Kobe City: Kobe Children’s Traditional Culture Festival (Traditional Culture for Parents and Children Project)

　We are planning to hold an event in 2023 to provide opportunities for children, who will lead the next generation, to come into close contact with traditional culture and actually experience it, so that parents and children can increase their understanding, familiarity, interest and interest in traditional culture.
　In the fields of tea ceremony, ikebana, calligraphy, and taiko drumming, we are planning to hold caravan and delivery programs for experiencing traditional culture in the city, as well as classroom programs for learning more about traditional culture.
　The following is a list of events that are currently scheduled to be held in the city in these four areas.

• Calligraphy
• Japanese drumming
• Ikebana
• Tea ceremony

Calligraphy

The 1st Hyogo Calligraphy and Shodo Festival (Seated Calligraphy Contest)

Date: Sunday, June 11, 2023, 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Place: Design and Creative Center Kobe (KIITO), 1F
Organizer: Hyogo Calligraphy and Calligraphy Education Association, a non-profit organization
Fee: 500 yen
Contact: 090-7233-3265

• For application and details, click here.

The 1st Hyogo Calligraphy and Calligraphy Festival (Workshop)

Date: Sunday, June 11, 2023, 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Place: Design and Creative Center Kobe (KIITO), 1F
Organizer: Hyogo Calligraphy and Calligraphy Education Association, a non-profit organization
Fee: 500 yen *Free for participants of the calligraphy contest
Contact: 090-7233-3265

• For application and details, click here.

The 8th Art Festival of Calligraphy (Morning Session)

Date & Time: July 15, 2023 (Saturday) 10:00~11:40 a.m.
Place: Uhara Hall, Higashinada-ku Cultural Center 5th Floor
Organizer: Aizenkai, a calligraphy art and culture group/Higashinada-ku Cultural Center
Contact: 078-882-8333
Application: Numbered tickets for participation will be distributed at the counter on the 4th Floor of Higashinada-ku Cultural Center from June 3 (Saturday)

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Applications for seal engraving and ikebana will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
Please bring your own calligraphy tools.

The 8th Art Festival of Calligraphy (Afternoon Session)

Date: Saturday, July 15, 2023, 13:00~14:40
Place: Uehara Hall, Higashinada-ku Cultural Center 5th floor
Organizer: Aizenkai, a calligraphy art and culture group/Higashinada-ku Cultural Center
Contact: 078-882-8333
Application: Numbered tickets will be distributed at the counter on the 4th floor of Higashinada-ku Cultural Center from June 3 (Saturday).
Applications for seal engraving and ikebana will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
Please bring your own calligraphy tools.

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Ikebana

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Tea Ceremony

Will be updated as needed.

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