Hanashi Station » Specials http://www.hanashi-station.net/wp podcasts and audio weblogs about Japan Sun, 15 Oct 2006 13:14:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Matsuri in Matsudai http://www.hanashi-station.net/wp/2006/08/31/matsuri-in-matsudai/ http://www.hanashi-station.net/wp/2006/08/31/matsuri-in-matsudai/#comments Thu, 31 Aug 2006 01:30:04 +0000 Administrator http://www.hanashi-station.net/wp/2006/08/31/matsuri-in-matsudai/ play Matsuri in Matsudai (10′15″ 9.4 MB MP3)
Every year on August 26th, the village of Matsudai in Niigata prefecture holds its summer festival. This year I was was in town to see some of the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial and I stayed over to enjoy the festival. I recorded some of the singing and dancing fun to share with you.

Credits
Singing by the townspeople of Matsudai; background music from the Kinseees! performance soundtrack.

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The Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial, one of the world’s major contemporary art events, is in full swing this month in Niigata Prefecture. In this podcast, you’ll meet Emi Suzuki, a Japanese artist walking 80 km for her art; Andrea Kliest, public art program manager visiting from Melbourne, Australia; and Hanako Murakami, leader of the Fibonatti Kingyo art support team.

Links & Resources:

Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial Japanese – English

Hotta Rakashi Memorial Museum

Travel information: To get to Matsudai from Tokyo, take the Shinkansen to Echigo-Yuzawa station. Transfer to the Joestu line heading towards Naoetsu. At Rokamachi, transfer to the Hoku-Hoku line (some trains are straight through, no transfer required). Get off at Matsudai Station. The trip takes about 2 1/2 hours and costs about 7500 yen.

Credits

Piano music by Ehren Starks, magnatune.com

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