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Made in Hokkaido technology adds color and cool to Olympics

Throughout the summer, residents and visitors to Japan’s northernmost island of Hokkaido were treated to some unseasonal sights. As August temperatures soared past 34 C in Hokkaido’s capital city Sapporo, exquisite cherry blossoms, Japan’s veritable symbol of spring, decorated a shopping arcade and other parts of the city as well as nearby New Chitose Airport. A few days later, children at schools and nurseries in Bibai …

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Introducing Fujiyoshida Textiles to the World with the Paris Opera Ballet PART②

As an Olympic Host Town, Fujiyoshida City has strived to implement a wide range of social, economic and cultural exchanges with the nation of France. One component of the Host Town exchange plan was the promotion of locally produced textiles to a global audience. In Part① we introduced the creation process of the actual costumes. In Part ② we want to delve into the various cultural …

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Introducing Fujiyoshida Textiles to the World with the Paris Opera Ballet PART①

As an Olympic Host Town, Fujiyoshida City has strived to implement a wide range of social, economic and cultural exchanges with the nation of France. One component of the Host Town exchange plan was the promotion of locally produced textiles to a global audience. This project was planned in conjuction with the August 2018 opening of the “Paris Opera Legends” production in Japan, starring dancers from …

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Fukushima: Hot spring town is no shrimp in low carbon quest

Amid the densely wooded Azuma mountains that back the onsen (hot spring) town of Tsuchiyu lies an unexpected and unique sight.   At the side of an unsealed mountain track, some 700 meters above sea level stands a pair of greenhouses, neither of which houses vegetables, or any other horticultural produce. Instead, each contains rows of tanks filled with water and hundreds of prawns, which scuttle …

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Timber: The roots of Japanese construction is on the verge of “renaissance”

—– Continued from Part 1 “Hadano branches out to support athletes at 2020 Tokyo Olympics” Another objective of Kita Elementary’s activities is to give pupils an opportunity to meet those who protect and nurture Hadano’s forests and the work that entails. Among the officials assisting the children were members of the local forestry association.   “The tradition of managing the forest has been handed down over …

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Hadano branches out to support athletes at 2020 Tokyo Olympics

“Timber!” comes a shout, followed by squeals of excitement as a tree creaks and cracks and finally falls to the ground with a thud.   Guided by teachers and forestry officials, half a dozen children unleash saws from their scabbards and eagerly set about slicing up the bark into discs, which they will take home to use as coasters.   “My arm aches,” says one of …

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Kawaguchi foundry industry forges a path toward Tokyo 2020 Olympics

1964 Tokyo Olympic cauldron made in “the foundry town” of Kawaguchi In October, residents gathered in front of Kawaguchi Station to welcome home a long-lost friend. To great ceremony, the 2.1-meter-high, 4-ton seikadai (Olympic cauldron), was reignited and reunited with its place of birth for the first time in 61 years.  The cauldron had burned brightly during the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, blazing a trail at an …

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Fukushima traditional handicrafts are sold as Tokyo 2020 licensed goods!

On 13 March 2019 (Wednesday), Fukushima’s traditional handicrafts are being sold as Tokyo 2020 official licensed goods for the first time!The products are on sale at the Tokyo 2020 Official Shop (Fukushima Store) and other stores opened on the same day. The special collaboration between Fukushima’s traditional handicrafts and Tokyo 2020 is indeed worth collecting! Contact The Culture and Sports Bureau, Fukushima Prefectural GovernmentTEL: 024-521-7312Inquiry Form

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