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     Participation Guide for “Japanese Festival・Tottori 2009”

1. About the Festival
  A festival for nation-wide traditional performing arts, “Japanese Festival・Tottori 2009,” will be held in Tottori in October, 2009.

  It is the largest festival in Japan showcasing traditional performing arts from various regions throughout country together in one place.

  In addition to allowing Tottori’s citizens to rediscover the magnificent charm and heritage of Japanese folk art, the event will simultaneously enhance Tottori’s appeal as a “star of traditional art” and “capital of cuisine.”

  It is our hope that the festival will further promote Tottori to both people both overseas and in other prefectures throughout Japan.

  Moreover, countries with ties to Tottori will also participate in the festival’s main events, and performance groups representing various regions will display their own folk dances and traditional performing arts.

  In this way the festival will also become a forum to promote international exchange through the arts.

  We look forward to hearing from regions that would like to participate!

2. Outline
 (1) Name: “Japanese Festival・Tottori 2009”
      [Japan’s 17th National Festival for Traditional Performing Arts, held in
       Tottori / Japan’s 9th Event for Enrichment through Traditional
       Performing Arts, held in Tottori]

 (2) Date: October 10 (Saturday)－11 (Sunday), 2009
    ※Pre-festival activities are planned for the evening of October 9 (Friday)

 (3) Locations
  ・ Torigin Culture Center (Tottori Prefectural Culture Center), Indoor Stage
  ・ Coca-Cola West Sports Park (Tottori Prefectural Fuse Sports Park), 
    Outdoor Stage
  ・ Tottori Station Fumon Plaza, Outdoor Stage
  ・ Wakasa Main Road, Street Parade

 (4) Sponsors: Tottori Prefecture, Tottori City, the Center for Promotion of
      Folk-Performing Arts

 (5) Description of Activities
  ・ Opening ceremonies (award ceremony to present the Takamado no Miya  
     Commemorative Prize for Traditional Performing Arts) (Torigin Culture   
     Center)
  ・ Traditional performances by performing arts groups from Tottori and
     other prefectures, as well as from overseas (indoor and outdoor stages)
  ・ Street parade by performance groups (Wakasa Main Road)
  ・ Traditional craft exhibitions, Tottori Tourist Information Corner (Torigin
     Culture Center open space)
  ・ Marketplace for local specialty goods (Coca-Cola West Sports Park)
    ※ About the “Capital of Cuisine Tottori Festival”
        The “Capital of Cuisine Tottori Festival” (an exhibition and sale of
        agricultural and food products produced in Tottori, as well as seafood
        caught within the prefecture) will be held at the Coca-Cola West  
        Sports Park alongside the main festival events.