Wakayama Prefecture's English Newsletter since 1987.

April 2005

Living Map Wakayama


WIN Staff
http://www.wakayama-info.net/livingmap/index.html WIN INTERNATIONAL’s second editor, Ms. Deborah Inaba, gave the following speech at an event in 1988 regarding the goals of our main activity, publishing our Newsletter. (more)

Sumo meet in Wakayama


David Geer
Asashouryu, a yokozuna, wins by Yorikiri
www.sponichi.co.jp/others/kiji/2004/07/05/03.html On May 22nd there will be an amateur sumo meet across from the Wakayama Prefectural Assembly in Wakayama City at 10 a.m. The event is being sponsored by professional sumo wrestlers training here in Wakayama at their outdoor arena so it should be a good opportunity to see what sumo is like first hand. (more)

Hotel Grand Opening


David Geer
Photo by Thai Minh Tri, March, 2005 Daiwa Roynet Hotel Wakayama, a twenty-story hotel across from Wakayama Castle and next to City Hall, is scheduled to open April 2nd and is taking reservations for rooms now. (more)

Wakamatsuri


Nichols Isaac
Courtesy of the Wakayama City Tourism Division Imagine seeing hundreds of Samurai warriors marching down the streets accompanied by traditional dancers, taiko drumming, and swordsmanship displays. (more)

The Tsunami in Southeast Asia


Alcantara Francisco
Last December, like many other foreigners in Japan, I ventured off to Thailand for my Christmas holiday. When the tsunami hit I was in Koh Lanta, an island south of Phuket and Koh Phi Phi. (more)

The Free Trade Agreement between Japan and Mexico


Alcantara Francisco
On September 17th 2004 Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and the President of Mexico Vicente Fox, signed a FTA between both countries that will enhance both trade and economical relations between Japan and Mexico. (more)

Things to do in April


Tsutomu Matsushita, David Geer
Blooming season
www.town.momoyama.wakayama.jp/ April and May are the best season to enjoy “hanami”, seeing various flowers and blossoms in Wakayama Prefecture. There are many places that are famous for their flowers and blossoms. (more)

Things to do in May


Sanada Festival
May 3 - 5 Parade 1:00 p.m. on the 5th Info: 0736 - 54 - 2019 This festival commemorates Masayuki Sanada and Yukimura Sanada, a famous samurai family who, after their defeat at Sekigahara in 1600, lived in Sanada for 14 years and built Sanada-an., which has been designated as a prefectural landmark. (more)

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