Book title: Winter of the World. Author: Ken Follett. Publisher: Macmillan.
Reference number:YF 93 FO. (4) City News SHIBUYA May 1, 2013 No. 125. City
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(4) City News SHIBUYA May 1, 2013 No. 125
Experience Traditional Japanese Performing Arts An event showcasing regional traditional performing arts will be held in Shibuya. There will also be items for sale and other attractions. Please stop by and check it out. • Traditional Performing Arts for Reconstruction Support in Shibuya Paradise As a means of providing reconstruction support for the Great East Japan Earthquake, Miyagi Prefecture and Fukushima Prefecture—and Iida City and Kagoshima City, both of which have ties with Shibuya—will be presenting traditional performing arts. Date and time: May 6 (Mon., national holiday), 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Location: Shibuya Ekiato (Tokyu Toyoko Line old Shibuya Station platform concourse) • 16th Shibuya-Kagoshima Ohara Festival This is a traditional festival that Shibuya City and Kagoshima City—which has close ties to Shibuya— jointly hold. A dancing parade will proceed to the rhythm of the Ohara-bushi song.
Description Ohara Festival Dancing Parade
Satsuma Food Exhibition
Days
Time Location 12:50 p.m. to Dogenzaka and Bunkamura-dori St. May 19 (Sun.) 4:00 p.m.
May 18 (Sat.) and 19 (Sun.)
May 19 (Sun.) Shibuya and Kagoshima Tourist Information
In front of the main entrance to Tokyu Department 10:00 a.m. to Store Shibuya Flagship Honten and Shibuya Mark 6:00 p.m. City 1F Event Plaza In front of the Uniqlo Shibuya Dogenzaka 10:00 a.m. to store and in front of the Softbank Shibuya store 5:00 p.m. (Bunkamura-dori St.) 1:00 p.m. to In front of Shibutoh Cine Tower (Dogenzaka) 4:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m. to May 18 (Sat.) 5:00 p.m. Hachiko Plaza and 19 (Sun.) (until 4:00 p.m. on the 19th)
Note: For inquiries about the Shibuya-Kagoshima Ohara Festival, contact the ShibuyaKagoshima Ohara Festival Committee Headquarters (Tel: 3373-7381) Inquiries: Intercultural Exchange Promotion Section, Cultural Promotion Division (Tel: 3463-1142, Fax: 5458-4973)
Some Timely Announcements from the Shoto Museum of Art
Shibuya City Shoto Museum of Art’s Permanent Collection Exhibition I A Modern Holiday—Photos from 1920s Dates: May 15 (Wed.) to June 2 (Sun.) Location: Owada Gallery, Shibuya City Cultural Center Owada 2F This exhibition introduces the works of Isao Kakefuda (1886 to 1953), Kiichiro Ishida (1886 to 1957), and Moto’o Otaguro (1893 to 1979), who worked as the Shashin-Geijutsu-Sha, which pursues photo artistry, during the Taisho period—the era in which people started to enjoy taking photos—and includes precious photographic prints from the Taisho era. Gallery Talk (Commentary by the Curator): May 26 (Sun.), from 2:00 p.m.
The Shoto Museum of Art will be closed for renovations until the end of December 2013.
Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The building will be open every day during the exhibition period. Admission fee: Free
Inquiries: Shoto Museum of Art (Tel: 3465-9421)
Library Announcements New Book Acquisitions Location: 1-4-1 Jingumae Hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Sundays, Mondays, and national holidays, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Closed: First Monday of the month, third Thursday of the month, during the year-end/New Year holidays, and inventory periods Inquiries: Chuo Library (Tel: 34032591)
Book title: The Willpower Instinct Author: Kelly Mcgonigal Publisher: Avery Reference number: YF 14 M
Book title: Makers Author: Chris Anderson Publisher: Crown Business Reference number: YF 50 A
Book title: Hallucinations Author: Oliver Sacks Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Reference number: YF 49 S
Book title: Introducing Economics Author: David Orrell Publisher: Icon Books Reference number: YF 33 O
Book title: Sweet Tooth Author: Ian Mcewan Publisher: Doubleday Reference number: YF 93 MC
Book title: Winter of the World Author: Ken Follett Publisher: Macmillan Reference number: YF 93 FO
Book title: The Swerve Author: Stephen Greenblatt Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Reference number: YF 23 G
Book title: The Racketeer Author: John Grisham Publisher: Doubleday Reference number: YF 93 GR
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