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fiogf49gjkf0d EVENTS 2002
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JAN : 01-28FEB- SNOW AND ICE FESTIVALS, HOKKAIDO
15 - COMING OF AGE DAY CELEBRATIONS- CELEBRATED TO
HONOR ALL THOSE WHO HAVE REACHED AGE 20 SINCE
THE PREVIOUS JANUARY 15TH
23-26 - JAPAN INTERNATIONAL INTERIOR FABRICS EXHIBITION
IN TOKYO
JAN/SEP - SUMO WRESTLING SEASON, TOKYO
FEB : 03 - LANTERN FESTIVAL OF KASUGA SHRINE, NARA
03-04 - BEAN THROWING FESTIVAL, TOKYO
05-11 - SAPPORO SNOW FESTIVAL, SAPPORO HOKKAIDO
10-11 - SNOW HUT FESTIVAL, YOKOTE AKITA
20-21 - SHOWA SHINZAN- SNOWBALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
25 - PLUM BLOSSOM FESTIVAL, KAMIGYO-KU KYOTO
MAR : 03 - DOLL FESTIVAL, TOKYO
10-24 - SUMO WRESTLING TOURNAMENT, OSAKA
15-31 - FIRE FESTIVAL OF MOUNT ASO
24 - WORLD SHORT TRACK SPEED TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS
IN NOBEYAMA
APR : 01-08 - LORD SHINGEN FESTIVAL, KOFU CITY
08 - FLORAL FESTIVAL, TOKYO
22-05MAY- TABLE TENNIS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, OSAKA
29 - KITE BATTLES OF HAMAMATSU
MAY : 01-31 - EAST ASIAN GAMES, OSAKA
13 - BOAT FESTIVAL, KYOTO
17-18 - GRAND FESTIVAL OF TOSHOGU SHRINE, NIKKO TOCHIGI
31-30JUN- FIFA 2002 SOCCER WORLD CUP, JOINTLY HELD BY
JAPAN & KOREA
JUN : 05 -07 - YOSAKOI SORAN DANCE FESTIVAL, SAPPORO HOKKAIDO
29-30 - GENJI AYAME MATSURI FESTIVAL, IZU-NAGAOKA-MACHI
30-01JUL- ANNUAL FESTIVE RITES- TO MARK THE OPENING OF
MT. FUJI TO CLIMBERS
JUL : 01-03 - MORNING GLORY FAIR, TOKYO
01-15 - HAKATA GION YAMAGASA FESTIVAL, FUKUOKA
04-08 - TANABATA MATSURI (STAR FESTIVAL), HIRATSUKA
06-31 - 10TH PACIFIC MUSIC FESTIVAL, SAPPORO HOKKAIDO
07 - KAERU-TOBI (FROG JUMPING FESTIVAL), NARA
12-13 - SHIKOTSU KOSUI MATSURI SUMMER FESTIVAL, HOKKAIDO
13 - MIZUDOME-NO-MAI (DRAGON DANCE), TOKYO
14 - NACHI-NO HI-MATSURI (FIRE FESTIVAL)
16-18 - WORLD AQUATICS CHAMPIONSHIPS, FUKUOKA
18-19 - ANNUAL SUMMER FESTIVAL, MIURA
25-28 - WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FOR MARCHING SHOW BANDS 2002
IN CHIBA
AUG : 02-04 - STAR FESTIVAL OF SENDAI
06 - PEACE CEREMONY HIROSHIMA
07-10 - AWA ODORI FOLK DANCE FESTIVAL, TOKUSHIMA
18 - FESTIVAL OF TOMIOKA HACHIMANGU SHRINE, TOKYO
26 - YOSHIDA FIRE FESTIVAL, YOSHIDA MOUNT FUJI
27-05SEP- SAITO KINEN MUSIC FESTIVAL, MATSUMOTO
OCT : 13 - JAPANESE GRAND PRIX, SUZUKA
15-19 - LOGIS-TECH TOKYO 2002, TOKYO
22 - FESTIVAL OF ERAS- TO COMMEMORATE THE FOUNDING
OF THE OLD CAPITAL CITY OF KYOTO
25-27 - NICHEREI INT'L GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP, TAKAOKA
NOV : 09-23 - SUMO WRESTLING COMPETITION, FUKUOKA
DEC : 01-26 - KABUKI IN KYOTO- THE MAJOR EVENT WHICH FEATURES
JAPAN'S FINEST KABUKI ACTORS IN THE OLDEST
KABUKI THEATRE IN KYOTO
02-03 - ALL-NIGHT FESTIVAL, CHICHIBU CITY SAITAMA
07-08 - INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S JUDO CHAMPIONSHIPS, FUKUOKA
23 - EMPEROR'S BIRTHDAY OBSERVANCE, TOKYO
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EVENTS 2001
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JAN : NO DATE - KARIZAWA ICE FESTIVAL (NAKA-KARUIZAWA, NAGANO)
NO DATE - ATAMI PLUM FESTIVAL (ATAMI, SHIZUOKA)
FEB : NO DATE - NARITA SAN SETSUBUN KAI (NARITA, CHIBA)
NO DATE - SAPPORO SNOW FESTIVAL (SAPPORO, HOKKAIDO)
NO DATE - MITO PLUM FESTIVAL (MITO, IBARAGI)
MAR : 17 - KASAI BIG WHEEL WILL BE IN SERVICE, TALLEST
FERRIS WHEEL IN JAPAN
30-31 - TOKYO GAME SHOW 2001
AT MAKUHARI MESSE IN CHIBA. "ENTERTAINMENT IN
21ST CENTURY UNFOLDED BY GAMES" WILL FEATURE TOP
ENTERTAINMENT.
31 - UNIVERSAL STUDIOS JAPAN TO BE OPENED IN OSAKA.
31-01APR- ASIA INTERNATIONAL DOG SHOW
"KING" AND "QUEEN" WILL BE CHOSEN IN A TOURNAMENT
IN WHICH DOGS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY PARTICIPATE.
30-08APR- EVENING CHERRY BLOSSOM VIEWING AT SANKEIEN
SANKEIEN OUTER GARDEN IN YOKOHAMA.
DURING THE PERIOD TO ALLOW VISITORS TO ENJOY
ABOUT 500 ILLUMINATED CHERRY TREES IN THE EVENING
TOGETHER WITH THE MYSTICAL ATMOSPHERE OF TOMYOJI
TEMPLE'S THREE-TIERED PAGODA.
31 - 2001 JAPAN PET FAIR
A LARGE-SCALE TRADE SHOW OF PETS AND PET RELATED
PRODUCTS. EXHIBITS WILL INCLUDE A GIANT WALK-IN
CAGE CONTAINING HUNDREDS OF BIRDS.
31-01APR- TOKYO NOSTALGIC CAR SHOW
MORE THAN 250 AUTOS FROM THE 1960S TO '80S WILL
BE ON SHOW ALONG WITH CATALOGS, PARTS AND RELATED
PRODUCTS.
NO DATE - TODAI JI TEMPLE OMIZUTORI (NARA)
APR : 01 - OPENING OF YOKOHAMA INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING POOL,
YOKOHAMA INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC-SIZED SWIMMING
POOL, IN YOKOHAMA.
NO DATE - SHINGEN-KOU FESTIVAL (KOFU, YAMANASHI)
NO DATE - JIBETA FESTIVAL (KAWASAKI, KANAGAWA)
NO DATE - KAMA KURA FESTIVAL (KAMAKURA, KANAGAWA)
MAY : 13 - TREASURES FROM DAIGOJI TEMPLE
AT TOKYO NATIONAL MUSEUM IN UENO PARK IN TAITO
WARD, TOKYO. FEATURES 110 ITEMS OF CULTURAL IMPORTANCE
FROM TEMPLE IN KYOTO. 11 OF WHICH ARE NATIONAL
TREASURES.
19-26 - ROBERT WYNNE PLUS YURI YANAI ANTIPODEAN BLENDS
ABOUT 50 GLASSWORKS BY THE LEADING AUSTRIAN ARTIST
AND-COMING JAPANESE TALENT THAT INTEGRATE ELEMENTS
OF BOTH THEIR CULTURES.
21 - NINAGAWA MIKA PHOTO EXHIBITION
FEATURES NONCONVENTIONAL PHOTOS OF FLOWERS AND YOUNG
WOMEN THAT HINT AT THEIR "POISONOUS" NATURE
27 - URUSHI MATERIAL DECORATION
AT EXHIBITION SPACE IN TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FORUM
IN CHIYODA WARD, TOKYO. FEATURES ABOUT 40 URUSHI
LACQUER OBJECT.
- ATLAS KAWAMURA MEMORIAL MUSEUM OF ART IN SAKURA,
CHIBA PREFECTURE. FEATURES PORTRAIT-BASED WORKS BY
GERMAN ARTIST GERHARD RICHTER.
NO DATE - HAKATA DONTAKU (FUKUOKA)
NO DATE - AOI FESTIVAL (KYOTO)
NO DATE - SANJA MATSURI (ASAKUSA, TOKYA)
NO DATE - AOBA FESTIVAL (SENDAI, MIYAGI)
JUN : 01 - WATERSCAPE/SHUJI OKADA AT DAIICHI SEIMEI MINAMI
GALLERY IN CHIYODA WARD TOKYO. FEATURING PAINTINGS
BASED ON SUCH TOPICS AS THE WORLD AND HUMANISM.
03 - MINIMAL MAXIMAL, AT CHIBA CITY MUSEUM OF ART IN
CHIBA. FOCUSES ON MINIMAL ART MOVEMENT & INFLUENCE
08 - URAWA & MODERN ART, URAWA ART MUSEUM IN SAITAMA
FEATURES VARIOUS WORKS RELATED TO URAWA.
10 - CONTEMPORARY GLASS-KYOHEI FUJITA & WORLD FAMOUS
ARTISTS BY SEKISHO COLLECTION, FEATURES VARIOUS
STYLES OF GLASS ART BY LEADING JAPANESE ARTIST
& OTHER MAJOR ARTISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD.
10 - FLUXUS IN DEUTSCHLAND AT NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ART
OSAKA IN SUITA, FEATURES EXPERIMENTAL ART FROM
NEW YORK IN THE 1960S, WHICH STRADDLED SUCH GENRES
AS MUSIC, PERFORMANCE AND POETRY.
NO DATE - SANNO FESTIVAL (HIE SHRINE, TOKYA)
JUL : 01 - CINEMA POSTERS OF THE 20TH CENTURY SUNTORY MUSEUM
FEATURES 152 ORIGINAL POSTERS CREATED FOR 142
FILMS.
- CHAIN OF VISIONS FAMILY, POLITICS, & RELIGION IN
THE LAST GENERATION OF ITALIAN CONTEMPORARY ART,
AT HARA MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART IN SHINAGAWA
FEATURES CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN ARTISTS IN THEIR 20S
& 30S WORKING IN VARIOUS GENRES, INCLUDING PAINTING,
PHOTOGRAPHY & INSTALLATION.
07-30SEP- THE JAPAN EXPO IN FUKUSHIMA 2001
08 - URAWA & MODERN ART, AT URAWA ART MUSEUM IN SAITAMA
FEATURES VARIOUS WORKS RELATED TO URAWA.
NO DATE - GION FESTIVAL (KYOTO)
NO DATE - TENJIN FESTIVAL (OSAKA)
NO DATE - SUMIDA RIVER FIRE WORKS (TOKYO)
NO DATE - ASHINO KO LAKE FESTIVAL (HAKONE, KANAGAWA)
AUG : NO DATE - AOMORI NEBUTA FESTIVAL (AOMORI)
NO DATE - AWA DANCE (TOKUSHIMA)
NO DATE - EISA FESTIVAL (OKINAWA)
NO DATE - SENDAI TAMABATA FESTIVAL (SENDAI, MIYAGI)
NO DATE - YOSAKOI FESTIVAL (KOCHI)
SEP : 24-30 - 2001 SEOUL-OSAKA BICYCLE TOUR
"PEACE THROUGH TOURISM"
NO DATE - DANJIRI FESTIVAL (OSAKA)
OCT : NO DATE - NAGASAKI KUNCHI (NAGASAKI)
NO DATE - JIDAI FESTIVAL (HEIAN-JINGU SHRINE, KYOTO)
NOV : NO DATE - SASEBO OKUNCHI (SASEBO, NAGASAKI)
NO DATE - HAKONE FESTIVAL (KANAGAWA)
NO DATE - ARASHIYAMA MOMIJI FESTIVAL (KYOTO)
DEC : NO DATE - CHICHIBU YOMATSURI (SAITAMA)
NO DATE - ASAKUSA HAGOITA FESTIVAL (TOKYO)
NO DATE - NEW YEARS EVE
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