Social Events
Registration and Welcome Drinks
Executive Committee Dinner
Excursions
Conference Dinner
Registration and Welcome Drinks
Sunday, July 24 (Late afternoon)
The time for registration is set so that those who are interested in visiting the Museum Exhibition Halls before the conference will have an opportunity to do so without paying an entrance fee. The registration counter will open at noon on Sunday, July 24 in the Entrance Lobby of the National Museum of Ethnology. To enter the Museum Exhibition Halls on the second floor, show your conference name-tag at the entrance counter to the Exhibition Halls. Welcome drinks will be offered in the Entrance Lobby to those who have registered, from 5:15 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Executive Committee Dinner
Tuesday, July 26 (evening)
For current executive committee members (including retiring and elect members), former presidents and secretaries, and the current chair of the nominating committee of the International Society for Historical Linguistics (ISHL). If you are one of this group and if your conference packet does not include information about details, please contact the registration counter immediately.
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Excursions
Wednesday, July 27 (Afternoon)
There are four excursions to be arranged. Please sign up as you register.
1. Visit to the Fushimi Japanese sake brewery in Kyoto
Fushimi is one of the historical districts of Kyoto where the traditional Japanese beverage, sake ‘rice wine’, has been produced for many generations. The tour consists of visiting sake breweries, walking around the historical townscape, and a ride on the Jikkokubune, a boat which carried people and merchandise along the Uji River during the Edo period (1603-1868) and has been revived as a sight-seeing boat.
Fee: 4,000 yen
Related websites:
http://odekake.huuryuu.com/fushimisakagura.html (Japanese site with some photos)
http://kyotofoodie.com/sake-learning-to-make-sake-at-kitagawa-honke-sake-brewery-in-fushimi-kyoto-part-1/
http://mixria.blogspot.com/2010/03/visiting-japanese-sake-breweries.html
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2. Visit to a well-known pottery and stoneware kiln in Shigaraki
Shigaraki is one of the cities in Japan that is famous for traditional pottery. An important part of this tour is an opportunity to make your own ceramics manually, and have them shipped home, if you wish.
Fee: 4,000 yen
Related English websites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigaraki_ware
http://web-japan.org/atlas/crafts/cra18.html
http://www.aisf.or.jp/~jaanus/deta/s/shigarakiyaki.htm
http://www.shigarakiyaki.jp/tearaicatalog.pdf
http://www.e-shigaraki.org/e/
3. Short hike (about 5 km) to the Minō waterfall
Minō Park is a place of respite for the people of Osaka. Minō Waterfall is one of the most famous waterfalls in Japan. You can enjoy both natural and cultural heritages in this area, and spend time visiting a well-known insect museum located along the trail to the waterfall.
Fee: 3,000 yen
Related websites:
http://www.osaka-info.jp/en/search/detail/sightseeing_5028.html (English)
http://www.world-of-waterfalls.com/minoo-minoh-falls-japan.html (English)
http://www.osaka-park.or.jp/hokubu/mino/main.html (Japanese site with some photos)
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4. Behind the scenes tour of the Minpaku Museum (1 1/2 hour)
Visit one of the most substantial fumigation facilities in Japan housed at Minpaku, listen to stories about artifacts, and learn how they are carried in, processed and catalogued before they find their position in the museum
. An introduction to the newly renovated Language Exhibit (opened in March 2010) will be included. The exhibition halls will be kept open for your viewing after the tour, although they will be closed to the general public on the day.
Fee: No charge
Related website:
http://www.minpaku.ac.jp/english/museum/exhibition/main
(A site introducing the new language exhibit is now under preparation.)
Conference Dinner
Thursday, July 28 (Evening)
The buffet style Conference Dinner will be held at the beautiful geihinkan, or Royal Guesthouse, the building where the Emperor and Empress met foreign guests during the Expo ’70 and that has been maintained for functions and weddings. The venue is about 10 minutes walk from the Museum.
Fee: 5,000 yen
Related website:
http://www.geihinkan.com/index.html (in Japanese only)
http://www.geihinkan.com/banquet.html#main (in Japanese only)
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