Kobe City: “Children’s Book Forest Kobe” Events to be held in April

Press Release (March 10, 2023)
Cultural Exchange Division, Culture and Sports Bureau
The following is a list of events scheduled to be held in April at “Children’s Book F

orest Kobe”.

Let’s draw the city from the perspective of

a bird in the sky!
Participants will trace a map, look at photographs, consider the scale, and create a three-dimensional picture.
Why don’t you draw a bird’s eye view with Mr. Aoyama, a bird’s eye view artist, while he teaches you how to do it?
(

1) Date & Time

April 4 (Tuesday), 13:30-15:00 (Registration starts at 13:20)

(2) Place

Multipurpose room on the 2nd floor of the annex building of Kodomo Hon no Mori Kobe (6-1-1 Kanocho, Chuo-ku, Kobe City)

(3) Capacity, Eligibility & Fee

Advance reservation required
12 pairs of 24 children in 3rd grade and above and their guardians
(3) Number of participants: 12 pairs of children from 3rd grade and above and their parents/guardians (24 people)

(4) Lecturer

: Bird’s-eye View Painter: Daisuke Aoyama
<profile>
Born in Nagata-ku, Kobe in 1976 (Showa 51)
Impressed by the bird’s-eye view of the late Tadashi Ishihara, a leading urban bird’s-eye view painter, when he was in high school, he taught himself to be a bird’s-eye view painter.

2.[Spring Tea Ceremony] Enjoy Nodate in the Book Forest!

Tea ceremony is a traditional Japanese culture.
It is a traditional Japanese culture, but it is not easy to experience in daily life, even if you are interested in it, because of the image of difficulty, such as not knowing the etiquette and tools, not being able to sit on the floor for a long time, and so on.
Children can learn manners and etiquette while experiencing the seasons and cultivating a spirit of hospitality.
We would like children to experience the tea ceremony in a more casual way, and with this in mind, Kodomo Honomori Kobe will hold a tea ceremony for children.
Even if it is your first time, it is all right.
On the day of the event, instructors will provide gentle and simple instructions.
Let’s enjoy tea in a chair while feeling the seasons.

(

1) Date & Time:

April 8 (Saturday), 13:30-15:00 (gathering at 13:20)

(2) Place

:

Wood deck of Kodomo Hon no Mori Kobe (6-1-1 Kano-machi, Chuo-ku, Kobe) <2F multipurpose room in a separate building in case of inclement weather>

(3) Capacity & Eligibility

:
Advance reservation required
Part 1: 5 pairs of 10 children aged 4-6 and their parents
Part 2: 10 elementary school students

(4) Participation fee

: 300 yen per person (600 yen for parents and children)

(5) Cooperation

: Mr. Sousuke Suzuki and Ms. Kazuko Hirado

3. How to participate

: Advance reservation and lottery are required.
Reservations must be made in advance and by lottery.
Applications accepted: Saturday, March 11 – Monday, March 20
For details, please visit the website of “Kodomo no Hon no Mori Kobe”.
URL :https://kodomohonnomori-kobe.jp/ (external link)