311 event listing
HOW TO SPEND THE 1ST ANNIVERSARY OF MARCH 11
Weather in Japan or oversea, there will be tons of event organize during the anniversary weekend of East Japan Great Disaster of March 11. If you haven't decided what to do besides watching YokosoNews live cast, there are plenty of events all over the world online or offline.
* Please make sure to double check the event information before you really go. All events are subject to change. YokosoNews has not confirmed all the information.
* This page will be kept udpating if there's any new info until March 11, 2012
Online
20,000 Requiem Fireworks live cast from Izumigatake, Miyagi
PST: Sat, March 10, 2012 @ 12:00am - 2:00am
EST: Sat, March 10, 2012 @ 3:00am -5:00am
GMT: Sat, March 10, 2012 @ 8:00am - 10:00am
JST: Sat, March 10, 2012 @ 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Watch live at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/hobonichi-live
YokosoNews live cast: 311 Memorial Live Cast (web)
Japan / Tokyo
March 10~11: 3/11 Tribute Weekend
[ web ]
The screening of documentary films.
By The Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan
Date & Time:
Sat, March 10, 2012: 10am-9:30pm
Sun, March 11, 2012: 10am-7:30pm
Admission: Free
Where
Yurakucho Denki North Building 20F
Yurakucho 1-7-1, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan [ Map ]
Japan / Chiba
March 11: 300x50 Swing Prayers
[ web ] (in Japanese)
What: 300 teenager baseball players from Chiba's will swing 50 times to pray for 15000 victims
By Nico Nico Baseball Club (NPO)
Date & Time
Sun, March 11, 2012
10:00am-11:30am
Admission: Open to the public to watch. Must be the teen baseball team member to join.
Where
5-1 Isobe Mihama-ku, Chiba, Chiba [ Map ]
USA / Los Angeles
Japan Showcase & Public Appreciation Event
[ web ]
What: Hello Kitty, tea ceremony taiko, and koto performances and more to thank American people for their support
By Consulate General of Japan in Los Angeles & Japan Business Association of Southern California
Date & Time
Sat, March 10, 2012
12:00pm-8:00pm
Admission: Free but donation is welcome
Where
The Grove in LA
189 The Grove Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90036 [ map ]
Love to Nippon - 3.11 Memorial Event
[ web ]
What: Documentary film screening of ABC7 News anchor David Ono and panel discussion with the people from Ofunato, Iwate, Japan.
By Japan America Society & Love to Nippon Project
Date & Time:
Sun, March 11, 2012
2:30pm-3:30pm Flower and incense offering:
3:30pm-6:00pm: Program
Admission: Free registration is recommended
Where
LAPD Headquaters - Ronald F. Deaton Civic Auditorium
100 W 1st, St, Los Angeles, CA
USA / New York City
Together for 3.11
[ web ]
What: Memorial service
By Fellowship for Japan
Admission: Free but donation is welcome
Date & Time
Sat, March 10, 2012
5:00pm Door opens
5:45pm - 6:45pm Memorial ceremony
8:00pm door closes
Where
First Church of Christ, Scientist
10 West 68th Street, New York, NY 10023
USA / Seattle
3.11 Great East Japan Earthquake Memorial
[ web ]
What: Memorial service & film screening
By JapanJapanRelief.org, Consulate General of Japan in Seatte & Japan Business Association of Seattle
Admission: Free but donation is welcome
Date & Time
Sat, March 10, 2012
10:00am - 3:00pm
Where
Fisher Pavilion & Seattle Center, Kobe Bell
UK / London
Nihon Kizuna - One Year Later
[ web ]
What: Music fundraiding club event + The event takes place in Tokyo + Ustream live cast
By Nihon Kizuna
Admission: £5 entry plus donation is welcome
Date & Time
Sun, March 11, 2012
3:00pm - midnight
Where
Camp
70 – 74 City Rd, London, EC1Y 2BJ (Old Street, London)
Germany
Lichterkette 2012
[ web ]
What: Chain of candle light
By Lichterkette 2012
Admission: £5 entry plus donation is welcome
Date & Time
Sun, March 11, 2012
Where
City of Brunswick
Australia / Adelaide
Japanese Earthquake & Tsunami Memorial Picnic
[ web ]
What: Outdoor memorial
By Adelaide Festival Centre OzAsia Festival & Australian Japan Association of SA
Date & Time
Sun, March 11, 2012
1:30pm - 4:00pm
Where
South Parklands (west of Himeji Gardens), Adelaide
Austria / Wien
BENEFIZKONZERT (Japan Benefit Concert at Eschenbach Palais)
[ web ]
What: Musical works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Sergey Prokofiev, Eugene Ysaye, Michio Miyagi, Ludwig van Beethoven and others
By Japanese Embassy in Austria, Austrian japanese society and Stefano Cantini
Admission: € 50 donation for Japan
Date & Time
Sun, March 11, 2012
3:00pm
Where
Beletage des Palais Eschenbach, Eschenbachgasse 11, 1010 Wien
Canada / Toronto
Remembering March 11
[ web ]
What: Short film presentation & seminar
By Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre
Admission: Unknown
Date & Time
Sun, March 11, 2012
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Where
Kobayashi Hall, Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre
6 Garamond Court, Toronto, ON, M3C 1Z5
Leave us a comment if you know more interesting event to go.
Special thanks to April Perkinson Cat Tuff, Bron Hamilton, JoAnn Mangano, Cami, Trea MacPherson
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