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 | Sep 21, 2018 | News, Outreach, Tohoku Hope Concert
The 71st Tohoku Hope Concert was held at Rifudaisan Elementary School in Rifu Town, Miyagi, on the September 3. Youmi Kimura, the singer and composer of Always with Me—the main theme from the film “Spirited Away” that put her in the limelight—performed with Toshio...
by minon_admin | Sep 20, 2018 | News, School Concerts
A School Concert featuring the pop duo Cousin (who are actually cousins) was held at Kasama Elementary School in Inabe City, Mie, on September 10, 2018. A total of 320 people enjoyed the show including school children, their guardians and staff. The event was...
by minon_admin | Aug 13, 2018 | News, Outreach, Tohoku Hope Concert
The 69th Tohoku Hope Concert was held at Iwate Prefecture’s Kamaishi Shiritsu Toni Elementary and Junior High School on the July 13, 2018. Toni-cho is an outlying city about seven kilometers from Kamishi Station on the Sanriku Railway Minami-Rias Line. Nestled along...
by Peter | Jun 14, 2015 | News, Outreach, Tohoku Hope Concert
Endeavoring to cultivate music appreciation in Japan and worldwide, Min-On has offered a wide range of non-profit public service programs since its foundation in 1963. The Min-On School Concert Program was inaugurated in 1973 at the founder’s proposal to contribute to...
