Kumagusu Minakata 150th Anniversary: “Passing Through the Shrine’s Gate” Screening + Seiko Ito x Yoshiya Tamura “The Wind in Kumagusu Minakata’s Forest” Talk Event

Aoyama Book Center, Aoyama

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Takeshi Ogasawara’s film “Passing Through the Shrine’s Gate” is about a girl from New York who goes on a journey with her Japanese grandpa visiting shrines around Japan. One of the key figures that repeatedly comes up in this film is Kumagusu Minakata, an author, biologist and naturalist who was outspoken in his protest against shrine consolidation. This event will commemorate 150 years since Minakata’s birth with a screening of the film and talk by Seiko Ito and Yoshiya Tamura to follow.

Timetable:
Welcome by director and producer of “Passing Through the Shrine’s Gate”
Part 1: Screening (65 mins.): “Passing Through the Shrine’s Gate”
-Break 5-10 mins.-
Part 2: Talk (60 mins.): “The Wind in Kumagusu Minakata’s Forest” (speakers: Seiko Ito, Yoshiya Tamura)

*Event in Japanese only.

Schedule	Feb 26 (Sun) 2017-Feb 25 (Sat) 2017  Opening Hours Information Hours 10:00-22:00 Closed Until 19:00 on the last day.
Fee	¥2160
Venue	Aoyama Book Center, Aoyama https://aoyamabc.jp/pages/aoyama-book-center-tokyo
Location	B2F Cosmos Aoyama Garden Floor, 5-53-67 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001 Open with a Map App
Access	5 minute walk from exit B2 at Omotesando Station on the Chiyoda, Ginza and Hanzomon lines. 10 minute walk from the Miyamasuzaka exit of JR Shibuya Station, 15 minute walk from exit 7 at Meiji-jingumae Station on the Chiyoda and Fukutoshin lines.
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