HIRO CLUB NEWS ・ EVENTS ê Event schedules are subject to change. Please contact event organizers before you go. Events Held in Hiroshima City Wednesdays between April 4 and December 26, 2018 J June 6, 13, 20 & 27; July 4, 11, 18 & 25 ひろしまけんみん ぶんか ひろしま かぐら ていきこうえん Hiroshima Kagura 広島 EA 県民 EA 文化 EA センター「AE 広島 EA 神楽 」EA AE 定期 EA 公演 E TIME: 7:00 pm – 8:45 pm (The venue will open at 6:00 pm.) PLACE: Hiroshima Kenmin Bunka Center, Ote-machi, Naka-ku (located near Hondori Shopping Street) ACCESS: From Kamiya-cho-nishi or Hondori Streetcar Stops, walking time to destination is 3 minutes. TICKETS: ¥1,000 ² All non-reserved seats ² Tickets will be sold from 5:00 pm on the day of performance at the center. There are no advance tickets. INQUIRIES: Hiroshima Kenmin Bunka Center 082-245-2311 Friday, June 1 – Sunday, June 3 Toukasan Festival とうかさん TIME: Noon – 11:00 pm on June 1 & 2 / Noon – 10:00 pm on June 3 PLACE: Enryuji Temple and around Chuo-dori Street, Naka-ku ACCESS: From Hatchobori Streetcar Stop, walking time to destination is 5 minutes. INQUIRIES: Enryuji Temple 082-241-7420 © Toukasan is one of the biggest summer festivals in Hiroshima. Many people in yukata (summer kimono) can be seen during the festival. Various stalls will be set up. Sunday, June 3 & 17 Hiroshima Minato Marché ひろしまみなとマルシェ TIME: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm PLACE: Open Space between East and West Terminal of Hiroshima Port, Minami-ku ACCESS: Take the No. 1, 3 or 5 streetcar bound for Hiroshima Port and get off at the last stop, Hiroshima Port. INQUIRIES: Hiroshima Minato Marché Office 082-255-6646 © You can buy and taste locally-grown fresh vegetables and other food products at the market. Sunday, June 3 ひろしまじょう Hiroshima Castle Memorial Day AE 広島 EA E 城 E A メモリアルデー TIME: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm PLACE: Hiroshima Castle ACCESS: • Take a Hiroshima sightseeing loop bus, “meipuru~pu” (orange line or lemon line) and get off at Hiroshima-jo Castle. ‚ From Kamiya-cho-higashi or Kamiya-cho-nishi Streetcar Stop, walking time to destination is 15 minutes. ADMISSION FEE: Free admission on the day. INQUIRIES: Hiroshima Castle 082-221-7512 Please feel free to contact the International Exchange Lounge at 082-247-9715. E-mail: [email protected] June 2018 ｲ-1 HIRO CLUB NEWS ・ EVENTS Sunday, June 3 ちゃかい Shoubu (Iris-viewing) Tea Ceremony しょうぶ AE 茶会 E TIME: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm PLACE: Shukkeien Garden ACCESS: From Shukkeien-mae Streetcar Stop (Hiroden Hakushima Line), walking time to destination is 5 minutes. FEE: ¥1,200 for the tea ceremony ² Admission fee for the garden (below) is also required. Adults-¥260, University & High school students-¥150 Junior high & Elementary school students- ¥100 INQUIRIES: Shukkeien Garden 082-221-3620 Sunday, June 10 たうえ ちゃかい Rice-Planting Festival & Tea Ceremony A E 田植 EA まつり（AE 茶会 ）EA TIME: w Tea ceremony ª 10:00 am – 3:00 pm w Rice-planting demonstration ª 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm w Hayashi-da performance ª 1:35 pm – 1:55 pm w Nanjo dance performance ª 2:15 pm – 2:45 pm PLACE: Shukkeien Garden ACCESS: From Shukkeien-mae Streetcar Stop (Hiroden Hakushima Line), walking time to destination is 5 minutes. FEE: ¥700 for tea ceremony ² Admission fee for the garden (below) is also required. Adults-¥260, University & High school students-¥150 Junior high & Elementary school students-¥100 INQUIRIES: Shukkeien Garden 082-221-3620 Sunday, June 10 ろめんでんしゃ Streetcar Festival AE 路面 EA 電車 EA まつり TIME: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm PLACE: Around Hiroshima Dentetsu (Hiroshima Electric Railway Co., Ltd.), Senda Shako (train depot), Higashi Senda-machi, Naka-ku ACCESS: Take a streetcar (no. 1, 3 or 7) and get off at Hiroden Honsha-mae. INQUIRIES: Executive Committee (Hiroshima Dentetsu) 082-242-3551 Sunday, June 10 – Saturday, July 7 かんのんじ まつ Ajisai (Hydrangea) Festival at Kannon-ji Temple AE 観音寺 EA あじさい AE 祭 EA り TIME: 8:30 am – 5:00 pm { Ajisai Festival: From 10:00 am onward on June 10 PLACE: Kannon-ji Temple, Saeki-ku ACCESS: Get on a bus bound for Higashi-kannondai Danchi from Rakurakuen Streetcar Stop or JR Itsukaichi Station (JR Sanyo Line) and get off at Kannondai Iriguchi. Walking time to destination is 5 minutes. INQUIRIES: Kannon-ji Temple 082-924-1340 © 5,000 hydrangeas of 400 varieties will bloom from the middle of June to the beginning of July at Kannon-ji Temple. © On June 10, there will be an opening to public of nehanzu (a picture of Buddha entering Nirvana). On June 17, “Food, Music and Miscellaneous Goods Market” will be held from 10 am to 3 pm. Ajisai Exhibition and Fūrin, a wind-bell festival will also be held during the event period. Please feel free to contact the International Exchange Lounge at 082-247-9715. E-mail: [email protected] June 2018 ｲ-2 HIRO CLUB NEWS ・ EVENTS Saturday, June 16 & Sunday, June 17 Pop Culture Hiroshima 2018 ひろしまポップカルチャー 2018 TIME: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm PLACE: Kyu Nihon Ginko (the former Bank of Japan), Hiroshima Branch, Rai Sanyo Historic Site Museum (Garden) & Gojinsha Hito Machi Plaza, Fukuro-machi, Naka-ku ACCESS: Get off at Fukuro-machi Streetcar Stop. ADMISSION: Free INQUIRIES: Executive Committee (inside TSS Office) 082-253-1010 E-mail: [email protected] © This is an event at which you can enjoy Japanese pop culture such as anime and cosplay. Stage performances by cosplayers from more than 10 Asian countries will also be held. Monday, June 25 Michael Stuart Asia Tour 2018 with Tony Succar TIME: From 6:45 pm onward (Doors will open at 6:00 pm.) VENUE: Hiroshima Club Quattro, Hiroshima PARCO, Honkan, 10F, Hondori, Naka-ku ACCESS: From Hatchobori Streetcar Stop, walking time to destination is 1 minute. TICKETS: Advance-¥4,500 At the door-¥5,500 ² Chair seats are available for an extra 500 yen. Please send an e-mail for a reservation to Fascinacion Latina (E-mail: [email protected]). ² You will need to order a drink (¥600) at the venue. TICKET RESERVATIONS & TICKET OFFICES: w Ticket Reservations: Send an e-mail to Fascinacion Latina (E-mail: [email protected]) with your name, number of tickets and your contact number. Please pay for tickets at the venue on the day of concert. w Ticket Offices: Tickets are sold at Lawson, Ticket PIA, e+, EDION Hiroshima Ticket Office (SUNMALL, 1F) and Tower Records Hiroshima (Hiroshima PARCO, Shinkan, 9F) INQUIRIES: Hiroshima Club Quattro 082-542-2280 Fascinacion Latina E-mail: [email protected] Saturday, June 30 ひろしま ごこくじんじゃ なごしのおおはらえ Nagoshi-no-Oharae at Hiroshima Gokoku Shrine 広島 護国 神社 夏越大祓 TIME: From 4:00 pm onward PLACE: Hiroshima Gokoku Shrine, Motomachi, Naka-ku ACCESS: From Kamiya-cho Higashi Streetcar Stop, walking time to destination is 10 minutes. It is located near Hiroshima Castle. INQUIRIES: Hiroshima Gokoku Shrine 082-221-5590 HP: http://www.h-gokoku.or.jp/ © This is a ritual to purify sins which one has unknowingly committed that stain one’s mind and body and that may have built up since the beginning of the year 2018. Visitors may purify their mind and body by placing a paper doll with their name and age written on it on their body. Sunday, July 8 たなばたちゃかい Tanabata (star festival) Tea Ceremony 七夕 EA 茶会 E TIME: TBC PLACE: Shukkeien Garden ACCESS: From Shukkeien-mae Streetcar Stop (Hiroden Hakushima Line), walking time to destination is 5 minutes. ADMISSION FEE: Adults-¥260, University & High school students-¥150 Junior high & Elementary school students- ¥100 ² Fee for the tea ceremony is also required. INQUIRIES: Shukkeien Garden 082-221-3620 © Tanabata is a star festival usually held on July 7 each year. Please feel free to contact the International Exchange Lounge at 082-247-9715. E-mail: [email protected] June 2018 ｲ-3 HIRO CLUB NEWS ・ EVENTS Thursday, July 19 – Wednesday, August 29 はじ ぼうけん Pixar Adventure “What If” ピクサーアドベンチャー「もしも」から AE 始 EA まる、AE 冒険 EA の A せかい E 世界 E TIME: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm (entry allowed up to 5:30 pm.) PLACE: NTT CRED Hall, Motomachi CRED Pacela 11F, Motomachi, Naka-ku ACCESS: • Get off at the Astramline Kencho-mae Station. ‚ Get off at Kamiya-cho-higashi or Kamiya-cho-nishi Streetcar Stop. TICKETS: w Advance: Junior high school students and above-¥1,000 4 years old – Elementary school students-¥500 w At the door: Junior high school students and above-¥1,200 4 years old – Elementary school students-¥600 ² Admission free for children who are 3 years old and under ² Children under elementary school student age should be accompanied by aguardian. INQUIRIES: TSS Office 082-253-1010 (weekdays, 10 am – 6 pm) Friday, August 10 – Thursday, August 16 はく Tomica Land in Hiroshima トミカ AE 博 EA in Hiroshima TIME: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm ² Entry allowed up to 3:30 pm. PLACE: Hiroshima Kenritsu Hiroshima Sangyo Kaikan (Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Exhibition Hall), West Exhibition Hall, Hijiyama, Minami-ku ACCESS: From Minami Kuyakusho-mae Streetcar Stop, walking time to destination is 1 minute. TICKETS: w Advance: Junior high school students and above-¥900 3 years old – Elementary school students-¥700 w At the door: Junior high school students and above-¥1,000 3 years old – Elementary school students-¥800 ² Advance “guardian and child” family tickets (one adult and one child) will be sold for ¥1,500 at Seven-Eleven between May 16 (from 10 am) and June 8 (until 11:59 pm).