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The 9th Asia-Pacific Conference on
Synthetic Aperture Radar (APSAR 2025)

"SAR Technology and Applications for Sustainability"
5-9 October 2025, Matsue, Shimane, Japan

Banquet


Information

Date & TimeOct. 7 (Tue) 18:00 - 20:30
PlaceYuushien Japanese Garden
EntertainmentIwami Kagura, Other traditional entertainments
Banquet FeeJPY 12,000 per person
(The fee includes meal, entertainment, and entrance fee)
Maximum number of participants150 people
TransportationChartered Bus

The registration deadline for the banquet is the same as the one for the conference. However, registration may be closed even before the registration period is over if we meet the maximum number of participants.

Please apply from the conference registration form.



Meeting place and time

Banquet Only Attendees
 Please gather at Kunibiki Messe at 17:10 to go to Yuushien Garden by the chartered bus that day.

Excursion & Banquet Attendees
 It is not necessary to go to the meeting place for the banquet by yourself because the chartered bus leaving Izumo Grand Shrine stops by Kunibiki Messe and then goes to Yuushien Garden.
※ Please check the detailed information about the excursion on the excursion page.

The chartered bus will arrive at Yuushien Garden at 17:40.
Enjoy a stroll in the beautiful Yuushien Garden until the starting time of the banquet!



Shuttle service (after banquet)

The chartered bus goes from Yuushien to JR Matsue Station via Kunibiki Messe (venue) after banquet.



Yuushien Japanese Garden

Between Matsue and Yonago Airport sits Daikon Island, home to dreamlike Yuushien Japanese Garden (由志園). Yuushien, a 'miniature garden of Izumo', featuring landscapes and mythology of Izumo area, is a traditional Japanese-styled walk-through garden around ponds. Established as a private garden in 1975, the 40,000 square meter grounds feature several traditional landscape garden elements, including a central pond, waterfalls, streams, stone lanterns, a rock garden and a variety of seasonal flowers. Yuushien's main attraction, is its meticulously tended collection of 250 types of peony flowers. Thanks to carefully timed planting, visitors can see the peonies flower year round in dedicated indoor and outdoor displays. Enjoy some local dishes while admiring the garden scenery.
Cite: https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e5807.htmli, https://www.japan.travel/en/experiences-in-japan/1336/,
https://www.kankou-shimane.com/en/destinations/9312
Official Website: Yuushien Garden

Iwami Kagura

Iwami Kagura (石見神楽) is a traditional performing art native to the western region of Shimane Prefecture that features gorgeous costumes and heroic ritualistic dances. Kagura combines performance and dance in an ancient tradition that is preserved today. Believed to be Japan’s oldest performing art form, it spread across the country alongside the indigenous Shinto belief in a pantheon of myriad deities. With its vibrant costumes and expressive masks, kagura was traditionally performed around the autumn harvest to thank the gods for a bountiful crop. Different regions still have their own variations of kagura and the tales passed down with it over the centuries. The Iwami region in Shimane Prefecture is home to an ancient ritual imbued with the vibrant spirit of the local community. Although Iwami Kagura retains its ceremonial essence, it is also a form of entertainment, distinguished by fast-paced music and dancing, elaborate stage props, and simplified storylines featuring deities, demons, and country folk. Some of the most popular stories are “Orochi,” in which the storm god Susanoo battles an eight-headed serpent, and “Jinrin,” which tells of the semi-mythical Emperor Chuai who defended Japan from a pair of winged demons using a bow and arrow. Experience the unique spectacle that is Iwami Kagura, both a treasured tradition and a beloved part of everyday life.
Cite: https://www.mlit.go.jp/tagengo-db/en/R2-00291.html, https://www.kankou-shimane.com/en/




Other traditional entertainments