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Japanese art of archery in Kyu Shiba Rikyu Japanese Garden

Saturday, November 9, 2019 旧芝離宮恩賜庭園で弓道体験

【Cost】 Free for experience Japanese art of archery. Admission of the Japanese garden costs 150 yen for adults. 100 yen chips are appreciated as Meetup participation. *Bare foot is strictly prohibited in Japanese archery court, so that please wear socks. *Please wear comfortable clothes on the day. *In case of bad weather, a part of activity might be changed. *Cancellation in the event of stormy weather. 【Date】November 9th (Sat) 【Time】Morning 10:00~11:00, Afternoon 14:00~15:00 【Venue】Japanese archery court 【Contents】First, we will watch demonstrations by regular players. And after, we experience it under instruction. 【Seating capacity】40 people in each time. (on the first-come-first-served basis) 【Caution】 As you see, this event is only 1 hour in morning and afternoon session each, and seating capacity is only for 40 people. Come this garden earlier if possible. Official page Japanese https://www.tokyo-park.or.jp/park/format/index029.html Twitter https://twitter.com/Kyushibarikyu 旧芝離宮恩賜庭園「弓道(和弓)の見学会」 弓道の見学会と体験教室 日　　時：11月9日（土）　※荒天中止 午前の部：10時～11時、午後の部：14時～15時 場　　所：弓道場 内　　容：弓道のデモンストレーションをご覧いただいた後に、講師指導の下での体験教室を開催します 定　　員：各回40名（当日先着順） 参加方法：各回開始30分前より会場にて受付 費　　用：無料（入園料別途） その他：弓道場内は裸足厳禁のため、靴下をご用意ください。 体験教室に参加希望の方は、動きやすい服装でご参加ください。 また雨天時は体験教室の内容が一部変更になることがあります。 体験は午前と午後にそれぞれ１時間、定員40名です。可能でしたらお早めにお越しください。

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Grand Tea Ceremony at Hama-rikyu Japanese Gardens

Saturday, October 19, 2019 東京大茶会＠浜離宮恩賜庭園

Meeting at 12:30 in "Otemon Gate" of Hamarikyu-teien Japanese Garden. 【Cost】 ■ Admission costs 300 JPY for Japanese garden. ■ Outdoor Tea Ceremony in English costs 300 JPY. ■ Tea Ceremony Workshop for Beginners cost 300 JPY. ※Tickets for tea ceremony are limited, so please perchase your tickets as early as possible. *There are two gates at this garden, please come to "Otemon Gate". It's not "Nakanogomon Gate". When I come into the garden with foreigner as a tourist guide, I can come in for free. I am happy if you cooperate me :D 浜離宮恩賜庭園には入り口が２つあります。大手門口にお越しください。中の御門口ではありませんので、宜しくお願いします。 観光ガイドとして外国人と一緒に入場する場合に私は無料で入場できますので、ご協力いただけると嬉しいです。 *Bare foot is strictly prohibited in tea ceremony, so that please wear socks. White socks are encouraged. お茶会では靴下をご着用ください。裸足はマナー違反です。（白靴下推奨） 【Location】 1-1 Hamarikyu-teien, Chuo-ku, Tokyo ●7 minutes walk from Shiodome Station or Tsukijishijo Station (Toei Oedo Line), or from Shiodome Station (Yurikamome Line) ●12 minutes walk from Shimbashi Station (JR Line, Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, Toei Asakusa Line) ★Tea Ceremony Workshop for Beginners★ (1) 10:00-10:40 (2) 10:50-11:30 (3) 11:40-12:20 (4) 12:30-13:10 (5) 13:20-14:00 <== Here (6) 14:10-14:50 (7) 15:00-15:40 ★Nodate: Outdoor Tea Gathering in English under the clear autumn sky★ (1) 10:00-10:25 (2) 10:30-10:55 (3) 11:00-11:25 (4) 11:30-11:55 (5) 12:00-12:25 (6) 12:30-12:55 (7) 13:00-13:25 (8) 13:30-13:55 (9) 14:00-14:25 (10) 14:30-14:55 (11) 15:00-15:25 <== Here (12) 15:30-15:55 If you can, please experience earlier than the target time range. *Note* This meetup focuses on "Tea Ceremony Workshop for Beginners". Considering of current hot item of "Tea Ceremony", I can't guarantee you to surely experience tea ceremony for all of us. Please buy ticket by yourself as soon as you get this Japanese garden, please ask others to find the ticket counter. In following time table, our target is "(5) 13:20-14:00", capacity for 40 people. Official page (Eng) https://tokyo-grand-tea-ceremony2019.jp/eng/hamarikyu_onshiteien/index.html 【Previous event】 2018 Grand Tea Ceremony at Hama-rikyu Japanese Gardens and take a cruise to Odaiba https://www.meetup.com/Experience-Japanese-culture-in-Tokyo/events/249499334/ 2018 Hamarikyu Garden & river cruise to Asakusa garden plant market. https://www.meetup.com/Experience-Japanese-culture-in-Tokyo/events/251917424/ English http://tokyo-grand-tea-ceremony.jp/en/join.html Japanese http://tokyo-grand-tea-ceremony.jp/join.html (1) The Japanese sweets (Wagashi) are all eaten before drinking the tea. Bring the sweets toward you by putting it on the packet of paper (Kaishi). Cut it and eat one piece after other. (2) When the tea is served, you should excuse yourself to the next guest by saying, "OSAKINI". (Excuse me for drinking before you.) Pick up the bowl with your right hand and place it on the palm of the left hand. In order to avoide the front of the bowl, turn the bowl twice. The drink all the tea in three or four sips. (The number of times is not important.) (3) After drinking the tea, wipe the place where you have drunk from with your right thumb and index finger. Wipe your fingers on the packet of paper (Kaishi). (4) Then turn the bowl back twice so that the front faces you and place the bowl in front of you.

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Tsukiji Fish Market 築地魚市場散策

Saturday, October 19, 2019

Meetup participation costs 100 JPY per person. Tips are appreciated. 【Schedule】 9:50 Meeting at exit 1 of Tsukiji station. 9:55 Information center, the left side of Tsukiji Honganji Temple. 10:00 Main hall, the center of Tsukiji Honganji Temple. 10:15 Tsukiji Jogai. Visiting Tsukiji Uogashi building. Bird's eye from Tsukiji Uogashi building 3rd floor rooftop. Namiyoke Inari Shrine. 11:20 Advertisement museum in Caretta Shiodome. 11:30 46th floor of Caretta Shiodome observation deck. (No charge) 9:50 築地駅１番出口で待ち合わせ。 9:55 築地本願寺左手インフォメーションセンターへ。 10:00 築地本願寺本堂へ。 10:15 築地場外。築地魚河岸３階屋上から場外の街並みを見下ろす。波除稲荷へ。 11:20 カレッタ汐留、アド美術館へ。 11:30 カレッタ汐留46階展望台。(無料) *Caution* People those who come late, we can meet up if it is before 10:10. Let's meet up at the right side of Tsukiji Honganji Temple. There is a statue of the founder of this Buddhist sect. After we coming in the Outer Market, it is almost mission impossible to meet. Hope to see you in other opportunity. 遅れて来る方は、10:10前でしたら合流可能です。築地本願寺の右手でお会いしましょう。西本願寺派創始者の親鸞聖人像があります。 築地場外市場に行ってからは、お会いするのは不可能です。またの機会にお越しください。 *Tsukiji Uogashi* 築地魚河岸ビルについて There is a 3-storied pink building named “Tsukiji upgashi” in the outer market. The inner market was moved to Toyosu. The building of Tsukiji uogashi has new market shops prepared by Tokyo government for inner market shops, so that you can still enjoy the inner market strolling. (About relocation, Eng) http://tokyo.com/tsukiji-relocation-essentials Japanese http://www.tsukiji.or.jp/forbiz/uogashi/ Market calendar (Japanese) http://www.shijou.metro.tokyo.jp/calendar/2019/ *FYI* Tsukiji Jogai, outer Market (Eng) http://www.tsukiji.or.jp/english/index.html (Trip Adv) https://www.tripadvisor.jp/Attraction_Review-g1066444-d1373675-Reviews-Tsukiji_Jogaii_Market-Chuo_Tokyo_Tokyo_Prefecture_Kanto.html 築地場外市場 (Jpn) http://www.tsukiji.or.jp/index.html Tsukiji Honganji Temple 築地本願寺 (Trip Adv) https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g1066444-d561503-Reviews-Tsukiji_Honganji_Temple-Chuo_Tokyo_Tokyo_Prefecture_Kanto.html *FYI* Caretta Shiodome building 46th floor observation deck. カレッタ汐留46階展望台。(No charge, 無料) http://www.caretta.jp/foreign/index#sky *FYI* The AD miseum English http://www.admt.jp/en/ Japanese http://www.admt.jp/en/ Trip Adv https://www.tripadvisor.jp/Attraction_Review-g1066451-d2710573-Reviews-Advertising_Museum_Tokyo-Minato_Tokyo_Tokyo_Prefecture_Kanto.html *FYI* My best recommendation for Tokyo sightseeing is Tsukiji fish market. It was built in 1923 after the Kanto big earthquake, and did not suffer war damage of WWII, it remains the atmosphere of before war. You can enjoy seeing a great amount of fish, vegetable trading. There is Tsukiji outer market surrounding the area. A mixture of wholesale and retail shops as well. After Tsukiji market had moved to Toyosu in October 2018. The Outer market remains in Tsukiji. You should visit there to see tons of fish. *FYI* About Great Kanto earthquake. 関東大震災について。 (Eng) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1923_Great_Kant%C5%8D_earthquake

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Japanese art of archery in Tokyo Sports Expo 2019 and Tea Ceremony in Farmhouse

Sunday, October 13, 2019 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM

【Cost】Both Meetup participation and Sports Expo are free of charge. 参加無料。 【Meeting】 Please choose from following (1) or (2), (1) 11:00 at the ticket gate of Komazawa Daigaku station by Tokyu Denentoshi line. (2) 11:30 at Japanese archery court in Komazawa Olympic Park General Sports Ground. 【Archery and Gunshot】 In Sports Expo 2019, this Meetup event focuses on Kyudo, Japanese art of archery. Following is the details of Kyudo. You will experience Gunshot, too. Official page https://www.sports-expo.jp/komazawa/index.html このMeetupイベントは、スポーツ博覧会2019の、特に弓道を体験したい人のために作りました。射撃の体験もあります。 ■Event: Kyudo, Japanese art of archery. ■Place: Japanese archery court in Komazawa Olympic Park General Sports Ground. ■Date and Time Oct/13/2019(Sun) 10:00 to 17:00 *Note* Time required 10 ~ 15 minutes per person. 【Tea ceremony in Futako tamagawa】 ■Date and Time Oct/13/2019(Sun) 11:00 to 15:00. Official page (Japanese) https://www.city.setagaya.lg.jp/mokuji/kusei/012/011/002/d00122210.html Annual event page (Japanese) https://www.city.setagaya.lg.jp/mokuji/bunka/004/002/d00004214.html ★FYI★ Previous year https://www.meetup.com/Experience-Japanese-culture-in-Tokyo/events/254850771/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/supohaku/ ■■■■■■■ Details about archery (Information as of 2018) ■■■■■■■ I asked the secretariat about the Komazawa Olympic Park Sports Expo 2018. And the following is the answer from them. Thanks, Kyudo archery experience at the Komazawa Olympic Park in 6/Oct/2018 (Sat) is going to be thoroughly "experience" level. We will conduct "Actual Shooting, maybe 2 times" in 10 ~ 15 minutes per person under the guidance with "Model shot" by 2nd group of Tokyo Kyudo archery association. This is just "You can experience this sport" rather than learning archery officially. This is our group concept, Sports Expo 2018. Please note that the target ages are at least junior high school students and above, same as Website. Thank you for your consideration. ※去年の情報です。 弓道体験、2018年10月6日（土）駒沢オリンピック公園 スポーツ博覧会に関して、事務局へ問い合わせをしました。 下記の回答を頂きましたので、お知らせします。 2018年年10月6日(土)駒沢会場での弓道体験は、あくまで「体験」レベルの内容になります。 運営協力いただく東京都弓道連盟第二地区さんの「模擬射撃」や指導のもと「実際に射る/2射程度」体験を1人あたり10～15分程度で実施します。 しっかりと弓道を学ぶというよりは、「競技に触れられる」のがスポーツ博覧会・東京となっております。 ご検討をよろしくお願いいたします。 なお、対象年齢はHP記載の通り中学生以上となっておりますのでご了承ください。

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Autumn colour leaves and Tokyo Grand Tea Ceremony in Architectural Museum 東京大茶会

October/6th/2019 (Sun) 12:00 to 15:30

Participation is free of charge. 100 yen chips are appreciated. 【Time schedule for this Meetup】 ■12:00 Meeting at Musashi-koganei station. (JR Chuo line) ■12:30-12:55 Nodate: Outdoor tea gathering. (300 yen) ■13:50-14:10 Music Program TOKYO Classical Music in Town. (Free) ■14:40-15:20 Tea Gathering in English. (700 yen) ※Admission of the museum is free while Tokyo Grand Tea Ceremony 2019. Usually it costs 400 yen. 東京大茶会開催中は、入園無料。 ※Tickets for tea ceremony are available at the venue on the day of the event. ※Tickets for tea ceremony are limited, so please purchase your tickets early. ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ ■Tea Gathering in English. Event page https://tokyo-grand-tea-ceremony2019.jp/eng/edo_tokyo_tatemono_en/chaseki_eng/index.html The tea gathering with explanation in English. Location: Farmhouse of the Tsunashima Family. Price: ￥700 (1) 10:30-11:10 (2) 11:20-12:00 (3) 12:10-12:50 (4) 13:00-13:40 (5) 13:50-14:30 (6) 14:40-15:20 <--Here (7) 15:30-16:10 ■ Nodate: Outdoor tea gathering under the clear autumn sky. Event page https://tokyo-grand-tea-ceremony2019.jp/eng/edo_tokyo_tatemono_en/nodate/index.html Location: Gate of Date Family Residence. Price: ￥300 (1) 10:00-10:25 (2) 10:30-10:55 (3) 11:00-11:25 (4) 11:30-11:55 (5) 12:00-12:25 (6) 12:30-12:55 <-- Here (7) 13:00-13:25 (8) 13:30-13:55 (9) 14:00-14:25 (10) 14:30-14:55 (11) 15:00-15:25 (12) 15:30-15:55 ■ Music Program TOKYO Classical Music in Town “Machinaka Concerts（まちなかコンサート）” (1) 11:00 (2) 12:20 (3) 13:50 <-- Here (4) 15:10 *20 min. per performance. ・October 6th(Sun.) ●Trombone & Tuba Trio　●Flute Trio *Free of charge. ■ Traditional culture experience programs for foreign visitors. ●Edo joinery (Edo Sashimono 江戸指物) ●Kimono Dressing (Kimono Kitsuke 着物着付け) ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ Tokyo Grand Tea Ceremony 2019, Event page (Eng) https://tokyo-grand-tea-ceremony2019.jp/eng/edo_tokyo_tatemono_en/index.html Edo Tokyo architectural museum (Eng) http://www.tatemonoen.jp/english/ 【Traffic Info】 How to access Edo Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum, https://www.tatemonoen.jp/english/raien/access.php ■ Musashi-koganei station (JR Chuo line) ● 5 min from the north exit of Musashi-Koganei station. With the bus from bus stop 2 or 3: Get off at “Koganei-Koen Nishiguchi”. The museum is 5 min walk from there. ■ Hana-Koganei station (Seibu-Shinjuku line) 10 min from the south exit of Hana-Koganei station. With the bus from bus stop “Minami Hana-Koganei”: Get off at “Koganei-Koen Nishiguchi”. The museum is 5 min walk from there. ★FYI★ Previous event in 2018 https://www.meetup.com/Experience-Japanese-culture-in-Tokyo/events/249499246/ *Note* This place is a large site, your first destination is to buy a ticket of tea ceremony. Our target is 2 types, "Tea Gathering in English (700JPY)" and "Nodate: Outdoor tea gathering (300JPY)". Tickets are sold at the left side of this Open Air Museum. Considering the popularity of tea ceremony recently, I can't guarantee you can experience tea ceremony. Please manage yourself about everything. Timing is very important. この博物館は、広大な敷地面積を誇ります。私たちの目的地は、入り口を左に進んだところにある、茶席券販売所です。「ＷＥＬＣＯＭＥ！ 英語で楽しむ茶席 (700JPY)」と「野点 (300JPY)」への出席をめざしてがんばりましょう。 昨今の茶道人気により、確実にお茶会体験ができるとは限らない状況になっております。恐れ入りますが、お茶席の参加に関して、自己責任でご参加ください。 ★★★★★★★★ ■ For your lunch. One of the architects is available as a traditional Japanese restaurant. Following is the samples from the menu. 630 JPY for Simple udon, Japanese noodle. 680 JPY for edible wild plant udon, Japanese noodle. 780 JPY for KAKIAGE Tempura udon, Japanese noodle. 360 JPY for coffee and cookie. 310 JPY for 3 pieces of DAIFUKU, Japanese sweets. ■ Food stalls operated by Koganei City Society of Commerce and Industry. 小金井市商工会による軽食の販売を行います。