September 8, Friday
11:00 Opening of the Calligraphy ExhibitionParticipants:
Keiko&Friends
Location: Salon “Jaukūs namai” (Cosy Homes), A. Juozapavičiaus
av. 21
14:00–17:00 Workshops of Japanese Culture (Japanese sweets,
Origami, Harmonica, Kamishibai, Ikebana, Taketombo, Sencha,
Japanese Drums)
Performers: Mr. and Mrs. Okada, Atsushi Niwa, Kazuyo Yamada,
Keiko Borjesson,
Sumiko Tamura, Kanji Uchiyama, Kotryna Šešelgytė, Miyoko Toyoda,
Kumiko Ando,
Keiko Seki, Etsu Noda, Makiko Hayashi, Daigengumi
Location: Lobby of the VMU Grand Hall, Daukanto str. 28
17:30 Wadaiko drums Closing ConcertParticipants: Wadaiko
Daigen-gumi
Location: VMU Grand Hall, Daukanto str. 28
Official Appreciation Ceremony
September 1, Friday
18:00 Before the Sugihara Week starts…Participants: Keiko
Borjesson, Bella Shirin, Antanas Stanevičius.
Location: Salon “Jaukūs namai” (Cosy Homes), A. Juoza pa
vi-čiaus av. 21
September 2, Saturday
15:00 Contemporary Ties of Japanese, Jewish and Lithu-anian
Cultures in Street PerformanceParticipants: AURA Dance Theatre,
Kyumeikan Kendo School, Baltic Improvisation
Ensamble “Skaidrumos”, Skaidra Jančaitė, martial arts
organizations, etc.
Location: Daukanto str.
15:45 Photo Collage by International Centre of Litvak
PhotographyParticipant: Richard Schofield
Location: Daukanto str., in front of Metropolis Hotel
16:45 Opening of the Exhibition of Japanese
Fairy-talesParticipant: Kotryna Šešelgytė
Location: V. Kudirka Library, Laisvės av. 57
18:00 Opening ConcertParticipants: Keiko Borjesson, Choir
“Varpelis“, Bella Shirin, AURA Dance Theatre.
Location: VMU Grand Hall, Daukanto str. 28, Kaunas
Presenting the collected funds to the Sugihara House
September 3, Sunday
10:00 Chiune Sugihara Kendo TournamentParticipants from
Lithuania, Europe and Japan
Location: Lithuanian Sports University, Sporto str. 6
17:00 Movie “Persona Non Grata” ScreeningLocation: Temporary
Hall of Romuva Cinema, Kęstučio str. 62
September 4, Monday
10:30 Starting Ceremony of Sugihara House Painting byTokon
International Sugihara Week Press ConferenceLocation: Sugihara
House, Vaižganto str. 30
Presenting of collected funds to the Sugihara House
16:00 Public lectures “Diplomatic Kaunas”, “Traces of Japan in
Kaunas”.Participants: Ramūnas Janulaitis, Sugihara Foundation
Aurelijus Zykas, Centre for Asian Studies, Vytautas Magnus
Uni-versity
Location: Valdas Adamkus Presidential Library-Museum, Dau-kanto
str. 25
September 5, Tuesday
15:00 Opening of the Photo Exhibition “If I Forget You,
Jeru-salem”Participants: Antanas Stanevičius
Location: M. K. Čiurlionis museum, Putvinskio str. 55
16:00–16:40 Modern Dance Performance aboutChiune
SugiharaConducted by: Kyrie Oda and Love Hellgren, dancers
Location: Kaunas Train Station, M. K. Čiurlionio str. 16
17:00–17:40 Japanese Tea CeremonyConducted by: Raimonda
Strazdienė, Kyumeikan Kendo School
Location: Inner garden of HOF Hotel, Maironio str. 21A
Opening of Bonsai Exhibition
18:00–19:30 Concert of Classical MusicParticipants: Machiko
Takahashi (flute), Yurina Arai (violin), Reina Shibutani (violin),
Aki Maeda (piano), Kotryna Kaklauskaitė (piano)
Location: Vytautas Magnus University Music Academy,V. Čepinskio
str. 5
September 6, Wednesday
12:30–15:50 Sugihara SymposiumParticipants: the delegation from
Gifu prefecture, Akira Kitade, Simonas Kairys, Simonas Strelcovas,
Bella Shirin, Asta Junevičienė, etc.
Location: M. K. Čiurlionis Museum, Putvinskio str. 55
16:00 Screening of the Documentary about
ChiuneSugihara.Participants: Director Junichi Kajioka, delegations
from Japan
Location: M. K. Čiurlionis Museum, Putvinskio str. 55
September 7, Thursday
12:00–13:00 Japanese Kites FestivalParticipants: Wadaiko
Daigen-gumi, etc.
Location: J. Dobkevičius Progymnasium, V. Čepinskio str. 7
Opening of Haiku Exhibition of Lithuanian Children
14:30–15:30 Workshop of Japanese DrumsParticipants: Wadaiko
Daigen-gumi
Location: Vytautas Magnus University Music Academy, V. Čepinskio
str. 15
15:00–18:00 Arts and Crafts FairParticipants: the delegation
from Gifu prefecture, Lithuanian companies exporting to Japan,
etc.
Location: Lobby of the VMU Grand Hall, Daukanto str. 28
15:00-19:00 Workshops of Japanese and Jewish Culture
(Calligraphy and stone painting, Bonsai, Japanese songs, Sencha,
Bagels, Jewish music)
Performers: the delegation from Gifu prefecture, Kęstutis
Ptakauskas, Tetsuya Hayakawa, Ruriko Kikumoto, Etsu Oda, Makiko
Hayashi, Bagel Shop, Rakija Klezmer Orkestar, others
Location: Lobby of the VMU Grand Hall, Daukanto str. 28