Event Calendar 2010 |

| Period | Name of Event | Explanation | Admission (and how to purchase tickets): |
Venue | Organiser & Contact Info | |
| Jan 9-Feb 27 | Tokyo Decedance a cutting edge art show | We show 4 young cutting edge artists from Japan, works in paintig/drawing/photo and video | Free, open Monday – Friday and by appointment |
Art Gallery Exhibition | Justin Ten Haaf www.tenhaafprojects.com |
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| Jan 8-Feb 13 | Kenichi Yokono: Wood Cutting Works | Kenichi Yokono’s first solo exhibit at the contemporary art gallery, 2x2projects. Most of his works are wood cuts, which is encompasses and speaks of the traditional past of his native land as well as its contemporary pop culture. | Free | 2x2projects, Amsterdam | Gianni Hilgemann, Ai Sato |
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Feb 6-May 30 | Mishima | One of the world’s leading glass artists of the moment is coming to the Netherlands. The Japanese glass artist Ritsue Mishima will be exhibiting glass objects in a specially constructed winter garden within the museum walls. |
Adults €10.00 |
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen | Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen |
| Feb 25-Apr 10 | Theatre Tour Dadadadan Tenko |
After 5 successful tours in the Netherlands the Japanese percussion group DadadaDan Tenko will tour with a new show ‘Tentekomai’ for the sixth time in Holland and Belgium.
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Between € 22,00 and € 30,00. Tickets can be directly purchased at the theatre box office | Netherlands and Belgium | Tonbo |
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Mar 5-7 11:00- 17:00 |
Ikebana (Japanese Flower Arranging) Exhibition "Gold around Ikebana" | This regional exhibition will be held by the section The Hague on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Nederlandse Ikebana Vereniging. |
free | Spiritual Center Tso'Ar, Burg. Sweenslaan 7 2262 BR Leidschendam |
Nederlandse Ikebana Vereniging afdeling Den Haag |
Mar 6 9:30-17:00 |
The 18th Furuya Cup, Kendo European Under-18 Tournament | The Furuya Cup is one of the 3 leading European Kendo Tournaments focused on children up to 18 years. Over 150 children of various kendo clubs from Holland, Belgium, Germany, Poland, France, and UK will participate. | Free | Emergo Sporthal Langs de Akker 3 1186 DA Amstelveen | Kendo-club RENSHINJUKU |
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Mar 6 15:00-18:20 |
The 23rd Japanese Public Speaking Contest | Nihongo wo benkyo suru minasan, why not participate in the contest and show your Japanese proficiency? Winners will be awarded splendid prizes. | Details | Details | The Embassy of Japan and the Executive Committee for the 23rd Japanese Public Speaking Contest |
Mar 6 21:00 and 23:00 |
“show me your second face” at Museum Night Rotterdam |
show me your second face In show me your second face two visual objects feature on stage besides the actual music. A fashion-installation transforms from a huge, intriguing installation involving the piano, into the most extraordinary concert dress. |
Ticket Sales | Las Palmas II (LP2) |
De Doelen Rotterdam and Las Palmas II Stichting Rotterdamse Museumnacht |
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Exhibition : Mar 26-Apr 25 Opening Piano Concert: Mar 26 20:30 |
wasted (exhibition. performance and concert) |
International art project WASTED by pianist/visual artist Tomoko Mukaiyama is an installation of 12.000 white silk dresses in the shape of a labyrinth, a chance for women worldwide to participate and a multimedia concert. |
Details | exhibition : SCHUNCK* , Heerlen |
Tomoko Mukaiyama Foundation SCHUNCK* |
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| Apr 19-25 | World Championships Ice Hockey, Division I |
World Championships Ice Hockey, participating countries: Serbia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Austria, the Netherlands and Japan. |
Details | IJssportcentrum Tilburg |
Nederlandse IJshockey Bond & City of Tilburg |
| For registration to the calendar, fill in the registration form and send it to the Embassy of Japan in the Netherlands (click here for contact information). You will be informed after screening by the steering committee whether the proposed event can be included in the calendar. |