Community Service Promenade: Tables are lined up introducing NPOs and other groups providing services to benefit the community.
Food Court: In the poolside area stalls offer ethnic food from every corner of Asia, a Kobe Club barbecue, and homemade cakes and cookies.
Marketplace: Lines of stalls sell unwanted and secondhand goods divided into categories such as Boutique, Grocery, White Elephant, Japanalia, Children's Goods, Electrical Goods, Books and Videos, and more.
Children's Corner: Face painting, portrait sketches, and games will delight the kids.International School Children's Parade: To mark the opening, a colorful procession of children in fancy dress, led by a Scottish bagpiper, parades from St Michael's International School on Tor Road into the Kobe Club grounds.
Prayers for World Peace: All those on site are led in prayers for world peace by representatives from 10 or so religious groups.
Entertainment:Throughout the day, volunteer groups provide various musical and other performances. Times will be announced.
Bingo: Games of bingo are arranged in the poolside area in the afternoon. A contribution of 500 yen buys 5 games and the opportunity to win some great prizes.
Raffle:Raffle tickets cost 100 yen each and can be bought on site, or preferably before the festival. Prizes are in the form of coupons (hotel vouchers, restaurant vouchers, gift certificates, book tokens, beer vouchers, etc.) and are all donated by generous sponsors. The raffle is drawn after the event and winners are notified by post.
*Big Prize Lottery: New this year is the Big Prize Lottery, with some special prizes to win, including valuable jewelry and airline tickets. The Lottery tickets are 500 yen. The Lottery will be drawn at 6 pm and winners must be present to claim prizes.
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