April 23 (Sat) Heiwa Matsuri Omotesando Walking Parade! Info for the Day 📢
[A Peace Festival Held Twice a Year ✨ Finally Happening ❗️]
Hello everyone.
This is the Heiwa Matsuri Organizing Committee.
The long-awaited Heiwa Matsuri Omotesando event is finally here!
Thanks to everyone who always supports us, Heiwa Matsuri is charging ahead into its 2nd year.
We are truly, truly grateful ✨✨
We hope this will be a day where we can enjoy connecting with everyone while sharing our thoughts on peace!
Details for the day are as follows 🔽
■Date & Time: Saturday, April 23, 2022 — Gather at 13:30 / Start at 14:00
■Meeting Place: Near the Harajuku-mon entrance of Yoyogi Park — about a 3-minute walk from Harajuku Station’s west exit
2-chome Yoyogi Kamizonocho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
■Dress Code: A heart that prays for peace, and kimono or Japanese-style attire
(Even just a hair accessory or a green-tea PET bottle is OK!)
■Schedule
13:30 Gather
★14:00 Spot ① Gather at the Yoyogi Park entrance
Group photo session
14:30 Walking parade begins 🌸
Spot ② Jingu-bashi Bridge
Spot ③ Tokyu Plaza / Omohara no Mori
Spot ④ Zenkoji Temple
At each spot, there will also be a Heiwa Matsuri “Peace Riddle” game, so please enjoy that too ☺️
15:30 Arrival at “Himitsu na Yakiimo” (Secret Roasted Sweet Potato)
💓This year too, “Himitsu na Yakiimo” is sponsoring and supporting us 💓
This is a well-established roasted sweet potato specialty shop run by a striking beauty,
featured on media such as “Mezamashi TV” and “NEWS na Futari,” and a hugely popular shop that constantly draws media attention!
For Heiwa Matsuri participants who purchase sweet potatoes,
・Organic coffee
・Hoji-cha latte
・Matcha latte
we are offering one complimentary drink of your choice! Please be sure to take advantage of this opportunity!
《Click here for details on Himitsu na Yakiimo》
Enjoy a stroll around Omotesando, a peaceful tea time, taking photos in kimono, or simply spending a peaceful moment however you like ♪
★16:30 Photo session at Omotesando Hills 📸
(If you’d like to be photographed, please do gather with us!)
One last parade heading back to Yoyogi Park 🌸
17:00 Group photo session
※Joining partway through or leaving partway through is also fine.
Regardless of birthplace, upbringing, age, or gender, let’s all share a peaceful exchange as people who share the same heart that prays for peace 😊
We are truly looking forward to being able to hold this peaceful festival together with everyone.
■Special Project
We will be doing a “Peaceful Smiles Mosaic Art” project!
We will create a mosaic artwork using the lovely photos everyone takes on the day!
Simply post your photo with a peaceful smile, taken on the day, to Instagram with the designated hashtag,
and you can take part in this project — so please join in!
《Click here for details》
■Notes for the Event
To help everyone enjoy the event safely, we kindly ask for your cooperation with the following.
・As a measure against COVID-19, please wear a non-woven mask.
Please also be careful not to touch the surface of your mask more than necessary.
When removing your mask, it is safer to hold it by the ear loops.
・Our staff will be carrying alcohol spray, so please feel free to ask if you need any.
・We expect it will be hot on the day. Please be mindful of heatstroke and remember to stay hydrated regularly.
・If your body temperature is 38°C or higher on the morning of the event, please refrain from taking part.
・If you feel unwell during the walking parade, please do not push yourself and rest as needed.
If anything happens, please let our staff know.
・If you develop a fever within one week after the event, please let us know.
Contact: heiwa.matsuri.0921@gmail.com
■Contact on the Day
Contact and information on the day will be handled through the Heiwa Matsuri open chat, so please join us there ♪
We’d also love for you to share the photos you take on the day in this same open chat 😊
◆Open Chat 「Heiwa Matsuri 🌍 Let’s Walk in Kimono!」
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