Welcome Reception  Organizer: Tokushima Prefecture

①　Dinning
Buffet style, local sake corner, local cuisine demonstration corner, etc.

②　Local Performances
Awa Dance (Awa Odori) : Japan’s Representative Traditional Perfomance

＊Organizer: Tokushima Prefecture

Cultural Night: Japanese Garden and Awa Ningyo Joruri

Tokushima Prefecture,located on the eastern side of the island of Shikoku,
is connected to mainland Japan by the Akashi-Kaikyo and Naruto Bridges,
and can be reached from Osaka in two and a half hours by highway bus.
It is home to the world-famous Awa Odori Dance Festival and is bountiful in beautiful natural scenery.

Culture Night will be held at ISUIEN, a famous traditional Japanese restaurant in Tokushima.

For more information: http://www.isuien.com/

• Ningyo Joruri is a puppet show created by the fusion of Dayu (a story teller using Gidayu-bushi, ballad drama music), Shamisen (three-stringed instrument) and Sannin-zukai (three puppeteers for each puppet). Characteristics of Tokushima’s Ningyo Joruri are its unique performance and larger-sized puppet heads for outdoor theaters built in the precincts of temples (Rural Community Theaters). “Awa Ningyo Joruri” has been designated as National Important Tangible Folk Cultural Property.

⁂ Limited to the first 40 people. (Minimum number of participants required:15 person)

Commendation and Closing Ceremony    Organizer: ISTS Organizing Committee

＊Limited to the first 200 people.

Nestled in the valley countryside of Naruto City, Tokushima Prefecture on Shikoku Island lies the Sake Brewery Narutotai (Honke Matsuura Brewery).
Located along the Muya Kaido Road, the brewery has flourished as an important location since the Edo period and still continues operations over 200 years later. While making the most of the area’s blessings, they devote themselves to traditional sake brewing.