Various Events for Children to Enjoy “Children’s Book Forest Kobe

On April 4 and 8, “Children’s Book Forest Kobe” in Chuo Ward, Kobe City, will hold an event to celebrate its first anniversary. Advance reservations are required.
Event to Commemorate the First Anniversary!
Children’s Book Forest Kobe” is a cultural facility where visitors can freely interact with a variety of books, including picture books, illustrated books, and foreign language books, regardless of the target age range. The facility was created with a donation from architect Tadao Ando, and its beauty is one of its charms. The facility celebrated its first anniversary this year with two events for children.
How will the city look like when you feel like a bird?
The first event, “Let’s draw the city from the perspective of a bird in the sky,” allows visitors to experience what is called “bird’s-eye view,” a three-dimensional depiction of the city as seen from the perspective of a bird flying high in the sky. Inviting Daisuke Aoyama, a bird’s eye view painter, visitors will actually draw the “Old Settlement” and the “Kenryu Building” on Kaigan Dori.
This is an event where you can casually enjoy a tea ceremony that might otherwise seem a bit intimidating!
The second event, “Let’s Enjoy Nodate in the Book Forest,” is a “tea ceremony for children” planned with the hope that children will casually experience the tea ceremony. This is an opportunity to enjoy tea on a refreshing wooden deck (in case of inclement weather, the event will be held in a multipurpose room in a separate building).
Both events require advance reservations, which will be accepted until March 20. <A word from the reporter>
I thought this event was very stylish, allowing children and adults alike to experience something they haven’t had much chance to do before! Especially the “bird’s eye view” is something I’m really interested in too!

Details

Date of the event

Tuesday, April 4, 2023 and Saturday, April 8, 2023

Place

Children’s Book Forest Kobe
(6-1-1 Kano-machi, Chuo-ku, Kobe)
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Hours of operation

9:30-17:00
*Admission is by advance reservation and change of time.

Event Summary

●”Let’s draw a town from the perspective of a flying bird”
・Tuesday, April 4
・13:30～15:00 (Registration starts at 13:20)
・Multipurpose room on the 2nd floor of the annex building
・For children 3rd grade and up and their parents in pairs
・Capacity 12 pairs of parents and children 24 people
・No charge
*Please make sure to register in pairs
●”Spring Tea Party Enjoy Nodate in the Book Forest! Let’s enjoy Nodate in the Book Forest!
April 8 (Sat.)
・ ①13:30-14:15 (Registration at 13:20)
*For a total of 5 groups of 10 children aged 4-6 and their parents
②14:30-15:15 (Registration at 14:20)
*For 10 elementary school students (children only)

Reservations accepted

Advance reservations are required for both events
Reservations can be made here
*Applications must be made by March 20

Closed on

Mondays
(If Monday is a national holiday, the museum will be open on Monday and closed on the following weekday.)

• Children’s Book Forest Kobe Website https://kodomohonnomori-kobe.jp/