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Ise 2014 - formal programme
Tradition for the Future
Culture, Faith and Values for a Sustainable Planet
31 May – 5 June 2014, Ise, Japan
Please note this is a draft programme.
Monday June 2 Opening Ceremonies
9.00: New ARC groups meet (Green Pilgrimage Network, Wildlife etc).
12.30: Coach depart from Shima Hotel for Ise (faith delegates to be in traditional robes)
From 12.00: Registration at the Shima Hotel
13.00: Coaches arrive at Jingu Kaikan, Ise
13.15: Lunch at Jingu Kaikan
Coach to Ise shrine
14.15– 15.15: Opening Ceremony
Theme: Celebrating Wisdom
Gagaku music and Sacred Dance
16.00: Formal procession of religious delegates in robes, crossing the bridge to the Grand Shrine of Ise.
16.30 – 18.00: Visiting Jingu: Opening purification blessing – presentation on Shinto understanding of pilgrimage and environment – briefing on Ise Jingu
18.00: Coach back to Shima
19.00-19.30: Reception
19.30-20.00: Performance of the Kagura dance
20.00: Dinner at Shima Hote;, hosted by Jinja Honcho
Tuesday June 3Teachings and Practices of Faiths
8.30: Coach departs for Jingu Kaikan
9.30 – 11.15: Project Meetings: Green Pilgrimage, Sacred Forests, Wildlife
11.15: Coffee Break
11.30 – 12.30: Report back to Jinja Honcho on what different groups are going to do
12.30 – 13.30: Lunch
13.30 – 14.00: Music, dance, drama
14.00 - 17.30: Session Three: Jinja Honcho Symposium (up to 700 Shinto Priests, guests to arrive after lunch)
Keynote speech from member of the Imperial family
Other Speakers: Governor of the Prefecture, President Tanaka, Jinja Honcho; American Scholar, Robert Campbell; Shingon Buddhist
17.30:Coaches back to Shima Hotel
19.30: Formal Dinner at Shima Hotel hosted by the Daiguji
Wednesday June 4:The Challenge of wisdom becoming action through values
8.30: Coaches Depart
9.30 – 10.30: Session Four: In what way can the wisdom of faith traditions help to shape a value based world, able to address issues of the environment? Keynote address from UN Deputy Secretary General, Olav Kjorven and discussion.
11.00 – 13.00: Session Five: Sharing teachings to shape values and lifestyles
12.30 – 13.30: Lunch
13.30 – 15.30: Session Six: Sharing values in order to launch action plans – long term plans: GPN: wildlife
15.30: Walk from Jingu Kaikan to Ise Jingu
16.00: Closing Ceremony: Kagura at Ise Jingu
17.15: Coaches back to Shima Hotel
19.30: Farewell Dinner at Shima Hotel
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How ARC was formed
From its beginnings in Assisi in 1986, and later as a separate charity in 1995, how ARC grew into a worldwide network |
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Green pilgrimage network members
The vision is of pilgrims on all continents and the pilgrim cities that receive them, leaving a positive footprint on the Earth |
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Jinja Honcho, Japan
Information about the Association of Shinto Shrines in Japan and the ways they are making their sites into green pilgrimage destinations. |
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