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Tokyo Irish Music Fesitval 2007

Mike — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 22:05:47 +0000

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The Tokyo Irish Music Fesitval 2007 will be held next month on March 17th and 18th as part of the St. Patricks Weekend celebrations.

The fesitval promises to be an very exciting event featuring the best of Irish/Japanese musicians and dancers from all over the world coming together for a celebration of Irish music and dance.

See their website for further details: www.irishmusicpromotions.com

Ice skating rink opens in Tokyo

Mike — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 20:53:24 +0000

A new ice skating rink opened to the public in the fashionable Marnouchi building this week. It will only be open until January 14th.

Dates: Until Jan. 14, 2007 (12 p.m.-9 p.m. weekdays / 10 a.m.-8 p.m. weekends and national holidays).

Location: Marunouchi Building in the Marunouchi district, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Admission: 500 yen.

Source

Information: Call the executive committee of the skating rink at (03) 3231-3415 (10 a.m.-6 p.m.).

International Jewellery 2007

Mike — Tue, 26 Dec 2006 00:42:33 +0000

Japan’s largest jewellery trade fair will be held from January 24th to the 27th, 2007 at Tokyo Big Sight.

Check out the English website here for further details.

Tokyo Game Show

Mike — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 04:43:47 +0000

The Tokyo Game Show was held this weekend. Sony gave a preview of their new Play Station 3.

Here is some video footage I took of the event.

Link to the official Tokyo Game Show site.

India Festival this weekend

Mike — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 07:14:41 +0000

‘Namaste India 2006′ is being held this weekend in Tokyo. The event expects to draw 70,000 people of the the two days.

The event is being held in Yoyogi Park, Shibuya.

2006 Tokyo Game Show

Mike — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 04:49:44 +0000

It is less than a month away now until the 2006 Tokyo Game Show gets under away.

This year’s event promises to be an exciting one with the new Sony Playstation 3 being demonstrated.

The theme of this year’s show is: New Excitement. New Sensations. A New Generation.

Official Site

Tokyo Game Show expands

Mike — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 12:26:53 +0000

The 2006 Tokyo Game show is set to expand this year. The event kicks off in late September and is sure to be an exciting one with the upcoming launch of the new Sony PS3.

Tokyo Amateur Marathon

Mike — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 02:47:08 +0000

Tokyo already hosts a marathon but in February 2007 the city will be holding its first city amateur marathon.

Entrant numbers are limited to 25,000 and the fee is a fairly hefty US$100.

The course will follow:

Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Iidabashi, Imperial Palace, Hibiya, Shinagawa, Ginza, Nihombashi, Asakusa Kaminari-mon Gate, Tsukiji, Ariake (Toyosu), Tokyo Big Sight

Tokyo Marathon Website

2005 International Robot Exhibition

Mike — Thu, 01 Dec 2005 03:16:41 +0000

The 2005 International Robot Exhibition starts today at Tokyo Big Site.

Admission is free by pre-registering at the Nikkan website

Tokyo Motor Show Opens to Public

Mike — Sun, 23 Oct 2005 03:16:54 +0000

I headed out to Chiba yesterday to check out the opening of this years Motor Show. It wasn’t as crowded as I expected. It runs until November 6th.