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News
- Oct. 20
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- Check out Earth Celebration 2011 on Storify for photos, videos, articles, tweets, and great memories from this year's festival. (SET Japan Social Media Project)
- EC 2011 on Storify
- Oct. 10
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- Aug. 25
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- Numerous items were handed in to our "Lost & Found." If you lost something at EC this year, please email the Earth Celebration Committee. Replies will be sent from Aug. 31 on.
- Earth Celebration Committee
Email: ec-info@kodo.or.jp
- Aug. 24
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- Earth Celebration 2011 was a great success and we would like to thank all the people who joined us for the festivities. The next EC will be held August 17 (Fri) - 19 (Sun), 2012. We look forward to seeing you again on Sado Island.
*Further details about EC 2012 will be available on this website from mid-May 2012.
- Aug. 24
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- We are pleased to announce that Earth Celebration 2011 can be viewed online via Ustream until August 31. You can watch highlights of the Shiroyama Concerts, the Kodo Parade, etc. The footage is only available for a short time, so please take a look soon.
- Ustream | EC 2011 Shiroyama Concerts, etc
- Aug. 24
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- Aug. 17
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Earth Celebration Official Supporter FM Kento made EC posters and fliers aimed at young people in Niigata City.
- Home | Feature
- Aug. 17
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- The Fringe Event Schedule has been added to the EC website. There will be taiko drumming, bands, song & guitar, dance, Sado and other regional performing arts, etc. We hope you will enjoy the various performance genres.
- Event Details | Fringe Events
- Aug. 17
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- If you take the High-Speed Passenger Boat “Aibisu” to Akadomari arriving at 10:20 during EC, there is a special bus connection that will bring you to Ogi. Please take advantage of this convenient service.
- Transportation & Lodging | EC Special Buses
- Aug. 17
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- We regret to tell you that Motofumi Yamaguchi (Kodo) will not be able to take part in "Ranjo-san's Flute Making" workshop as navigator due to Shiroyama Concert rehearsal schedule changes. Thank you for your understanding.
- Workshops | Ranjo-san's Japanese Flute Making Workshop
- Aug. 17
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- Aug. 15
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- Aug. 11
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- We have uploaded a brand new Earth Celebration video. We hope you are all looking forward to EC 2011!
- Home | Homepage
- Aug. 11
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- The last party at EC will be lit by flickering lanterns. Let’s all dance together to the relaxing, resonant sounds of Yoi no Yunzuru. We have uploaded a dance lesson video by performer Chieko Kojima to teach you the moves. (In Japanese only)
- Event Details | Fringe Events
- Aug. 11
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To people coming to Sado Island using Naoetsu Port. A special special site that has the locals of Naoetsu introducing the area has just opened. (In Japanese only)
- 交通・宿泊 | 直江津サイト
- Aug. 11
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- Sobama Campground is still taking reservations for campsites. The EC Shuttle Bus makes access easy and there are rental tents available. We know you'll enjoy your stay at this great beach.
- Transportation & Lodging | Lodging
- Aug. 11
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- Workshops with spaces still available are now accepting applications on a first-come, first-served basis, so be in quick to take part in the fun!
- Event Details | Workshops
- July 18
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- July 12
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- July 12
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- July 12
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- The first intake for workshops has ended. Thank you for your applications. The second intake is from July 14 (Thu) -August 16 (Tue), and applications will be accepted in order of their arrival for workshops with spaces still available.
- Participatory Events | Workshops
- July 12
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- Applications for Fringe performers, Harbour Market stall holders, and Happening Stage performers have closed. Thank you for your applications.
- June 22
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- There are special tour packages departing from Niigata and Naoetsu for day-trips (Aug. 20 & 21) and one-night stays (Stay Aug. 20) for Earth Celebation this year. For details and inquiries for this domestic tour, please see our Japanese site.
- Tour Packages (in Japanese)
- June 15
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- May 20
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- Earth Celebration 2011 will be held August 19 (Fri) - 21 (Sun).
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- Shiroyama Concerts
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- Aug. 19 (Fri) Ranaei Family & Kodo
- Aug. 20 (Sat) “Shukusai” Kodo, Ranaei Family, KO no kai
- Aug. 21 (Sun) Kodo
- * This year’s “Shukusai” concert will be held on Aug. 20 (Sat)
- Event Details | Shiroyama Concerts
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- Shiroyama Concert Guest Artists
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- EC Theatre
- Ryutaro Kaneko, Yasukazu Kano, and Haruhiko Saga met the Ranaei Family on their 2010 Near & Middle East tour, and it is thanks to that historic meeting that the Ranaei Family was invited as guest artists to this year’s Earth Celebration. This special EC Theatre concert will reunite the Japanese trio with the Ranaei Family on stage and offer a deeper look into the mysterious world of Persian & Kurdish music.
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- Workshops (Participatory Events)
- O-daiko Workshop / Miyake Taiko / Utanya Don Don! (For Students) / Hachijo Daiko / Ogi Okesa (Sado) / Kasuga Ondeko (Sado) / Japanese Dance Experience with KO no kai / Kazuki Imagai’s “Chappa Daisuki” (I Love Chappa) / Shinobue with Yasukazu Kano (For Beginners) / Ranjo-san's Japanese Flute Making Workshop / Ogi Bamboo Basket Making
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- Other Events (Free Events, EC-Related Events)
- Sado Performing Arts Around Town / Fringe Events (Free Performances) / Harbour Market (Food, drinks, crafts, et al at Ogi Port Park) / Ogi Peninsula Bus Tours / Taiko Experience / Sado Takigi Noh Theatre
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- Earth Celebration Committee
Tel. 0259-81-4100 (Mon - Fri, 9:30 - 17:00)
Fax. 0259-86-3631
Email : ec-info@kodo.or.jp
- May 20
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- The EC 2011 website in English is now open. Thank you for your patience.
