Tentatively the program is as follows. More details will be provided in due course.
| 1. Thursday, 21 June | 14:00-14:30 | A workshop at the Manga Museum including a short talk by professor on Japanese Manga Prof. Jaqueline BERNDT "Locally Global: The Kyoto International Manga Museum as a Mirror of Japanese Comics Culture" You can explore in the museum after the short talk http://www.kyotomm.jp/english/ If you would like to attend the workshop at the Manga museum, the registration through the web system is necessary beforehand. In case you do not make a registration, you have to pay 1000Yen at the reception of the Museum. |
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| 18:30- | A short speech on the formation and culture of Kyoto City by Tetsuo Yamaori (religious philosopher in Japan)(temple near campus) Welcome drinks at the café in Kanbaikan |
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| 2. Friday, 22 June | Ikebana performance | |
| 3. Saturday, 23 June | 19:00 | Gala Dinner Dinner (Buffet) at Niijima Kaikan (price will be included in the registration fee). "Rokusai-Nenbutsu" Buddhism religious dance will be performed. The dance originates from Priest Kuya's dance raying for the end of a plague in the 10th century. |
| 4. Sunday, 24 June | after the conference | Excursion programs will be offered by a travel agency. |
As Kyoto offers a number of commercial tours to visitors, we have decided not to provide a tailor-made excursion for conference participants.
For information on post-conference sight-seeing, please visit the website of the Sunrise Tours.
http://www.jtb.co.jp/shop/itdw/info/e/
