Sunday, October 31, 2010

Charity Concert


The Toho Duo, pianist (and Urayasu resident) Keiko Takata and soprano Sae Karashima will perform, “Classical and Musical Favorites.” The funds raised will be donated to the Red Cross and UNHCR for helping flood victims in Pakistan.

Date & Time: November 20 at 6:00 pm. (Doors open at 5:30 pm).

Venue: WAVE Big Hall at Shin-Urayasu.

Price: ¥2,000 adults; ¥1,000 for elementary students.

Contact the UFRA office for more details.


Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Urayasu Festival and Parade

On September 19 Urayasu City celebrated the first Urayasu Festival. Around sunset on a comfortable summer evening, a great parade made its way down Symbol Road in Shin-Urayasu. It seemed to have everything: cheerleaders, hula dancers, Disney characters, sizzling samba dancers and spirited Yosokoi troupes. The climax featured Nebuta (giant lantern floats) that came from several prefectures around Japan. These stunningly beautiful images lighting up the landscape to the crackling bursts of fireworks brought the evening to an exciting end. Let’s do it again next year!


Here are a few photographs from the parade:


















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