Meiji Five Great Prisons Important Cultural Property "Former Nara Prison" Last Full Public Event "Nara Akarenga FESTIVAL" Held on 11/23 (Fri) -11/25 (Sun) Corporate Release | Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun Electronic Edition

(2018/11/15)

Category: Events

Release issuing company: Yoshimoto Creative Agency Co., Ltd.

In addition to the famous architectural tour of the Meiji era, you can enjoy a mini concert by Yosuke Yamashita and a Yoshimoto laughing stage on the first day of November 23! For three days until Sunday), the former Nara Prison, which has been designated as an important cultural property, will be open to the public and the "Nara Akarenga FESTIVAL" will be held as a commemorative project for the "150th year of the Meiji era". Yoshimoto Kogyo Co., Ltd. (Chuo-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, Co-CEO Hiroshi Osaki, Co-CEO Akihiko Okamoto) will support this event. The "former Nara prison" stands on a hill near Todaiji Temple, a tourist attraction in Nara. Of the "five major prisons" created with the aim of international standardization of prisons, it is the only one that retains its original form. The Romanesque-based brick architecture, which has watched over numerous prisoners and their rehabilitation, remains dignified and beautiful even now, more than 100 years after its completion. This important cultural property, "Former Nara Prison," has been outsourced to the private sector for preservation and utilization. We are planning to start the operation of Japan's first "Prison Hotel". The "Nara Akarenga FESTIVAL", which will be held from November 23rd to 25th, will be the last full public exhibition before the full-scale renovation work, and will be a very valuable opportunity. In addition to the former Nara prison special public event "Meiji's famous architectural tour", projection mapping projected inside the building, "Nara Marche" where you can enjoy Nara's specialty food, "Craft Beer Festival", "Prison work products" "Exhibition spot sale" is also held for 3 days. Furthermore, on the first day, the 23rd (Friday), a mini concert by Yosuke Yamashita and "Laughter at the former Nara Prison !? Yoshimoto Prison Live" will be held. We will also carry out a quiz project to learn about the popular Yoshimoto entertainer's story stage and the former Nara prison in a fun way. Nara Akarenga FESTIVAL Event Overview ◆ Date: November 23rd (Friday) -November 25th (Sunday), 2018 ◆ Opening hours: 10: 00-17: 00 (Last admission: 16:00) * 23rd (Friday) ) Will be held from 13:00. ◆ Venue: Former Nara Prison 18 Hannyaji-cho, Nara City, Nara 630-8102 * There is no parking lot at the venue. Please use the bus. (Bus to the venue will be increased) ◆ Access: [Free shuttle bus] We will operate a free shuttle bus from Kintetsu Takanohara Station to the former Nara Prison. Please present your event admission ticket when boarding. [Nara Kotsu Bus (planned to increase flights)] Get off at the Nara Kotsu Bus "Hannyaji" from JR Nara Station West Exit No. 11 Bus Stop / Kintetsu Nara Station Bus Stop No. 2. 3 minutes on foot. [Overview of Yosuke Yamashita's mini concert] ◆ Date: Friday, November 23, 13: 00-13: 20 ◆ Venue: Special stage on the 1st floor of the Central Guard Office [Laughing at the former Nara Prison !? Overview of the Yoshimoto Prison Live] ◆ Date: 11/23 (Friday) 13: 30-14: 30 ◆ Contents: Neta Stage & Quiz Planning ◆ Cast: MC: Goe Asakoshi (The Plan 9) Prima Husband / Side dish club / Horse and fish / Yuriyan retriever / Fusoya [Summary of projection mapping] ◆ Date: 11/23 (Friday) -11/25 (Sunday) 16: 00-17: 00 ◆ Venue: Central Prison 2nd floor ◆ Admission fee (tax included): General 1000 yen / To purchase a 500 yen ticket for elementary, junior high and high school students, visit the official website of the former Nara Prison below. http://former-nara-prison.com/festival/ * Advance tickets are required for admission and participation in tours. * Same-day tickets will not be sold. * Up to 3 elementary school students can be accompanied by a guardian. * Since the tour is to see the prison building in the Meiji era as it is, there are many steps and stairs and there are dangerous places. Therefore, we ask that you refrain from participating in tours of preschoolers. In addition, it is not possible to use a wheelchair in the former Nara prison because it has not been repaired such as making it barrier-free. * Each application will be closed on a first-come, first-served basis as soon as the capacity is reached. * Ticket resale is prohibited. * We do not accept cancellation waiting.Main gate facility panoramic view Government building Central guard post accommodation building ◆ Inquiries Nara Red Brick Festival Secretariat TEL: 0120-300-424 (Reception hours 10: 00-17: 00 / Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays excluded) e-mail: akarenga@ad.asakonet .co.jp ◆ Organizer: Ministry of Justice, Former Nara Prison Preservation and Utilization Co., Ltd. Co-sponsor: Nara City, Nara City Board of Education ◆ Sponsor: Shogakukan Shueisha Production Co., Ltd., Tokyu Community Co., Ltd., Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd., KNT-CT Holdings, Shimizu Construction Co., Ltd. ◆ Support: Nara Prefecture, Nara Prefecture Visitors Bureau, Public Interest Incorporated Foundation Correction Association, Yoshimoto Kogyo Co., Ltd., Senbo Co., Ltd., Japan Beer Journalists Association, General Incorporated Foundation Projection Mapping Association, Suntory Liquors Limited To the details of the corporate press release of Co., Ltd. To the top of PRTIMES

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