RUGBY WORLD CUP TM JAPAN 日本 2019 Host City City of Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture Not once every four years. Only once in your life! ─ ONCE IN A LIFETIME ─ TM © Rugby World Cup Limited 2015 Curtain to Rise on Rugby World Cup 2019™ The Curtain Rises at Last on Rugby World Cup 2019™ More than 150 years after the establishment of the Yokohama Football Club, the very first rugby club in all of Asia, in 1866, the curtain will rise on RWC 2019 JAPAN, the first-ever Rugby World Cup to be held in Asia, in September 20. The Rugby World Cup™ is one of the three largest sports events in the world, ranking right up there with the Summer Olympics and the FIFA World Cup. It is a huge event that is followed avidly on television by 4 billion viewers in more than 200 countries around the planet. During this World Cup, seven matches will be held right here in Yokohama, including both semi-finals matches and the final match itself. We are pulling out the stops to welcome players and fans from around Japan and the whole world to our city with our all-out Yokohama hospitality, from flawless preparations for the event itself to city dressing that will wrap Yokohama in glittering color, broadcasting the appeal of Yokohama to the whole world. During the World Cup there will be a special “Fanzone” in the Minato Mirai 21 district’s Rinko Park, where everyone can enjoy live broadcasts of the matches on a giant video screen. You will be able to experience together with other rugby fans from home and abroad the fever and excitement of the matches, almost as if you were there in person yourselves. There will also be a panoply of attractions to further pump up the event, from food and drink booths where you can savor the cuisine of both famous Yokohama and Kanagawa restaurants and the countries with teams participating in the World Cup, to onstage events and even a “hand’s-on” corner where you can try out rugby for yourself. This is truly a “once in a lifetime” opportunity to see the world’s finest rugby right here in Yokohama. Let’s all thrill to Rugby World Cup™ together! Mayor of Yokohama Fumiko Hayashi   The Curtain Rises! Rugby World Cup 2019™ The Rugby World Cup™, said to rank alongside the Summer Olympics and the FIFA World Cup as one of the three biggest sports events in the world is finally coming to Yokohama! The streets of Yokohama will be bubbling with excitement for 44 days. Let’s all enjoy this once in a lifetime opportunity! RUGBY WORLD CUP TM JAPAN 日本 2019 Host City City of Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture World Cup Overview 【Duration】Sept. 20 (Fri.) - Nov. 2 (Sat.) 【Venues】International Stadium Yokohama and 11 other stadiums around Japan. 【Tournament Format】 Twenty teams from around the world first compete against each other in four “Pools.” The top two teams from each Pool then advance to the quarterfinals, with the winners meeting in the semi-finals and then finals to decide the Cup. 【Seven matches scheduled at International Stadium Yokohama】 ◆…Number of World Cup victories Sept. 21 (Sat.) 18:45 - New Zealand (◆◆◆) vs. South Africa (◆◆) Sept. 22 (Sun.) 16:45 - Ireland vs. Scotland Oct. 12 (Sat.) 17:15 - England (◆) vs. France Oct. 13 (Sun.) 19:45 - Japan vs. Scotland Semi-final 1 Oct. 26 (Sat.) 17:00 Semi-final 2 Oct. 27 (Sun.) 18:00 Final Nov. 2 (Sat.) 18:00 ※ Yokohama is the official team camp location for Ireland and Scotland. Ticket information Tickets are currently available via the general ticket sales phase. An “official re-sale service” is also available (for internet sales only). ラグビーワールドカップ Search Please cooperate with traffic restrictions and other measures during the World Cup. Traffic restrictions well be in force in the stadium vicinity on match days. Please follow police and security personnel instructions. Many vehicles carrying players, World Cup officials and staff and other personnel will be driving to and from the stadium. Please cooperate on match days by limiting your non-essential and non-emergency driving and using detours around the stadium area. Please see the City of Yokohama homepage for details on traffic restrictions. ※ All parking spaces at Shin-Yokohama Park will be closed the day before and the day of matches held at International Stadium Yokohama 横浜ラグビー情報　　Search TM © Rugby World Cup Limited 1986 Rugby World Cup 2019TM Fanzone in Yokohama, Kanagawa Let’s Go and Enjoy a “Once in a Lifetime” Experience Free admission There will be a “Fanzone” in Rinko Park for the duration of the tournament, where you can share the excitement and emotion of the World Cup with throngs of other fans. キャプション Ren-G, the official tournament mascot. 【Date & Time】Saturdays & Sundays between Sept. 20 (Fri.) and Nov. 2 (Sat.), Sept. 20 (Fri.) and Nov. 1 (Fri.) ※ Exact times will vary depending on the day. 【Venue】Rinko Park (Minato-mirai 1, Nishi-ku) “Don’t-miss” attractions at the Kanagawa Prefecture, Yokohama City Fanzone! Public viewing Spectacular! A giant 380-inch screen! Live broadcasts of 32 of the 48 matches! And of course, every minute of all the finals matches, LIVE! Stage Stage events will be held where you can enjoy the culture of the competing countries and of host country Japan, from music to dance to live calligraphy performances. Double the fun of watching the matches by learning about the culture of the competing countries. Rugby Activities Kick, pass, and tackle your way to breaking the records of Rugby’s top players! (There’s a corner set aside for parents and children, too!) Gourmet Catering Savor not only the cuisine of top Kanagawa Prefecture and Yokohama restaurants, but the national foods of participating World Cup countries as well! Please visit the Fanzone homepage for other exciting attractions, “day-of” events, and information not included here. ファンゾーン　横浜　　Search On line now! Yokohama Rugby News website! Your homepage for Fanzone information, introductions to what to know and watch for about Rugby, tourist information, and more. We’re also posting information on stores and other venues where you can enjoy rugby, event information, and more. We are posting on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram as well. Inquiries: Fanzone information: Civic Affairs Bureau, Rugby World Cup 2019 Promotion Division Tel: 045-671-4578 Fax: 045-664-1588 Traffic restrictions: Yokohama City call center: Tel: 045-664-2525 Fax: 045-664-2828 Rugby World Cup information: Rugby World Cup call center: Tel: 0570-05-2019 / Ticket information: Ticket call center: Tel: 0570-09-2019   Japan’s Biggest Music Festival YOKOHAMA OTOMATSURI 2019 Curtain Time! The curtain is about to rise on Yokohama Otomatsuri 2019 (YOKOOTO 2019), the 2019 edition of Yokohama’s all-genre music festival held once every three years. During the course of the festival, more than 300 music events will be held in every corner of the city. In this edition, out of all those many events, we introduce a few choice samples of upcoming performances from the “Music in the Streets Project,” a project organizing free live performances to be held on weekends in parks, commercial establishments, shopping districts, and other locations across the city over the course of the YOKOOTO festival. Enjoy these mini concerts performed by both professional and amateur musicians, that will be held throughout the city during Yokohama Otomatsuri 2019. ※ Main performances from October 11 on will be introduced in our October edition. Performance period: Sept. 15 (Sun.) - Nov. 15 (Fri.) Venues: Through the city (the Yokohama “street” is the stage!) Main artists participating in the Music in the Streets Project Free ※ Please check homepage for performance times and details. Out Of Theater “STREET THE MUSICAL” Date: Sept. 16 (Mon., holiday) Venue: Motomachi Shopping Street Tokyo GeGeGay Date: Sept. 21 (Sat.) Venue: Queens Circle, Queens Square Yokohama 1st Floor キャプション photo by ARISAK Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku Date: Sept.22 (Sun.) Venue: Queens Circle, Queens Square Yokohama 1st Floor Togi Hideki Date: Sept. 28 (Sat.) Venue: Sakata no Tane Garden Square, Landmark Plaza 1st Floor Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra with dancer Kawamura Mikiko Date: Sept. 29 (Sun.) Venue: Sakata no Tane Garden Square, Landmark Plaza 1st Floor The Yokohama Fire Department Band and Junior High School Brass Bands Strut Their Stuff! Free As part of Yokohama Otomatsuri 2019’s next-generation talent development project, from June through October of this year the Yokohama Fire Department Band is visiting the brass bands of 27 middle schools throughout the city for direct, hands-on workshops. The students participating in the workshops will be performing as part of this year’s “Music in the Streets Project” to demonstrate how much they’ve learned. キャプション ▲ Yokohama Fire Department Band 【Schedule】 Dates Venue Participating Schools Sept. 20 (Fri.) Queens Circle, Queens Square Yokohama 1st Floor Nihon University Junior High School, Minamiseya Junior High School Sept. 23 (Mon./Holiday) Karuisawa Junior High School, Kibogaoka Junior High School Sept. 23 (Mon./Holiday) Osanbashi Yokohama International Passenger Terminal Mori Junior High School, Yokohama Yoshida Junior High School Sept. 23 (Mon./Holiday) LaLaport Yokohama ※ KiLaLa central garden Otsuna Junior High School, Tokaichiba Junior High School, Hayabuchi Junior High School, Higashinagaya Junior High School, Hinominami Junior High School Sept. 29 (Sun.) Yokohama Station East Exit Hama Terrace (SOGO Yokohama department store 2F) ※ Kaminagaya Junior High School, Konandai Daiichi Junior High School, Serigaya Junior High School, Toin Gakuen Junior High School, Fukaya Junior High School, Maita Junior High School Oct. 20 (Sun.) Sakata no Tane Garden Square, Landmark Plaza 1st Floor Izumino Junior High School, Urashimaoka Junior High School, Sugeta Junior High School, Maioka Junior High School, Maruyamadai Junior High School, Midorigaoka Junior High School ※ The Sept. 23 (Mon./Holiday) LaLaport Yokohama and Sept. 29 (Sun.) Yokohama Station East Exit Hama Terrace performances will be solo performances by the participating junior high school brass bands without Yokohama Fire Department Band accompaniment. Granting your dream of performing We’re installing the piano anyone can play! Free Piano Performance Experience The “daredemo piano” (piano anyone can play) is a special piano that automatically adds full accompaniment and pedal effects when you play a tune with your single finger. For those who always wanted to try playing the piano, for those with disabilities, for anyone, during this Otomatsuri you, too, can experience the joy of performance! Schedule: Oct. 6 (Sun.) 13:00 - (Opening event); Oct. 9 (Wed.), Oct 11 (Fri.), Oct 19 (Sat.) 11:00 - & 13:00 -; Oct. 20 (Sun.) 14:00 -. Venue: ZOU-NO-HANA TERRACE 横浜音祭り　Search Inquiries: Organizing Committee Tel: 045-663-1365 Fax: 045-663-1928