Since this weekend was a three-day holiday, all kinds of events were held around the city.
One of them was the “Fureai Network Festival in Nishinomiya 2019,” held on the 23rd at Rokutanji Park, and I’d like to share just a little bit of what it was like.
The event was organized by the nonprofit disability support group “Nishinomiya Fureai Network,” and mainly featured booths and stage performances by facilities and organizations for people with disabilities.
Here’s what the overall venue looked like↓
There were lots of booths lined up, plus a food and drink area and a stage.
Various performances were taking place on the stage.
There had been some concern about the typhoon, but the weather turned out nicely, and the venue was bustling with many visitors.
Next, I’ll introduce a few of the individual booths.
First up is “Nishinomiya Fureai Network,” the event organizer.
This was the headquarters tent.
At the headquarters, they were selling drinks and other items.
I suppose I should contribute at least a little to their sales…
So first, I got this…
“Nishinomiya Y’s Men’s Club” is a group that supports recovery in disaster-affected areas and facilities by selling products from facilities for people with disabilities in Miyako City, Iwate Prefecture, here in Nishinomiya.
They had all kinds of items for sale, but I bought one of my favorites.
“Hamanasu Coffee.”
I love coffee.
I’m looking forward to finding out what it tastes like.
Next is “Birth Kobe.”
It’s an NPO based in Kobe, and one of its distinctive features is that it supports people with disabilities in activities centered on “expression.”
At this event too, they were active not only at their booth but also through stage performances.
They had a nice-looking T-shirt, so I bought one.
I heard this design was also created by someone from Birth Kobe.
This is “Nishinomiya Higawari Bento” in Kamikoshien.
It’s a work support facility for people with disabilities, and they apparently also deliver bento lunches. Above all, the prices are really affordable.
Unfortunately, they were sold out at the time, but I definitely want to try their food sometime.
This is “Sumire,” a work support office in Koshienguchi.
They were selling various small goods, and I was struck by how many leather items they had.
I bought this pen holder.
You use it to hang a ballpoint pen or similar item around your neck.
Since it’s made of leather, it’s sturdy, and the color looks like it will deepen the more it’s used.
Now I’ll share a digest of some of the other things there.
I had a churro.
It was 100 yen.
There were all kinds of small goods.
It’s interesting how each facility has its own specialty.
There was also a coin drop game for adults～
There were handmade “Doll-chan” items too.
Charcoal-grilled yakitori~~
I won detergent in the raffle.
There was quite a lot going on, and it was fun.
I was only able to introduce a small part of it this time, but it’s an event held every year, so if you’re interested, why not check it out next year?
