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Step back in time to the Meiji era at the dazzling one-night-only "Okazaki Meiji Bar"
The one-night-only event "Okazaki Meiji Bar," themed "Time Slip to the Meiji Era to Experience Tradition and Art," was held on October 26 in Kyoto's Okazaki area. Featuring Japan's proud cultural and artistic traditions like performing arts, crafts, and period dramas, along with the chance to enjoy drinks and food, the event drew over 9,000 visitors.
The event was organized by the Okazaki Meiji Bar Executive Committee. It was implemented as a pilot project under the Cabinet Secretariat's Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Promotion Headquarters' "FY2018 Olympic and Paralympic Basic Policy Promotion Survey Pilot Project," focusing on "utilizing symbolic spaces" and "utilizing nighttime hours."
The "Sake Garden" in Okazaki Park featured Kyoto's renowned sake brands. Additionally, uniquely themed bars appeared, such as the "Schoolgirl BAR" and "Bonsang BAR," created in collaboration with Kyoto cultural figures and restaurants. The "Beer Garden" in the courtyard of ROHM Theatre Kyoto offered beer, a symbol of the Meiji Restoration, along with appetizers from renowned Kyoto cuisine establishments, with geiko and maiko adding to the ambiance. Additionally, the venue hosted mini-live performances by local Kyoto artists under the title "New Era Outdoor Concert."
In the Heian Jingu area, a flower arrangement demonstration by Sasaki Ryufu, head of the Misei-ryu Sasaki school, was held before the Otenmon Gate. In the Shirasuna area, a Noh dance inspired by kemari (traditional Japanese ball game) was performed by Uta Ryusei, a Shite performer of the Kongo-ryu school, and others.
Additionally, at Kyoto Modern Terrace, the "Rokumeikan Collection" was held, themed around the glamorous Meiji social scene. The dance company "DAZZLE" performed an immersive theater-style, original dance performance, moving around various locations within the event venue.
Furthermore, at the Kyoto Traditional Industries Exchange Center, the Tette Collaborative Association held networking events to explore building relationships among future "makers," "transmitters," and "users," connecting these three "hands." At the Kyoto City Zoo and the Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, diverse performers and artists active both domestically and internationally captivated visitors with performances blending Japanese and Western, traditional and modern elements. At Murin-an, where figures like Aritomo Yamagata and Hirobumi Ito once held meetings, a special tea ceremony lit only by Japanese candles was held.
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