by minon_admin | Jan 27, 2020 | News, Outreach, Tohoku Hope Concert
On October 21, Yohei Ito, who is active in Miyagi Prefecture and other areas, performed in a concert at Wataricho Arahama Junior High School, Miyagi. Yohei played Tsubasa (Wings), a song of his that was used in a car commercial. The attending students were excited by...
by minon_admin | Oct 30, 2019 | Events, News, Outreach, Tohoku Hope Concert
In the month of September, three Tohoku Hope Concerts were held—the first on September 2 at Oshima Elementary in Kesennuma, Miyagi, the second on September 17 at Namie Sosei Elementary in Namie, Fukushima and the third on September 30 at Osawa Elementary in Yamada,...
by minon_admin | Sep 6, 2019 | Jazz & Popular, News, Outreach, Performing Arts, Tohoku Hope Concert
On July 9, the 76th Tohoku Hope Concert was held at Takata-higashi Middle School in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture. Takata-higashi Middle School campus stands on a hill overlooking the “Miracle Pine” tree and Hirota Bay. It was built just three years ago and features...
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...