Host: Supported by: - PPI Sendai - PPI Jepang

Persatuan Pelajar Indonesia (PPI) Jepang 

Korda Tohoku Komsat Miyagi / Sendai 

( 在日インドネシア留学生協会東北宮城支部 ) 

FESTINA 2012 EVENT REPORT 

仙台福祉プラザ, 2012 年 4 月 7 日 

Host: 

Supported by: 

PELITA INDONESIA 

EDUCATION FUND




1. INTRODUCTION 

In order to promote the role of Indonesian students in Tohoku area, Indonesian Student Association in 

Japan, Miyagi Chapter (PPI Sendai), collaborating with Indonesian Embassy at Tokyo, also supported by 

Garuda Indonesia and Pelita Indonesia Education Fund proudly organized Indonesian Cultural Festival 

2012: “Japan, we are with you”, abbreviated as FESTINA 2012. This event was held on April 7 th , 2012. It 

provided an opportunity for Japanese and foreign residents in Tohoku area to better know the diversity 

of art and culture of Indonesia in the form of cultural presentations and Indonesian arts performances. 

It was a great honor for PPI Sendai to hold this event since Japanese people in general have already had 

a good perception of Indonesian societies in Japan which have contributed to volunteering activities in 

the midst of the disaster that hit Tohoku area on March 2011. 

FESTINA 2012 was expected to revive the spirit of Japanese people, especially in Tohoku area, to 

overcome any post-disaster problems. By arranging this event, hopefully we are able to open up many 

new vistas on the values that can be taken from Indonesian philosophy, in order to be able to build 

Japan one more time after the disaster. We would also like to promote our social responsibility 

activities by supporting elementary and high school Indonesian students who are suffering from 

economic problems in Indonesia. Therefore, we are going to donate half of the profit obtained from this 

event to them. 

FESTINA 2012 also provided a good opportunity for Indonesian students in the Tohoku region, as 

future Indonesian leaders, to improve their leadership skills and international networks, especially in 

Japan. We hope that the skills, knowledge, and experiences gained from this event can be beneficial for 

Japanese societies which the students are interacting to and have positive impacts for even larger 

societies. 

This report is intended to summarize the main activities taken place in FESTINA 2012. Our deepest 

gratitude to all the sponsors for the cooperation before, during, and after FESTINA 2012, enabling us to 

successfully arrange this event. Hopefully, we can always keep our collaboration in the future. 

Sincerely, 

PPI Sendai 

http://sendai.ppijepang.org 

FESTINA 2012 official website 

FESTINA 2012 press release 

: http://festina.ppisendai.org 

: http://sendai.ppijepang.org/berita-ppis/festina2012




2. PREPARATIONS 

2.1 Sponsorship 

We started working on FESTINA 2012 from the end of December 2011 by sending an event proposal to 

several potential collaborators and sponsors. Until March 2012, we were able to cooperate with three 

sponsors: 

• Indonesian Embassy at Tokyo (main sponsor and advisor) 

• Garuda Indonesia (on-stage advertisement) 

• Pelita Indonesia Education Fund (special sponsorship) 

We also cooperated with ENAK restaurant at Natori in arranging the food certification and with Ace 

Global Service in providing mineral water packages (AQUASE) to the guests. 

2.2 Venue 

We booked “Sendai Fukushi Plaza” at 2-12-2 Itsusubashi-Sendai on 7 April 2012, utilizing its three main 

halls: 

• Fureai Hall: for stage performance 

• Tenji Lobby: for photo exhibition 

• Plaza Hall: for serving free Indonesian food and cultural expo 

2.3 Art Performers 

All the performers in FESTINA 2012 were Indonesian students in Tohoku area. We started our 

practice from early February 2012 and we ran intensive practice program for almost two months. 

Although we were not professional performers, yet we gave our best to the audience. 

There were 6 art performances in FESTINA 2012: 

(1) Piring dance, (2) Angklung, (3) Maduppa Bosara dance, (4) Pencak Silat, (5) Legong Kraton 

Condong/ Bali dance, and (6) Saman dance. 

2.4 Foods 

We served “Mie Bakso” (meatball soup with noodles) as free dinner for every guests in the festival. As 

stated above, we cooperated with Mr. Anang, the owner of ENAK restaurant at Natori, in arranging food




certification. Beside Mie Bakso, we also sold other foods such as “Mie Aceh”, “Kue Lapis”, and “Keripik 

Tempe”. 

2.4 Publication 

In order to advertise the festival and to attract guests, we printed 100 posters and around 1,000 leaflets 

(colored and black-white) and distributed them to community centers, schools, and other public areas 

around Sendai. We also maintained two websites for FESTINA 2012, starting from early March 2012, 

which are http://festina.ppisendai.org (Japanese version) and http://festina.ppijepang.org (English 

version) 

We launched 300 tickets, priced at 1,000 yen each. Among those tickets, 20 were reserved for our 

invited guests (VIP). Through very intensive mouth-to-mouth, posters, leaflets, and online promotions 

(including social media and mailing list), we successfully sold 276 tickets.




3. ON THE FESTIVAL 

3.1 Photo Exhibition (18:00 – 21:00 JST) 

The photo exhibition was held at Tenji Lobby of Sendai Fukushi Plaza. We exhibited 48 photos with the 

main theme of the landscape of Indonesia. Most of the photo contributors were Indonesian students. 

Other contributors included several professional photographers, obtained through our internal 

network. 

3.2 Food and Cultural Expo (18:00 – 18-50 JST and 19:47 – 20:10 JST) 

The food and cultural expo began during the break of the stage performances. In this expo, we served 

“Mie Bakso” (meatball soup with noodles) as free dinner for every guests in the Plaza Hall. Beside this 

free dinner, we also sold “Mie Aceh”, “Kue Lapis”, and “Keripik Tempe”. Guests could also try to play 

traditional Indonesian games, read books about Indonesia, and wear Indonesian clothes. 

3.3 Stage Performances (18:50 – 21:10 JST) 

On the stage, we presented 6 Indonesian cultural art performances, an interactive presentation about 

Indonesia by Prof. Toshiaki Kimura (Tohoku University) and an Indonesian Language crash course by 

Mr. Alimansyar. 

Below is the summary of all the performances, including the timing: 

18:50 – 19:00 Piring Dance 

(Performers: Yeni Muriani, Dea C. Junissa, Yuni N. Azzizah) 

All the guests were gradually entering Fureai Hall as they were welcomed by Piring Dance performance. 

While holding real plates (piring) in their hands, the dancers performed a beautiful and collaborative 

dance and entertained the guests.




19:00 – 19:03 Opening 

(MCs: Diptarama, Martin Sirait): Our MCs greeted the audience and introduced what the FESTINA was 

about, who the sponsors were, and the contents of the festival. 

19:03 – 19:08 Reception of Donation 

From the volunteering activities which were managed since the March 2011 earthquake, the Indonesian 

student society still has 126,000 yen to be donated. FESTINA 2012 was a good occasion to give the 

donation. We also presented a Certificate of Appreciation to Sendai City office as a token of our 

appreciation. His excellency Mr. M. Luthfi, the Indonesian ambassador for Japan, became our 

representative in this donation reception. 

19:08 – 19:33 Thematic presentation: Learning Local Wisdom from Indonesian Societies 

(Speaker: Prof. Toshiaki Kimura) 

Professor Toshiaki Kimura from Faculty of Arts and Letters, Tohoku University, presented an interesting 

topic about Indonesian rural societies. The audience were comprehensively introduced to the diversity 

of Indonesia and the spirit of its local people. The presentation slides can be accessed from the following 

website: 

http://www.slideshare.net/ppisendai/festina2012-localwisdom




19:33 – 19:37 Angklung: Bengawan Solo 

(Performers: Rachmawati – keyboard, Aunuddin S. Vioktalamo, Adam B. Cahaya, Yuni N. Azzizah, Arif 

Santoso, Hesky Hasdeo, N. N. Suartini, Muhammad Irka, Abiandini K. Huda, Riyan Budiman, Diptarama, 

Martin Sirait) 

Angklung is a famous Indonesian traditional music instrument. Being a “traditional” does not mean it 

cannot be used to play contemporary music. In the first session, the performers proved this argument 

by putting on a great show of angklung in playing the legendary Indonesian song which is also very 

famous in Japan, the “Bengawan Solo”. 

19:37 – 19:47 Maduppa Bosara Dance 

(Performers: Rachmawati, Dian A. Elisabeth, Dini R. Santoso) 

Maduppa Bosara is a form of a dance originated from Makassar, South Sulawesi. This dance is usually 

performed to entertain guests while providing cakes in the traditional vessel named “Bosara”. This time 

in FESTINA 2012, we did not give cakes but souvenirs instead. After the dance, the dancers offered the 

souvenirs to the audiences who sat in the front.




19:47 – 20:10 Break 

During this 20-minute break, the audience could wander around the festival premises to enjoy food and 

cultural expo. We also presented sponsor’s advertisements on the screen. 

20:10 – 20:21 Ibing Pencak Silat 

(Performers: Ulya Khalid, Muhammad Irka, Imam Fathoni, Ahmad Ridwan and Prio Agung – kendang) 

Ibing Penca is one of the variant of Pencak Silat, the Indonesian traditional martial art originated from 

West Java, which focuses on the artistic senses of Pencak Silat’s actions. Ibing literally means “dance” 

and Penca means the part of Pencak Silat (“to fight artfully”). The performance of Ibing Penca during 

FESTINA 2012 was accompanied by “kendang” (Indonesian traditional instrument) percussion. 

20:21 – 20:38 Indonesian Language Crash Course 

(Presenter: Alimansyar, video: Nabilah Shabrina, Ulya Khalid, Muhammad Irka, Ryota Hirai) 

Mr. Alimansyar, a researcher from the Faculty of Arts and Letters Tohoku University excellently 

delivered an interactive short course on basic Indonesian language. The presenter interactively




communicated with the audience, teaching them several basic conversations from Indonesian language, 

including the greetings and the “thank you” saying. Some of the videos presented in this session can be 

accessed from our YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/ppisendai 

20:38 – 20:49 Angklung: Ue wo Muite Arukou and Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana 

In the second session of Angklung performance, the Angklung team played two Japanese songs which 

are very popular among all ages, the “Ue wo Muite Arukou” and “Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana”. 

20:49 – 20:58 Bali Dance: Legong Kraton Condong 

(Performer: N. N. Suartini) 

Legong Kraton Condong is one type of world-famous Bali dances and is also considered to be the most 

complicated. Many guests enjoyed this performance because they knew Bali very well and was really 

eager to see the performance.




20:58 – 21:10 Saman: Likok Pulo 

(Performers: Dwiky Rendra, Dwi Prananto, Siddik A. Wijaya, Diptarama, Ikhtiar, Muhammad Alfian 

Amrizal, Riyan Budiman, Muhammad Rifqi, Ulya Khalid, Muhammad Irka, Adam B. Cahaya) 

As the closing performance, Indonesian students affiliated to Saman Sendai Club performed a modified 

Likok Pulo dance. This dance is under the same family with Saman dance, Indonesian traditional dance 

originated from Aceh. This dance involves quick hand movements and lots of clappings, performed in 

beautifully organized movements among the dancers. All the audiences enjoyed this attraction very 

much and gave a standing ovation at the end of the performance, which also closed all sessions of 

FESTINA 2012.




4. FINANCIAL REPORT 

4.1 Revenue 

1 Kedutaan Besar Republik Indonesia 150,000 

2 PT. Garuda Indonesia, Tbk 50,000 

3 Pelita Indonesia Education Fund 50,000 

4 William Widjaja 10,000 

5 Ticket Sales 276,000 

6 Food Sales 45,200 

TOTAL ¥581,200 

4.2 Expenses 

1 Rent of the venue (including sound system) 96,360 

2 Food Ingredients (for 300 portions and additional food sales) 87,656 

3 Logistics (Utilities, Stationery, Souvenirs) 66,176 

4 Promotion and Publication Expenses 47,730 

5 Administration (Printing proposal, letters, postal stuffs) 16,016 

6 Transportation Expense (Gasoline, Subway, Bus tickets) 8,410 

TOTAL ¥322,348 

4.3 Profit 

Revenue 581,200 

Expenses 322,348 

¥258,852 

4.4 Usage of the profit 

Half of the profit is donated to our scholarship program for elementary and high-school students in 

Indonesia: http://sendai.ppijepang.org/beasiswa-ppis 

50% of the profit ¥129,426 

The other half is used as a retained capital for future activites and events of the Indonesian student 

association in Sendai.




Appendix A: Organizing Committee 

Steering Committee 

: Fatwa Ramdani (PPI Japan) 

Jimmy Hadi Susanto (PPI Tohoku) 

Ahmad Ridwan Tresna Nugraha (PPI Sendai) 

Project Chairman 

Secretary 

Treasurer 

: Ulya Khalid 

: Siddik Adi Wijaya 

: Yuni Nurul Azzizah 

Stage Performances: 

Coordinator 

Staffs 

: Imam Fathoni Rasyid 

: Dwi Prananto 

Septi Perwitasari 

Expo and Exhibition: 

Coordinator 

Staffs 

: Avis Dwi Adi Nugroho 

: Hamzah Fauzi 

Dini Rachmawati Susanto 

Publication: 

Coordinator 

Sttafs 

: William Widjaja 

: Muhammad Irka Irfa Darojat 

Adam Badra Cahaya 

Logistics: 

Coordinator 

Staffs 

: Muhammad Rifqi 

: Alfian Amrizal 

Foods and Drinks: 

Coordinator 

Staffs 

: Diptarama 

: Eddwi Hesky Hasdeo 

Dwiky Rendra

Appendix B: Booklet 



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Appendix C: Certificate presented in the donation reception

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