Program

Schedule

Excursion

Optional short trip - Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine and Kyushu National Museum

A bus tour is available for an additional charge and will be accompanied by English-speaking tour guides to ensure you have a comprehensive and enjoyable experience. Depart from ACROS Fukuoka and return before the banquet.
Application is required at the symposium registration. The application will be closed on July 31st or when the capacity is reached. (Maximum 150 applicants.)

Lunch at the Miyamae Guest House "Tomyoden"

Kaiseki cuisine (a traditional Japanese course meal): https://www.tomyoden.com

The Miyamae Guest House "Tomyoden" is a new landmark next to the North Gate of Kushida Shrine, which is also known for the Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival.

Kumiko craft (Traditional artistic woodwork) experience (one kit per person) with English/Japanese-speaking instructors

There are over 200 types of designs including hemp leaves with a combination of geometric patterns made by assembling designed wooden pieces without using nails. The thickness is adjusted in 0.01 mm increments using the craftsmen' skill with a history of approximately 300 years. 'Ohkawa Kumiko' is a specialty craft designated by the Fukuoka Prefecture in 1986.

About ''Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine''

"Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine" is the head shrine of about 12,000 shrines that enshrine Sugawara no Michizane, also known as ''Tenjin-sama'' and widely revered as a god of education, culture, and the arts, as well as the symbol of warding off evil.

Option: the Kyushu National Museum

The National Museum opened on October, 2005 with a new perspective of "understanding the formation of Japanese culture from an Asian historical perspective", as the fourth national museum after Tokyo, Nara, and Kyoto.

▲Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine