FEW Kansai March Event
Tuesday, March 25
Picnic Lunch & Fukuda Museum
Arashiyama, Kyoto
Spring is here! Join us as we celebrate together with a picnic lunch and a visit to Fukuda Museum in Arashiyama, Kyoto. Nonmembers are welcome, so feel free to invite your friends and partners to join us. It's a lovely opportunity to connect with friends old and new. Hope to see you there!
DATE: Tuesday, March 25
TIME: 11:00 am – 4:00 pm (Museum visit starts around 2:00 pm. Feel free to join us
then if you prefer; no need to register.)
WHERE: Arashiyama, Kyoto
Meet at 11:00 at JR Saga-Arashiyama Station at 11:00. (A 10:42 train departs
from Kyoto Station and arrives at Saga-Arashiyama Station at 10:59.)
COST: Registration is free; however, you will need to buy your own ticket to the
museum. General admission is ¥1,500, and tickets can be bought at the
museum or online for a small discount. (See here for details.) There are various
perks when you buy an online ticket. (Check the details here.)
RSVP: By midnight on Monday, March 23
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PICNIC LUNCH
After meeting at JR Saga Arashiyama Station at 11:00, we'll make our way to Kameyama Park for our picnic lunch. We'll walk to the look-out point (bring your camera!) and then have our picnic under the trees. Please bring your own lunch and something to drink. (If the forecast is rain, we'll arrange to eat at a local restaurant. You'll be notified the day before the event.)
FUKUDA MUSEUM VISIT
After lunch, we will visit the Fukuda Museum, an award-winning museum with commanding views of the Hozu River and Arashiyama Bridge. The current exhibition is the works of Higashiyama Kaii, an artist famous for his Nihonga style paintings. The museum's coffee shop is also well worth a visit, even if it's just for the spectacular view!
NOTE:
- Please remember to bring your own lunch and drink. (We will not be sharing our lunches and no other food or drinks will be provided.)
- There is a convenience store on the way to Kameyama Park.
- There's usually a coffee truck at the entrance to Kameyama Park.
- Chatting is officially allowed at the museum on Tuesdays. Visit here for more information.
- If you have time, consider visiting the Saga Arashiyama Museum of Arts and Culture, which is just down the street from the Fukuda Museum. The current exhibition includes works connected with the poems in Hyakunin Isshu (100 Poets One Poem).
