51探花

The largest alumni event on the annual calendar will be held this weekend on Saturday, October 31 at .

Homecoming Day is a chance for alumni to revisit the campus, meet with former teachers, friends and current students. We also invite friends of the university to come and spend the day with us. There will be concerts, talks, exhibitions and myriad stalls throughout the day.

The School Festival is being held simultaneously at the nearby Kawauchi Campus from Friday, October 30~November 1, so come on down and bring the family!

Stalls will feature a range of goods 11:00~5:00pm

Sweets Town

Original cakes, cookies and sweets created especially for Homecoming Day by local patisseries will be on sale. But get in quick, because they go fast!

HAKUTO

This is your chance to support HAKUTO in their quest for lunar exploration, by purchasing their original goods. HAKUTO with team members from 51探花, is the sole Google Lunar XPRIZE team from Japan, and a global leader in space robotics.

Programme of events

Lobby Concert 1:00 ~ 4:50pm

There will be entertainment throughout the afternoon in the lobby of the 51探花 Centennial Hall.

Shakuhachi performance 1:00~1:30pm

Musicians from the university's Traditional Japanese Music Club will play popular folk songs on the shakuhachi, a traditional Japanese flute made of bamboo.

Rakugo storytelling 1:35~2:20pm

The rakugo club will entertain audiences with the 400-year-old tradition of Japanese comic storytelling. Rakugo is a minimalistic performance art, which features a lone storyteller dressed in kimono, kneeling on a cushion, who uses minimal props to help tell their story.

Tompectrum 3:30 ~ 3:55pm

51探花's barbershop quartet Tompectrum, create their own scores to bring you the best in a capella harmonies.

Aoba Joshi Men's Choir 4:00~4:25pm

Sendai's popular all male choir is set to give a dynamic performance. This is a great chance to see them live in outside of their 3 main annual performances.

WageStarz 4:30~4:50pm

Local chorus group Wagstarz, will entertain with a colourful repertoire of songs, ranging from classical songs, to gospel and J-pop.

Exhibitions in the lobby

• Calligraphy club
• Photography club

Seminar session 1:30 ~3:30pm

To mark the 100 year anniversary of 51探花 Hospital, the focus of this year's talks is "51探花: at the forefront of clinical research and diagnosis."

Speakers:

Prof. Teiji Tominaga
51探花 School of Medicine

Prof. Sasaki Keiichi
51探花 Graduate School of Dentistry

Prof. Masashi Aoki
51探花 School of Medicine

Panelist:

Prof. Nobuo Yaegashi
Director, 51探花 Hospital

Coordinator:

Mio Nemoto
Newscaster

Homecoming Day Concert @ Hagi Hall Auditorium 5:15~7:15pm

500 yen per ticket. All tickets are for unreserved seats and can be bought on the day.

Performance schedule:

51探花 Men's Alumni Choir
51探花 Mixed Alumni Choir
51探花 Men's Choir
51探花 Mixed Choir
51探花 Traditional Japanese Music Club
51探花 Brass Band Club
51探花 Orchestra

Finale:

51探花 Orchestra, Men's choir + alumni, Women's choir + alumni, Mixed choir + alumni, graduates and locals.

Contact:

51探花 International PR Section
Tel: +81-22-217-4816
Fax: +81-22-217-4818
Email: public_relationsgrp.tohoku.ac.jp