Events of 2020 (117th Class Senior Year)

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119th Class Enter, 118th School Anniversary, 116th Class Graduate (their video homage is here and here)
117th Class introduction is here


Halftime show at the final soccer match of the Empress’s Cup:

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(short videos also in Twitter here and here)

Band performed the halftime show at the final soccer match (Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies vs Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza) of the 42nd All-Japan Women’s Soccer Championship Tournament “Empress’s Cup” on December 29, 2020 at Sanga Stadium by Kyocera (video by st.taketo). Reference here, in Japanese.

Results of the online video tournament by Sky-A:

Results of the online video tournament by Sky-A were broadcasted on December 27, 2020 when Osaka University of Arts Group presented their “Marching Bravo! ~ Putting hope on music ~” -program (click here for more details of the tournament). At the end of the program Tachibana was declared winner with 9237 votes (see more here). Translation of the conversation between the hosts and the band members to English is here. See the entire broadcast here (Tachibana comes in at 117:38). St. Ursula Eichi Wind Orchestra is on at 10:59 followed by Izumo Business High School (Izusho) at 12:10.

Band 57th Regular Concert:

(Entire concert at bilibili is here: Part I, Part II, Part III. Video of the Stage Show (Part III) at YouTube is here)

Band 57th Regular Concert was held at ROHM Theater Kyoto on December 24, 2020 with special guest, former T-Square saxophonist Takahiro Miyazaki. Only parents and guardians were allowed to attend in person, but for the first time ever the concert was streamed alive over PIA Live Stream to the audience in Japan and all over the world (even the comments by MC were captioned in English in most part). The band introduced new uniform for sit-down concerts, white tuxedo with orange handkerchief and black trousers. 117th Class played “Let It Be” by The Beatles as their farewell song, and the whole band took their last bow to the tunes of “Sailing” made famous by Rod Stewart.

Club President speech translated to English is here.

English translation of the Program Sheet is here.

Click here (Wayback Machine) and here for the notes at the school site, all in Japanese.

Appearance at NHK E-Tele:

Tachibana appeared at NHK E-Tele (=TV-channel) on December 7, 2020. They played “Takarajima” by T-Square in remote relay with five other high school brass bands. The video of the event can be seen here.

Appearance in “Waratte Koraete!”:

(video of the entire program at bilibili is here, video at bilibili featuring only “Horacha”-senpai and “Kyabechii” is here)

Band appeared in the rebroadcast of Tachibana 2011 journey to All-Japan Marching Contest at NTV variety show “Waratte Koraete!” segment “Wind Band Trip” on December 2, 2020 (originally broadcasted in June-December 2011). In addition there was an update of the band’s current affairs as well as special appearance of “Horacha”-senpai (=108th Class Drum Major who was leading the band in 2011 as well as in 2012 Rose Parade) and flutist “Kyabechii”. Note at the school site is here (Wayback Machine), in Japanese.

English translation of the comments made by the special guests are here.

The original 2011 program drew huge audience at the time, and is considered to be the saviour of the school which was under threat to be closed in 2012, full story here. Tanaka-sensei’s recollections on how the Tachibana participation to the show took place are here, in Japanese. Click here for the video links to the original program.

Concert at Toyooka Citizen’s Hall:

(video of the Stage Show at bilibili is here)

Band held sold out concert at Toyooka Citizens’ Hall at Toyooka, Hyōgo Prefecture on November 29, 2020.

Cheering school soccer team at qualifiers for All-Japan High School Soccer Tournament:

Due to the coronavirus outbreak the band cheering songs were played from tape when the school boys’ soccer team played against Higashiyama High School (website, Wikipedia) at Sanga Stadium in Kyoto qualifier final for the 99th All-Japan High School Soccer Tournament on November 15, 2020. Regardless of the difficult situation Tachibana won 2-1 and proceeded to the National Tournament for the 9th time. Note at school site is here, in Japanese.

Parade at Garasha (Gracia) Festival:

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The 29th Garasha (Gracia) Festival in Nagaokakyō on November 8, 2020 was cancelled due to coronavirus outbreak. The organizers however published a video with messages and memories of the past Festivals on January 24, 2021 featuring Tachibana in the beginning.

Kyoto High School General Cultural Festival/Concert section:

The band participated into the 37th Kyoto High School General Cultural Festival/Brass Concert Section on November 7, 2020 at Kyoto Concert Hall playing “La Forme De Chaque amour change comme le Kaléidoscope” by Masamichi Amano. Reference here, in Japanese. Event was held without audience.

Online video tournament by Sky-A:

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As the All-Japan Band Competition and All-Japan Marching Contest have been cancelled this year the sports broadcaster sky-A announced on October 23, 2020 that they will arrange an online video tournament for high school marching bands. Competition videos were published on November 2, 2020 and the voting period ended November 15, 2020. Videos with most votes were broadcasted on December 27, 2020 when Osaka University of Arts Group presented their “Marching Bravo! ~ Putting hope on music ~” -program.

In their entry above (video by SKYA CS SPORTS CHANNEL) Tachibana played first “Yorkshire Ballad” by James Barnes, then “The Olympic Spirit” by John Williams and “Let the Good Times Roll” by Louis Jordan, and finally of course “Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)” by Louis Prima. At 6:48 notice the “Diamond Cutter” move (so named by The Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps in 2000).

Event is covered more comprehensively in this post.

Halftime show at basketball game:

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(a bit longer videos at bilibili is here and here)

Band performed at halftime show at Japan B.League professional basketball game Kyoto Hannaryz vs Niigata Albirex BB at Hannaryz Arena on October 25, 2020 (video by
fkym1955). Band played “Winter Games” by David Foster, “You Can’t Stop the Beat” from 2002 musical “Hairspray” and finished with traditional “Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)” by Louis Prima. Soundtrack of the event can be found here and here, and a short video clip at bilibili is here.

Field show and parade at Meridian Marching Festa:

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Band participated in Meridian Marching Festa on October 18, 2020 at Kishiro Stadium, Akashi Park, Akashi, Hyōgo Prefecture (video above by MK KOBE). Event started with a field show followed by a parade. Parade route was rather innovative (see below), but no matter: this was the first (and also the last) parade of the band in 2020! References here and here, in Japanese. Eyewitness story is here, in Japanese. Another video on the field show is here. Very well edited summary video of the event is here. Entire event is in this video by TOMOYA KARAMATSU, with Tachibana entering at 1:03:33. Tachibana parade of that video is below:

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Kyoto High School General Cultural Festival/Marching section:

Band played at the 37th Kyoto High School General Cultural Festival/Marching section on October 17, 2020 at Shimadzu Arena Kyoto.

Short video of Tachibana performance is here, and some further pictures here.

Reference here, in Japanese.

Stage show at Open Campus II -event:

Band performed at the school Open Campus II -event on October 17, 2020. Note at school site is here, in Japanese.

Joint practice session:

The band had a joint practice session with four other schools on September 27, 2020. Reference is here, in Japanese.

Attending radio program at FM Kyoto 89.4 α.-station:

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Kaneshiro-sensei with 3rd and 2nd Year Club Presidents discussed the band activities during the time of coronavirus at radio program “Tuning Room” on FM Kyoto 89.4 α.-station on September 20, 2020. Recording of the program is above, and translation to English is here. Reference at the school site is here (Wayback Machine) and here, all in Japanese.

School festival “Tachibanasai”:

Band performed at School Cultural Festival “Tachibanasai” on September 12, 2020. Due to coronavirus outbreak the Festival was held without guests this year. Report at the Band’s Official Homepage is here, and at the School’s Official Homepage here, in Japanese.

Concert at Maruyama Brass Concert:

Band apparently withdrew from Maruyama Brass Concert held at Maruyama Park Concert Hall on September 6, 2020.

Performance at NTV variety show:

Band appeared at NTV variety show “24 Hour Television / Love saves the earth” broadcasted on August 23, 2020 in a joint performance of Kyū Sakamoto song “Ue o Muite Arukō” with singer/songwriter Hitomi “Yaiko” Yaida. Notes at Band’s Official Homepage are here and here, in Japanese.

Video of the entire Club Performance -segment is here, and the translation of the discussions to English is here.

All-Japan Band Competition and All-Japan Marching Contest:

All-Japan Band Competition and All-Japan Marching Contest with their respective Qualification Contests in Kyoto and Kansai (August-November 2020) were cancelled this year due to coronavirus outbreak.

Open Campus -event:

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School Open Campus -event on August 2, 2020 was held without guests this year. The band did not perform but they were featured in the club activity introduction -video (see video above, by the School’s Official YouTube-channel). The Open Campus Special Site is here (Wayback Machine), full school introductory video is here, and short school event introductory video here (English translation to this video is here), all in Japanese. Note at school site is here, in Japanese.

The band releases their third Blu-ray/DVD:

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The band released their third Blu-ray/DVD featuring the 55th and 56th Regular Concerts on July 29, 2020, click here for the disc introduction and ordering instructions.

Introduction to all of the discs of the band is here.

Attending Bukapi TV show:

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Related to the collaboration with J-Pop singer/songwriter/actress Kalen Anzai music video “僕らは強くなれる” (=”We can be stronger”) which was shot with the band in August 2019 and published on July 22, 2020, Anzai-san and three 117th Class band members (from top left: Club President Nakamura-san, Drum Major Aoyama-san, Student Conductor Takehara-san) attended at TV show Bukapi (ブカピ 部活ONE) hosted by Riko-san on July 14, 2020 (video by the official YouTube-channel of Bukapi).

Second part of the program was broadcasted on July 21, 2020, and it also contained a message to all high school third year students in Japan by the three Tachibana students (see that video here). On August 3, 2020 Bukapi YouTube-channel published additional video featuring band practice discussion (see it here).

Read the full story of this collaboration with Kalen Anzai here, with English translations to all videos mentioned above.

Ensemble concert:

First event after the coronavirus hiatus was a remote ensemble concert to the new band members at the School Festival Hall on June 21, 2020. Note at the school site is here, in Japanese.

60th “Brass Band of 3000” Event:

Field show at 60th “Brass Band of 3000” -event at Kyocera Dome on June 20, 2020 was cancelled due to coronavirus outbreak.

Concert at Kyoto Brass Band Festival:

Concert at Kyoto Brass Band Festival on June 14, 2020 was cancelled due to coronavirus outbreak.

Concert at Spring High School Band Festival:

Concert at Spring High School Band Festival on May 31, 2020 at Kyoto Station Building was cancelled due to coronavirus outbreak.

Parade at Brass Expo:

Parade at Brass Expo at Expo Commemoration Park, Osaka on May 10, 2020 was cancelled due to coronavirus outbreak. Reference here, in Japanese.

Parades at Blumen Hügel Farm:

Parades at Blumen Hügel Farm on April 26, 2020 were cancelled due to coronavirus outbreak.

Stage show at classical music festival “Ōmi no haru”:

Stage show at classical music festival “Ōmi no haru” on April 25, 2020 at Biwako Hall was cancelled due to coronavirus outbreak. Event reference (in Japanese) is here.

Concert by Uji City and Keihan Electric Railway:

Concert by Uji City and Keihan Electric Railway at Uji City Cultural Center on April 19, 2020 was cancelled due to coronavirus outbreak.

Concert at ROHM Music Festival:

Concert at ROHM Music Festival at ROHM Square on April 18, 2020 was cancelled due to coronavirus outbreak (event reference here, in Japanese).

Performance at Tulip Festival:

Band performance at Tulip Festival at Kiso Sansen Park, Gifu Prefecture on April 4, 2020 was cancelled due to coronavirus outbreak.

19th Kyoto Sakura Parade:

This event on March 22, 2020 was cancelled due to coronavirus outbreak.

Concert at Kyoto Fushimi Music Festival:

This event on March 20, 2020 at Kyoto Kuretake Cultural Center was cancelled due to coronavirus outbreak (event reference here, in Japanese).

Opening concert at Childcare Festival:

(soundtrack of the Stage Show at bilibili is here)

Band played in the opening concert of the 23rd Childcare Festival on February 8, 2020 at Miyako Messe. Sit-down concert consisted of majestic “Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral” from opera “Lohengrin” by Richard Wagner, “Takarajima” by The Square, and “Paprika” by children choral group Foorin (this is a cheer song for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics). Stage show part started of course with “Winter Games” by David Foster, followed with “Can I Have This Dance?” from 2008 movie “High School Musical 3: Senior Year“, “Rock and Roll All Nite” by hard rock band KIϟϟ, “We Are the World” by USA for Africa, and finished traditionally with “Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)” by Louis Prima. Reference is here, in Japanese.

Stage show at the 22nd Kansai Stage Marching Festival:

Stage show at the 22nd Kansai Stage Marching Festival on February 2, 2020. Article on the event at Asahi Shimbun is here, in Japanese. Soundtrack of the performance is here.

Stage show at Field Art Media Mix -event:

Stage show at Field Art Media Mix -event on January 26, 2020 at Shiga Theatre for Cultural and Industrial Development. Band opened traditionally with “Winter Games” by David Foster, followed by “Take On Me” by a-ha and “We Are the World” by USA for Africa, and of course finished with “Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)” by Louis Prima.

Cheering school volleyball team:

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Band went to cheer school girls’ volleyball team at the first round of the 72nd All-Japan Volleyball High School Championships Tournament on January 5, 2020 at Musashino Forest Sports Plaza (video above by Shingo Shingo Shingo). There were four matches at the same time so lots of noise in the arena but Tachibana won Kōchi High School (website, Wikipedia) 2-0 and proceeded to the next round.

Second round game was on January 6, 2020 against Saga Prefecture Tosu Commercial High School (website, Wikipedia) and Tachibana won the match again 2-0 (see video below by Keys Tk). Note at the school site is here, in Japanese.

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The band were also cheering at the third round match on January 7, 2020 against Kyōei Gakuen High School (website, Wikipedia) which Tachibana unfortunately lost. Note at the school site is here, in Japanese.

Cheering school soccer team at All-Japan High School Soccer Tournament:

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Band was cheering school boys’ soccer team who played against Ōtori High School (website, Wikipedia) at the 98th All-Japan High School Soccer Tournament on January 2, 2020 (video by blueamber). It was 1-1 draw after full-time but unfortunately Tachibana lost penalty shoot-out and the final result was 4-3 to Ōtori (see match report here). Note at the school site is here, in Japanese.

186 thoughts on “Events of 2020 (117th Class Senior Year)”

  2. This year’s (2020) instrument fair, where some fans were expecting KT to perform, has been cancelled.
    (Even if it wasn’t cancelled I would have forecasted KT not to participate this year’s event.)
    “https://musicfair.jp/2020/”

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    • Hi J.J….. According to the COVID-19 news from NHK, there were 107 new infections, with O deaths for 7/2/2020. We may NOT be able to see any event this year. I am afraid for the graduation party in December. My 5 yen worth

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      • Yes, the number of patients with COVID-19 continues to increase around the world, including in the US and Japan. So all the events this year may not be promising.　 Unfortunately, that’s a problem.
        　I’ve had two cancers myself, and in one of those lung cancers, I lost part of my right lung. So I am cautious about COVID-19.
        I am hoping for a quick resolution of the virus for the sake of the people of the world.

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        • J.J.- I am sorry to hear that, and please stay safe, I wear my mask all the time, especially in public places. In the US the infection count continues to go up, especially in the warmer states like, North Carolina, Florida, Texas, Arizona, California. . Now the infection count is among young people 25-40, the same people who would not wear a mask, and continued to live like before. Just plain stupid. I knew this evil thing was only living in the shadows, and will, in time, come back to bit. I am sorry to say that the US has a long road. Japan is in much better shape. Maybe we could lean from Japan, how to calm the angry sea (Virus). my 5 yen worth, which is not worth much.

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        • Hidy J.J…. I know you stay safe, and wear a mask, like I do. My mask is on every time I am outside. Stay safe, and we will get through this all together. my 0 yen worth.

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    • A really nice video. I think the collaboration with this artist will bear fruit for both sides. I am already looking forward to the complete video, wish everyone health and a successful 2020.

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  4. Check out KT featured in Kalen Anzai’s new music video:

    Never thought I would see the band in “White”. I hope they actually were involved with the music this time and not just acting in the video.

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  8. Please I’m a big fan of Kyoto Tachibana S.H.S Wind Marching Band and wanted to knows where are those beautiful Japanese girls and young men of the Orange Devils doing during the coronavirus crisis? Are they on quarantine or they are allowed to practice at the school or somewhere?

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    • I find it very sad that there are sometimes no videos of the KT appearing, because unfortunately it is forbidden. Not every fan lives in Japan and has the opportunity to see them there. I can’t quite understand it, but I’m still looking forward to every video on you tube. Best regards.

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    • Anonymous-san….. Usually the Hill of Bloom(Blumen Hugel) parade is in mid April, but I haven’t seen any announcement for this parade either. Could they not preform there t his year?

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    • From what I can see Japanese care a great deal about the education of these kids. If these events cause too much distraction or any kind of commotion I can totally see their justification for scaling the exposure back. It’s sad but education is top priority, if I were parents of these kids I would do the same. I just hope we can have at least 3 to 4 parade each year + the all Japan Marching contest, that’s enough for me.

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    • Anonymous-san….. Last year 2019, Blumen Huge was on 4/21/2019 (Sunday). Sunday dates are 5,12,19, and 26. Saturday: 4, 11, 18, 25, Biwako Festival 4/25-26; Rohm Festival 4/18. Only open Sunday dates 5,12, (19?),and Saturday 4,11

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  15. I have a question. Are there no videos from this event? I didn’t find any on You tube. Since I have already found 1470 videos with over 250 million views, I would also like to see some again. Thank you.

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    • Since last year, there has been restrictions about shooting and uploading vidoes to SNS on the band. Except for public appearances like parades, most videos like indoor or stage shows are so limited. Some videos on Youtube are up only for a few days and some are audio only. You can visit the fan-corner page and read all about the discussions.

      For 2018, and previous years you can still find many videos on YT, and other sites. The “Events” pages on this site also has many links to videos, and is the biggest archive of videos of KT.

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      • Thanks for this answer. Can you tell me why this is now being done. A group that is so popular should not be hidden. I find it unfortunate not to see any more videos. Thanks again and I will continue to be happy to find and download film footage on You Tube. Greetings from Vienna.

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        • There have been many discussions about this topic. You can go to the “Fan Corner” page and search the comments about this issue. But to make the answer short, in Japan, children privacy is of great importance. That is why they use nicknames in the band(see Background Info). The school/parents are now very much concerned since the band is now very popular not only in Japan but also globally. If you are a parent(and paying the tuition) you can surely understand this. There were also previous incidents involving shooting at inappropriate angles being reported.

          Previously, only the “Regular Concerts”/recitals and some school performances were restricted, but now it seems every appearance is included. Comments in Youtube are now disabled to prevent identification of persons. There are also prohibitions in uploading videos to SNS (except if authorized by the school). If you are a fan, you may not like this, but remember they are also just high school kids however popular they may be.

          Fortunately, you can go to http://www.bilibili.com and watch videos that are “not allowed/taken down” in Youtube. Some of them even taken from DVD/BDs. 🙂

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          • I understand very well that the privacy of the children is respected, if you look at the videos on you tube I do not see a single one that was taken from inappropriate angles. Only after appearances at the Rose Parade 2018 were the clicks shot to unimaginable heights.
            If you did the whole thing under supervision and had it authorized by the school, the fans and also the school and children would be helped.
            I have read elsewhere that there is a sprint account. Why don’t you do merchandising, such as caps, stickers or scarves. That would surely make you a lot of money and you could buy new musical instruments.
            Would only be a suggestion. I would be the first to buy it.

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          • Emms-san…. konnichiwa…..Before 2012, KT was a good Japanese band, not known outside of Japan, except for a few trips to Hawaii, England, Atlanta’s Olympics, but from the 2012 RP to the 2018 RP, there were videos of almost every KT event. After the 2018 RP, a lot of KT videos were uploaded to the world media, and the private lives of some wind club members were nicknamed. Some of the band’s nicknames were released, not only on SNS, but on regular Japanese TV. The school/parents became rather concerned, like any high school band parent in any foreign county. My HS band only listed names, and what instrument they played, on pamphlets, during school concerts. Of course our band wasn’t known world wide. Because of the nickname earthquake of the past, there was a threat to restrict all events to the public, but recently, there were some lifting of restrictions, if the schools/bands agree to lift them. Will it change in the future? Don’t know, but hope it will.
            Just my 5 cents worth

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        • Paul Miller, thank you for your detailed answer. I found about 1470 videos on You Tube and none of them was disreputable. From the Rose Parade 2018 alone I found at least 200 different ones with about 60 million views.
          I try to understand the Japanese culture and its attitudes and I have to admit that there are some excesses that are difficult for me Europeans to understand.
          I would say that any music company anywhere in the world would consider themselves lucky to be so popular. There will always be some who don’t adhere to the rules of the game. Also I was wondering how many people were filming at the hill parade, so I had the idea to allow a provisional group and so you can avoid such outgrowths. I first thought that they were the parents of the children but after reading some comments on this page I have, of course, full understanding for this procedure.
          Thanks again and I will be happy about all the videos, unfortunately I am unable to travel to Kyoto and see the KT on site. The kids could all be my great-grandchildren, but I’m still happy to hear them and see how they perform the music. Greetings from Vienna.

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  19. Details of the Kyoto Sakura Parade were announced yesterday.
    Camera photography (including video) while walking is also prohibited this year. Also, posting without permission on the Internet etc. is prohibited.
    reference in Japanese, (https://www.city.kyoto.lg.jp/bunshi/cmsfiles/contents/0000264/264257/kouhousiryou.pdf)
    (https://www.city.kyoto.lg.jp/bunshi/cmsfiles/contents/0000264/264257/chirasi.pdf)
    In addition to Izusyo, Matsue Commercial High School from Shimane Prefecture will also participate.

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      • Maybe something is different with Japanese law, but in the UK there is no right to privacy in a public place, otherwise dash cams would be illegal. It will be interesting to see what happens on the day.

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    • I hope this is only to reduce the number of cameras that chase the parade as the street gets more crowded every year and at some point something would have to be done about it. I can’t see this having anything to do with protecting the bands ( I refuse to call them kids as that would be an insult to musicians of their standard ), since with or without a camera the “nutters” will be there 😦 Hopefully we will get an official upload but with comments annoyingly turned off. Just banning uploads would only force everything underground with the videos appearing on torrent sites etc. I cannot see any reason for comments being turned off other than to reduce the workload of the uploader 🙂 I frequently put Youtube Japanese comments into Google Translate and find them to be of the same nature as the English ones, with nothing unsavory 🙂

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  23. JJ san Bedankt elke keer voor de info. Ik zou graag naar Kyoto komen om de band in het echt te zien. Heb tijd zat maar het regelen voor waar en wanneer stuit op problemen. bij mij. Ben gepensioneerd dus tijd is geen probleem. Maar helaas

    “JJ san Thanks every time for the info. I would like to come to Kyoto to see the band in real life. I have plenty of time, but arranging for where and when there are problems. with me. Am retired so time is no problem. But unfortunately”

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    • Sorry, I didn’t notice your reply.
      My recommended event are
      1. Regular concert. However, getting tickets is quite difficult.
      2. music festival “Ōmi no haru”.
      3. “Brass Band of 3000” This event will be enjoyed by bands other than KT.
      “Kyoto Sakura Parade” may not watch good because there are too many people.　Unscheduled or one-off events will be announced shortly before, making it difficult for people overseas to schedule.

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  29. About Sakura Parade etc.
    Next year’s Sakura Parade article is on NEWS of the Kansai Wind Music Federation. Although there is no description of the due date, in addition to the friendship concert at “Oike Junior High School” and marching on Teramachi Street, it is written that there is marching on Kawaramachi Street. Kyoto City Hall Square is still under construction and cannot be used.
    Reference in Japanese , The article is the left two at the bottom. (http://www.kansaisuiren.jp/NEWS/2019/732k1910B.pdf)
    Other site have date descriptions. It seems to be March 22.
    (https://kitasuiuji.xxxx.jp/windband/event/?d=202003)
    And according to the same site, the “22th Kansai Marching Festival” is February 2.
    and, the Kansai Wind Music Federation site states that the 70th All-Japan Band Competition (not marching) / Kansai qualifying is August 22.

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