofuku-hagaki (return spots are filled for each time slot. postcard) with the applicant’s name, name of  The black rhinoceros, Hana, is the world’s the school the applicant belongs to, grade, oldest living black rhinoceros. address, telephone number, event date and しょうがくせいこうさくきょうしつ the workshop name A E 小 E AE 学生 EA 工作 EA E 教室 E ：A モー ターバギー (“Shogakusei kousaku kyoushitsu: motor buggy”) to the museum by Wed., Feb. 15. 20 people will be selected at random by a drawing of names. Please feel free to contact the International Exchange Lounge at 082-247-9715. E-mail: [email protected] February 2017 公-3 HIRO CLUB NEWS ・ EVENTS

 Hiroshima City Ebayama Museum of high school students or younger –Free, Admission Meteorology free for foreign students (Please show your (1-40-1 Eba-minami, Naka-ku 730-0835 / student ID or the Hiroshima International Center 231-0177 / 9:00am - 5:00pm / Closed on Complimentary Pass.) / Mondays & Feb. 14 / Adults-¥100, Seniors & http://www.cf.city.hiroshima.jp/eizou/) High school students-¥50, Junior high & Elementary school students-Free (Admission free for high school students on Saturdays  February Special Showings of Masterpieces except during school holidays) / of Japanese Film: Setsuko Hara, an actress http://www.ebayama.jp/) (Screened in Japanese only)

 From January 12, events will not be  Admission Fee: held temporarily due to renovations of Adults-¥510, Seniors (65 years old and up) & refrigeration and heating equipment. High school students-¥250, Junior high &  You can see the permanent exhibition as Elementary school students-Free usual.  Feb. 10 (Fri.), 16 (Thurs.) & 23 (Thurs.): Adults-¥380, Seniors (65 years old and up) & High school students-¥180, Junior high  Hiroshima City Museum of & Elementary school students-Free History and Traditional Crafts  Sat., Feb. 18 & 25: Free admission for high (2-6-20 Ujina-miyuki, Minami-ku 734-0015 / 253- school students 6771 / 9:00am - 5:00pm / Closed on Mondays & Feb. 14 / Adults-¥100, Seniors & High school  Fri., Feb. 10 /  10:30am  2:00pm  6:30pm students-¥50, Junior high school students and Kochiyama Soshun / 河内山宗俊 (1936, younger-Free / http://www.hiroins- Nikkatsu (Kyoto), Uzumasa Hassei, 81 min., B&W, net.ne.jp/kyodo/) 16mm film) / Director: Sadao Yamanaka / Cast: Chojuro Kawarazaki, Kanemon Nakamura, Setsuko  Special Exhibitions: Hiroshima & Sports / Hara, Shizue Yamagishi Sat., Feb. 25 – Sun., Apr. 16  Sat., Feb. 11 /  10:30am  2:00pm  Workshops, etc. Waga seishun ni kui nashi / わが青春に悔なし  Make Wara-zori, flip-flops made of straw / (1946, Toho, 110 min., B & W, 35mm film) / Director: Sat., Mar. 4 / 1:00pm - 3:00pm / Elementary Akira Kurosawa / Cast: Setsuko Hara, Susumu school students and up / Fee: ¥300 Fujita, Denjiro Okochi, Haruko Sugimura (Admission fee for the museum is also  Wed., Feb. 15 /  10:30am  2:00pm  required.) 6:30pm  Applications will be accepted by phone or Anjo-ke no buto-kai / 安城家の舞踏会 (1947, fax between Feb. 1 and 4. 20 people will Shochiku (Ofuna), 89 min., B&W, 35mm film) / be selected at random by a drawing of Director: Kozaburo Yoshimura / Cast: Setsuko Hara, names. Yumeko Aizome, Masayuki Mori, Osamu Takizawa  Make a Bota-mochi, a rice cake covered  Thurs., Feb. 16 /  10:30am  2:00pm  with anko, bean jam / Sat., Mar. 18 / 6:30pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm / Elementary school Yuwaku / 誘惑 (1948, Shochiku (Ofuna), 85 min., students / Fee: ¥200 (Admission fee for the B&W, 16mm film) / Director: Kozaburo Yoshimura / museum is also required.) Cast: Setsuko Hara, Shin Saburi, Haruko Sugimura,  Applications will be accepted by phone or Akira Yamauchi fax between M ar. 1 a nd 4. 20 people will be  Fri., Feb. 17 /  10:30am  2:00pm  6:30pm selected at random by a drawing of names. Aoi sanmyaku / 青い山脈 (1949, Fujimoto Production, 92 min., B&W, 35mm film) / Director: Tadashi Imai / Cast: Setsuko Hara, Michiyo Kogure,  Hiroshima City Cinematographic and Ryo Ikebe, Hajime Izu Audio-Visual Library  Sat., Feb. 18 /  10:30am  6:00pm (3-1 Moto-machi, Naka-ku 730-0011 / 223-3525 / Zoku aoi sanmyaku / 続 青い山脈 (1949, 10:00am - 8:00pm (Tue.-Sat.), 10:00am - 5:00pm Fujimoto Production, 90 min., B&W, 35mm film) / (Sun., national holidays & August 6) / Closed on Director: Tadashi Imai / Cast: Setsuko Hara, Ryo Mondays & Feb. 14 / 35mm Film Showings ⇒ Ikebe, Yoko Sugi, Setsuko Wakayama Adults-¥510, Seniors & High school students- ¥250, Junior high school students or younger- Free; Other Film Showings ⇒Adults-¥380, Seniors & High school students -¥180, Junior Please feel free to contact the International Exchange Lounge at 082-247-9715. E-mail: [email protected] February 2017 公-4 HIRO CLUB NEWS ・ EVENTS

 Wed., Feb. 22 /  10:30am  2:00pm   Thurs., Feb. 9 /  2:00pm  6:30pm 6:30pm Um Filme Falado (2003, 95 min., color, 35mm Kofuku no genkai / 幸福の限界 (1948, Daiei film, Japanese subtitles) / Director: Manoel de (Kyoto), 89 min., B&W, 35mm film) / Director: Keigo Oliveira / Writer: Manoel de Oliveira / Cast: Leonor Kimura / Cast: Setsuko Hara, Isamu Kosugi, Susumu Silveira, Filipa de Almeida, Catherine Deneuve Fujita, Haruyo Ichikawa  Thurs., Feb. 23 /  10:30am  2:00pm   Family Theater 6:30pm (Screened in Japanese only) Ojosan kanpai / お嬢さん乾杯 (1949, Shochiku (Ofuna), 89 min., B & W, 1 6 mm film) / Director:  Sun., Feb. 12 /  10:30am  2:00pm / Keisuke Kinoshita / Cast: Shuji Sano, Setsuko Hara, Adults-¥510, Seniors (65 years old and up) & Keiji Sada, Takeshi Sakamoto High school students-¥250, Junior high &  Fri., Feb. 24 /  10:30am  2:00pm  6:00pm Elementary school students-Free Banshun / 晩春 (1949, Shochiku (Ofuna), 108 Tenkosei / 転校生 (1982, Nihon Terebi Hosomo, min., B&W, 35mm film) / Director: Ya suj i r o Ozu / ATG, 113 min., color, 35mm film) / Director: Cast: Chishu Ryu, Setsuko Hara, Yumeji Tsukioka, Nobuhiko Obayashi / Cast: Satomi Kobayahsi, Haruko Sugimura Toshinori Omi, Kirin Kiki, Makoto Sato  Sat., Feb. 25 /  10:30am  2:00pm  6:00pm Bakushu / 麦秋 (1949, Shochiku (Ofuna), 125  Sun., Feb. 26 /  10:30am  2:00pm / min., B&W, 35mm film) / Director: Ya suj i r o Ozu / Adults-¥380, Seniors (65 years old and up) & Cast: Setsuko Hara, Chishu Ryu, Chikage Awashima, High school students-¥180, Junior high & Haruko Sugimura Elementary school students-Free Himitsu kessha taka no tsume the movie 3:  Manoel de Oliveira para Sempre (Screened in http://takanotsume.jp wa eien ni / 秘密結社 original language with Japanese subtitles) 鷹の爪 The Movie 3：http://鷹の爪.jp は永遠に (2010, “Himitsu kessha taka no tsume the movie 3”  Admission Fee: Seisaku Iinkai, 94 min., color, Blu-ray) / Director: Adults-¥510, Seniors (65 years old and up) & FROGMAN / Cameo director: Takashi Yamazaki / Voice High school students-¥250, Junior high & actor: FROGMAN, Yukie Kawamura, Eiji Bando Elementary school students-Free  Sat., Feb. 4: Free admission for high school  “Sound and Silent” students  Enjoy a silent film with music. (Piano: Masayasu Yamashita)  Wed., Feb. 1 /  2:00pm  6:30pm Os Canibais (1988, 91 min., color, 35mm film,  Admission Fee: Japanese subtitles) / Director: Manoel de Oliveira / Adults-¥380, Seniors (65 years old and older) Writer: Manoel de Oliveira / Cast: Luís Miguel & High school students-¥180, Junior high & Cintra, Leonor Silveira, Diogo Dória Elementary school students-Free  Thurs., Feb. 2 /  2:00pm  6:00pm ‘Non’, ou a Vã Gloria de Mandar (1990, 110  Sun., Feb. 19 / 2:00pm min., color, 35mm film, Japanese subtitles) / Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927, USA, Director: Manoel de Oliveira / Writer: Manoel de 95 min., B & W, silent) / Director: F. W. Murnau / Oliveira / Cast: Luís Miguel Cintra, Diogo Dória, Cast: George O’Brien, Janet Gaynor Miguel Guilherme  Fri., Feb. 3 /  2:00pm  6:00pm  Record Concert (Free admission) A Divina Comédia (1991, 141 min., color, 35mm film, Japanese subtitles) / Director: Manoel de  Sun., Feb. 26 / 2:00pm – 4:00pm Oliveira / Writer: Manoel de Oliveira / Cast: Maria Magic of Opera Vol. 12: Manon (by Jules de Medeiros, Miguel Guilherme, Luís Miguel Cintra Emile Frédéric Massenet)  Sat., Feb. 4 /  10:30am  3:00pm Vale Abraão (1993, 188 min., color, 35mm film, Japanese subtitles) / Director: Manoel de Oliveira / Writer: Manoel de Oliveira / Cast: Leonor Silveira, Cécil Sanz de Alba, Luís Miguel Cintra  Sun., Feb. 5 /  10:30am  2:00pm A Caixa (1994, 96 min., color, 35mm film, Japanese subtitles) / Director: Manoel de Oliveira / Writer: Manoel de Oliveira / Cast: Luís Miguel Cintra, Beatriz Batarda, Filipe Cochofel Please feel free to contact the International Exchange Lounge at 082-247-9715. E-mail: [email protected] February 2017 公-5