LET'S GO👁EXCITING O-EDO MIKOSHI⛩️CONTEST 神輿 PLUS "9-PROFILES" MOD-ART EXHIBIT!

JAPANESE FESTIVAL & ART LOVERS, THIS WILL BE GREAT!

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It's the 23rd Annual O-Edo Mikoshi Competition Matsuri / Festival!
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12 Mikoshi carry teams & finely decorated portable shrines from around the Kanto area will be joining this contest. Competing teams will show their strength & skill in handling gorgeous shrines in which Shinto gods or "Kami" are carried during Omatsuri (Shinto festivals) throughout Japan!
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The Mikoshi Matsuri will also feature singing, local celebrities, food stalls & much more!
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This may be like the GRAND PRIX, or OLYMPICS of MIKOSHI contests!
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Nearby, at the awesome Tokyo Museum of Contemporary Arts:

"To mark its 30th anniversary, Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo presents Choreographies of the Everyday, a large-scale exhibition featuring the work of over 30 artists and collectives from multiple generations and geographies. The exhibition will create a series of platforms for artists and audiences alike to reflect on society through their engagement with contemporary art, offering performances and workshops that foster dialogue throughout its duration."
(This exhibition: ￥2,100, but Students or over 65: ￥1,100.)

Admission to the special "9-PROFILES" exhibition is just: ￥500!

SPECIAL: 12th October Tour Performance Dream City by Uemura Makoto
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See Museum website for details:
*https://www.mot-art-museum.jp/en/exhibitions/30th-Anniversary/*
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Combining outdoor adventures & indoor fun, this event is a great opportunity to meet new friends & improve your language skills in a friendly, relaxed & enjoyable environment!
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The Kiba-Kiyosumi area isn't known to many outsiders, (more peaceful than bustling Tokyo) yet it's rich in historical sites, with numerous parks, gardens, temples, museums and vintage neighborhood shops of all kinds!
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The accompanying exhibitions, will offer other surprises & delights at the futuristic Museum Of Contemporary Art!
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Kiba Park is a big, gorgeous, green space in Koto Ward, home to "MOCA", the superb, modernistic Tokyo Museum of Contemporary Art!
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Before attending the great Oedo Mikoshi Festival, let's get acquainted while taking a refreshing stroll along the paths of historic Fukagawa!
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Walking, we'll pass through an old & historic area. We'll visit the Historical Landmark / grave of renowned Explorer Rinzo Mamiya, & stroll through lovely Fukutomi-gawa Park on our way to the Mikoshi Festival.
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O-Edo Mikoshi Competition organizer: Japan Mikoshi Association
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Participating mikoshi groups have been decided:
Omiya Hyoyukai, Lion's Club, Gifu Mutsumi,
Yoshikawa Yasaka Matsuri Seinenkai, Chiba Higashi Mutsumi, Edo Mikoshi Kiteru Rengo, Itabashi Mutsumi, Edo Mikoshi Kiteru Rengo, Itabashi Group, Matsuri Mamoru Rengo, Sakura Rengo Mikoshi Koukoukai, Kanto Nakakomikai, Chiba Prefecture Mikoshi Preservation League, Chiba Prefecture Mikoshi Preservation Federation, and the Seven Mikoshi Fellowship!
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The schedule as follows:
11:00 Opening Ceremony
11:20-12:20 Oedo Mikoshi Contest (12 portable shrines)
12:20-15:20 Various entertainment & song shows (entertainment stage)
14:30-15:30 United parade of portable shrines
15:30-15:55 Oedo Mikoshi Contest Awards
16:00 End of event
Edo traditional culture exhibition booths are open from 11:00 to 16:00.
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The event will be cancelled in case of seriously RAINY weather.
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NOTE: (Our Meetup will end officially at 3pm, but you're welcome to stay until the very end of the Mikoshi Event!)
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(The Mikoshi festival is free of charge & admission to the Museum Exhibition is just￥500 for adults & less for students!)
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WHERE AND WHEN?
Meet us outside at the ->A3 exit of Kiyosumi-Shirakawa station* at 10:AM!*
(Accessible by both Tokyo Metro Hanzomon & Tokyo Metro Oedo Lines.)
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WE HAVE NO SET EVENT FEE, but work hard to create interesting, enjoyable events for you, so PLEASE be generous (￥2000-5000)
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This is an all-ages Meetup, so kids are FREE & welcome 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 but babes-in arms are discouraged due to possible noise & other factors. (Sorry!)

YOU MAY BRING A GUEST OR TWO, but we'd prefer to have your friends join our group as regular members!
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THIS MEETUP WILL BE FUN, SO LET'S ALL GO!!
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Thanks, KERRY D. 😎