Friend of the JPO (Artistic Advisor) Junichi Hirokami receives the 75th Arts Encouragement Prize

We would like to offer our heartfelt congratulations to Junichi Hirokami, a Friend of the JPO (Artistic Advisor), who has been awarded the 75th Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's Art Encouragement Prize for 2024.

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Junichi Hirokami (Arts Promotion Division)
Junichi Hirokami, artistic leader of the Kanazawa Orchestra Ensemble, immediately began activities to bring music to the daily lives of disaster victims, including evacuation centers, hospitals, elementary schools, community centers, and roadside stations. He plans to continue these visiting concerts for the next five to ten years. Through these activities, a culture that has been nurtured in the local community has essentially formed a cycle in which artists and citizens support each other in a two-way manner, offering many insights into the future development of artistic and cultural activities in a society of coexistence.

The announcement from the Agency for Cultural Affairs can be found here

https://www.bunka.go.jp/koho_hodo_oshirase/hodohappyo/94177001.html