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About sugihara week

Sugihara Week is the event which aims to perpetuate the achievement of Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara. He lived in Kaunas (Lithuania) during 1939-40 and, together with Dutch Consul Jan Zvartendijk, issued the famous "Visas for Life", thus saving thousands of lives of Jewish refugees.

Two Sugihara Weeks were organized in 2017 and 2018, and they were extremely popular events attracting hundreds of guests from abroad and thousands of participants from Lithuania.

The Sugihara Week 2020 is planned on October 12-18, 2020. This Sugihara Week is exceptional as it is celebrated during Sugihara Year, marking 80 years anniversary of "Visas for Life", and 120 years since the birth of Chiune Sugihara.

Despite of the challenges related to Covid-19, the key events planned for Sugihara Week 2020 will be the Opening of Paper Cranes Installation (Oct. 12), and Unveiling of Sugihara Sculpture in Kaunas (Oct. 17). Besides, many other events (exhibitions, concerts, workshops, and sports events) introducing Japanese, Lithuanian and Jewish cultures are planned.

 

To this festival, we are inviting the institutions and personalities of Japan and Israel who are developing friendly connections with Lithuania in different levels: municipality, economic, academic, youth, and culture exchange.

 

Organizers: Kaunas City Municipality, Kaunas-Japan Friendship Association.

2020 spalio 12-18

October 12-18, 2020

2020年10月12~18日

2020 spalio 12-18

October 12-18, 2020

2020年10月12~18日

About sugihara week

Sugihara Week is the event which aims to perpetuate the achievement of Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara. He lived in Kaunas (Lithuania) during 1939-40 and, together with Dutch Consul Jan Zvartendijk, issued the famous "Visas for Life", thus saving thousands of lives of Jewish refugees.

Two Sugihara Weeks were organized in 2017 and 2018, and they were extremely popular events attracting hundreds of guests from abroad and thousands of participants from Lithuania.

The Sugihara Week 2020 is planned on October 12-18, 2020. This Sugihara Week is exceptional as it is celebrated during Sugihara Year, marking 80 years anniversary of "Visas for Life", and 120 years since the birth of Chiune Sugihara.

Despite of the challenges related to Covid-19, the key events planned for Sugihara Week 2020 will be the Opening of Paper Cranes Installation (Oct. 12), and Unveiling of Sugihara Sculpture in Kaunas (Oct. 17). Besides, many other events (exhibitions, concerts, workshops, and sports events) introducing Japanese, Lithuanian and Jewish cultures are planned.

 

To this festival, we are inviting the institutions and personalities of Japan and Israel who are developing friendly connections with Lithuania in different levels: municipality, economic, academic, youth, and culture exchange.

 

Organizers: Kaunas City Municipality, Kaunas-Japan Friendship Association.

Sugihara week

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October 12, Monday, DAY OF PEACE

8:00-8:05 a.m. Japanese Style Morning Exercise

https://www.facebook.com/events/339009733845609/

4:00-5:00 p.m. Opening Ceremony of Paper Cranes Art Installation

SC „Akropolis“ III floor (Karaliaus Mindaugo pr. 49, Kaunas)
https://www.facebook.com/events/3467138363371652/

5:30-6:30 p.m. Concert „Consonances of Poetry and Jewish Music”

SC „Akropolis“ III floor (Karaliaus Mindaugo pr. 49, Kaunas)
https://www.facebook.com/events/664960344456367/
October 13, Tuesday, DAY OF JAPAN

12:00–6:00 p.m. Japanese Culture Fair

SC „Akropolis“ III floor (Karaliaus Mindaugo pr. 49, Kaunas)
https://www.facebook.com/events/784296605637039/

2:00-3:00 p.m. Opening of Japanese Swords Exhibition

Vytautas the Great War Museum (K. Donelaičio st. 64, Kaunas)
https://www.facebook.com/events/638868503497688/

4:00-5:00 p.m. Gyotaku Workshop

Artist Valdemaras Manomaitis Garden (Parodos st. 7, Kaunas)
https://www.facebook.com/events/884873245380066/

6:00-7:30 p.m. Lecture “Japanese Culture: Tradition and Modernity”

In-service Teacher-training Center (Vytauto pr. 44, Kaunas)
https://www.facebook.com/events/1005389859933844/

VILNIUS: 6:00-7:30 p.m. Screening of Documentary “Visas for Life” (1997)

Vilnius Jewish Public Library (Gedimino pr. 24, Vilnius)
https://www.facebook.com/events/1929203867217220/
October 14, Wednesday, DAY OF CONSONANCES

10:00-12:00 a.m. Symposium “Lithuania-Japan Exchange Opportunities through Sugihara Museums”

Sugihara House (Vaižganto st. 30, Kaunas)
With invitations only

5:30-6:45 p.m. Concert for the Memory of Righteous among Nations Danutė Čiurlionytė Zubovienė and Vladimiras Zubovas

VMU Aula Magna (Gimnazijos st. 7, Kaunas)
https://www.facebook.com/events/1285001291860433/

7:00-8:00 p.m. Consonances of Haiku and Sutartinės “Bird Sings in a Sakura Flower"

Sugihara House (Vaižganto st. 30, Kaunas)
https://www.facebook.com/events/337249704151922/

7:00-9:00 p.m. Quiz about Sugihara and Japan

Bar "2½ obuolio" (Palangos st. 9, Kaunas)
https://www.facebook.com/events/822892791781937/

VILNIUS: 7:00-8:30 p.m. Concert “Close Distances”

Lithuanian National Philharmonic Hall (Aušros Vartų st. 5, Vilnius)
https://www.filharmonija.lt/lt/renginiai-ir-repertuaras/renginiai/artimos-tolumos/
October 15, Thursday, DAY OF FRIENDSHIP

6 p.m. Performance “Tokyo Love Story. Tokyo Olympic Games”

VMU Theatre Hall (S. Daukanto st. 27, Kaunas)
https://www.facebook.com/events/784951832073961/

TELŠIAI: 4:30-6:30 p.m. Opening of Exhibition “Signs of Japanese Culture”

Telšiai Karolina Praniauskaitė Public Library (Respublikos st. 18, Telšiai)
https://www.facebook.com/events/3926431297384041/

KAUNAS and DRUSKININKAI: 11:00-3:30 p.m. Lithuanian Schools Conference “Chiune Sugihara: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow“

Kaunas J. Dobkevičius Progymnasium (V. Čepinskio st. 7, Kaunas) Druskininkai "Atgimimo" School (M.K.Čiurlionio st. 92, Druskininkai)
https://www.facebook.com/events/3355344917883399/

VILNIUS: 4:00-5:00 p.m. Opening of Leather Art Exhibition “Ex Improviso”

Public Institution Arts and Crafts Center “Sirena“ (Mėsinių st. 9, Vilnius)
https://www.facebook.com/events/833359824070242/

VILNIUS: 5:30-7:00 p.m. Book Presentation “Geri, blogi vargieniai” Written by Simonas Strelcovas

Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania (Gedimino pr. 51, Vilnius)
https://www.facebook.com/events/630906724234273/

VILNIUS: 6:00-8:45 p.m. Screening of Movie “Persona non Grata”

Forum Cinemas Vingis, (Savanorių pr. 7, Vilnius)
https://www.facebook.com/events/932874977202572/
October 16, Friday, DAY OF UNDERSTANDING

9:00–12:00 a.m. Japanese Language Speech Contest

VMU (V. Putvinskio st. 23-419 Kaunas)
https://www.facebook.com/events/1682863815198060/

11:00-12:30 p.m. Screening of Documentary "Kaunas. The City of Sugihara and Japan"

„Azija LT“ educational space (Savanorių pr. 3-2, Kaunas)
https://www.facebook.com/events/2770833746572885/

1:00-3:00 p.m. Screening of Documentary “Visas for Life”

VMU (S. Daukanto st. 28, Kaunas)
https://www.facebook.com/events/1209371486129615/

3:00-4:30 p.m. Leather Art Workshop

Public Institution Arts and Crafts Center „Sirena“ (S.Dariaus ir S.Girėno st. 24, Kaunas)
https://www.facebook.com/events/466248791002423/

3:00-4:00 p.m. Lecture “Four Seasons of Ch. Sugihara in Lithuania“

Kino teatras Forum Cinemas Vingis (Savanorių pr. 7, Vilnius)
https://www.facebook.com/events/3272708096175573/

5:00-7:30 p.m. Screening of Movie “Persona non Grata”

Temporary Romuva Hall (Kęstučio st. 62, Kaunas)
https://www.facebook.com/events/375511480299394/

7:30-8:30 p.m. Performance „Shalom Bellissima“

Theater Club, House of Architects, II floor (Vilniaus st. 22, Kaunas)
https://www.facebook.com/events/325075111901567/

VILNIUS: 7:00-8:00 p.m. Performance “The Buddha in the Attic“

Church of St. Catherine (Vilniaus st. 30, Vilnius)
https://www.facebook.com/events/325075111901567/
October 17, Saturday, DAY OF MEMORY

1:00-3:00 p.m. Sightseeing „Sugihara Route“ in Kaunas

https://www.facebook.com/events/1805972326220257/

3:30-4:30 p.m. Official Unveiling Ceremony of the Sculpture to Commemorate Chiune Sugihara

S. Daukanto st. 21, near Hotel „Metropolis“, Kaunas
With invitations only. Live broadcast on https://www.facebook.com/kaunosavivaldybe/

4:30-5:30 p.m. Meeting with Canitherapy Dogs

VMU Great Hall lobby, S. Daukanto st. 28, Kaunas
https://www.facebook.com/events/638386276845898/

6:00-8:00 p.m. Closing of Sugihara Week. Concert by Lithuanian Suzuki Association

VMU Great Hall, S. Daukanto st. 28, Kaunas.
October 18, Sunday, DAY OF UNITY

10:00-12:00 a.m. Zen Theory and Practice

„One Drop“ Zendo Educational Space (Savanorių pr. 130А, Kaunas)
https://www.facebook.com/events/2739863216301522/

12:00-4:00 p.m. Japanese Martial Arts Fair

SC „Akropolis“ III floor (Karaliaus Mindaugo pr. 49, Kaunas)
https://www.facebook.com/events/663582074549991/

1:00-3:00 p.m. Sightseeing “Visas for Life” in Kaunas

https://www.facebook.com/events/354915645627089/
EVENTS DURING ALL WEEK

September 22 – October 18 Exhibition “Inspired by Anime”

In-service Teacher-training Center (Vytauto pr. 44, Kaunas)
https://www.facebook.com/events/339250620751049/

October 13 – December 18 Exhibition of Japanese Swords and Ceramics

Vytautas the Great War Museum (K. Donelaičio st. 64, Kaunas)

October 12-17 Art Installation of Paper Cranes

SC „Akropolis“ III floor (Karaliaus Mindaugo pr. 49, Kaunas)

October 12-17 Japanese Orientation in Kaunas

Kaunas spaces

October 12-17 Outdoor Exhibition “Friends of Kaunas in Japan”

Laisvės av., near fountain, Kaunas
https://www.facebook.com/events/346711013227878/

October 12–17 from 3:00 p.m. Excursions at Sugihara House

Sugihara House (Vaižganto 30 st., Kaunas)
Pre-registration required: https://forms.gle/cQDwSUbUmFtbKHu27

DRUSKININKAI October 10–11 Sugihara Weekend

Various places in Druskininkai
https://www.facebook.com/events/2673105899630025/

DRUSKININKAI October 12–17 Little Sugihara Week

Druskininkai „Atgimimo“ School (M.K.Čiurlionio st. 92, Druskininkai)
https://www.facebook.com/events/679964199296678/

VILNIUS October 15–17 Leather Art Exhibition “Ex Improviso”

„Sirena“ (Mėsinių st. 9, Vilnius)

VILNIUS October 16-18 Lithuanian Kyudo Seminar and Championship

Vilnius Sports School “Tauras” (Žygio st. 46, Vilnius)

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