This year the season of Earth Festival "Earth Day Tokyo 2017" came!

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Earth Day Tokyo 2017 ", Japan's largest global festival celebrating its 17th year this year, was held mainly on Yoyogi Park Event Plaza, Keiki Namiki etc. on Saturday, April 22 (Sat) and 23 (Sun) .

"Earth Day" is an environmental event calling for interest in environmental problems that began on the West Coast of the United States in 1970. In Japan, we hosted a large-scale event mainly in Yoyogi Park in 1990, and it was held on Saturdays and Sundays of April every year since 2001 as "Earth Day Tokyo". It counts the number of more than 100,000 visitors every year, and it is established as a large outdoor event of the spring annual. This year's theme is "Lifestyle Shift, NOW! Create the future!" For the future of the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2020, we will propose a "hopeful future" that will be a catalyst for a new look at lifestyles from the three perspectives of "agriculture and food", "economy" and "energy" for the future in 10 years.

The venue is composed of areas such as "Earth Day Kitchen", "NGO · NPO", etc. centering on the outdoor stage which develops "Earth Day Concert" and "Earth Day Talk Stage". This year 's eye - catching project opens the "1000 Children' s Restaurant" and offers 500 children each day on Saturdays and Sundays, free of charge for children up to high school students. With various problems and anxiety that threaten food, we provide "safe and secure" organic meals to children and have them experience the deliciousness of "eating together everyone" on a large table.
Every year at the main stage, "Earth Day Concert" that brings out a variety of musicians "love and peace, thank you for the earth" will be held. This year is Abe Chiemi (22: 12: 15), Tomoko Kato with Love Farmers (from 12:55 on 22th), Taji Sato on 22nd at 13:55, BimBamBoon on 22nd 16: ), Shuya Okino presents Kyoto Jazz Sextet (17:15 on 22th), Higuchiye (23th from 12pm), Shibusawa Knights (23th at 13:45 ~) ​​and other performances, live performances full of enthusiasm .

In addition, including opening talk by Mr. CW Nicole, executive committee of the event (from 11:30 on March 22), "Gambare! Children's Restaurant" (12:45 on May 22), Tokiko Kato et al. "Hunting and mountains with Tokyo and edible garden" by Tokyo Salaryman hunter and Mr. Ogawa Takehito (from 16 o'clock on October 22) by "100 million total poverty era" (from 15 o'clock on 22th), "the future that everyone can practice" A talk event with the theme of "Wow!" (From 12:30 on March 23) will be held as well.
In the area of ​​NPO / NGO organizations, "recycling-oriented society / lifestyle" "social action" "forest · greening / biodiversity" "international cooperation · fair trade" "agriculture / food" "child / child care / female / heart & body "Zoning to six groups according to social themes, more than 80 booths exhibited. In the popular food area "Earth Day Kitchen", in addition to dealing with safe and safe food materials such as organic and fair trade, vegetarian, not using any genetically modified foods at all, producers (farmers) can see, environmental impact on production is low , Traditional food and other suggestions. For example, "Forest Kitchen" which provides venisonous sausage and keema curry, "Cafe Tacodelio Hanzomon store" which provides tako rice with complete pesticide, natural agricultural brown rice, organic café "sancha tea house" jam café ", vegan Food and drink booths offering a menu of commitment, such as "Loving Hut" offering dishes, "Sun Shokudo Airairo" offering a menu that does not use any chemical seasoning at all, will be offered. At the same time, in the 'Earth kitchen' area there is a dishwasher, and visitors invite me to bring my dishes to the venue (reuse kitchen fee is 100 yen).
In addition, on the evening of the first day (22th), "Earth Day Tokyo & Think the" Earth Day "Party 2017" was held at the special tent of Yoyogi Park Keyaki Namiki. Singers Yae and Tanizaki Tetra, women adventurers and environmental education activist Takako Takano and others are welcomed as guests, and a party is held to casually talk with participants. Participation fee 500 yen (Prior web application for those who wish to participate)

Each program and events content and schedules, the official site (Http://www.earthday-tokyo.org/)Please refer to the.

<Earth Day Tokyo 2017 Summary>
Yes date and time:
Saturday, April 22, 2017 10: 00 ~ 20: 00
Sunday, April 23, 2017 (Sunday) 10: 00 ~ 19: 00 (exhibition booth till 17 o'clock)
〇 Venue: Yoyogi Park (Event Plaza, Keiki Namiki) ※ Rain scheduled
Yes Admission: Free
〇 Official:Http://www.earthday-tokyo.org/
○ Organizer: Earth Day Tokyo 2017 Executive Committee
Yes Executive Committee Chairman: CW Nicol
Yes Supported by: Ministry of the Environment, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ministry, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Tokyo, Shibuya-ku, in addition