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Mie Prefecture Centre for the Arts New Year Event

 “Let’s play! New Year at the Centre for the Arts!” on Sunday, January 5th 2014!

When: Sunday, 5^th January 2014 from 11:00 to 15:00
Where: Inside the Mie Prefecture Centre for the Arts, Gender Equality Centre FRENTE and the plaza.
Admission: Free (this is an event aimed at children)

Taiko drum, koto and bamboo flute ensemble Isetsugumi will be performing in the Multipurpose Hall! Enjoy this performance of Japanese music – perfect for New Year! – and try playing the instruments yourself. You can also enjoy the traditional games and customs of Japanese New Year together with your family, including pounded rice cakes mochi, spinning tops, origami, hanetsuki Japanese badminton, karuta and more!

There is fun for the whole family at “Let’s play! New Year at the Centre for the Arts!”, we look forward to seeing you all there!

Event Details：

New Years Concert: Isetsugumi

【Time】Performance starts at 13:30 (doors open at 13:00)

＊There’s also a performance at 11:00 in the plaza!

Let’s try Taiko!（Tickets on a first come, first served basis）

Try playing a Taiko drum together with the members of Isetsugumi!
【Time】14:00 to 15:00

【Tickets to participate will be issued from 14:00】

【Participants】Limited to 80 people (activity lasts approx. 5 minutes per person)

Let’s try Tea Ceremony! （Tickets on a first come, first served basis）

【Time】

AM Sessions／11:20～11:35、11:40～11:55

PM Sessions／13:00～13:15、13:20～13:35、13:40～13:55

【Tickets to participate will be issued from:
11:00 for the AM sessions and 12:40 for the PM Sessions】

【Participants】Each session is limited to 10 participants

King of Menko! Tournament

Make your very own original Menko card and

compete to become the King or Queen of Menko!

Tournament begins at 13:00 which registration from

12:00 onwards.

【Time　※This activity is available all day】

11:00～12:20、13:00～15:00

Drawing with picture book author Tsutsumi Arei!

（Tickets on a first come, first served basis）

With your very own drawing set take a tour with picture book author Tsutsumi Arei!

【Time】13:00～14:30

【Participants】Limited to 20 people（Tickets will be issued from 11am in the plaza）

Storytime Corner

Join our library volunteer for a reading of one of Tsutsumi Arei’s picture books.

【Where】Prefectural Library Children’s Corner

【Time】11:30～12:00

FRENTE Karuta

Enjoy playing with FRENTE Mie’s original karuta cards!

【Time　※You can enjoy this all day】

11:00～12:20、12:50～15:00

Origami Challenge！

Create wonderful origami designs with

our origami teacher!

【Time　※You can enjoy this activity all day】

11:00～12:20、12:50～15:00

Special New Years Pop-up Tea Room ‘Nagomi’

Enjoy New Year sweets and Matcha tea here!

Special price 250円（Limited to 100 cups, first come, first served）

【Time】12:00～13:00、14:00～15:00

New Years Exhibition「Rediscovering New Year – Close Up Mochi」

【Time　※You can enjoy this all day】11:00～15:00

Try rice cake mochi pounding! (Tickets issued on a first come, first served basis)

We will give rice cakes out to those who take part.

【Time】12:20～（Tickets will be issued in the plaza from 11:00）

【Participants】Limited to 200 people（One try per person, limited to children elementary school age and below）

Spinning top・Japanese badminton・Takoage

＊This event is for children elementary school age and below. Children must be accompanied　by　parent or guardian to take part. This event may be cancelled in the case of bad weather. We ask for your understanding.

Enquiries：

Mie Prefecture Centre for the Arts General Affairs Division Planning and PR Group

TEL：059-233-1105／FAX：059-233-1106／E-mail：soumu@center-mie.or.jp