Pavilion Celebrating Japanese Culture Hits London This October

Pavilion Celebrating Japanese Culture Hits London This October

“Presenting Japan” will be held in the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre from Oct. 24–30 in the run-up to the Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan.

A special week-long event celebrating Japanese culture arrives in London this autumn, offering visitors the chance to learn more about Japan’s rich heritage. Following a similar event held at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, this month’s event coincides with the world’s rugby fans descending on England for Rugby World Cup 2015.

Ahead of Rugby World Cup 2019 (RWC 2019) in Japan, the Japan Presentation 2015 Executive Committee is giving rugby fans, Londoners and tourists a preview of what to expect from the host nation in 2019. While the 2015 tournament takes place here in England, a series of seminars under the theme “Presenting Japan” will be held on cuisine, technology, culture, sport, innovation and the 12 cities hosting RWC 2019.

Attendees to the event in the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre (Westminster, London) can discover the essence of Japan by sampling traditional Japanese cuisine, experience live art on display, watch judo workshops, and discover more about Japanese technology and tourism.

A sample of the activities at the event includes:

Cultural Food
Learn more about Japanese cuisine and its cultural significance from trained eastern and western chefs and sample some of the traditional cuisine and sake on offer.
When: Oct. 24 11:30am – 3:30pm

Technology with Heart
Discover cutting-edge, inventive Japanese technology as told by some of the country’s top creative minds.
When: Oct. 25 1pm – 4pm

Timeless Creation
Understand how Japanese traditions and popular culture have come to influence one another and thereby evolve in new directions.
When: Oct. 26 1pm – 3pm

Social Innovation
Explore social innovations that began in Japan designed to improve and support the country’s future. Experience and discover the new world of cutting-edge, next generation TV technology and learn about Japan's recent environmental technologies, life science, and ITC at the “Invest Japan Seminar.”
When: Oct. 27 12pm – 7:30pm

Sports of Tomorrow
Learn more about Japan’s new initiative for international contribution through sports and find out more about upcoming sporting events including the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
When: Oct. 28 1pm – 3pm

Visit Japan
Discover the various charms of Japan and hear more about the 12 Japanese cities hosting Rugby World Cup 2019 matches.
When: Oct. 29 4pm – 6pm

For more information, visit the “Presenting Japan” web site!

About “Presenting Japan”
“Presenting Japan” is a series of events to present the values of Japan’s culture to the world, including the fields of cuisine, culture, technology, and art to be conducted in the form of collaborations between the private and the public sectors. “Presenting Japan” aims to not only showcase Japan’s rich heritage to the world, but also invite more people to: learn more about Japan, increase interest toward Japan, come and visit Japan, and work together with Japanese industries/corporations/individuals in the future.

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