Do you have any plans for this weekend in the fine autumn weather?
Good weather is expected on November 3, Culture Day (Saturday) this weekend.
From 13:00 on November 3rd (Sat), the 11th National Conference of Foreign Retention Study Group (free, no reservation required) will be held in Tsukiji. This is a national tournament held by study groups of foreign settlements from various places.
In addition, from 10:00 on November 4 (Sun), the following day, there is an excursion tour (advance reservation system, first-come-first-served basis) that walks around the venue. The members of the study group will guide you, so I think it is a good idea to participate here. The deadline is November 2, so if you are interested, please hurry.
For details, please refer to the official website.
http://www.marugoto-chuo.jp/wp/event/1573/
The theme this time is "Residential and Women's Education". Many mission schools were opened in the settlement of Tsukiji. There are monuments of those schools around the present St. Luke's International University. You will be able to find many monuments just by walking around the university. The lower right is the monument of Rikkyo Jogakuin, located along the street between the university and St. Luke's International Hospital. With this monument on your right and go around the path leading to the Toysler Memorial Hall (open to the public), you will find the monument of Rikkyo University.
The venue is Alice Hall of St. Luke's International University, which started nursing education for girls who graduated from high school in 1920 (Daisho 9). The name of the hall comes from Alice C. St. John, who was in charge of education at the time of its opening. He was a very strict teacher, and when he received a note of the call, he was so nervous that his knees were stiff. It seems that the class was English, so it would have been desperate to take notes.
At the national convention, you will hear stories about women's education that began in settlements all over Japan. It was just about when Taiga drama series entered Meiji period, and Japan was trying to quickly adopt Western civilization and culture. Looking back on the history of women's education on Culture Day, it may be a good way to spend a day.
For the tournament, please check the website and schedule of the Tsukiji Reservation Study Group along with the poster.
https://tsukiji-kyoryuchi.com/event.html#20180922
Regarding the publication of the tournament, we have received the consent of the Tsukiji Reservation Study Group. The Chuo-ku Tourism Association is also sponsoring this event.