by minon_admin | Feb 8, 2019 | News, Outreach
On January 5 in Sapporo and on January 6 in Takikawa, a Handcrafted Instruments Workshop and Concert for Children and Parents was held by Kunitaro Ikeda and Akiko Saito. Parents and children enjoyed making instruments and performing together, and parents also raved...
by minon_admin | Jan 28, 2019 | ArgentinaCE, ArgentinaRA, Cultural Exchange, Latin & Tango, News
Tango is a powerful art form—a drama of evocative compositions and passionate, sensual dance. In its native Argentina, tango is a way of life for many people. Alongside its vibrant artistic tradition, tango also represented the struggle of marginalized people to find...
by minon_admin | Jan 16, 2019 | News
On December 7, the 75th Tohoku Hope Concert was held at Kesennuma Middle School in Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture. Kesennuma City is a fishing port overlooking the Pacific Ocean on the Sanriku Coast. Kesennuma’s residents are proud of their city’s fishing industry,...
by minon_admin | Dec 17, 2018 | News
Under the guiding mission of “Uniting people through musical and cultural exchange activities and building bridges of peace between the hearts of people worldwide,” the Min-On Concert Association has to date invited artists from over 100 countries and regions to...
by minon_admin | Dec 12, 2018 | ArmeniaRA, News, Recent Visitors, SwitzerlandRA
On November 26, three of the performers from the Min-On Global Session “VOICE,” Paris Lundon from America (gospel), Simone Felber from Switzerland (yodeling) and Alice Sato from Amami Oshima, Japan (shima-uta and sanshin), visited the Min-On Culture Center and were...
by minon_admin | Dec 12, 2018 | News, Recent Visitors
On November 13, 2018, a group of China’s most treasured actors and singers visited Japan for the 40th anniversary of the Treaty of Peace and Friendship between Japan and China, and were welcomed by Executive Representative Ito to the Min-On Culture Center. Mr. Ito...