Arashiyama Sakura
See sakura blossoms before they bloom! At Akamanma in Arashiyama, a cafe gallery along the Nagatsuji Dori, sakura are in bloom! Kyoka Okumura is showing her fine sakura art and sakura goods on the 2nd floor of Akamanma. Sakura Kyoka art and goods will be on display and for sale at Akamanma in Arashiyama until March 18th. The cafe restaurant gallery is open from 10am to 10pm, but the gallery will only be open until 6pm. For more information on Sakura Kyoka, visit her website: SakuraKyoka.com or...
Read MoreShamisen and Piano Concert
The shamisen, also called sangen, is a three-stringed banjo-like musical instrument played with a plectrum, a bachi in Japanese. The instrument makes a sound twangy sound similar to the banjo yet very distinct and very Japanese. For those of you who like listening to shamisen music or have never heard one, there will be a concert on February 7, 2010 at the Izumi Hall in the Chuo Ward of Osaka. Jazz Pianist Satoru Shionoya and Shamisen Player Hiromitsu Agatsuma will perform their original...
Read MoreSeeking Musicians
The Phoenix Hall in the Kita Ward of Osaka is offering the hall to talented musicians free of charge on select dates in 2011 as a part of arts and cultural activities sponsored by Nissay Dowa General Insurance Company, which operates the venue. The hall will be available February 2, March 2, July 6 and August 3. Anyone wishing to use the hall can obtain an application form from the website Phoenix Hall. Thr deadline to apply is January 29. For more information call (06)...
Read MorePirates of the Dotombori Back Again
The improv comedy group known as the Pirates of the Dotombori will perform at Balanushka in the Chou Ward of Osaka on April 26 from 7:30pm. The improv group performs short sketches in English and Japanese. There is a one-drink minimum requirement for those who attend the comedy. Call (06)6536-5369 for more information.
Read MoreKyoka Okumura Sakura Exhibition in Arashiyama
Kyoka Okumura, SakuraKyoka.com, will show off her paintings and artwork at Café Restaurant Akamama in Arashiyama from March 12th to 17th. Her artwork will be on display from 11am to 6pm, but will only be available until 5pm on the last day of the show. Café Restaurant Akamama is about 300 meters north from Arashiyama Togetsukyou and parking is available if you come by car. Arashiyama Akamanma Gallery Café Restaurant Aka Manma 26 Setogawa-cho, Saga Tenryuji, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto 616-8376 Open...
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