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The 25^th National Cultural Festival in Okayama 2010

This autumn, the National Cultural Festival will be held in Okayama Prefecture.
The National Cultural Festival is a festival of culture which aims to provide opportunities to present various cultural activities by the Japanese public with an emphasis on activities by amateur, rouse motivation to join cultural activities, encourage the creation of new culture, achieve the development of local culture, and enrich the life of the people. This Festival is hosted jointly by the Agency for Cultural Affairs together with Okayama Prefecture and cultural groups.

【Main Features】

Includes an opening festival that indicates the orientation of new trends in amateur cultural activities and so forth.

Keynote lectures, panel discussions, and other events to discuss diverse topics related to trends in Japanese culture, including amateur cultural activities and regional cultural activities.

<Genre-Specific Festivals>

Performances, exhibition, and other events are presented - with a focus on groups nominated by prefectural governments and so on - in such genres as folk music, orchestral music, choral music, brass band music, drama, literary, arts, dance, traditional Japanese music, and daily-culture.

【Cooperative Festivals】

Those that comply with the objectives of the National Cultural Festival and are hosted by local government, culture-related groups, and corporation and other organizations nationwide. They consist of performances, contests, festivals, exhibitions, classes, and other events.

●The 25th National Cultural Festival in Okayama 2010

68 events such as the opening festival, orchestral music, choral music, brass band music, drama, literary, arts, dance, daily-culture, traditional Japanese music are held throughout the festival in all of Okayama Prefecture’s cities, towns and villages.

●Hosted by:

The Agency for Cultural Affairs, Okayama Prefecture, Okayama Prefectural Board of Education, host municipalities, host municipalities’ boards of education, The Okayama Executive Committee for the 25th National Cultural Festival, The Municipal Executive Committee for the 25th National Cultural Festival, cultural groups etc.