The Ambassador of Japan will visit Cowra next month to officially open new entrance gates to the Japanese Garden and Cultural centre.
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His Excellency, Ambassador of Japan, Sumio Kusaka, will open the gates in a traditional, Kagami – biraki [ Breaking of Sake Barrel ]ceremony at 11.30am on Wednesday, September 7.
Members of the public invited to attend.
Commendation for Seikei Exchange
In a further boost to Cowra’s relationship with Japan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Japan has announced the award of a commendation to the Cowra Seikei Student Exchange Committee for its 46 years of work in Cowra in running the Seikei Exchange Programme.
The Commendation will be presented in honour of the 40th Anniversary of the signing of Basic Treaty of Friendship and Co-operation between Japan and Australia.
Twelve individuals and three groups will receive the Commendations.
The Commendations are awarded to those who have made significant achievements in the field related to the treaty, in order to honor their achievements.
The Deputy Chief of Mission at the Japanese Embassy in Canberra, Mr Takashi Katae and Mrs Katea will be attending the Chor- Farmer concert at the Cowra Civic Centre on Saturday, September 17 at 3pm, and will present the award to the Seikei Committee at the afternoon tea following the concert.
Chor Farmer Concert
This concert will mark 40 years of visits to Cowra by Chor Farmer who have visited every two years since 1976.
The visit to Cowra is part of the choir's 20th Goodwill Tour of Australia and New Zealand.
They will perform only two concerts in Australia.
Chor Farmer was organised in Tokyo University of Agriculture in 1967.
The choir marks its 50th anniversary next year.
Led by Musical Director and Conductor Hiroshi Masumoto - who founded the Choir in 1976 - the Choir will perform a variety of numbers from their repertoire which includes world folk songs and popular music as well as classical music including Schubert.
Choir members are billeted for the weekend with Cowra families, most of whom have hosted the same choir members over many years. All proceeds from the Cowra concert will go to the Cowra Seikei Student Exchange Programme.
Members of Chor-Farmer have donated many thousands of dollars to the Chor-Farmer Trust Fund, which is used to support the Seikei Exchange program to cover travel and insurance costs for Cowra students participating in the exchange.
