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March Highlights - Please note all prices, dates, times, and locations are subject to change -Inuyama Castle Spring Festival Traditional festival floats are pulled through the city’s cherryblossomed streets; between 18:00 and 21:30 these floats areilluminated. Combine a visit to the festival with a visit toJapan’s oldest castle - Inuyama Castle - located on the hilloverlooking the festival.When: Saturday, April 6 & Sunday, April 7 (09:30 - 21:30)Access: Located near Meitetsu Inuyama Station (can bereached via the Tsurumai Subway Line).About the Castle: Open (09:00 to 17:00) and is best-reachedfrom Inuyama-yuen Station. Admission is 500 Yen foradults and 100 Yen for children under 15.The Iyeyasu Parade The main event of Okazaki’s annual cherry blossom festival. More than 700 samurai warriors led byJapan’s most prominent historical figure, Okazaki-born Iyeyasu TOKUGAWA will parade through thestreets and perform a mock battle on the banks of the river.When: Sunday, April 7 (13:00 - 16:30)Access: A 10 minute walk from Meitetsu Okazaki Koen Mae Station Route: The parade departs from Iga Hachiman-gu Shrine (13:30), turns left at theKosei-kita intersection (14:10 - 14:40), takes a right at the Tenma intersection, passingthrough Shima-cho intersection (14:35 – 15:05) before crossing the river, and passes in front ofMeitetsu Higashi Okazaki Station (14:45 - 15:15) before arriving at the Otogawa riverside (15:00 -15:30).American Landscape: From Niagara to YosemiteFeaturing images of the American landscape from the seashore of New England to the mountains of the west, this exhibition includessixty-two works from the outstanding collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Paintings by well-known artists will provide bothan overview of the history of landscape painting in the United States and a view of the country’s natural beauty and famous sites.The Nagoya International Center has 5 sets or pair tickets to give away for this exhibition. Enter our prize draw on our website bySunday, March 31 to have a chance of winning. www.nic-nagoya.or.jp/en/giveawayAbout the Exhibition:When: Until Monday, May 6Where: Nagoya / Boston Museum of Fine ArtsOpen: Weekdays 10:00 – 19:00; weekends & holidays until17:00; last entry 30 minutes before closing.Closed: Mondays (open if Monday is a holiday and closed nextday)Admission: Adults 1200 Yen, students & over 65s 900 Yen,under 16s free.Access: Outside Kanayama Station’s South ExitImage: Childe Hassam - Bathing Pool, Appledore Island 1907.Emest Wadsworth Longfellow Fund, 64.982. Photograph © 2013Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.In conjunction with the exhibition at the Nagoya Boston Museumof Fine Arts, Paul Fitzgerald the Consul General at the USEmbassy, Tokyo, will be giving a lecture titled "The Wonders ofAmerica" on Thursday, April 4 (14:00 - 15:30) at the NagoyaUrban Center 11F Hall in Kanayama (the Nagoya Boston Museumis on the 3F - 5F). Admission is FREE, but limited to the first 150people. The lecture is in English with an Japanese interpreter.Moricoro Park Street Entertainer’s FestivalThe event includes numerous street entertainer performances, a charityauction, a juggling corner, and a flea market. Over the same weekendthe park will be hosting the Moricoro Park Spring Festival () featuring Nordic walking, a trampoline area, stageevents, and craft & cooking workshops. Admission to both events isfree, but some admission to some activities requires a small fee.When: Saturday, March 23 & Sunday, March 24 (10:00 - 16:30)Where: Lawn area, Global Center, and other areas in Moricoro Park Access: From Fujigaoka Station, take the Linimo to Ai-chikyuhakuKinen Koen (Expo Memorial Park) Station . Extensivecar-parking is available, but may be congested; parking costs 500 Yenfor regular vehicles.Daily LivingFrom March 23Travel Smart Cardscan be used Nationwide!Affected AreasThe tie-up covers 4275 stations and 21,450 buses across Japan from Hokkaido to Kyushu.**• The ”Kitaca” area covers 55 stations operated by JR Hokkaido in the Sapporo area.• The ”PASMO” area covers 1212 stations and 14,800 buses operated by non JR railway companies in the Tokyo region.• The ”Suica” area covers 811 stations and 532 buses operated by JR East in the Kanto region, and Sendai & Niigata areas.• The ”manaca” area covers 379 stations and 1618 buses operated by the Nagoya City Transportation Bureau and Meitetsu• The ”TOICA” area covers 149 stations operated by JR Tokai.• The ”PiTaPa” area covers 860 stations and 1300 buses in the Kansai Region around Osaka as well as some services in Shizuokaand Okayama.• The ”ICOCA” area covers 430 stations operated by JR West.• The ”Hayakaken” area covers 35 stations operated by the Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau.• The ”nimoca” area covers 72 stations and 3200 buses in Fukuoka and Oita Prefectures.• The ”SUGOCA “area covers 272 stations operated by JR Kyushu.*Smart MoneySmart travel cards from NINE of the companies can be used as a smart money card (PiTaPa uses a different system) in shops andconvenience stores displaying one of the card logos (see map), as well as at kiosks and vending machines located within stations.In shops simply show your smart card to the teller at the checkout and touch your card onto the smart card pad. For vendingmachines select your purchase, then touch your card onto the smart card pad.The tie-up covers 198,750 stores, kiosks, and vending machines across Japan from Hokkaido to Kyushu!**If you commute regularly and don’t have a Manaca card, getting one is easy.We have an easy-to-understand guide on our website. www.nic-nagoya.or.jp/en/e/archives/2833We also have a guide to getting a TOICA card www.nic-nagoya.or.jp/en/e/archives/3212WASC & ACSIAccreditedWorking TogetherLearning TogetherGrowing TogetherInternational ChristianAcademy of NagoyaLocated in Nagakutenear the Irigaike Koen Linimo StationCall or email for more information.Ph: 0561-62-4196email: info@icanjapan.orgwww.icanjapan.orgManaca travel pass cards wereintroduced in the Nagoya area in2011, last year holders of manaca andTOICA cards benefited when the cardsbecame compatible with each other.This year, from Saturday, March 23the smart card travel passes of ten ofthe nation's regional rail andtransportation companies will becomecompatible with each other.The tie-up will affect around 80 millionusers and covers movement throughticket gates, use of charge machines &ticket machines, travel history, and"smart money*"! As a result, it will bepossible to travel on almost all trains,subways, and buses in most of Japan'slargest cities with just one of thesecards.With just one smart card travel passcommuters will be able to use rail andbuses across Japan in the areascovered by the ten of the nation'ssmart cards.** as of December 1, 2012Fully AccreditedPre K-12 Program06 07
Entertainment CalendarMovie Theatre ScheduleA Nagoya Station, FUSHIMI AREA1.PICCADILLY................................ (052)551-5461✪✩2.MIDLAND SQUARE CINEMA................................ (052)527-8808✩3.CINEMA SKHOLE................................ (052)452-6036✩4.109 CINEMAS................................ (052)541-3109★5.MILLION MOVIE THEATER................................ (052)212-2437✪✩B SAKAE, SHIN-SAKAE, YABA-CHO AREA6.CENTURY CINEMA................................ (052)264-8580✪✩7.Meien CINE SALON 1-2................................ (052)931-1701✩C IMAIKE AREA8.NAGOYA CINEMATHEQUE................................ (052)733-3959✩D MINATO AREA9.TOHO CINEMAS NAGOYA BAY CITY................................ (052)659-0111✪★Admission discount services:✪: Foreign students(Must present alien registration cardand student ID)★: Women ¥1,000 on Wednesdays✩: Women ¥1,000 on ThursdaysMeitetsuNew GrandHotelLeonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx;dir. Quentin Tarantino–From Mar.129Denzel Washington, John Goodman;dir. Robert Zemeckis–From Mar.1249 James Franco, Michelle Williams;dir. Sam Raimi–From Mar.8249Taylor Kitsch, Aaron Taylor-Johnson;dir. Oliver Stone–From Mar.89Kristen Connolly,Chris Hemsworth;dir. Drew Goddard–From Mar.96Bruce Willis, Rebecca Hall;dir. Stephen Frears–From Mar.93 Tom Hanks, Halle Berry;dir. Lana Wachowski–From Mar.15249Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan;dir. Jonathan Dayton–From Mar.165 Robert Pattinson, Uma Thurman;dir. Declan Donnellan–From Mar.167Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman;dir. Paul Thomas Anderson–From Mar.2259Nicholas Hoult, Eleanor Tomlinson;dir. Bryan Singer–From Mar.2249John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman;dir. Rich Moore–From Mar.23249Elizabeth Olsen, Sarah Paulson;dir. Sean Durkin–From Mar.236Keira Knightley, Jude Law;dir. Joe Wright–From Mar.292593NakamuraPolice StationHirokoji DoriMarueiMitsukoshiMatsuzakaya4Parco6Midland SquareCenturyToyotaBldg.Hirokoji-DoriNagoyaTokyuHotel#3 (NHK) #2(NHK Education) NHKBS1 NHK BS Premium #11 (Nagoya TV) #10 (TV Aichi) NAGOYA YWCA SCHOOL OF JAPANESE LANGUAGEMany students from all over the world enjoy studying here at the YWCA ! !Full-time Course5 days / week 1 yearstarts in April/OctoberKankoHotel5HiltonHotelPart-time Course2 days / week 3 monthsmorning/afternoon/evening Coursestarts in April / September /January2-3 SHINSAKAE-MACHI, NAKA-KU, NAGOYA http://nagoya-ywca.or.jp(052)951-5527 e-mail nywcajl@poplar.ocn.ne.jpAHirokoji DoriNagoyabaptistChurch1@23:45-BSP- CRAZY HEART20091@13:00-BSP- THE LOST WEEKEND19453@13:00-#10- FREDDY VS. JASON20034@13:00-BSP- SHINE19955@13:00-BSP- PATTON ·····················································································19706@13:00-BSP- IRIS 20017@13:00-BSP-ED WOOD 19948@23:45-BSP- CYRANO DE BERGERAC19908@13:00-BSP- GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER196710@13:00-#10- THE ENGLISH PATIENT199611@21:00-BSP- BILLY ELLIOT 200011@13:00-BSP- THE WAY WE WERE197312@13:00-BSP- GONE WITH THE WIND 193913@13:00-BSP- ANASTASIA195614@13:00-BSP- SABRINA 195415@13:00-BSP- CHARIOTS OF FIRE198115@21:00-#4- HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE200117@13:00-#10- BIG FISH200322@21:00-#4- HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS 200225@13:00-BSP- 12 ANGRY MEN 195726@21:00-BSP- X-MEN:THE LAST STAND200629@23:45-BSP- VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA200831@13:00-#10- PLANET OF THE APES1968First Step Japanese2 days / week 4 weeksstarts in June /November / FebruarySummer Intensive Course5 days / week 5 weeksJuly-AugustTV TOWERSUBWAY SAKAEEXIT No5Exit 10PiagoOASIS21Exit 1Movies on TVChikusaPost OfficeListed below are English language movies being shown in Nagoya theaters. Listings are subject to change. Movies are usually shown in their original language with Japanese subtitles; someshowings may be dubbed in Japanese for younger audiences. Numbers in < > after the movie listing correspond to the above location guide.Route 417Hotel com'sNagoyaBTV-Regular BilingualBroadcasts9Aeon Mall8NagoyaRacetrackMeishu-choRoute 23Ring RoadNakagawa CanalNHKAICHI ARTS CENTERYWCATokai-DoriCDNishiki-doriIn and Around Nagoya - Please note all prices, dates, times, and locations are subject to change -INAX MuseumsLocated in the traditional pottery town of Tokoname, the INAX Museums is a corporatemuseum operated by the LIXIL Corporation - Japan’s largest home hardware company.Explore the many-faceted world of clay and ceramics at the INAX hands-on museums.See, touch, feel, learn, and create. Experience the thrill of clay and ceramics in hands-onclasses, exhibitions, and workshops.Tile MuseumThis is the only museum of its kind in Japan and includes replicated tiles from AncientEgypt and Ancient China as well as gallery rooms showcasing the history of tiles from theOrient, Islam, Spain, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, China, and Japan. Visitors canalso explore the Kiln Plaza and the Terracotta Museum. To enhance the experience anaudio guide is available for rent. The guide takes the visitor on a 30 minute tour of 28 keyexhibits, cost 400 Yen, and is available in English & Japanese.Clay WorksExplore the versatility and wonders of clay through in the museum’s clay workshop.Lustrous Clay Ball WorkshopUsing firing clay visitors can create their own "lustrous clay ball".Based on the concept of the "dirt ball" made by children at sandpits and playgroundsacross Japan, this workshop uses a radically different method that involves shaving theclay, adding colour, and polishing. From start to finish the process takes approximately 90minutes.The workshop is available on weekdays 13:00, weekends & holidays 10:00, 13:00, 15:00.Participation costs 800 Yen, an optional stand is 200 Yen. Admission to the museum isnot required.Reservations are required and you can reserve on the museum website -http://bit.ly/inaxballsor from smart phones via http://www1.lixil.co.jp/ilm/mobile/Mini Lustrous Clay Ball WorkshopVisitors on weekdays (outside of school holidays) can make a mini-version of the regular"lustrous clay ball" without a reservation. Available on weekdays only 10:00 - 17:00(reception closes 16:30). Costs 800 Yen. No reservation required. From start to finish theprocess takes approximately 30 minutes. Tiling WorkshopThe museum’s tile workshop has several programs where visitors can get creative withceramics. Daily workshops are generally available at 10:00, 13:00, 15:00 (some times maynot be available on some days). Reservations for all these workshops are required and canbe made directly on the museum website. Admission to the museum is not required.http://bit.ly/inaxtilesMosaic ArtUsing colourful 1cm x 1cm mosaic tiles create your own unique mosaicto use as a coaster or to hang on the wall. Price includes tiles & frame.Choose from a selection of 65 colours (gold & silver tiles cost extra).Cost: 10cm x 10 cm - 1200 Yen, 15cm x 15cm - 1500 Yen, 20cm x20cm - 2000 Yen.Deco Mosaic ArtGo a step further with the mosaic art and combine tiles with othernatural materials such as stones, shells, wood, and preserved flowers.Price includes tiles, frame, and materials (preserved flowers cost extra).Cost: 15cm x 15cm - 2500 YenTile PaintingUsing special ceramic paints create your own unique tile. After painting,the tile is fired in the kiln and sent to you approximately 1 month later.Cost: 5cm x 5 cm (set of 4) - 1000 Yen, 15cm x 15cm - 800 Yen, 20cmx 20cm - 1000 Yen.About the MuseumOpen: 10:00 - 17:00 (last entry 16:30)Website: http://www1.lixil.co.jp/ilm (Japanese & English)Admission: Adults 600 Yen, university/senior high students 400 Yen,JHS and elementary students 200 Yen (throughout all facilities).Closed: New Year, and the third Wednesday of the month (open if fallson public holiday and closed on the following business day).Address: Okuei-cho 1-130, Tokoname City1-130Tel: 0569-34-8282Ceramic Tile Clock Painting Using special ceramic paints design your own unique clock face. Afterpainting, it is fired in the kiln and sent to you approximately 1 monthlater. The tile and mechanism set costs 2050 Yen for a 15cm x 15cm tileand 2250 Yen for a 20cm x 20cm tile.Mini Ceramic Toilet PaintingAs well as producing tiles, the Inax brand is also known for producingceramic toilets. Using special ceramic paints decorate your own mini(13cm high) ceramic toilet. After painting, the tile is glazed in the kiln andsent to you approximately 1 month later. Costs 1500 Yen.As well as the above programs visitors can enjoy the museum’s “FreeTime” area , where for just 800 Yen, they can also make a tiledphoto frame, a pair of tile magnets, a set of four magnet clips, or a smallbox - all without the need for a reservation.Access: From Meitetsu Tokoname Station take a bus bound forChita Handa Station . Takes approximately 6 minutes. Busesdepart at 09:35 (09:38), 10:08, 10:38, 11:08, 11:38, 12:08, 13:08,13:38**, 14:08, 15:08*09:38 on weekends & holidays**no service on weekends & holidaysGet off at INAX Live Museum-mae (INAX)By car it’s a 15 minute drive from "Handa IC" on the Chita HantoExpressway or about 6 minutes from Meitetsu Line "TokonameStation". Free car parking is available. 08 09
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