Summer music concerts. Connections through remade kimonos and accessories.

A heartwarming music concert and showcasing cute remade accessories, all related to "Emu," a volunteer group supported by Kyoto-ya Owari Honten.

🎐 July 25th (Sat) '3rd Summer Concert in Nishibi'

This is a joyous concert featuring three musicians with disabilities performing alongside the local Nishibiwajima Junior High School Traditional Japanese Music Club and a junior koto team.

[3rd Summer Concert in Nishibi] Event Overview

• Date: Saturday, July 25, 2026

• Time: 13:00 Doors open / 13:30 Start

• Admission: Free (open seating)

• Venue: Nishibi Creative Center Doremi Hall

  • Address: 1-12-1 Odai, Nishibiwajima-cho, Kiyosu City

  • Phone number: 052-504-6361

• Performers:

  • Kotaro Iwamoto (piano, clarinet)

  • Kanako Ogura (piano and vocals)

  • Riho Suga (piano, violin)

  • Nishibiwajima Junior High School Traditional Japanese Music Club (Koto)

  • Ayuchi-no-kai Junior Team (Koto)

  • Host: Yuiko Iwata

• Organizer: Pocket Harmony, a general incorporated association

• Sponsored by: Kiyosu City Board of Education

• For inquiries and reservations, please contact: Pocket Harmony, General Incorporated Association (080-3626-2105 / Okazaki)

🌻 Thursday, August 13th: "Everyone's Music Concert - A Message of Life and Peace Connected Through a Piano Survived by the Atomic Bomb"

This is a special afternoon where we will use music to pass on our message of peace to future generations, accompanied by the sound of a piano that survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

[Everyone's Music Concert — A Message of Life and Peace Connected Through a Piano Survived by the Atomic Bomb —] Event Overview

• Date: August 13, 2026 (Thursday)

• Time: 13:00 - 15:00 (Doors open at 12:30)

• Admission fee: Free

• Venue: Asuka Hall (1st floor of Kakamigahara City Industrial and Cultural Center)

• Performers:

  • Mayumi Yamamoto (Dancer)

  • Ichigo-chan (pianist)

  • Macchan (percussionist)

  • Koichi Omae (Dancer)

• Organized by: Kakamigahara Peace Sound Executive Committee, Volunteer Group Emu

• Sponsored by: Kakamigahara City

• Supporting organizations and companies (in no particular order):

  • Time Giken Social Contribution Committee (General Incorporated Association)

  • Aiwa Sebone Hospital, Chairman: Fujio Ito

  • Retain Co., Ltd.

  • ICI Corporation

  • Nichibi Co., Ltd.

  • UI Factory Co., Ltd.

  • Sanko Co., Ltd.

  • Nakamura Woolen Mills

  • Takemura Treatment Clinic

  • Tanyo Trading Co., Ltd.

  • Koyo Co., Ltd.

  • Goto Disaster Prevention Co., Ltd.

🛍️ Handmade accessories by "Emu" are also on display and for sale at the Kyoto-ya store!

At Kyoto-ya's storefront, we are showcasing many of Emu's remade accessories. They will be on full display and for sale at the Remade Kimono Market, so please stop by.

These are one-of-a-kind pieces, reborn from kimonos that had been dormant, thanks to the gentle care given to them. Please take a look and feel their warmth.

The hot weather continues, so please take care of yourselves and have a healthy summer.