From 2019:11 on November 19, 13 (Tuesday), "Classic Day 10th Anniversary Forum in Tokyo 2019" will be held at Jissen Women's University Shibuya Campus. Hideki Togi, a master of incense, Masataka Hata, the owner of Shoyeido, a long-established incense store, and Somenotsukasa Yoshioka, who is famous for plant dyeing, will give lectures on the theme of "Enjoying with the Five Senses" Genji Monogatari ".
It has been 11 years since November 1st became "Classic Day".As the first record to confirm the existence of The Tale of Genji, Murasaki Shikibu's diary was written on November 10, 5, and in 1008, the "Act on Classics Day" was officially enacted.
This time, the Classics Day Promotion Committee, which celebrates its 10th anniversary, and Jissen Women's University, which celebrated its 2019th anniversary in 120 with the founder of the famous Meiji Genji story researcher, Utako Shimoda, are comprehensive about the spread of classical literature. We will conclude a cooperation agreement and aim to further spread "Classic Day" nationwide.The first attempt is "Classic Day 10th Anniversary Forum in Tokyo 2019".
The 8th Classics Day Reading Contest [Junior High School / High School Students Category] Grand Prize Winner, Tomoho Ito's "Classic Day Declaration", and a commemorative lecture "To the Genji Monogatari-The Heart of Light" (Mr. Hideki Togi) ), "The scent of the dynasty" (Mr. Masataka Hata, the owner of Shoyeido, a long-established incense store), "Spinning the color of a thousand years" (Mr. Sarasa Yoshioka, the sixth generation of "Somenotsukasa Yoshioka").
Applications must arrive on September 2019, 9 (Friday), and you can apply by postcard or email in addition to the application form.If there are many applicants, it will be a lottery.See the website below for details.
Reference: [Jissen Women's University] Classics Day 10th Anniversary Forum in Tokyo 2019
https://www.jissen.ac.jp/branding_genji/event/kotennohi/index.html
