Events
Accompanying Persons
Bring your partners/spouses to Sapporo, register them as accompanying persons and let them enjoy Sapporo and Japanese culture!
Registration
Register with the main participants at
https://reg.c-linkage.co.jp/iwmc2015/registration.php
A registered accompanying person will be issued with a nametag which is an entry pass to the Congress Venue. The registration fee (JPY 10,000-) also covers
1. Welcome reception, July 26 2015, in the Congress Venue
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM (free to the registered participants)
2. Day Excursions, July 27-29 2015, around Sapporo city
Choose and participate in up to two of the three available excursions. Transportation is included in the registration fee (lunch is not included in the Sapporo Art Park visit on July 27).
There’s a limited number of spots so make sure you register as soon as you’ve decided!
Monday July 27: Sapporo Art Park Capacity, 35 people
Located in green suburban Sapporo, Sapporo Art Museum, with its many facilities lets you appreciate the fine arts surrounded by nature.
http://www.welcome.city.sapporo.jp/find/art/sapporo_art_park/?lang=en
http://www.artpark.or.jp/
●Schedule
| 9：30 | Departure from Sapporo Convention Center by bus. |
| 10：30 | Visit to the Sapporo Art Park, Sculpture Garden |
| 12：00 | Lunch (Not included in the registration fee) |
| 13：00 | Sapporo Art Park, Activities |
| 15：00 | Departure from Sapporo Art Park |
| 16：00 | Arrival at Sapporo Convention Center |
Tuesday July 28 (afternoon): Historical Village of Hokkaido＆Hokkaido Museum
Capacity, 35 people
An outdoor museum comprised of various architectures from the frontier period of Hokkaido let you experience the Hokkaido of 100 years ago. Hokkaido Museum is a museum introducing the nature, history and culture of Hokkaido. The museum showcases the relationship between the natural environment and people, the culture of the Ainu people and their way of living, and the lives of immigrants from Honshu.
http://www.welcome.city.sapporo.jp/find/history/historical_village_of_hokkaido/?lang=en
http://www.kaitaku.or.jp/info/info.htm
http://www.hm.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/en/
●Schedule
| 13：00 | Departure from Sapporo Convention Center by bus. |
| 13：45‐15：15 | Visit to “Historical Village of Hokkaido” |
| 15：15‐15：30 | Departure to Hokkaido Museum |
| 15：30‐17：00 | Visit to the Hokkaido Museum |
| 17：00 | Departure from Hokkaido Museum |
| 18：00 | Arrival at Sapporo Convention Center |
Wednesday July 29 (afternoon): Hokkaido Shrine and a local sake brewery
Capacity, 20 people
Visit Hokkaido Shrine, the largest Shinto shrine in Hokkaido, and then a local sake (rice wine) brewery in Downtown Sapporo
http://www.welcome.city.sapporo.jp/find/history/hokkaido_shrine/?lang=en
http://www.welcome.city.sapporo.jp/find/foods/chitosetsuru/?lang=en
●Schedule
| 13：00 | Departure from Sapporo Convention Center by subway. |
| 14：00‐15：00 | Visit to Chitose-Tsuru Brewery Museum |
| 15：00‐16：00 | Departure to Hokkaido Shrine |
| 16：00‐17：00 | Visit to Hokkaido Shrine |
| 17：00 | Departure to the banquet or Sapporo Convention Center |
3. Japanese Culture Experience Programs, July 28-30 2015,
in the Congress Venue
Choose and participate in up to two of the following three activities: Ikebana, Kimono Wearing or Sado. A session typically takes 1-1.5 hours and is designed for 10 -15 participants. (The photos are images only and may be different from the actual session for the Vth IWMC.)
There’s a limited number of spots so make sure you register as soon as you’ve decided!
Tuesday July 28 (morning): Ikebana (Japanese Flower Arrangement)
Capacity, 40 people
Ikebana places emphasis on the balance of the floral designs with respect to the vessel and the entire surrounding space, rather than just on the arrangement of the flowers.
Wednesday July 29 (morning): Kimono Wearing
Capacity, 20 people
The traditional Japanese clothing, kimono has a colorful history behind it. This activity gives you the opportunity to wear a kimono as well as learn about the history and culture behind its origin.
Thursday July 30 (morning): Sado (Japanese Tea Ceremony)
Capacity, 30 people
Learn the history behind Sado, the way of tea, and take part in the ceremony of making and drinking of Matcha tea.
Additionally, sessions to experience shodo (calligraphy) and origami (paper folding) will be offered on a drop-in basis. (No advance booking is necessary; however, there will be a limit to the number of participants in a session.)
Shodo (Japanese calligraphy)
Learn the techniques of shodo, an art form of calligraphy, which is about the balance of the characters, graduations of ink, and subtle differences in brush strokes.
28th am 10:00 and 11:00 at the Room 104.
Origami
Learn about the magic behind the Japanese art of paper folding.
Come by and fold your favorite animal.
29th am 10:00 and 11:00 at the Room 104.
