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Every summer since 1962, the City of London Festival has offered a rich programme of music and the arts.

We at the Embassy are delighted that the 2006 Festival continues its theme of 'Trading Places' by celebrating the links between the City of London and Tokyo. We are also very glad that Ambassador Nogami is the 2006 Festival Patron.

The Festival events include a wide variety of Japanese artists and Japanese arts, some of which are listed below. For detailed information of the full programme please visit the City of London Festival website.

19 June, 1:00 - 1:45pm; West steps of St Paul's Cathedral, EC4
Japanese Music Society (SOAS, University of London) performs Sankyoku, a traditional form of Japanese music.

23 June, 12:30 - 1:30pm; Route begins at St Mary-le-Bow
Festival Opening Procession will include many traditional Japanese artists such as flute and drum musicians.

24 June, 11:00am - 6:00pm; Parliament Hill, Hampstead Heath, NW5
Family Day - kite and origami workshops and taiko (Japanese drum) performances

26 June, 6:00 - 7:00pm; St Ethelburga, 78 Bishopsgate, EC2
Echoes of the Wind - Clive Bell on the Shakuhachi

27 June, 12:30 - 1:30pm, Paternoster Square; 5:00-7:pm, West steps of St Paul's Cathedral;
Calligraphy demonstration by calligraphy master, Yoko Takenami

28 June, 1:05pm, St Martin Church, Ludgate Hill, EC4
Classical Music - Hitomi Furukawa on the flute with Junko Nakamura on the piano

29 June, 1:00 - 1:45pm; West steps of St Paul's Cathedral, EC4
Tomorrow's Taiko - Taiko Meantime lead an ensemble of students

30 June

2:30 - 3:30pm; Museum of London, EC2
Japanese Ghost Stories

12:00 - 2:00pm; Liverpool Street St., main exit
Micabox - Toshimi Mikami combines electronic music with traditional elements

28 - 30 June, 11:00am - 7:00pm; Queen Street, EC4
Live Art by emerging Japanese artisits

1 July , 8:00 - 10:30pm; St Ethelburga, 78 Bishopsgate, EC2
The Sword and the Flower - music and martial artistry from Chloe Goodchild and friends

26 June, 6:00 - 7:00pm; St Ethelburga, 78 Bishopsgate, EC2
Echoes of the Wind - Melissa Holding on the koto

6 July, 6:00pm; Gresham College, Barnard's Inn Hall, EC1
Women in Tanka Poetry - Lecture by Dr Hisashi Nakamura and Ria Ulleri

7 July

8:00pm; St Ethelburga, 78 Bishopsgate, EC2
Film Screening - Documentary on Aum cult by Tatsuya Mori

12:20 - 1:10pm; Star Festival in the Guildhall Yard
Rikki & her band - traditional music from the Amami island

8 July , 6:00 - 7:00pm; St Ethelburga, 78 Bishopsgate, EC2
Ikebana Flower Arranging - Demeonstration by expert, Hisako Yusui

9 July, 5:00pm; St Paul's Cathedral, EC4
Contemporary Japanese Music

10 July
6:00pm; Gresham College, Barnard's Inn Hall, EC1
Traditions of Japanese Music - Lecture by David Hughes (SOAS, University of London)

12:00-2:00pm; Finsbury Circus Gardens, EC2
Kamura & Farmyard Animals Trio - An intrepid world jazz group

12 July , 1:05pm, St Martin Church, Ludgate Hill, EC4
Classical Music - Mayumi Iida on the piano

13 July
1:00 - 1:45pm, 6:00 - 7:00pm; West steps of St Paul's Cathedral, EC4
SOAS Okinawan Music & Dance Group - performances of Okinawan folk songs and Eisa drum-dances

12:00-2:00pm; Finsbury Circus Gardens, EC2
Oki Dub Ainu - world's most prominent performer of tonkori (traditional stringed instrument)

23 June - 13 July, Mon - Sat, 8:30am - 4:30pm; St Paul's Cathedral, EC4
Peace Sculpture Exhibition

26 June - 13 July
Queen Street, EC4, Ceremonies of Peace
Mon - Fri, 9:00am - 5:00pm, St Bride's Church, Fleet Street, EC4
Sachio Yoshioka's Cross Roads - Unique exhibition of dyed textiles
Mon - Fri, 9:00am - 5:00pm, St Bride's Church, Fleet Street, EC4
Makoto Fujimura - Exploration of traditional Japanese art of Nihonga
Mon - Sat, 8:30am - 4:00pm; St Paul's Cathedral, EC4
Yoko Ono's Morning Beams - Three works looking at elements from the natural world

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