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Modern Transportation
Museum Tour
Modern Transportation Museum,Osaka
Every Sat, Sun and national holiday
There are many train maniacs in Japan. The recently appearing female train nerds are collectively nicknamed Tetsuko - iron girl. This is a tour for both the train spotters and the casual day tripper.
Time: 11am, 2:30pm
Getting there: JR Loop line, Bentencho stn
Admission: Adult, over high school age
¥400/over 4 year-old ¥100
Tel: 06-6581-5771
Garage Sale
Expo Park, Osaka
Jan 13, 27
What you want is here as flea markets fill Expo park. A cheap and fun day out with friends or family.
Time: 9:30am–4:30pm
Getting there: Kita Osaka Kyuko Railway, Senri-chuo stn
Admission: Adult ¥350/Elementary and junior ¥100
Tel: 06-6362-6322
Yasunari Kawabata & Kaii
Higashiyama
The Museum of Kyoto
Jan 16–Feb 24
One hundred years has passed since thefamous Japanese artist Kaii Higashiyamawas born. This is the anniversary exhibi-tion of the cultural exchange the Nobel award-winning writer Yasunari Kawabata and Kaii togethr. There are pictures and letters which are written by both artists.
Time: 10am–6pm (last admissions 5:30pm)
Getting there: Subway Karasuma line, Karasuma Oike stn
Adults ¥1,000/College and senior high school students ¥700/Junior high and elementary school students ¥400
Tel: 075-222-0888
Birmingham Royal Ballet:
Beauty and the Beast
Biwako hall, Shiga
Jan 19
Beauty and the Beast has become closely identified with the Birmingham Royal Ballet. This ballet company hasn't come to Japan for 12 years. You can enjoy this romantic story with the full cast of the Royal Ballet.
Time: 4pm
Getting there: JR Kyoto line, Zeze stn
Admission:¥15,000/¥13,000/¥11,000/ ¥9,000/¥7,000/¥5,000
Tel: 075-523-7136
Comic Treasure 11
Intex Osaka
Jan 20
This is an exhibition and sale of amateur cult magazines through which you can feel the spirit of Japanese manga culture. Many attendees will be wearing manga character costumes. You might become completely absorbed into this alternative world.
Time: 11am–3pm
Getting there: New Tram Nanko Port Town line, Nakafuto stn
Admission: ¥600
Tel: 03-3225-8102
6th Kansai City Philharmonic
Orchestra
Ikeda Shimunn Bunka Kaikan, Osaka
Jan 20
You might not want to be a professional musician, but you can enjoy listening to live classical music with an extremely cheap ticket. Tchaikovsky and many others are waiting for you.
Time: 3pm
Getting there: Hankyu line, Ishibashi stn
Admission: ¥2,000 (¥1,500 in advance)
Tel: 072-761-8811
Pocket Monster (Pokemon)
Show
Hirakata Park, Osaka
Jan 27
You can look, touch and play with Poke-mon characters in this event hall and dream of your own adventures. You might think, this is too childish but you are never too old for this kind of fun.
Time: 10am–6pm
Getting there: Keihan line, Hirakata Koen stn
Admission: event only, adult ¥400/3 years old to elementary school age ¥200 (park admission Adult ¥1,300/3 years old to elementary school age ¥700)
Tel: 072-844-3475
2008 Osaka International
Women's Marathon
Nagai Stadium, Osaka
Jan 27
The winner of the Osaka International Women's Marathon will become Japan's representative at the Beijing Olympics. Fans of the Olympics will not want to miss this rare chance to catch an important selection event. There are 500 candidates competing to be Japan's future gold medalist.
Time: 12:30pm
Getting there: Midosuji line, Nagai stn
Admission: free
Tel: 06-6633-9632
Regular Noh performances
Kongo Nohgakudo, Kyoto
Jan 27
Noh is a style of theatre unique to Japan and which dates back 600 years. There are monthly performances in Kongo Nohgakudo. If you become a member of the monthly performances, you can get the printed program for each performance. Every performance has two kinds of Noh at least. You can enjoy not only the performances but also the traditional costumes and masks which invite you into the mysterious atmosphere.
Time: 1:30pm
Getting there: Karasuma line, Imadegawa stn, exit 6
Admission: ¥6,000 (¥5,500 in advance)
Student ¥3,000 (¥45,000 for ten performances per year, additional yearly membership ¥5,000)
Tel: 075-441-7222
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