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About Namaste Indian Festival
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The Namaste India Festival is organized by the Executive Committee for Namaste India Festival 2010, with support from Embassy of India in Japan, India Government Tourist Office in Tokyo, the Society to Promote India-Japan Cultural Relations (NPO-IJCR), Mithila Museum and many other organizations and businesses in India and Japan.
Funding
From booth rental to vendors of Indian restaurants, bazaar market places, corporate sponsorship and advertisements.
Demographics of Indian Nationality
It is informed that number of Indian nationality living in Tokyo is 7,000. Indian community will play a vital role in the event. It is most welcome to join the event in performing various programs as well as participation as committee members.
Please contact to Namaste-india@indofestival.com for your participation.
It is finally here, Biggest India Festival in Japan, Namaste India Festival 2010 which is 18th Indian Festival commenced since 1994 in Japan.
Facts
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Event
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18th Namaste India Festival 2010
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Date
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Saturday and Sunday, 25 and 26 of September, 2010
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Festival Hours
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10.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m.
(10.00 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. on 27th)
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Location
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Tokyo Yoyogi Park Event Square
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Attendance
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Expected over 200,000 + Attendees over 2 days
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We will achieve this goal by having better promotion of the event in the media as well as planning events that are tailored to attract diverse set of program on India Bazaar, exciting and exotic dances, pageantry of the Indian costumes, exotic food and cultural seminar.
Details of program will be released on this web site.
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Main Attractions are composed of 6 areas: |
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1.Eating & Drinking
Twenty tent restaurants offer exotic cuisines from various part of India in addition to vendor's booths offering beer and various beverages.
2.Shopping
Fifty tent vendor booths selling and displaying gourmet, fashion garments, handicrafts, artifacts, books, music cassettes and CD's, videos & DVD's, horoscopes & astrologers
3.Listening & 4. Watching: Variety of Entertainment Program
The performance stage is provided for Indian Music, Dances, Children performance and etc in 2 full days from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. About 30 groups of Indian Music and Dances perform. At Tent Pavilion, it is programmed to hold public making of Indian Folk painting and bamboo arts,
4.Collecting information about India
Indian Tourism, airlines, travel agencies, businesses and many others provide various information at their booth.
5.Trying & Exercising
Wellness Fair consisting of various spiritual organizations, yoga and mediation techniques, alternative healing at Tent Pavilion.
Lottery.
One more important attraction is Lottery. Special prize is one pair of air tickets to and from Tokyo and Delhi sponsored by Air India. There will be many, many more prizes.
Let's have a fun! Please come and join the Namaste India Festival 2010.
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Organizers, Date, other details |
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Name
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the 18th Namaste India, 2010
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Date and Time
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September 25 (Sat), 1000hrs~2000hrs
September 26 (Sun), 1000hrs~1930hrs
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Venue
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Event Square and Open-Air Stage, Yoyogi Park
Venue (Annex):Tabaco and Salt Museum, Shibuya
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Admission
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Free
* Admission for the annex is Yen 300 for adults and Yen 100 for students(Tabaco and Salt Museum only.)
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visitors
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Expected number of visitors are 200,000 for two days.
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Co-organizer
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Executive committee of Namaste India
NPO Society to Promote Indo-Japan Cultural Relations
Embassy of India
India Tourism
India Trade Promotion Organization
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Supported by
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Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) |
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Supported by
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Japan Chamber of Commerce
Tokyo Chamber of Commerce
The Japan-India Business Co-operation Committee (JIBCC)
Indo-Japanese Association
Others |
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Sponsors
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Air India, Bank of India, State Bank of India, New India Insurance, Tabacco and Salt Museum, Rokko Saree, Indian Cultural Communication Center, Lotus Ltd., Cox & Kings Japan, Mithila Museum, Japan Guardian Angels, A SEED JAPAN, |
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Produced by
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Executive Committee of Namaste India
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Pls. contact to
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◆Secretariat of Executive Committee of Namaste India
C/o Mithila Museum, Oike, Tokamachi, Niigata, Japan 948-0018
TEL: 81-25-752-2396 FAX: 81-25-752-6076
E-mail: namaste-india@indofestival.com
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