Subdivisions of Japan

Japanese Awa Odori Team Comes to Bellevue on June 29 & 30, 2019

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Thursday, June 20, 2019
Awa Dance Festival, Public holidays in Japan, Subdivisions of Japan, Odori, Festivals, Tokushima, Bellevue, Washington, Kōenji Awa Odori, Hana Haru Festa

BELLEVUE, Wash., June 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Japan Fair will be held at the Meydenbauer Center in downtown Bellevue on June 29 and 30.

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  • BELLEVUE, Wash., June 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Japan Fair will be held at the Meydenbauer Center in downtown Bellevue on June 29 and 30.
  • This year, the fair has invited a famous Awa Odori dance team from Japan.
  • The Awa Odori of Tokushima Prefecture is one of the largest dance festivals in Japan, attracting over 1 million people every year.
  • Hideaki Oka, head of the Gojyahei Ren, one of the most famous Awa Odori dance teams, brings his performance to the stage at Japan Fair.

transcosmos Celebrates 20 Year Anniversary in Okinawa Prefecture

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Thursday, June 20, 2019
Subdivisions of Japan, Kyushu region, Okinawa Prefecture, Okinawa, Geography of Japan, Country subdivisions, Japan National Route 332, Japan National Route 330

TOKYO, June 20, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- transcosmos inc. held a ceremony marking its 20th anniversary in Okinawa on Friday, June 14, 2019, at Kariyushi Urban Resort Naha (Location: Naha, Okinawa).

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  • TOKYO, June 20, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- transcosmos inc. held a ceremony marking its 20th anniversary in Okinawa on Friday, June 14, 2019, at Kariyushi Urban Resort Naha (Location: Naha, Okinawa).
  • Under such social landscape, Okinawa Prefecture announced the Okinawa Multimedia Island Concept in 1998 and built industrial highways (or submarine cables).
  • Backed by this concept, Okinawa City and the prefecture were actively inviting companies to Okinawa.
  • In June 1999, transcosmos opened its first operations center in Okinawa, a prefecture with a pool of potential young employees and a great hospitality.

An eSports Event Solely for Disabled Is First Held in Japan!

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Tuesday, June 4, 2019
Entertainment, Electronic Games, Other Sports, Technology, Software, Events, Concerts, Sports, Subdivisions of Japan, Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Maebashi, Geography of Japan, Honshu

ONELIFE.inc, developing disability aid services in Gunma (Head Office: Maebashi City, Gunma; Representative Director: Kinya Ichimura; hereinafter ONELIFE) has, as Gunma eSports Association established by ONELIFE in February 2019, decided to hold 1st eSports Event for Disabled in 2019 GUNMA on August 31, 2019 at Big Cube in Vient-Takasaki of Takasaki City.

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  • ONELIFE.inc, developing disability aid services in Gunma (Head Office: Maebashi City, Gunma; Representative Director: Kinya Ichimura; hereinafter ONELIFE) has, as Gunma eSports Association established by ONELIFE in February 2019, decided to hold 1st eSports Event for Disabled in 2019 GUNMA on August 31, 2019 at Big Cube in Vient-Takasaki of Takasaki City.
  • Accordingly, we start accepting the registration for players participating in this event on May 17, 2019.
  • (Application Deadline: August 10, 2019).
  • Event Day: 10:00AM 5:00PM (tentative) on August 31, 2019

Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo Introduces the 400 Years History of Japan’s Traditional Art

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Tuesday, May 28, 2019
Entertainment, Arts, Museums, Luxury, Travel, Lodging, Restaurant, Bar, Home Goods, Retail, Events, Concerts, Japanese porcelain, Subdivisions of Japan, Kyushu region, Imari ware, Materials, Geography of Japan, Arita, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu, Porcelain, Shinjuku, Arita Porcelain Park

Also, eight renowned and modern porcelain makers from the Arita and Imari regions of Saga Prefecture in Kyushu will display their products and be available for sale.

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  • Also, eight renowned and modern porcelain makers from the Arita and Imari regions of Saga Prefecture in Kyushu will display their products and be available for sale.
  • In addition, seven of our restaurants will serve specially prepared foods using Arita and Imari porcelain.
  • Many guests can purchase porcelain products after dining at our restaurants and actually seeing and feeling them.
  • Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo (KPH) , located in Shinjuku at the very heart of the nations capital Tokyo, is one of Japans leading international hotels.

BEGIN Band To Headline Okinawa Association of America, Inc. (OAA) SuperCentennial Celebration

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Monday, May 6, 2019
Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Masaru, Shimabukuro, Eishō, Subdivisions of Japan, Geography of Japan, Country subdivisions

As part of OAA's SuperCentennial celebration, BEGIN band will headline the commemorative weekend with its first-ever mainland US concert.

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  • As part of OAA's SuperCentennial celebration, BEGIN band will headline the commemorative weekend with its first-ever mainland US concert.
  • The band started nearly 30 years ago in Okinawa when Eisho Higa, Masaru Shimabukuro and Hitoshi Uechi, childhood friends from Ishigaki Island, Okinawa, combined their musical talents.
  • Sponsors for OAA's SuperCentennial milestone include community partners who support OAA's mission of preserving and perpetuating the culture.
  • Ticket information is available at: http://bit.ly/BEGINCONCERT
    The Okinawa Association of America, Inc. (OAA) is a 501c(3) nonprofit corporation.

"BIGLOBE Onsen Award" Unveils Poll Results: Ibusuki Hakusuikan Voted #1 of New Category "Ryokans/Hotels Recommendable to Foreign Tourists"

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Wednesday, March 27, 2019
Subdivisions of Japan, Prefectures of Japan, Geography of Japan, Kantō region, Onsen, Beppu, Ibusuki, Kagoshima, Ryokan, Tochigi Prefecture, Gunma Prefecture

Ibusuki Hakusuikan (Kagoshima Pref.)

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  • Ibusuki Hakusuikan (Kagoshima Pref.)
  • As for the "hot spring area" category, Kusatsu Onsen (Gunma Pref.)
  • was chosen #1 of the east segment for 11 years in a row, while Beppu Onsenkyo (Oita Pref.)
  • In the "ryokan/hotel" category, Kinugawa Onsen Asaya (Tochigi Pref.)

Chiba Prefectural Government Sending Out Information through "Chiba-no Miryoku Hasshintai" Facebook Page to Publicize Local Attractions

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Monday, March 25, 2019
Chiba Prefecture, Kantō region, Chiba, Geography of Japan, Subdivisions of Japan, Cities in Asia

People who love Chiba have so far posted approximately 600 messages on the Facebook page, introducing the charms of the prefecture including Chiba's unique food and impressive scenery as well as local residents' hospitality.

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  • People who love Chiba have so far posted approximately 600 messages on the Facebook page, introducing the charms of the prefecture including Chiba's unique food and impressive scenery as well as local residents' hospitality.
  • Prefectural government officials hope that as many people as possible will feel the attractions of Chiba Prefecture, which hosts Narita International Airport that is the gateway to Japan, through the Chiba-no Miryoku Hasshintai Facebook page.
  • The following prize-winning posts are carried on the "Chiba-no Miryoku Hasshintai" Facebook page.
  • Chiba Prefectural Government officials are calling on members of the public to post "likes" if they find the posts interesting: