World Cosplay Summit 2011 Participants Visit Sendai and Aizuwakamatsu
August 8, 2011
Japanese
- Cosplayers who participated in the World Cosplay Summit in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture (the Spanish, Italian and Danish representatives) will visit Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, and Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, from Wednesday, August 10 to Thursday, August 11, as part of activities to support the Tohoku region.
- While in Sendai, the group will pay a courtesy call to the city hall, visit an anime specialty store, and mingle with local cosplayers. In Aizuwakamatsu, the group will meet Samurai City Aizu-tai, tourism guides. The group will walk around various sightseeing areas with the guides, and try traditional food and craft making.
- In addition to information on the official website of World Cosplay Summit 2011 (http://www.tv-aichi.co.jp/wcs/) chronicling the visit, each cosplayer will work to share their experiences with those in their native countries.
Reference 1: The Delegation to Tohoku
Spanish Representatives
Nicolas Cabrerizo, Maria Perez
Italian Representatives
Marika Roncon, Daniela Maiorana
Danish Representatives
Abena Kuranchie, Sørine Karlsson
Reference 2: Visit Schedule
Wednesday, August 10
17:00 Meeting with Sendai Cosplayers (Location: Animate Sendai)
18:30 Courtesy call to the Sendai City Hall
Thursday, August 11
08:45 Coutesy call on the Mayor of Aizuwakamatsu City
09:20 Visit Tsuruga-jo Castle (Aizuwakamatsu City)
10:00 Meeting and a commemorative picture session
with Aizu cosplayers' societies: Aizu Moe Musume and Samurai City Aizu-tai.
11:00 Walk around Nanoka-machi with local cosplayers
12:00 Lunch (Location: Shibukawadonya)
13:30 Experience traditional Japanese craft making
- (*This is a provisional translation. The above date denotes the date of the issue of the original press release in Japanese.)