＜prologue＞
I started a blog called “The Baby Boomer Generation’s Miscellaneous Blog”（Dankai-sedai no garakutatyou:団塊世代の我楽多（がらくた）帳） in July 2018, about a year before I fully retired. More than six years have passed since then, and the number of articles has increased considerably.
So, in order to make them accessible to people who don’t understand Japanese, I decided to translate my past articles into English and publish them.
It may sound a bit exaggerated, but I would like to make this my life’s work.
It should be noted that haiku and waka （Japanese short fixed form poems） are quite difficult to translate into English, so some parts are written in Japanese.
If you are interested in haiku or waka and would like to know more, please read introductory or specialized books on haiku or waka written in English.
I also write many articles about the Japanese language. I would be happy if these inspire more people to want to learn Japanese.
my blog’s URL:https://skawa68.com/
my X’s URL:団塊世代の我楽多帳（@historia49）さん / X
<Addition on 4/30/2024> The 26th Takatsuki Jazz Street will be held on May 3 and 4 this year as usual!
<Addition on 5/4/2023> I have seen a variety of performers including Harumi Igarashi, Himiko Kikuchi, Mari Nakamoto, Sheine Ai & Mitsuaki Kishi, and Emiko Mizoguchi.
<Addition on 4/24/2023> The 25th Takatsuki Jazz Street will be held on May 3 and 4 this year as usual!
This year, the event will also be held at the newly built Takatsuki Castle Park Art & Culture Theatre South Wing, so please come and join us.
<Addition on 4/24/2022> This year, for the first time in three years, Takatsuki Jazz Street will be held as usual!
Please come to Takatsuki on May 3 and 4 and enjoy listening to jazz as much as you want.
<Addition on 4/23/2021> Due to the issuance of the “Declaration of Emergency” for the third time, it was decided to cancel the event in 2021!
The event was originally scheduled to be held with all possible infection control measures in place, but unfortunately it has been canceled this year due to the third “Declaration of Emergency” issued from 4/25 to 5/11.
<Addition on 2021/4/17> Takatsuki Jazz Street will be held this year as usual!
All Takatsuki citizens and those who live outside Takatsuki City are welcome to come to the 23rd “Takatsuki Jazz Street” this year, taking precautions to prevent corona infection.
Many of you may be feeling depressed due to prolonged corona, but please blow away your depression at “Takatsuki Jazz Street” on May 3 and 4.
<October 4, 2020 note: This year’s event will be held on October 11 (Sun.) at the Takatsuki Expo 2020 at the Ama Ruins Park.
Due to the coronation disaster, many events such as “Takatsuki Jazz Street” were cancelled in Takatsuki City in 2020.
However, under the slogans “Don’t lose to #Corona” and “#Ganbatte Takatsuki”, “Takatsuki Expo 2020” will be held on October 11 (Sun.) at Ama Ruins Park, organized by “Takatsuki Junior Chamber of Commerce”.
Takatsuki Jazz Street” will be held among them.
The long-awaited “Takatsuki Jazz Street” finally started today. I am glad that the weather was fine.
Takatsuki Jazz Street” started in 1999 with the idea of ”making Takatsuki a fun town full of music! This year marks the 21st anniversary of the event, which started in 1999 with the idea of “making Takatsuki a fun town full of music. It is one of the largest handmade music events in Japan. It is one of the largest handmade music events in Japan.
The most distinctive feature of Takatsuki Jazz Street is that everything is planned and operated by the volunteer Takatsuki Jazz Street Executive Committee. In recognition of these steady efforts over the years, the event was recognized as a “local tourism resource” by Osaka Prefecture in 2016.
This year(2019), under the slogan “Recovery from the Northern Osaka Earthquake and Typhoon No. 21, Ganbarou Takatsuki! is the slogan for this year’s festival, which is even more exciting than in previous years.
１．Famous Performers and Bands
More than 4,000 musicians will participate in the festival, and some of the famous performers and bands are listed below.
(1) Terumasa Hino Group
(2) Mari Nakamoto Trio
(3) Junko Onishi
(4) Scott Hamilton Quintet
(5) Greta Matassa
(6) Shinji Takeda
(7) Toshiyuki Osawa
(8) Hideo Oyama
２．Venues
The event will be held at 72 venues throughout Takatsuki City, including the Hankyu Takatsuki City Station, JR Takatsuki Station, Hankyu Tonda Station, and JR Tonda Station area.
３．Collaboration with “Ibaraki Music Festival”
Ibaraki City will also hold its 13th “Ibaraki Music Festival” on May 1-2. This year, the festival is collaborating with “Takatsuki Jazz Street” again, and some musicians will perform both at the same time.
If you have been going to hear them every year, or even if you have not been there yet, please visit the festival. And I hope you will also get to know the good points about Takatsuki City and Ibaraki City.