Monday, November 13, 2023
On Sunday, November 5th, the 3rd Annual Fukagawa Hometown Song Festival, sponsored by the Fukagawa Kizuna no Kai (Chairman: Matsumoto Koichi), was held at the Fukagawa Cultural Exchange Hall Mirai. The event was a great success, with over 600 enthusiastic attendees.
- 1 3rd Charity Fukagawa "Hometown Song Festival"
- 1.1 Participation by Hokuryu Town resident Kazuo Kimura (Hokuryu Town Council Member)
- 1.2 The third event saw 25 people singing with beautiful voices.
- 1.3 Moderator: Mr. Sato Jiro (Kizuna no Kai)
- 1.4 Part 1
- 1.4.1 1. Kazuo Ezaki (Akizuki-kai Friendship Support): Takeshi Kitayama's "A Man's Tears"
- 1.4.2 2. Hiroyuki Takeuchi (Kizuna no Kai): "With Love from a Northern Town" by Shuji Tashiro
- 1.4.3 3. Akiyo Omae (Fukagawa City Council Member): Jun Mayuzumi's "Angel's Temptation"
- 1.4.4 4. Tadashi Matsushita (Kizuna no Kai): "Sake Cup" by Saburo Kitajima
- 1.4.5 5. Akiyoshi Sugawara (Chairman of the Fukagawa Consumers Association)
- 1.4.6 6. Kazuo Kimura (Kizuna no Kai): "Kitayukiro" by Kenta Koori
- 1.4.7 7. Takashi Miyazawa (Fukagawa City Council Member): Goro Noguchi's "Green Apple"
- 1.4.8 8. Chiemi Yabuuchi (Kizuna no Kai): Hitoto Yo's "Dogwood"
- 1.4.9 9. Shunichi Kojima (Chairman of the Fukagawa Cultural Association)
- 1.4.10 10. Norio Higashi (Kizuna no Kai): Chiharu Matsuyama "Jun"
- 1.4.11 11. Mr. Kiyomasa Iwata (Representative Director and Chairman of Kitasorachi Agricultural Cooperative Association): Begin "The Treasure of the Islanders"
- 1.4.12 12. Akemi Saeki (Kizuna no Kai): "Doll's House" by Mieko Hirota
- 1.4.13 13. Takayuki Enjo (President of Fukagawa Rotary Club): Masaki Ueda "It's a sad color."
- 1.5 Organizer's greeting from Mr. Koichi Matsumoto, Chairman of Fukagawa Kizuna no Kai, and presentation of charity funds to the NPO Fukagawa City Hand-in-Hand Development Association "Fureai no Ie"
- 1.6 Part 2
- 1.6.1 1. Masayuki Tanaka (Mayor of Fukagawa City): Kome Kome Club "Romantic Flight"
- 1.6.2 2. Toshifumi Okabe (Kizuna no Kai): Kazuya Iwade "Don't Erase Love"
- 1.6.3 3. Keiji Yamada (Chairman of the Fukagawa Prince Shotoku Memorial Association): "The Way of Love" by Saburo Kitajima
- 1.6.4 4. Mayumi Sugimoto (Kizuna no Kai): Yuki Kadokura "Lovers"
- 1.6.5 5. Masao Udo (Fukagawa City Council Member): Yoshi Ikuzo "To my daughter..."
- 1.6.6 6. Sato Jinjin (Kizuna no Kai): Yashikin Takajin "Tokyo"
- 1.6.7 7. Hidehiko Tanaka (President of Takushoku University Hokkaido Junior College): Guitar performance of "Takushoku University Song"
- 1.6.8 8. Tokio Yamamoto (Kizuna no Kai): Michiya Mitsuhashi "Take care"
- 1.6.9 9. Mieko Ito (Fukagawa City Council Member): Fuyumi Sakamoto "I'm in love with you again"
- 1.6.10 10. Hiroyuki Shimada (Chairman of the Fukagawa City Performing Arts Exchange Association): Shizuko Kasagi's "Momoi Ugie Vugie"
- 1.6.11 11. Eiji Usuba (Kizuna no Kai): Kohei Fukuda's "Hometown Mountains and Rivers"
- 1.6.12 12. Koichi Matsumoto (Chairman of Kizuna no Kai): Shoji Koganezawa "Thank you... I'm grateful"
- 1.6.13 Finale: Everyone sings "Thank you...Gratitude" with gratitude!!!
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3rd Charity Fukagawa "Hometown Song Festival"
Following the first event (December 4, 2016) and the second event (November 4, 2018), this will be the first time the event has been held in five years due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Organizer:Fukagawa "Kizuna no Kai" (Chairman: Koichi Matsumoto)
- Sponsored by:Fukagawa City, Fukagawa City Cultural Federation, Kita Sorachi Shimbun
- Sponsor:Trading companies and organizations within the jurisdiction
Participation by Hokuryu Town resident Kazuo Kimura (Hokuryu Town Council Member)
Mr. Kazuo Kimura (Hokuryu Town Council Member), a member of the Kizuna no Kai group and resident of Hokuryu Town, participated and sang passionately.
The third event saw 25 people singing with beautiful voices.
Divided into two parts, the event featured 25 people singing passionately and beautifully for two and a half hours. Participants included Mayor Masayuki Tanaka of Fukagawa City, members of the Fukagawa City Council, members of the Kizuna no Kai group, and other distinguished guests!
After the first part of the event, Koichi Matsumoto, chairman of the Fukagawa Kizuna no Kai, gave a speech as the organizer, and then presented a charity fund to the NPO Fukagawa City Hand in Hand Development Association/Fureai no Ie.
Moderator: Mr. Sato Jiro (Kizuna no Kai)
The entire meeting was conducted in a smooth and humorous manner.
Part 1
1. Kazuo Ezaki (Akizuki-kai Friendship Support): Takeshi Kitayama's "A Man's Tears"
2. Hiroyuki Takeuchi (Kizuna no Kai): "With Love from a Northern Town" by Shuji Tashiro
3. Akiyo Omae (Fukagawa City Council Member): Jun Mayuzumi's "Angel's Temptation"
4. Tadashi Matsushita (Kizuna no Kai): "Sake Cup" by Saburo Kitajima
5. Akiyoshi Sugawara (Chairman of the Fukagawa Consumers Association)
6. Kazuo Kimura (Kizuna no Kai): "Kitayukiro" by Kenta Koori
7. Takashi Miyazawa (Fukagawa City Council Member): Goro Noguchi's "Green Apple"
8. Chiemi Yabuuchi (Kizuna no Kai): Hitoto Yo's "Dogwood"
9. Shunichi Kojima (Chairman of the Fukagawa Cultural Association)
10. Norio Higashi (Kizuna no Kai): Chiharu Matsuyama "Jun"
11. Mr. Kiyomasa Iwata (Representative Director and Chairman of Kitasorachi Agricultural Cooperative Association): Begin "The Treasure of the Islanders"
12. Akemi Saeki (Kizuna no Kai): "Doll's House" by Mieko Hirota
13. Takayuki Enjo (President of Fukagawa Rotary Club): Masaki Ueda "It's a sad color."
Organizer's greeting from Mr. Koichi Matsumoto, Chairman of Fukagawa Kizuna no Kai, and presentation of charity funds to the NPO Fukagawa City Hand-in-Hand Development Association "Fureai no Ie"
Part 2
1. Masayuki Tanaka (Mayor of Fukagawa City): Kome Kome Club "Romantic Flight"
2. Toshifumi Okabe (Kizuna no Kai): Kazuya Iwade "Don't Erase Love"
3. Keiji Yamada (Chairman of the Fukagawa Prince Shotoku Memorial Association): "The Way of Love" by Saburo Kitajima
4. Mayumi Sugimoto (Kizuna no Kai): Yuki Kadokura "Lovers"
5. Masao Udo (Fukagawa City Council Member): Yoshi Ikuzo "To my daughter..."
6. Sato Jinjin (Kizuna no Kai): Yashikin Takajin "Tokyo"
7. Hidehiko Tanaka (President of Takushoku University Hokkaido Junior College): Guitar performance of "Takushoku University Song"
8. Tokio Yamamoto (Kizuna no Kai): Michiya Mitsuhashi "Take care"
9. Mieko Ito (Fukagawa City Council Member): Fuyumi Sakamoto "I'm in love with you again"
10. Hiroyuki Shimada (Chairman of the Fukagawa City Performing Arts Exchange Association): Shizuko Kasagi's "Momoi Ugie Vugie"
11. Eiji Usuba (Kizuna no Kai): Kohei Fukuda's "Hometown Mountains and Rivers"
12. Koichi Matsumoto (Chairman of Kizuna no Kai): Shoji Koganezawa "Thank you... I'm grateful"
Finale: Everyone sings "Thank you...Gratitude" with gratitude!!!
Through song, wonderful bonds are formed between people and precious harmony spreads, and we send our boundless love, gratitude, and prayers to the wonderful Fukagawa Hometown Song Festival.
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◇ Interview and text: Ikuko Terauchi (Photography and editing assistance: Noboru Terauchi)