A lot of attractions of Hawaii in the Tempozan Marketplace. Aloha!!

Supported by the Hawaii Tourist Board, a professional team consisting of professional hula dancers and halau hula (means a hula school) give hula dance shows, the “Live and Hula Stage” and the “Hula Queen Competition” in which Mr. Shigeki Majima who is a famous choreographer of “Matsuken Samba II” will examine.

Hawaiian Market, where various Hawaiian shops stand by the week, is open in the venue. Further, Hawaiian goods, foods and drinks will be sold in shops of Tempozan Marketplace in collaboration with this event.

<Live and Hula Stage>
Professional hula dancers and high skilled trainees of Halau Hula School will entertain in the event through the period. From 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on July 10th, a special live stage “KAULANA & LIKO Dancers Special Hawaiian Live” is held. “Kaulana” is a professional Hawaiian band and “Liko Dancers” is a name of a professional Hula dancers’ team.

<Period> June 26 (Sat.), June 27 (Sun.), July 3 (Sat.), July 4 (Sun.), July 10 (Sat.), and July 11 (Sun.), 2010.
<Time> Respective 30-minute stage starts at 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.
（On July 11, 2010, three stages starting at 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. are provided.）
<Venue> Rotunda Stage in the Tempozan Marketplace
<Hula Queen Competition>
Mr. Shigeki Majima, a choreographer will judge the competition where participants dance solo respectively.
<Date> July 11, 2010 (Sunday)
<Time>Starts at 3:30 p.m.
<Venue> Rotunda Stage in Tempozan Marketplace

Guideline for Participants in the Hula Queen Competition
<Application Requirements> A person who participates in and dances solo
<Numbers> 10
<How to apply> Please send a candidate’s photo with a profile and contact information including a postal code, mailing address, telephone number, mobile phone number and fax number to the following office.

Executive Office, “Hula Queen Competition, Tempozan Hawaiian Festival 2010”
c/o Osaka Waterfront Development Co., Ltd.
1-1-10, Kaigan-Dori, Minato-ku, Osaka 552-0022　

<Acceptance of Application> Starts on May 14, 2010
*
※Applications are accepted in the order of arrival up to the fixed number.
[Inquiry]TEL: 06-6576-5501 (9:30 a.m.- 8:00 p.m.)

Penguins march in “Penguin Parade” toddling along the Event Plaza also in this year!

Period: From December 18, 2009 (Fri.) to February 7, 2010 (Sun.)

* After January 9th (Sun.), the parade will be held only on Saturdays, Sundays and National Holidays.
Starting Time: At 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. (Three times a Day, A Parade Takes Twenty Minutes)
Place: Event Plaza in front of Kaiyukan
Fee: Free (To enter Kaiyukan, Admission Fee Is Required.)

* In this parade, penguins don’t line up actually.
* Please do not touch or close to right beside penguins.
*The parade may be cancelled or a part of the contents may be changed without any prior notice according to the animals’ condition or weather.

Taking Photos with Penguins
After the parade, Kaiyukan staff members deliver lottery tickets to first 300 visitors to participate in the drawing. Five groups per parade (up to four visitors a group) who win the drawing can take photos with King Penguins in the outside exhibition space of penguins. Taken photos are gifted to the winners.

Outside Exhibition of Penguins
Period: The same day of Penguin Parade
Time: From 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Place: Event Plaza in front of Kaiyukan (Outside)
*The exhibition may be cancelled or a part of the contents may be changed without any prior notice according to the animals’ condition or weather.

In commemoration of releasing the film “Oceans,” which is documentary film showing various natural scenes of “Ocean and Life Story,” approximately 20 photos capturing marine life in the film are displayed in the “Viewing Room” on the fourth floor of Kaiyukan.

Period: From December 20, 2009 (Sun.) to January 31, 2010 (Sun.)
January 12, 2010, January 13, 2010 and January 14, 2010 are closed days of Kaiyukan.
Period: From 10:00 a.m. to8:00 p.m. (The same as Kaiyukan Opening Hours)
Place: “Viewing Room” on the fourth floor of Kaiyukan.
Fee: Including Kaiyukan admission fee

Film “Oceans” Official Site

The experience-based“Adventurous and Tricky Ninja House” is held. Enjoy playing a Koga Ninja and creeping in Iga Ninja House.

Visitors aged five years old or older can get admission.

Opening Date: July 15 (Sat.) - August 31 (Fri.)
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
* Opening time conforms to the opening time of Marketplacem, Tempozan Harvor Village.

Place: Special Site in Tempozan Marketplace, Third Floor Admission fee: 500 yen for visitors aged five years old or older Contents The attraction is a walk-through and experience-based adventure game where you will unlock the mysteries of the Iga Ninja House by becoming a Koga Ninja, creeping in the House of an Iga Ninja head, and experiencing 13 zones such as Ishigaki Cave where heated wind blows and Plate Room where corridor without any exit.

For more information: Kaiyukan INFORMATION: 06-6576-5501（9：30 a.m. - 8：00 p.m.）