Friday, September 15, 2023
The Shinryu Shrine Autumn Festival Entertainment Karaoke Recital was held at the Hokuryu Town Community Center Large Hall from 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 9th.
Nineteen members from three karaoke clubs in the town performed their wonderful songs, and the venue was filled with excitement as the audience of over 100 people were moved to tears.
- 1 Shinryu Shrine Autumn Festival Entertainment Karaoke Performance
- 1.1 Opening remarks: Festival Chairman Masami Komatsu
- 1.2 Moderator: Fumio Ito
- 1.3 Karaoke Contest
- 1.3.1 1. Yuji Saito (Shrine Officer): Heiwa Katsuji - Soemoncho Blues
- 1.3.2 2. Mitsuo Fujii (Singing Gathering): Hachiro Kasuga - The Last Train with the Red Lamp
- 1.3.3 3. Seiichi Miyai (Hokuryu Karaoke Club): Kanmuri Jiro - I want to get drunk
- 1.3.4 4. Hiroyo Nakamura (Heishui Karaoke Club): Fuyumi Sakamoto - I'm Still in Love with You
- 1.3.5 5. Shozo Funami (Song Gathering): Yoji Yamamoto - Tsugaru Love
- 1.3.6 6. Toshio Ishikawa (Hokuryu Karaoke Club): Kiyoshi Nakajo, Lie
- 1.3.7 7. Mie Iwakura (Heishui Karaoke Club): Yoshimi Tendo and Yuzuki Okesa
- 1.3.8 8. Iwao Nakamura (Shrine Officer): Takashi Hosokawa and Kinosaki Love Song
- 1.3.9 9. Tadayoshi Shirahama (Song Gathering): Hiroshi Kitaoka - Heartless Dream
- 1.3.10 10. Hiroko Ishii (Hokuryu Karaoke Club) Aya Shimazu
- 1.3.11 11. Azusa Hoshino (Heishui Karaoke Club): Aoi Teshima - Letter to Tomorrow
- 1.3.12 12. Takao Yamada (Hokuryu Karaoke Club): Miyuki Kawanaka, Living Together
- 1.3.13 13. Motoko Fujinobu (Song Gathering): Eiko Segawa, Ukiyogawa
- 1.3.14 14. Jiro Fujii (Shrine Officer): Masuyama Tashiro - A Man's Back
- 1.3.15 15. Toshiko Yamagai (Song Gathering): Mitsuko Nakamura and Tsubosaka Love Story
- 1.3.16 16. Fumiko Kawashima (Heishui Karaoke Club): Yuki Kimura - Life is a Naniwabushi
- 1.3.17 17. Yoshiko Yamada (Singing Gathering): Teresa Teng, Airport
- 1.3.18 18. Kazuo Kimura (Hekisui Karaoke Club): Seiji Wada - Song of Nostalgia
- 1.3.19 19. Ryoji Kikura (Honorary Citizen) Saburo Kitajima and Brotherhood
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Shinryu Shrine Autumn Festival Entertainment Karaoke Performance
Opening remarks: Festival Chairman Masami Komatsu
"For the first time, we have planned a karaoke competition to accompany the Shinryu Shrine Autumn Festival in 2023.
We would like to express our sincere gratitude to all the singers and audience members who participated.
Due to the effects of COVID-19 over the past three years, all such gatherings and tournaments have been cancelled. Although COVID-19 has not yet been contained, we have planned this tournament to coincide with the Shinryu Shrine Autumn Festival.
We will be joined by members of the town's three karaoke clubs, shrine officials, and finally, honorary town resident, Mr. Kikura Ryoji, who will be giving the closing remarks.
There will be no singing judging this time. Every single participant will receive an award for excellence.
I hope you will enjoy this event to the fullest as much as time allows, and I would like to conclude my greetings with this. Thank you very much for your cooperation.
Moderator: Fumio Ito
Karaoke Contest
1. Yuji Saito (Shrine Officer): Heiwa Katsuji - Soemoncho Blues
2. Mitsuo Fujii (Singing Gathering): Hachiro Kasuga - The Last Train with the Red Lamp
3. Seiichi Miyai (Hokuryu Karaoke Club): Kanmuri Jiro - I want to get drunk
4. Hiroyo Nakamura (Heishui Karaoke Club): Fuyumi Sakamoto - I'm Still in Love with You
5. Shozo Funami (Song Gathering): Yoji Yamamoto - Tsugaru Love
6. Toshio Ishikawa (Hokuryu Karaoke Club): Kiyoshi Nakajo, Lie
7. Mie Iwakura (Heishui Karaoke Club): Yoshimi Tendo and Yuzuki Okesa
8. Iwao Nakamura (Shrine Officer): Takashi Hosokawa and Kinosaki Love Song
9. Tadayoshi Shirahama (Song Gathering): Hiroshi Kitaoka - Heartless Dream
10. Hiroko Ishii (Hokuryu Karaoke Club) Aya Shimazu
11. Azusa Hoshino (Heishui Karaoke Club): Aoi Teshima - Letter to Tomorrow
12. Takao Yamada (Hokuryu Karaoke Club): Miyuki Kawanaka, Living Together
13. Motoko Fujinobu (Song Gathering): Eiko Segawa, Ukiyogawa
14. Jiro Fujii (Shrine Officer): Masuyama Tashiro - A Man's Back
15. Toshiko Yamagai (Song Gathering): Mitsuko Nakamura and Tsubosaka Love Story
16. Fumiko Kawashima (Heishui Karaoke Club): Yuki Kimura - Life is a Naniwabushi
17. Yoshiko Yamada (Singing Gathering): Teresa Teng, Airport
18. Kazuo Kimura (Hekisui Karaoke Club): Seiji Wada - Song of Nostalgia
19. Ryoji Kikura (Honorary Citizen) Saburo Kitajima and Brotherhood
With boundless love, gratitude, and prayers, we join the Shinryu Shrine Autumn Festival Karaoke Competition, where soulful singing that shook our hearts reverberated throughout the venue.
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◇ Interview and text: Ikuko Terauchi (Photography and editing assistance: Noboru Terauchi)