Mie Craft Festival 2012

2012年10月20日(土)・21日(日)桑名市で「ものづくりフェア2012」が開催されます

2012/10/10 Wednesday Highlights, Seminars and Events

Mie Craft Festival

Craft Fair 2012

Come experience arts and crafts at an event that is fun for the whole family!

Date and Time
Saturday, October 20, 2012 10:00AM~5:00PM

Sunday, October 21, 2012 10:00AM~4:00PM

 

Location: Kuwana Sunfare North Building (near Kuwana Station)

Admission is free of charge!

 

Arts and crafts workshops:

Create your own works of art with advice from expert craftsmen!

Flower arrangement workshop (flower decoration)

Dorodango (earthen marble) making

Metalwork workshop (make your own plate!)

Welcome sign making

Dinosaur/ogre figure making

Dyeing workshop

Sushi making

Woodworking workshop

Stained-glass making

Cushion/pocket tissue case making

Wooden planter making

Wood coaster carving

Otedama (bean bag used in traditional Japanese children’s games) making

Material fees are 500 yen per item. Although we have prepared a large amount of materials, popular workshops may run out of materials. We appreciate your understanding.

*We also have an area where you can try your hand at wood mosaic puzzles, as well as an exhibition area!

 

Mie Forest Festa 2012

2012/10/10 Wednesday Highlights, Seminars and Events

10月13日(土)伊勢市で「みえ森林フェスタ2012」が開催されます

Mie Forest Festa 2012

Saturday, Oct 13, 2012

10:00AM~4:00PM (doors open at 9:00AM)

Ise-Azuchi Momoyama Bunka Mura

Ise-shi, Futami-cho, Mitsu 1201-1

Free admission and parking.

Forest Festa Special Presentation

1:30PM-3:00PM

Learn how to prepare for natural disasters in the great outdoors!

 

Get closer to nature!

We’ve prepared plenty of activities to help everyone, even those who don’t go into the woods very often, get back in touch with nature. We hope to see you there!

Live Chainsaw Art Demonstration

Watch professional carver Rei Matsuda slowly craft a piece of art out of a single piece of wood using only a chainsaw!

 

Music from the Forest, Villages and Sea

Taiko Performance by the Isobe Gakuuchi Appare Club       10:00AM – 10:30AM

The Saltydogs Marching Band                                                10:30AM – 11:00AM

Shima’s Regional Star, JuRias                                          11:00AM – 11:30AM

Kaulana Toyo Hula Studio                                                 11:30AM – 12:00PM

Shamisen Artist Tanaka Tsutomu                                           12:10PM – 12:50PM

Tamaru Jyou  (ECO Songs/Smile Tamaki)                               1:00PM – 1:30PM

Taiko Performance by the Shishuu Asuka Taiko Group        1:45PM – 2:15PM

Shingo Yamada and Ryuuta Makino                                     2:15PM – 3:00PM

Nose Flute Performance by Muslin                                     3:00PM – 3:30PM

Finale                                                                                              3:30PM – 3:45PM

Have fun surrounded by nature and the lush forest!

See outdoor goods on display and purchase products at our vendors!

Create a secret hideout in the woods!

Make trail running signs!

Get up close and personal with nature observation activities, environmental workshops and animal encounters!

Learn more about reforestation and see pictures of it in action!

Plenty of delicious food, too!

Authentic Indian curry

All natural bread, snacks and tea

Organic corn

…And much more!