Special Event
Japan Tourism Agency Demonstration Project
In order to demonstrate the expansion of the effectiveness of holding international conferences by the Japan Tourism Agency, the event will be held on the following schedule in order to further expand the effects of holding the conference, such as attracting visitors outside the host city.
We look forward to your participation.
Gujo Odori is a traditional Bon Odori dance held in Hachiman-cho, Gujo City, Gifu Prefecture. It is counted as one of the three major Bon Odori dances and three major folk songs in Japan. It is held for 32 nights from mid-July to early September every year, attracts tens of thousands of dancers from all over the country, and is registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Gujo Odori, which has been sung and danced for about 420 years since the Edo period, is not something to watch but to participate in and enjoy. Anyone, no matter what kind of clothes they wear, can easily enter the circle and move their hands and feet while being able to dance, which is both interesting and attractive. Let's all get in a circle together and dance while responding to the shamisen, drums, flutes, and uta with words, shouts, and geta.
General Information
| Name of Event | Experiance of Gujo Odori Festival and Half-day Tour |
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About Gujo City
Located in the central part of Gifu Prefecture, located almost in the center of Japan, it is a historic town rich in nature. Gujo Hachiman, in particular, is known for its beautiful old townscape and attracts many tourists. You can enjoy the scenery of the four seasons, and in the summer, the nationally famous Gujo Odori is held. It is also popular to play in the clear Nagara River.
[References]
Gujo City Tourism Federation [TABITABI Gujo ]
1. Gujo Odori
Date & Time: Friday, May 31, 2024 18:30~19:00
Location: Nagoya Congress Center, Courtyard
About “Gujo Odori”
"Gujo Odori Performance" by the Gujo Odori Preservation Society
"Gujo Odori Lecture & Let's Dance Together" for participants
The Yagura Tower (turret) on which players such as drums and flutes ride
Participants dancing around the Yagura Tower (Turret)
Fair Day Experience Corner
Shooting Gallery
Use cork balls to shoot down items.
If you successfully shoot it down, you will receive a product as a gift!
"Sen-bon Biki" (Lottery)
Pull the thread and see what you can catch.
There is a prize at the end of the thread, and you can receive the item you lift.
Ring Toss
You will receive 9 rings at a time.
You will receive a prize for 7 successful or successful bingos.
Yo-Yo Fishing
You will be able to fish the yo-yo with a paper "koyori" with a hook.
The yo-yo you caught is a gift.
Original Items
Giving out free original “Happi” and “Arimatsu Shibori towels(tenugui)” with the Childneuro 2024 logo.
ISS 2024 Conference room (Nagoya Congress Center, Bldg.1 4F Reception Hall)
2. Gujo City Half-day Tour ~Walk around the Nostalgic Japanese Streets~
Infomation
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- Date: Saturday, June 1st
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- Time: 13:00~17:15
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- Capacity: 40 people
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- Participation fee: Free
Pick up!
- Walking around the historic old towns and streets
- Sogisui (Symbol of the water town of Gujo Hachiman. Spring water and a shrine from the Muromachi period)
- Visit to Food sample workshop (famous craft of Hachiman)
- Walking around the Igawa Komichi
- Visit to the Former Hachiman Government Building Memorial Hall
Schedule
Old townscape
Old townscape
Former Hachiman Government Building Memorial Hall
Food Sample Workshop
Food Sample Workshop
Food Sample
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Giveaway
We will conduct a questionnaire for participants of Gujo Odori and Gujo Half-day Tour. For those who respond, we will give out food samples that are part of Gujo's local industry.
Fried shrimp
(Nagoya Meshi)
Miso Katsu
(Nagoya Meshi)
Chicken wings
(Nagoya Meshi)
Salmon roe Sushi
Mandarin Orange
