Details of the 2020 Japan Honor Green Band U.S. Expedition

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This text is based on the interview with General Director of the Green Band Association Yuzuru Kumagai by Rei’ichirō Fukuno (Wikipedia).

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GBA official video of Rose Parade 2020. Click picture to watch it.

Participating Members: 163
(153 alumni, 10 active students of which one 14 year old Junior High School trumpet player, 108 first time in Rose Parade)

Participating Schools (21 schools):
Nara Prefecture Koriyama SHS alumni: 37 (奈良県立郡山高等学校)
Aichi Prefecture Nagoya Minami SHS alumni: 33 (愛知県立名古屋南高等学校)
Nagoya Denki Gakuen Aichi Kogyo University Meiden SHS alumni: 17 (学校法人名古屋電気学園 愛知工業大学 名電高等学校)
Gifu Prefecture Gifu Commercial&Business SHS alumni: 13 (岐阜県立岐阜商業高等学校)
Kitakami Gakuen Senshū University Kitakami SHS: 13 (9 active students, 4 alumni）(学校法人北上学園 専修大学 北上高等学校)
Kyoto Tachibana Gakuen Kyoto Tachibana SHS alumni: 12 (9 from 114th Class, 3 from 111th Class, 2 first time in Rose Parade) (学校法人京都橘学園 京都橘高等学校)
Aichi Prefecture Kisogawa SHS alumni: 10 (愛知県立木曽川高等学校)
Hyōgo Prefecture Akashi Kita SHS alumni: 7 (including Drum Major) (兵庫県立明石北高等学校)
Seikyō Gakuen SHS alumni: 6 (学校法人清教学園 清教高等学校)
Tōhō University Tōhō SHS alumni: 2 (学校法人東邦大学付属東邦高等学校)
Hiroshima Prefecture Hiroshima Inokuchi SHS alumni: 2 (広島県立広島井口高等学校)
Hiroshima Prefecture Yasufuruichi SHS alumni: 2 (広島県立安古市高等学校)
Anjō Gakuen SHS alumni: 1 (学校法人安城学園 安城学園高等学校)
Gifu Prefecture Seki Municipal Seki Shōkō SHS alumni: 1 (関市立関商工高等学校)
Ichimura Gakuen Nagoya Keizai University Takakura SHS alumni: 1 (学校法人学校法人市邨学園 名古屋経済大学 高蔵高等学校)
Osaka Prefecture Mikunigaoka SHS alumni: 1 (大阪府立三国丘高等学校)
Naniwa Gakuin Naniwa SHS alumni: 1 (学校法人浪速学院 浪速高等学校)
Shōin Gakuen Shōin SHS alumni: 1 (学校法人樟蔭学園 樟蔭高等学校)
Shimane Prefecture Izumo SHS alumni: 1 (島根県立出雲高等学校)
Mizutani Gakuen Izumo Hokuryō SHS alumni: 1 (学校法人水谷学園 出雲北陵高等学校)
Iwate Prefecture Takizawa Minami JHS 2nd year student: 1 (滝沢市立滝沢南中学校)

Front Team:
Drum Major: Alumna of Akashi Kita SHS
(she is now teacher at Himeji Ciy Shikama Higashi JHS (姫路市立飾磨東中学校) in Hyōgo Prefecture and chief advisor of their wind club)

Banner bearers:
Alumna of Anjō Gakuen SHS
Alumna of Koriyama SHS

Flag bearers:
National flag: Alumna of Kyoto Tachibana SHS (111th Class) “Mio”-san
GBA flag: Alumna of Koriyama SHS

Homestay:
Members at homestay: 153
Hosts: 68 families

Instructors:
Marching instructor: Hirofumi Yokoyama
Percussion instructor: Tomomi Yomasu
Conductor: Masayuki Taketani
Conductor: Taka-aki Wada
Students Leader of Kitakami SHS: Kazuhiko Kumagai

Staff:
GBA staff from Japan: 8 (General Director: Yuzuru Kumagai)
U.S. staff: 11

GBA official video of Disneyland Parade. Click picture to watch it.

Schedule of 2020 Japan Honor Green Band U.S. Expedition (Group B):

December 23 (Monday, Japan Standard Time):
14:40 Group B members gather at Kansai International Airport (KIX)
17:40 flight JL60 to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), flight time about 10 hours
Meal: Inflight (supper/breakfast)

December 23 (Monday, Pacific Standard Time):
10:40 Arrive at LAX, load the instruments on the truck
(4 sightseeing buses and a truck are reserved all day until January 4 and their instruments are kept in the truck at nights)
Afternoon: Tour of city of Los Angeles and check-in at a resort hotel near the main gate of the Disneyland
Meal: by themself (the members go to the supermarket on the first day and buy the cereal or snacks for the breakfast during the itinerary. Many students also bring freeze-dried foods from Japan and they eat these daily with using the hot water in their hotel rooms)

December 24 (Tuesday):
All-day practice for Rose Parade at the parking lot of the Angel Stadium
Night: free activities at Disneyland
Meal: by themself (Nestlé provided about 3000 bottles of mineral water free for 5 days of practice)

December 25 (Wednesday):
All-day practice for Rose Parade at the Angel Stadium
Night: free activities at Disneyland
Meal: by themself

December 26 (Thursday):
All-day practice for Rose Parade at the Angel Stadium
Night: free activities at Disneyland
Meal: by themself (lunch provided by GBA)

December 27 (Friday):
All-day practice for Rose Parade at the Angel Stadium
Night: free activities at Disneyland
Meal: by themself (lunch provided by local Japanese volunteers: Mayumi Toida, Chairman of the Nanka Gifu Kenjinkai (南加岐阜県人会))

December 28 (Saturday):
All-day practice for Rose Parade at the Angel Stadium
Night: free activities at Disneyland
Meal: by themself (lunch provided by GBA)

December 29 (Sunday):
09:00-12:00 Practice for Disney parade and Bandfest at Angel Stadium
p.m. Arrive at Disneyland
Disney Workshop experience (90 minutes)
Disney Christmas Parade (about 30 minutes)
Meal: by themself (lunch provided by GBA)

December 30 (Monday):
Commemorative photo at Rose Bowl Stadium
Float production tour
Field drill; Bandfest (about 20 minutes)
Homestay with their host family
Meal: Breakfast by themself, lunch provided by IN-N-OUT Burger, dinner with their host family

December 31 (Tuesday):
All day freedom with the Host family
After dinner everyone gathers at the hotel
Meal with their host family

January 1 (Wednesday):
04:00 Meeting at the hotel lobby
09:00 Rose Parade
Stay with their host family after the evening
Meal: Breakfast and lunch provided by IN-N-OUT Burger, dinner with their host family

January 2 (Thursday):
a.m. Everyone gathers at Aratani theater and rehearsal of the concert
p.m. Olympic Year Celebration concert (they donate collected funds)
Meal: Breakfast at the hotel, lunch and dinner provided by GBA

January 3 (Friday):
8:30 Bus to LAX Airport
12:45 Flight JL69 from LAX to KIX, flight time about 12 hours
Meal: Breakfast by themself, inflight lunch and supper

January 3 (Friday, Japan Standard Time):
18:15 Arrived at KIX and dissolved

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