Newly constructed Water Bus "Himiko" designed by Leiji Matsumoto, one of the best renowned Japanese cartoonists (Galaxy Express 999/Albator, Interstella 5555), runs from Asakusa to Odaiba Seaside Park, to Hinode Pier and then back to Asakusa.
"Himiko" is a completely futuristic water bus with its streamline shaped body with 3D windows. Mr. Matsumoto designed based on its concepts, "the image of teardrop" and "the ship appealing to children." During the daytime the hight-tech ship runs through old Edo and modern Tokyo while enjoying 360-degree panoramic view.
At night the floor panels using Ultra-bright LED lamps changing colours are lit up and emphasize the ship’s sophisticated design. "Himiko" is named after Queen Himiko, Queen of Yamataikoku, who was the first recognized independent lady in Japanese history.
Newly constructed Water Bus "Himiko" designed by Leiji Matsumoto, one of the best renowned Japanese cartoonists (Galaxy Express 999/Albator, Interstella 5555), runs from Asakusa to Odaiba Seaside Park, to Hinode Pier and then back to Asakusa.
"Himiko" is a completely futuristic water bus with its streamline shaped body with 3D windows. Mr. Matsumoto designed based on its concepts, "the image of teardrop" and "the ship appealing to children." During the daytime the hight-tech ship runs through old Edo and modern Tokyo while enjoying 360-degree panoramic view.
At night the floor panels using Ultra-bright LED lamps changing colours are lit up and emphasize the ship’s sophisticated design. "Himiko" is named after Queen Himiko, Queen of Yamataikoku, who was the first recognized independent lady in Japanese history.
Ready for a space-water trip on the Sumida river and Tokyo Bay?
Achromatik est une association d'artistes privilégiant la création, la promotion et la diffusion de travaux photographiques et audio-visuels en collaboration avec des artistes indépendants qui souhaitent bénéficier d’un lieu et d’un cadre de travail favorables aux expérimentations visuelles (studio photo, espace d'exposition, promotion d'artistes...).
On September 5, 2005, MCDecaux becomes n°1 in shopping centre advertising through exclusive 15-year contract with Ito Yokado.
JCDecaux SA, the number one outdoor advertising company in Europe and number two worldwide, announced today that Ito Yokado has awarded MCDecaux, a joint venture between JCDecaux SA (60%) and Mitsubishi Corporation (40%), an exclusive 15-year contract for the installation of state of the art advertising displays in its shopping centres.
The contract with Ito Yokado, which owns 116 shopping centres in the Greater Tokyo region out of 179 in Japan, provides MCDecaux with a strong position in the heart of the Japanese capital. (jcdecaux.com).
The first Yosakoi Festival was held in Kochi prefecture, southern of Japan, in 1954 to stimulate the economic recovery and rehabilitation of post war Japan. In 1970, during the Osaka Expo, the Yosakoi Festival was chosen as one of ten major festivals to represent Japan to the world. More than 50 years after the first Yosakoi festival, the festival has spread all over Japan and it is held in more 200 locations.
The 52th Super-Yosakoi festival was held on Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 August in and around the Yoyogi Park and Harajuku district, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo. This year, dispatched on several performance sites (Harajuku Omotesando, Meiji Jingu, Yoyogi Park, Yoyogi Park Event Square and NHK Keyaki Namiki Street) the festival presented more than 50 teams.
Yosakoi ("Please come at night" in the dialect of Tosa, the former name of Kochi Prefecture) is a colorful, very energic parade mixing traditional and contemporary elements, and a contest based on the "Yosakoi Naruko Dancing" written by Eisaku Takemasa.
The musical style vary from the original Yosakoi melody, to rock'n roll, samba or dance music. Wearing free designed yukatas ( japanese summer kimono), young people, middle aged and children parade playing Naruko castanets (as a symbol instrument of Naruko prefecture).
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