Events in Our City in October and November

October 21: Works of City and Prefectural Exhibitions

The exhibition was held in the AKOS Hall and Gallery.
The City Exhibition included 225 works of artists in Soka City and the 112 painting works by elementary and junior high school students in the city, named as "Junior Painting Exhibition," commemorating the 40th exhibition.
The Prefectural Exhibition showed 25 works by citizens of Soka, coming from the prefectural art exhibition.

In addition, a lecture on art was given by Mr. HIJIKATA Meiji, director of the Okamoto Taro Museum, making the audience think about the characteristic painting of the Taisho Era and of the heart of the painters.

November 3: Soka City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Festival

In Matsubara Ayasegawa Park, where the Soka City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Festival was held, great excitement was created by the refreshment booths set up by restaurants in Soka City, events on the stage and the Monodukuri direct sale offering industrial products in the city at good prices.
Man families were visiting to see the awarding ceremony of the open-air art exhibition of painting by elementary school students in the city.

All the family enjoyed.

Bunka-no Hiroba (Cultural Forum) 

Bunka-no Hiroba (Cultural Forum) was held on the same day in Soka-shi Bunka Kaikan (Soka City Culture Hall).
Many cultural groups of various fields based in Soka City gathered to present their daily activities with the exhibition of excellent works, tea serving and creative performances on the stage.

November 5: Lecture on Child Care with Reading

"World Expanded by Picture Books and Picture-card Shows"

A lecture was held as one of the activities of the Autumn Library Fair in Chuo Toshokan (Soka City Library).
The lecturer was Mr. TANAKA Masami, director of Doshinsha Publishing Col, Ltd., who raised three children.
He talked about the historical background of picture books and picture-card shows as well as reading and studying environments, and concluded that children's duty is to play.
A participant commented, "I was looking forward to listening to a person from a publishing company of the picture books I read to my children. I listened to a story that many people are involved and a lot of time is spent until a picture book is completed. I have learned about how long-loved books are produced with great efforts."