ASIJ Wellness

Date & Time: Aug. 29 & 30 (6pm – 9pm)
Location: Koenji Station on the Sobu Line from Mitaka Station
               (The JR Chuo Line won’t stop at Koenji Station on weekends.)
“Dancing fool, watching fool. Both are the same fool, so why don’t you dance?” This is the well-known phrase chanted during the dance performance.
http://www.koenji-awaodori.com/indexEn.html

Date & Time: Aug. 22 (6pm – 9pm),  23rd (6pm – 8:30pm)
Location: South exit of Mitaka Station on the JR Chuo Line
http://awaodori.mitaka.ne.jp/siyakusyo/siyakusyo.htm

Date & Time: Aug. 22 (3-7pm),  Aug. 23 (10:20am-7:30pm)
Location: Ohkunitama Shrine and Keyaki Street one minute from Fuchu Station on the Keio Line
http://www.tama5cci.or.jp/~dan070/kaisaiannai.html

Date:  May 15-17
Location: Asakusa
Sanja Matsuri is one of the most famous festivals in Japan. The wildest and the most boisterous days in Asakusa are coming!
http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/indepth/history/traditionalevents/a26_fes_sanja.html
 

Date: May 3-5   
Location: Ookuni-Tama Shrine in Fuchu
3-minute walk from Fuchu Sta. on the Keio Line and twenty minutes by bike from ASIJ
http://rokusya.hp.infoseek.co.jp/eng/index.shtml
 
May 3,   6-8pm Ten festival floats with musical accompaniment will compete with each other.
May 3,   8pm-　Komakurabe-shiki(Horse riding ceremony) Six horses will race along a zelkova-tree-lined path.
　　　
 
May 4,   12:15-1:30pm        Children’s mikoshi(portable shrine) parade and the mando(literally means ”ten thousand lanterns”) performance contest   
　　　
 
May 4,   5-6pm      Taiko performance              
     
 
May 4,   6-9pm Twenty-one Float Parade

 
 
May 5,   2:30pm-  The grand taiko of each shrine is dispatched from each community and ceremoniously sent to the shrine grounds.

 
May 5,   6-9pm 　
 The biggest excitement of the parade comes from valiant sparks exchanged between the huge drums and their players and the gallant mikoshi and their carriers. The parade slowly heads toward the turn-round point called otabisho located at the crossing of Kyu-Koshu Kaido Avenue and Fuchu Kaido Avenue.
It will be J-com live on the air from 5:30pm-10pm
　　　　　　　
 
Enjoy the Golden Week holidays!!

Date & Time: Feb.1-Mar.8    9am-5pm(the gate closes at 4pm)
Location: 10min. by car from Kunitachi Fuchu IC or take a bus from Fuchu Station and get off at “Kyodo no mori seimon mae”
Entrance fee: Adult-200yen, Middle school student and under-100yen
* There will be a ceramic market Feb. 21- Mar. 1
* There will be a parade with Taiko drums, portable shrines, Japanese folk dances etc. on March 8 from 11:30am .

It’s the beautiful season to see red and white plum blossoms. The fragrance fills all over Japan and announces the arrival of spring.
Date & Time: March 15, 10am-4pm
Direction: Take Ome Line and get off at Hinatawada Station. There will be a parade with police cavalry, Taiko drums, portable shrines, Japanese folk dances and so on.

＊The taiko drum event is held on Feb. 14,15,20,21,22,28, & Mar.1,7,8
http://www.yushimatenjin.or.jp/pc/ume/f_taiko.htm
＊The outdoor tea ceremony is held on Feb. 15, 22, & Mar.1
http://www.yushimatenjin.or.jp/pc/ume/f_nodate.htm

International food, white elephant sale, tots playground, lots of music, books sales, many vendors, games & prizes, grand raffle, great beverages, entertainment and more

Please take public transportation and leave your pets at home.

Date & Time: Nov. 8, 10am-4pm

Location: International School of the Sacred Heart campus, Hiroo Station-Exit 3 (Hibiya Line)

Admission: Free

They will be holding international food booths, flamenco dance, plays using the language in which they major and more.

Date: Nov. 20-24

Location: Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, five minute walk from ASIJ

Admission: Free

http://www.tufs.ac.jp/life/activities-e.html