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November Highlights - Please note all prices, dates, times, and locations are subject to change Korankei Momiji Festival 香嵐渓もみじまつり
See 11 varieties of some of the most breathtaking autumn foliage of approximately
4,000 trees which line Tomoegawa River. This area is known for having one of the
best views in the Tokai area and during the Momiji Festival, the area is also lit up
with spectacular lighting from sunset till 21:00. As well as the usual sightseeing,
there will also be tea ceremonies, taiko drums, and monkey performances and you
can expect so see a lot of people turn up as always (approx. 500,000 last year!).
When: Friday, November 1 to Sunday, December 1
Where: Asuke-cho in Toyota City
Access: Take the train to Higashi Okazaki Station東岡崎 on the Meitetsu Line then
take a bus to Korankei (approx. 60 min)
Photo courtesy of Asuke Tourism Association
Art de Zoo アートでZoo
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Ogaki: City of Water 水の都おおがき
Children love animals. They are a product of nature and are an
important part of the treasure trove of organic form. With each
and every creature being different and unique, they offer us
infinitely expanding worlds. In this exhibition, children get to
touch, play and build with these sculptured forms as tools.
Giving children the opportunity to play, touch the different
textures, see the colours and experience the smells, helps to
foster their skills and imagination.
Art de Zoo hopes that children will enjoy themselves as they
develop, by playing with these lovely wood-crafted creatures.
When: Until Sunday, December 15 (9:00 – 17:00, last entry
16:30). Closed on Mondays except November 4. Also closed on
November 5.
Where: The World Children’s Art Museum in Okazaki
Access: Approximately five minutes by taxi from Miai Station,
Meitetsu Nagoya
Line. If you’re going
by car
(approximately 50
minutes from
Nagoya), there is a
map available at
http://www.city.okaz
aki.aichi.jp/menu127
07.html
Cost: 300 (240) Yen
for adults. 100 (80)
Yen for Elementary
and Junior HS
students. Prices in
brackets are for
groups of 20 or
more.
Ogaki is blessed with abundant and pure underground waters as well as
beautiful rivers; as a result, Ogaki is also known as the “City of Water.” As
pictured, you can ride the “Tarai” boats along Suimon River while seeing the
beautiful autumn colors on the trees lining the banks. If you’d like to see some
local history, Ogaki Castle is famous for being the headquarters of Ishida
Mitsunari's Western Troops until the night before the legendary Battle of
Sekigahara. It’s located only 10 minutes away on foot from JR Ogaki Station.
This beautiful city has many beautiful things to explore and you can find out
more at their English website at http://www.ogakikanko.jp/english/index.html.
Photo courtesy of The World Children’s Art Museum in
Okazaki
Ogaki Castle
When: Open every day except December 29 – January 3 (9:00 – 17:00).
Access: Approximately a 7 minute walk southwards from JR Ogaki Station
South Exit.
Cost: 100 Yen for adults. Senior HS students and under gain free entry.
November Highlights - Please note all prices, dates, times, and locations are subject to change Dolls Collection –from crafted and chrysanthemum dolls to
mannequins, figurines and robots–
時をかける等身大人形−細工人形・菊人形からマネキン・フィギュア・ロボットまで−
The Yoshihama area of Takahama City is famous for being home to some of the finest doll
craftsmen in Japan. During the Edo Period many craftsmen who specialized in producing “kiku
ningyo” were practicing their skills all over Japan. These dolls are decorated with chrysanthemum
and other natural materials all over their bodies and are often based on kabuki and other
traditional themes, so they are all made to be life-sized in scale.
At this exhibition you’ll not only get to see these “kiku ningyo” and other traditional dolls, but
you’ll also see mannequins, robots and other life-sized works. You can also explore old post cards,
photos, ukiyoe and other related items from the Edo Period as well as department store and
exhibition displays from as far back as the Meiji Period (Japanese department store history dates
back even further back than the Meiji Period).
When: Saturday, November 16 to Monday, December 23 (9:00 – 17:00, tickets sold till 16:30).
Closed on Mondays, except for the last day, December 23 (public holiday).
Where: Kawara Museum, Takahama City
Access: Approximately a 10 minute walk from Takahamaminato Station 高浜港 on the Meitetsu
Mikawa Line
Cost: 600 Yen for Senior HS students and above, (480 Yen per person for groups of 20 or
more) Junior HS students and below gain free entry. Tickets are available at Ticket Pia, Circle K
Sunkus and Seven Eleven stores.
Receptionist robot “Wakamaru” – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries K.K. 2003
Receptionist robot actroid “Haruka” – Kokoro K.K. and Advanced Media K.K. 2005
Crafted doll of “Shokatsu Komei” – The Yoshihama Crafted Doll Preservation Assoc.
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Antigravity 反重力展
Antigravity is said to be the force that might be accelerating the expansion
of today's universe - the power of repulsion, in opposition to gravity, that led
to the sudden inflation of the universe soon after the big bang. In works of
science fiction, the concept of antigravity is often found in hypothetical
technologies that nullify or control the effect of gravity on matter, on
objects; it serves as an underlying principle in visions of space travel, teleportation and floating cities. In this exhibition we are adopting the term to
reflect today's society with its accelerated dematerialization, and to imply a
sense of being freed from the limitations of the physical body and gravity
that have always prescribed our lives.
In this exhibition, we will present works that elicit a buoyant spatiality
seemingly free from the body, that grasp this world with a macroscopic
viewpoint removed from on-the-ground sensibilities. When the foundations
that have supported people's lives fall away, does hope spring forth, or does
the path ahead only lead to despair? For focusing on the subject of antigravity may also lead to a questioning of today's utopianism.
Photo courtesy of Ogaki City Tourism Association
Tarai Boat Ride
When: Until Sunday, November 17 on Saturdays, Sundays and public
holidays. Sessions as follows; 9.20~/10:40~/12:00~/13:40~/15:00~/16:20~.
Bookings are required by phoning 0584-77-1535.
Access: Approximately a 5 minute walk from JR Ogaki Station
Cost: 2,000 Yen for a total of three people to ride the boat (excl. driver) with
a maximum total weight limit of 180kg (excl. driver). Children under four years
of age are not permitted to ride.
When: Saturday, September 14 to Tuesday December 24. Closed on
Mondays, except November 4 and December 23. Open 10:00 – 17:30 (last
entry 17:00).
Where: Toyota Municipal Museum of Art
Access: From Nagoya, head to Fushimi Subway Station and change to the
Toyota-shi bound Tsurumai line. Walk approximately 15 minutes from
Toyota-shi Station.
Cost: 1000 (800) Yen for adults. Senior HS students College students 800
(600) Yen. Junior HS students and below gain free entry. Prices in brackets
are for groups of 20 or more. Senior HS students who are Toyota residents,
people over 75, and disability card holders gain free entry.
Leandro ERLICH, “House”, 2004 installation in Cent Quatre (Paris)
See the NIC website for our free ticket giveaway for this
event for your chance to win. Entries close November 18.
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