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Used Book Market Spring 2023

We are pleased to announce that we will be holding our used book market!

Best sellers, paperbacks, picture books, art books, etc. donated from all over Japan will be available from 100 yen and up.

On Fridays and Saturdays, we will serve Indian curry and chai made with organic ingredients from ARI.

Moreover, we will be showing the film “To Which We Belong”.

We look forward to seeing you there!

April 21 (Fri.) – 29 (Sat.) Open 11:00 / Close 17:00

Closed on Sunday, April 23

Venue: Nasu Seminar House

420-22 Tsukizawa, Nasushiobara City (3 minutes walk from ARI)

*Events on Fridays and Saturdays! (April 21, 22, 28, and 29)

1. Indian Curry & Chai (11:00-14:00)

Please enjoy our Indian curry and chai made with organic ingredients from ARI.

Curry: 600 yen

Chai: 200 yen

Bring your own tableware and receive 50 yen off all menu items.

2. Screening of “To Which We Belong”

Time: 14:00-15:30

Admission: ¥1,000 for adults, ¥500 for students

This is a documentary film about people who encountered the worldview of “regeneration of the earth” and transformed their agriculture, fishery, cattle raising, and way of life itself.

2021, USA, 89 min., English

Directors: Pamela Tanner Boll and Lindsey Richardson

For more information about the film, click here↓.

To Which We Belong

◎We are looking for used books and records!

Please send us your used books, manga, records, etc. that you have lying around at home.

Condition: Not badly damaged. Any genre is acceptable.

Send to: ARI, 442-1 Tsukinukizawa, Nasushiobara, Tochigi 329-2703

Proceeds from the used book market will be used carefully for ARI’s training programs.

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