HPCF NEWSHiroshima Peace Culture Foundation News 2018.11

Event schedules are subject to change. Please contact event organizers to confirm listed information.

International Festival 2018

A variety of booths and events related to international exchange and cooperation will be held and participants are sure to get in touch with different cultures! World foods, folk crafts & an international bazaar, etc. are available.

There are events in which foreign residents can experience Japanese culture such as Ikebana flower arranging, tea ceremony and kimono-wearing. Come join us!

For details, please check our Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/international.festival.hiroshima) or website (http://www.pcf.city.hiroshima.jp/ircd/info/oshirase-naiyou-320-kokusai-fesuta2018.html).

DATE & TIME:
Sunday, November 18 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
PLACE:
International Conference Center Hiroshima and Peace Memorial Park (1-5 Nakajima-cho, Naka-ku)
CONTENT:
Ethnic food stalls, workshops, culture and information exchange meetings, stage INQUIRIES:
International Relations and Cooperation Division Tel. 242-8879 Fax. 242-7452

CIR Question & Answer Day

Are you looking for advice about Hiroshima? Come in for a chat with our CIR, Mark McPhillips. 

DATE&TIME:
Wednesday, November 28 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
PLACE:
International Exchange Lounge
(International Conference Center Hiroshima 1F, 1-5 Nakajima-cho, Naka-ku)
RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED:
Reservations can be made in person or by telephone at the International Exchange Lounge Tel. 247-9715 (Lounge open hours 9:00 am – 6:00 pm)
INQUIRIES:
International Exchange Lounge, International Relations and Cooperation Division, Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation Tel. 247-9715

New Arrivals Exhibit – Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum

Even today, the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum receives donations including items left by the deceased; various documents, pictures and photographs depicting the disaster of the atomic bombing, which were preserved by the A-bomb victims and their bereaved families with utmost care. In the last fiscal year (April 2016 – March 2017), 638 items were donated. Of these, 124 items are exhibited in this exhibition.

PERIOD:
Until Friday, March 1, 2019
PLACE:
Temporary Exhibition Room, B1F, East Building of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
ADMISSION:
Free
INQUIRIES:
Curatorial Division, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum Tel. 241-4004 Fax. 542-7941
URL:
http://hpmmuseum.jp/?lang=eng
ICCH

The International Conference Center Hiroshima is used for various purposes such as exhibitions and parties. Its large auditorium, which can accommodate 1,504 people, is ideal for concerts, lectures, and domestic and international conferences. The ICCH also includes the International Conference Hall, as well as small, medium, and large conference rooms. In all, the ICCH has five floors, three above ground and two basement floors. Tel. 242-7777 (9:00 am – 9:00 pm) URL: http://www.pcf.city.hiroshima.jp/icch/english.html