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 Our major event each year is the Golden Week Japan Festival held to coincide with the holiday period in Japan. Last year approximately 2,000 people attended the Kodomo no Hi celebration to enjoy a variety of exhibitions, displays and performances plus some great Japanese food! This year will be just as good with participants coming from Japan again.
2003 Festival ProgramThe Festival begins with Midori no Hi when, in the spirit of the day, we plant trees in the Adelaide parklands. During the week we will screen a selection of Japanese movies, before finishing with the Kodomo no Hi celebration. Midori no Hi - Green Day Tree Planting and Family PicnicDate: Sunday 27th April Time: from 10.30 am Place: Robe Terrace, East of Medindie Road. The trees will be planted in the area bounded by Robe Terrace, Medindie Road, Lefevre Terrace and Kingston Terrace. Bring a picnic lunch. Shovels will be provided! Japanese Film FestivalJAFA will be presenting three films with the Adelaide Uni Film Society: Screenings will be at 7:30pm in the Union Cinema on the "5th" floor of the Adelaide University Union building (just find the courtyard/adjacent lawns opposite the Torrens River/Lake footbridge). Admission is by gold coin donation. Kodomo no Hi - Children's Day CelebrationDate: Sunday 4th May Time: 11am - 4pm Place: Cowandilla Primary School, Jenkins St. Cowandilla Cost: Gold coin donation The programme for Children's Day includes lots of Japanese dance, music - taiko drumming and koto, tea ceremony, kimono fashion parade, kamishibai, martial arts demonstrations, exhibitions of bonsai and ikebana, craft stalls, food stalls, japanese trains and mochitsuki. There'll be student performances organized by the Japanese Language Teachers Association. We'll also have a trash and treasure stall and book stall. If you have any Japanese books, magazines or manga that you'd like to donate, please contact us. |
