"Happy birthday to the Port of Yokohama" Project will start from April,28th,2009.
Yokohama is one of the first places open to foreigners in Japan. It is a gateway for Western culture and technology.
150 years ago, Japan's remarkable modernization and economic development started at Yokohama.
Until the end of the feudal Edo period, Japan had a policy of national seclusion, having no contact with foreign country. In 1853?54, American commander Matthew Perry arrived at Yokohama with a fleet of American warships in order to demand that Japan open several ports for commerce, and the Port of Yokohama was opened on 2 June 1859 to the world. Yokohama quickly became the base of foreign trade in Japan and still support economic growth of Japan.
To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the opening of the port, as well as to make it a good opportunity to know the achievenments of the forerunnners and the history, and to create a city full of chances, we will organize a commemorative ceremony and events with citizens and companies.
Please visit Yokohama during this memorial period and have fun in Yokohama with the various events!
1.Festival events for the 150th Anniversary of the Opening of the Port of Yokohama
2009 World Table Tennis Chanmpionships in Yokohama
Sports Promotion Division, Civic Engagement Promotion Bureau TEL:640-2779
Flower Art Events on Nihon Odori Avenue
May 2~4, 2009 Nihon Odori Aavenue
Exibition of Egypt's Sunken Treatures
Late June~late September, 2009 Exhibition Hall D, Pacifico Yokohama
Marina Festa
Events take place around July 18~26, 2009
2.Commemorative theme events for the 150th Anniversary of the Opening of the Port of Yokohama 'Opening of the country, Opening of the Port Y 150''
Bayside Area (around Minato-Mirai-21-shinko-District and its surrounding areas.)
It is the main anniversary event area that has multiple event sites among the landscapes with the views of the sea and the port where Yokohama originated.
It consists of three facilities with admission fee and four strollable sites. A variety of shows will be presented on a large scale entertainment exhibition, large screen images and event venues. Gorgeous night shows and light-up shows will enhance the festive atmosphere at night.
Hillside area Y150 Tsunagarinomori (Adjacent to Zoorasia)
July 4~September 27, 2009 9:30 am~5:30pm
*Note that on 19 days, Saturdays and Sundays in August and September 19~27, from 9:30 am to 8:30pm
Take-no-Unabara, an extensive largest-in-the- country bamboo roof made of bamboos cut in Yokohama, will be set up at the center of the site. Therewill be also Citizen- Creating Programs led mainly by Yokohama citizens. They will plan and develop a variety of participating-programs, such as shows, workshops and creative performances in rich natural environments.
Mother Port Area (From the surrounding area of Yokohama Station to Yamashita & Yamate-District)
You can enjoy the charm of Yokohama that is closely linked to the locals including the shopping arcades. Participating citizens will enhance the festive atomosphere of Y150 as a big movement by making an excursion route map, etc.
Citizen participative events
♦Yokohama FUNE purojekut
Citizens are creating 150 ships with corrugated cardboards etc, under direction by our art producer, Katsuhiko Hibino, at local facilities and junior high school buildings. The ships are modeled on the actual ships that played an important role in the history of the port of Yokohama.
The ships are produced between 2007 and 2009, and are scheduled to be displayed at the Osanbashi site.
♦DO-RA-MA Yokohama 150~Theatrical joint creative project~
It is citizen participative project that gives participants an opportunity to rediscover Yokohama by creating theatrical plays. Participating citizens are takingon everything from acting to the backstage tasks.
Performances are planned at nine venues in the city between June and August 2009.
♦Yokohama Port-Opening Candle Cafe 150~Road to Yokohama 150 years~
Citizen volunteers are helping visitors decorate their message sheets, place and light each candle.
10,000 candles will be lit in 2008 and 15,000 in 2009 to conclude the 150th anniversary in the Bayside Area and the surrounding area.
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