2014年07月15日
Waterfront Festival
Looking for a cool way to spend a hot summer evening? Take yourself down to Takamatsu port for the waterfront festival and street carnival from July 19 to August 8.
Just 80 years ago the Seto Inland Sea became Japan’s very FIRST national park. The waterfront event is a creative way to commemorate this historic occasion. Food vendors will line the seafront promenade, and street performers, musicians and dancers will be out to entertain.
But the most intriguing attraction will be an enormous media art show projected onto a 20m x 40m screen of water pumped into the air from the sea. The 15-minute program is divided into 4 parts, some of which appear to be interactive.
DETAILS Waterfront Festival and Carnival:
DATES：July 19th (Sat)〜August 8th (Fri).
TIMES: The street carnival is from 17:00 to 21:00 every night. The giant water screen show, which lasts about 15 minutes, will be staged 3 times per night at the following times (gates open 40 minutes ahead):
1. 19：40〜
2. 20：30〜
3. 21：20〜
*Please note that the show and carnival may be canceled due to bad weather.
PLACE Street Carnival： Sunport Takamatsu, along the waterfront between the Shodoshima ferry terminal and the restaurant Mikayla.
PLACE Giant Water Screen Viewing: On the pier between Mikayla and the red lighthouse. STANDING ROOM ONLY. (There is a special space set aside for people using wheelchairs.)
ADMISSION：FREE ＊However, please note the following!!!!
Space is limited to only 1,000 so you need to get an advance ticket. The earlier shows on Saturday and Sunday are almost sold out. There are 2 ways to get an advance ticket:
1. Use Ticketpia at any 7/11 convenience store. Input the numbers 627-117, then the date and time of your preferred show and number of tickets you want. You will need to pay 180 yen for the transaction but the tickets are free. (No refund if show is canceled.)
2. Go to the ticket booth near Mikayla any time after 5:00 PM on the day. The organizers said if you plan to line up for a ticket on the day, you are more likely to get one if you go on a weekday, especially for the later shows.
For images and more details in Japanese, check here: http://kagawa.team-lab.net/
There are many related events being held during the same period including an interactive digital art exhibit in e-topia from August 1 to 13, 12:00-20:00 (free), a media art festival pre-event at the Takamatsu Art Gallery from July 23 to August 10 9:30-17:00 (Mondays closed: adults JPY500, students JPY300, under 18 JPY100), and a free performance by the popular Marine Self-Defense Forces Band on July 27 from 5 PM at the large tent-roofed outdoor hall at Sunport. And finally, there's the special dinner event below!
Sensory Dining in Tamamo Park
From July 19-27 (excluding July 23), gourmet cuisine will be served in the stately 90-year old manor located in Tamamo Park. The interior will be artfully decorated with works produced by top Kagawan artists and artisans to create a unique dining experience. Cost: JPY8,500. Dinner from 17:45-19:45 or 20:00-22:00. Call 087-881-2933 for reservations (10:00-17:00 weekdays). http://www.takumikumo.com/
For more info on Takamatsu:
http://wikitravel.org/en/Takamatsu
http://www.city.takamatsu.kagawa.jp/english/
http://tia-takamatsu.jp/
http://www.my-kagawa.jp/eg/
Other Takamatsu bloggers:
http://pat.ashita-sanuki.jp/
http://ogijima.com
Just 80 years ago the Seto Inland Sea became Japan’s very FIRST national park. The waterfront event is a creative way to commemorate this historic occasion. Food vendors will line the seafront promenade, and street performers, musicians and dancers will be out to entertain.
But the most intriguing attraction will be an enormous media art show projected onto a 20m x 40m screen of water pumped into the air from the sea. The 15-minute program is divided into 4 parts, some of which appear to be interactive.
DETAILS Waterfront Festival and Carnival:
DATES：July 19th (Sat)〜August 8th (Fri).
TIMES: The street carnival is from 17:00 to 21:00 every night. The giant water screen show, which lasts about 15 minutes, will be staged 3 times per night at the following times (gates open 40 minutes ahead):
1. 19：40〜
2. 20：30〜
3. 21：20〜
*Please note that the show and carnival may be canceled due to bad weather.
PLACE Street Carnival： Sunport Takamatsu, along the waterfront between the Shodoshima ferry terminal and the restaurant Mikayla.
PLACE Giant Water Screen Viewing: On the pier between Mikayla and the red lighthouse. STANDING ROOM ONLY. (There is a special space set aside for people using wheelchairs.)
ADMISSION：FREE ＊However, please note the following!!!!
Space is limited to only 1,000 so you need to get an advance ticket. The earlier shows on Saturday and Sunday are almost sold out. There are 2 ways to get an advance ticket:
1. Use Ticketpia at any 7/11 convenience store. Input the numbers 627-117, then the date and time of your preferred show and number of tickets you want. You will need to pay 180 yen for the transaction but the tickets are free. (No refund if show is canceled.)
2. Go to the ticket booth near Mikayla any time after 5:00 PM on the day. The organizers said if you plan to line up for a ticket on the day, you are more likely to get one if you go on a weekday, especially for the later shows.
For images and more details in Japanese, check here: http://kagawa.team-lab.net/
There are many related events being held during the same period including an interactive digital art exhibit in e-topia from August 1 to 13, 12:00-20:00 (free), a media art festival pre-event at the Takamatsu Art Gallery from July 23 to August 10 9:30-17:00 (Mondays closed: adults JPY500, students JPY300, under 18 JPY100), and a free performance by the popular Marine Self-Defense Forces Band on July 27 from 5 PM at the large tent-roofed outdoor hall at Sunport. And finally, there's the special dinner event below!
Sensory Dining in Tamamo Park
From July 19-27 (excluding July 23), gourmet cuisine will be served in the stately 90-year old manor located in Tamamo Park. The interior will be artfully decorated with works produced by top Kagawan artists and artisans to create a unique dining experience. Cost: JPY8,500. Dinner from 17:45-19:45 or 20:00-22:00. Call 087-881-2933 for reservations (10:00-17:00 weekdays). http://www.takumikumo.com/
For more info on Takamatsu:
http://wikitravel.org/en/Takamatsu
http://www.city.takamatsu.kagawa.jp/english/
http://tia-takamatsu.jp/
http://www.my-kagawa.jp/eg/
Other Takamatsu bloggers:
http://pat.ashita-sanuki.jp/
http://ogijima.com
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Cathy Hirano キャシー ヒラノ
I've lived in Japan since 1978. After graduating from a Japanese university with a BA in cultural anthropology in 1983, I worked as a translator in a Japanese consulting engineering firm in Tokyo for several years. My Japanese husband and I moved to Takamatsu in 1987 to raise our two children in a slower-paced environment away from the big city pressures. We've never regretted it. I work as a freelance translator and interpreter and am involved in a lot of community work, including volunteering for Second Hand, a local NGO that supports educational and vocational training initiatives in Cambodia, and for the Takamatsu International Association. I love living in Takamatsu.
Cathy Hirano キャシー ヒラノ
I've lived in Japan since 1978. After graduating from a Japanese university with a BA in cultural anthropology in 1983, I worked as a translator in a Japanese consulting engineering firm in Tokyo for several years. My Japanese husband and I moved to Takamatsu in 1987 to raise our two children in a slower-paced environment away from the big city pressures. We've never regretted it. I work as a freelance translator and interpreter and am involved in a lot of community work, including volunteering for Second Hand, a local NGO that supports educational and vocational training initiatives in Cambodia, and for the Takamatsu International Association. I love living in Takamatsu.
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