The leisure agency in the province of Seville offers a wide range of plans dedicated to Japanese culture. And is that the Asian awakens so much fascination that the city brings together festivals as crowded as Manga Fest or the XV Week of Japanese Culture Coria del Rio.
A corner of the province where Japan will come alive from Thursday 17 until next October 19. The program for this project brings together live demonstrations of Japanese cuisine, bookbinding workshops, video games or contests.
Streets decorated with Japanese lanterns, sushi, yakisoba or Japanese shows. So will this edition of the Week of Japanese Culture of Coria , a free festival that puts in value the link between the Japanese country and the Sevillian municipality.
Week of Japanese Culture: all the programming
The inauguration of the cultural festival will be held at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 17, with the presentation of the publications of the Hasekura Tsunenaga Spanish-Japanese Association. However, the main part of the program will be spread over Friday and Saturday.
Friday, October 18
Japanese culture workshops will be held throughout the day, from 9:30 am to 9:00 pm and include Japanese bookbinding, lantern making, Hinamatsuri altar, origami and DE GO.
In addition, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. there will be themed games including how much do you know about Japan or Anime, what is this opening or guess the Pokémon, among others.
- At 11:25 there will be Japanese kite demonstration.
- Concert ‘Vientos de España’ and Mr. and Mrs. Honda at 12:00.
- Concert by Mike and Yoshi at 12:30 pm.
- Lecture ‘Tour through the mysterious Japan’ at 17:00 hours.
- From 18:00 to 21:00 hours exhibition and workshop of Sumi-e paintings, taught by the School of Japanese Painting Reyes Muñóz, in the Martinez de Leon Hall.
- Bon Odori dance workshop, by the group Idol, “U “squeteras.
- Concert by The Animes at 21:30 hours.
Program for Saturday, October 19
As for Saturday’s program, the themed games will be held again from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm and the workshops will be held from 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm. For its part, the Sumi-e painting exhibition and workshop will take place from 12:00 to 15:00. Otherwise:
- At 13:00 the showcooking, one of the most popular activities of each edition,will be held.
- Piuna and Yuna Chan will perform at 16:00.
- The tea ceremony, ‘tea with Becky’ will take place at 17:00.
- “U “squeteras will play at 19:00 hours.
- Japanese fashion show ‘Kimonos’ at 20:00.
- Chronic Idol’ concert at 21:00.