Outdoor festivals that touch on different cultures
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Tokyo Rainbow Pride 2014
- title
- Tokyo Rainbow Pride 2014
- Venue
- Yoyogi Park Event Square & outdoor stage
- Screening period
- 2014 April 27 (Sunday)
- Holding time
- 11:00〜18:00
- Participation shop
- Companies, various organizations, embassies, tourist office, shops, etc.
- Admission fee
- Free
On April 27, sexual minorities theme outdoor events "Tokyo Rainbow Pride" of will be held around the Yoyogi Park event plaza.
LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) the event that sexual minorities is carried out with the aim of realizing a society that Ikeru been granted to live, beginning with. Since it was held Japan's first Pride parade in 1994, it established the "Tokyo Rainbow Pride" in 2011 after several times of the interruption. Start the same festival in Yoyogi Park in 2012, its third year. LGBT affiliate at the venue, exhibited about 50 booths, such as sponsors, even eating and drinking corner by catering car deployment. In the open-air stage in the Kim Bianca's and Esumuraruda's MC, performance of music and dance, such as embassies and celebrities of the speech of the country unfolds. Music, food and drink, events venue integrated in product sales is dyed in rainbow colors.
OKINAWA Festival 2014
- title
- OKINAWA Festival 2014
- Venue
- Yoyogi Park Event Square & outdoor stage
- Screening period
- May 10, 2014 (Saturday) to 11 (Sunday)
- Holding time
- 11:00〜20:45
- Participation shop
- Okinawa restaurant, such as about 30 stores, such as Okinawa grocery stores about 10 stores
- Admission fee
- Free
2 days of May 10, 11 days, gather under one roof the Okinawa music, food and specialties "OKINAWA Festival" is carried out.
The Yoyogi Park in the base, the same event in its third year with the aim that it will convey the Okinawa mind in Japan. This time, positioned as fused Okinawa and traditional Okinawan culture that young artists are calling "OKINAWA Festival - New Stage ~", planning content, attraction, the scale in both the booth expansion. Such as a traditional costume from the Ryukyu Kingdom era with Mozuku of "琉装 experience booth" and Okinawa "Mozuku flowing somen", in addition to providing a hands-on content, D-51, Manami, such as Okinawa season musicians to showcase a live performance.
Thailand Festival
- title
- Thailand Festival
- Venue
- Yoyogi Park event venue
- Screening period
- May 17, 2014 (Saturday) to 18 (Sunday)
- Holding time
- 10:00〜20:00
- Participation shop
- Restaurant about 70 shops, fresh fruit juice about 10 stores, Bussan about 50 stores, etc.
- Admission fee
- Free
2 days of May 17, 18 days in Yoyogi Park, Thai restaurants, Thai food, the booth is popular planning lined under one roof, such as Thailand goods "Thailand Festival" will be held.
Sponsored by the Thai Embassy, in 2000, carried out in the predecessor was first held at the effect that "I want to spread the Thai rice to Japan," "Thai Food Festival". About more than 150 booths and store openings in hall, to introduce the culture, traditions and food culture of Thailand. In addition, also performed live performances, such as traditional dance and traditional music of Thailand on stage. Attended by more than 300,000 people every year for two days. Known as the popular festival, especially collect the hot topic in the open-air event in Yoyogi Park.