Name: Nippon Matsuri 2019 at San Marino Jinja shrine
Start: 2019-06-28T08:00:00+00:00
End: 2019-05-30T22:00:00+00:00
Location: San Marino Jinja

Nippon Matsuri 2019 at San Marino Jinja shrine

As usual, the 2019 brings to San Marino the Nippon Matsuri Japanese Festival.

From 28 to 30 June the Republic of San Marino will host the Nippon Matsuri, the edition 2019 titled Mix for Peace mixes the traditions of San Marino and Japan to promote a spirit of peace in the world.

Many events will take place in the historic centre of San Marino and at the San Marino Jinja shrine:

Friday 28 June

From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Photo exhibition Nagasaki Beyond from San Marino at Palazzo Pubblico – free admission
From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.: food stalls with typical Japanese specialties Japan Stand at Piazza della Libertà
From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.: Extraordinary opening of the audience hall at Palazzo Valloni – free admission
From 6 p.m.: Shinto ceremony at San Marino Jinja

Saturday 29 June

From 11 a.m.: Welcome ceremony with exchanges of gifts and performances of traditional dances at Piazza della Libertà
From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Photo exhibition Nagasaki Beyond from San Marino at Palazzo Pubblico – free admission
From 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.: Cosplay in collaboration with San Marino Comics at the historic center of San Marino
From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.: food stalls with typical Japanese specialties Japan Stand at Piazza della Libertà
From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.: Extraordinary opening of the audience hall at Palazzo Valloni – free admission
From 7 p.m.: Gala Banquet Celeste in collaboration with Ristorante Righi at Piazza della Libertà
From 9:30 p.m.: “San Marino and Japan: Mix For Peace” video mapping projections on the façade of public palace at Piazza della Libertà
From 9:30 p.m.: Parade of Japanese lanterns in the historic centre of San Marino

Sunday 30 June

From 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.: Cosplay in collaboration with San Marino Comics at the historic center of San Marino
From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.: food stalls with typical Japanese specialties Japan Stand at Piazza della Libertà
From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.: Extraordinary opening of the audience hall at Palazzo Valloni – free admission

Download the full program of the Nippon Matsuri 2019

cerimony at San Marino Jinja during Nippon Matsuri 2019

“Let’s Do What Can Be Done” comes to San Marino Jinja

On thursday, September 13, the San Marino Jinja will host the project “Chiku Chiku” (which means “point to point”) that aims to collect the kimonos destroyed during the earthquake and the tsunami of March 11, 2011.

In case of bad weather the event will be postponed the following day.

The kimonos come back to life

The project were born from an idea of Eriko Shiomi, music producer and organizer of events and concerts.

After the disaster of 2011 Eriko has worked to donate musical instruments to the schools of Ishinomaki, city of Miyagi prefecture particularly affected by the tsunami, on this occasion she met Kinue Yonekura, owner of the Kameshichi Gofukuten, an old kimono shop that was located in Ishinomaki.

Kinue has donated to Eriko many kimonos in gratitude saying “I have nothing but kimono damaged by the tsunami”, although damaged and covered with mud those kimonos had been made by highly skilled Japanese craftsmen using traditional techniques of production.

Eriko washed those kimonos and remade them to make elegant costumes to rent. Many musicians wore these costumes for their concerts, thus transmitting the feelings of the victims of the disaster and the message “Never forget the Disasters”.

5×5 next

The next step was to reuse the cutouts left by the kimono recycling: Eriko had the idea of asking people to sew these cutouts together with their own pieces of cloth to get squares of 50 cm of the side called 5×5 next.

Each 5×5 next is unique because everyone creates it as it prefers, all the 5×5 next will be sewn together to compose a single work that will keep alive the memory of the disaster and will bring people a message of hope for the peace in the world.

So far more than 2,000 pieces have been collected, created by people of all kinds and of all ages, from 29 countries, San Marino will be the 30th country involved in the project.

5×5 next at San Marino Jinja

Tuesday, September 12 at San Marino Jinja will be present Eriko Shiomi, who is going to present his project and show how a 5×5 next is made, the Guji Francesco Brigante would office a commemoration ceremony of the earthquake of March 11, 2011 ( to the memory of which the temple San Marino Jinja is dedicated) and thanksgiving for Eriko.

The service of NHK-WORLD NEWS on the project:

San Marino Comics meets San Marino Jinja

On Friday, August 25th, on the occasion of San Marino Comics, the Shinto shrine San Marino Jinja will host a group of cosplayers for the realization of a photographic service that will see some characters of the animated series Sailor Moon both in the school version and not inside of a Shinto ceremony.

A group of semi-professional cosplayers will interpret the characters of the famous anime Sailor Moon, in particular they’ll be present: Rei Hino, Mamoru Chiba, Usagi Tsukino, Minako Aino and Princess Serenity.

Sailor Moon is a manga of the year ’90s designed by Naoko Takeuchi and produced by Toei Animation. The production was very successful and gave rise to several series of anime, feature films, plays, video games, and even a live TV series.

The merchandising inspired by the first series is the object of cult and particularly sought after! Given the notable follow-up of fans, the production of the series has gone from a six-month period to five years being transmitted in many countries of the world.

Rei Hino will be in version Miko and will assist the Guji Francesco Brigante in the function, the photographer Mirco Marinoni Buzzella will immortalate the most beautiful and evocative moments of the representation, who wants to know Mirco Marinoni Buzzella and his works will find all the information on the official website www.mircomarinonibuzzella.eu.

The representation will begin at 5pm in the suggestive frame of the Podere Lesignano that houses the San Marino Jinja, the cast will be composed by the duo “I-Cosplay Art” (creators of the project) in the shoes of Mamoru Chiba and Rei Hino Miko, “Misaki cosplayers” representatives Usagi Tsukino and Minako Aino and the fantasy writer “Pamela Williams” in the guise of Princess Serenity.

More information about the artists can be found on the same Facebook pages along with the credits of their cosplay: www.facebook.com/icosplayart www.facebook.com/misakicosplayers www.facebook.com/PamelaWilliams.OfficialPage

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The nostalgic cuckoo – Poems of ancient Japanese Nobility

World premiere of ancient JAPANESE NOBILITY POEMS of Tomoki Jiromaru for mezzosoprano and piano

Mezzosoprano: MIKA SHIGEMATSU

Piano: TOMOKI JIROMARU

Saturday August 27, 2016 21.00-22.00

at the Sala del Podere Lesignano, Via dei Dative 75, Serravalle (RSM) free admission

The concert will be preceded by a ceremony at the Shinto Shrine

First Japanese cultural Festival “NIPPON MATSURI” in San Marino

サンマリノ神社建立2周年記念
第１回ニッポンまつり2016

Official program

Saturday 25 June
Location: SAN MARINO JINJA, Podere Lesignano – Serravalle
9.30 Opening second anniversary commemoration of San Marino Jinja
10.30 historic violin run with Akiko Yatani, photo session to follow
11.00 Performance on piano and sound experience of Alessio & Francesco of Audiofilia
Art show preview of the artwork of artist Rossano Ferrari
11.30 Lunch, room of Podere Lesignano-Serravalle
13.00 Closing

Location: Piazza della Libertà – old town San Marino
15.00 medieval show with the historical group of Olnano
19.00 gala dinner at the Taverna Righi, freedom square (old town San Marino)
21:00 parade of Japanese lanterns (old town San Marino)

Sunday June 26
Place: Piazza della Libertà – old town San Marino
10.00-19.00 Japanese Stands:
Sake tasting, Japanese cooking demonstration: Onighiri, Sushi, miso soup and Tofu, etc..
Exhibition of contemporary Japanese Art and 3D Art, typical products of AWAJI Island, workshops of Tamagushi, tea, Japanese ice cream (flavor of maccha tea and cherry trees)