 |
 |
 |
TOPICS-FACILITY INFORMATION-COMMUNITY INFORMATION |
| DEC.2002-JAN.2003 |
|
|
"Forum
Millenario Club" bathed in the light of the "Tokyo
Millenario"
The beautiful corridor of light
that is "Tokyo Millenario"
Art director: Valerio Festi (Studio Festi)
Artwork producer: Hirokazu Imaoka (Japanese Agent,
Paratura & Luminarie/ I&F Inc.) |
"Scultura" sculptures of light adorning the Plaza |
"Tokyo Millenario",
the new festival for Tokyo, was again held at the end
of last year (Dec. 24th - Jan. 1st). And, as introduced
in our last issue, the "Forum Millenario Club"
was again available, free of charge, as a recreational
area in the Exhibition Hall of the Tokyo International
Forum. The Tokyo Millenario, with Marunouchi Nakadori
Avenue as its main venue, continued from the Marunouchi
exit of Tokyo Station towards Yurakucho. In the Plaza
of the Tokyo International Forum, close to the end point,
beautiful "Scultura" sculptures of light greeted
visitors who came from all over the country to get a glimpse
of the Millenario. As well as the customary food service,
the "Forum Millenario Club" also staged live
performances by "Heaven Artists" accredited
by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. The event was permanently
abustle with visitors taking light meals or spending a
few moments of convivial relaxation.
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Entrance to the Forum Millenario Club |
Scene of the TIF bustling with visitors |
Popular live performances by "Heaven Artists" |
|
|
|
|
Start of "Edo 400th Anniversary Events"
This year is the 400th anniversary
of the start of the Edo shogunate by Tokugawa Ieyasu in
1603. From that momentous year, Edo developed into a major
capital that was later renamed Tokyo. To mark this special
anniversary, 23 organizations (including the Tokyo Metropolitan
Government) have formed an "Edo 400th Anniversary
Event Promotion Committee", led by the Tokyo Chamber
of Industry and Commerce. The Committee will organize
400th Anniversary Events to rediscover the proud history
and culture of 400 years of Edo and Tokyo, and to create
a glittering future for Tokyo in the 21st century. Throughout
this anniversary year, local communities, companies and
non-government groups throughout the metropolitan region,
with support from the Metropolitan Government, will organize
a wide variety of artistic and cultural events aimed at
discovering the attractions and new potential of Tokyo.
We hope the people of Tokyo will join together in supporting
these efforts, which are expected to help stimulate not
only the capital but also the whole of Japan.
 |
Opening Ceremony at the Edo
Tokyo Museum on January 8th (Welcoming Address by
Tokyo Governor Ishihara)
|
Breaking open New Year rice
cakes with sumo wrestler Tochiazuma |
Examples of Edo 400th Anniversary Events (some to be confirmed)
| January-March |
| Downtown Lifestyle Museum Special Exhibit "The
Culture of Downtown Edo" / Special Exhibit
"Edo Tokyo Buildings Park and Sen to Chihiro
no Kamikakushi" / Sakuraza (Sakura) / "Utamaro
and Hokusai Exhibition" / Promenade Gallery
Special Exhibit "The World of Performing Arts"
/ Tokyo International Animation Fair 2003 / Nihonbashi
Bridge 400th Anniversary Parade / "Art Deco
in the Former Asakanomiya Palace: Tokyo Metropolitan
Horticultural Museum Public Opening" Exhibition
/ "Great Edo Yaoya-cho Exhibition" / Firefighting
Museum Edo 400th Anniversary Exhibition "The
Great Edo Fire and Firefighting" / Great Edo
Women's Vaudeville / "Tsubame" Musical
Performance |
| April-June |
| Roppongi Hills Opening Event "Urban Renewal
Exhibition" (tentative name) / NHK Taiga Drama
"Miyamoto Musashi Exhibition" (tentative
name) / Daito Ward Calligraphy Museum Special Exhibit
"The Art of Edo" / Edo 400th Anniversary
Kimono Exhibition "The Beauty of Edo"
/ Chuo Ward Edo Historical Sites Exhibition / Classical
Performing Arts Show / Tokyo City Road Race 2003
/ Kanda Festival / Tokyo Minato Festival |
| July-September |
| "Tokugawa Shogunate Exhibition" (tentative
name) / Edo Culture Hands-On Learning / "Great
Edo & Little Edo Craftsmen Exhibition" / Edo
400th Anniversary Walking Tour of Historical Sites
/ Great Edo Dance Festival / "Samurai"
Photo Exhibit / Edo 400th Anniversary Earthquake
Disaster Recovery Symposium / Summer in Tokyo Music
Festival / "Hachioji Fabric Exhibition"
/ Meiji-za Special Commemorative Entertainment "The
Nihonbashi Story" / "Views of Modern City
Tokyo" (tentative name) |
| October-December |
| "Asakusa Deep Mountain Views & Commemorative
Kabuki" / Edo Mikoshi Tournament / Edo Tokyo
Historical Picture Scroll Parade / Edo Dietary Culture
400th Anniversary Festival / Biggest-Ever Great
Edo Shopping Mall Festival / Tokyo Historical Parade
/ Edo Shogun Festival / Edo 400th Anniversary Tsukiji
Market Festival / Edo 400th Anniversary "Shinsengumi
Exhibition" (tentative name) / Edo Renaissance
Conference / "Hiraga Gennai Exhibition"
/ Tokyo Millenario |
...and many others
Inquiries: Edo 400th Anniversary Event Promotion Committee
Secretariat
Tel. 03-3283-7021 (Mon-Fri 10:00-17:00)
http://www.edo-tokyo400.jp
|
|
|
|
Tokyo International
Forum to be privatized
@The Tokyo International Foundation, the body that operates
and manages the Tokyo International Forum, is to be privatized
in July. The aim will be to give greater satisfaction
to the Forum's users and to enhance the amenity and attraction
of its facilities. The new company, "Tokyo International
Forum Co., Ltd.", is expected to be capitalized by
the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, East Japan Railway
Co., Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd., Suntory Ltd., Dentsu
Inc., the Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc., East Nippon
Telegraph & Telephone Corp., and Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. The
company's management will also be recruited largely from
the private sector.
In future, the Tokyo International Forum will continue
to transmit culture and information as a general convention
and arts center. We hope you will continue to use its
facilities at your convenience and leisure. |
|
|
|
|
  
|