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Expo Park Tulip Festival
Expo Park, Osaka
Apr1–8
This event started on March 28 and
the park is proud of its tulip garden.
Twelve thousand colorful tulips are
blooming in about 5,000 M2. Park
café serve special fare for a tulip festival.
There will be a poppy festival from
Apr 14 to 30.
Apr 14 to 30.
Time: 9:30am–4:30pm
Getting there: Kita Osaka Kyuko
Railway, Senri-tyuo stn
Admission: Adult ¥250/Elementary
and junior ¥70
06-6877-7387
Biwako Hall, Shiga
Mar 21
Time: 4pm
Getting there: JR Biwako line, Otsu
stn, Omi Keihan bus, Biwako hall
Keihan line, Ishiba stn
Admission: ¥10,000/¥8,000/¥6,000¥
4,000
Tel: 077-526-0005
Ritsuunkyo Sakura Festival
Ritsuunkyo, Asago-yama, Asago
City, Hyogo
Apr 1–15
Tajima Yoshino is famous for two types
of cherry trees, Yamazakura & Someiyoshino
blooming at a different time,
of which there are in total 4,000. The
national historic site Takeda castle ruin
towers on the top of the mountain.
Getting there: JR Bantan line, Takeda stn, Taxi 10 min
Admission: free
079-672-3301
Noh & Kyogen festival
Festival Hall, Osaka
Apr 11
Acclaimed noh actor, Akiyo Tomoeda
is appearing at this event. A crown
jewel in the kyogen field, Mansaku
Nomura, another promising actor,
Mansai Nomura and others provide
top-level noh and kyogen.
Time: 6:30pm
Getting there: Subway Yotsubashi line, Higobashi stn, Exit 4
Admission: ¥14,000/¥11,000/¥9,000
/¥7,000/¥5,000
06-6231-2221
Barrier Free Fair 2007
INTEX Osaka
Apr 12–14
Introducing wide-ranging welfare
information on equipment and products
to help make the lives of senior
and handicapped people more comfortable.
There will be booths where
you can experience life in a wheelchair
or dementia using a monitor.
Time: 10am–5pm
Getting there: Newtram Nanko
porttown line, Nakafuto stn
Admission: free
06-6267-8213
3rd Osaka Six-a-Side Soccer Inter-bars Tournament
Apr 15
Osaka-jo Koen
Sixteen bars of the Osaka nightlife
(includ-ing your favorite bartenders
and usual customers) will meet down
Osaka-jo koen from 1pm, not for a
drinking competition but to compete
in the second 6-a-side soccer interbars
tournament. There will be a maxi-
mum of 16 teams. Each team should
have five field players, one goalkeeper
and two substitute players. Each game
will last for 15minutes for a minimum
of three games per team. If you are
interested to join, organize a team
with your local bar and contact la
French connection. The deadline for
enrolment is the 7th of April.
Time: 1pm
Getting there: JR loop line, Osaka-jo koen stn
Admission: free
090-1138-8885
E: la-french-connection@hotmail.com
A cappella Beatles — Let it Be
Hyogo Performing Arts Center
Apr 20
This French group of five men have
come to Japan for the first time. They
sing Beatles songs without instruments
and have been highly praised in Europe.
Time: 7pm
Getting there: Hankyu line, Nishinomiya
Kitaguchi stn
Admission: ¥3,500 (at doors ¥4,000)
06-6387-8401
Biwako Hall Vocal Ensemble —The 35th Regularlyscheduled Performance Opera Gala Concert
Biwako Hall, Shiga
Apr 28
Biwako Hall Vocal Ensemble will play
opera masterpieces with Japanese
representative opera coach, Hideko
Morishima.
Time: 2pm
Getting there: JR Biwako line, Otsu stn, Omi, Keihan bus, Biwako hall / Keihan line, Ishiba stn
Admission: ¥3,000/¥1,500
077-523-7136
Cherry Blossom Party
Osaka Castle
Apr 29
Set within the hidden walls of the
Osaka Castle Plum Garden, Zulu-
Samurai and French Connection have
teamed up again to present a free allday,
all-night party. Come along and
enjoy sitar and dijeridoo performers,
bongo drummers, musicians and the
best DJs on offer under the cherry
trees! Drinks and food will be available,
as well as flavoured tobacco sheesha
pipes (also known as hooka) and a
chillout zone! DJs bRoTheRmAn, Yoku
(A Thousand Birds), Ian, Yuri (Genix),
Jaxx da Fishworks, Milkbro, Jules and
more will be spinning their records for
you all night long. The 3rd Annual
Osaka Bocce Ball/petanque Tournament
will also be held from 11am on
the Sunday with over ¥50,000 in prizes.
Bocce Ball/petanque, music and
dancing, good food and drinks, all
under the cherry blossoms!
Getting there: Subway/JR Morinomiya stn, exit 3B, and walk through the park, around the fountain, towards Osaka Castle. Turn left at the moat, up the stairs, turn right next to the Plum Tree Garden.
Time: 5pm
080-3034-3346 / 090-1138-8885
www.zulu-samurai.com
E: la-french-connection@hotmail.com
Maksim Piano Solo Tour Spring 2007
Hyogo Performing Arts Center
Apr 30
Maksim, who hails from Croatia, a
pianist will play arranged and acoustic
tunes from his latest CD Electric.
Time: 1:30pm–
Getting there: Hankyu line, Nishinomiya Kitaguchi stn
Admission: ¥8,000/¥6,000
0120-499-699
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