Japan Fire Festival 2008 SEP 12,13,14,15

Hi everyone

I am Yuta and, This Post is for JAPAN FIRE FESTIVAL 2008 !!!!

JFF WEBSITE

JFF2008 VISION

JFF VIDEO & PHOTO GALLERY

[ Date and Place]
Sep 12 - 15
@Saera, Gunma
http://www.caetla.cc/winter/

[ Ticket ]
8000 yen
* 7000 yen till 8/20 ]
* 2 Community foods a day are included

[Accommodation]
Camping site (Bring your own Tent) 0 yen
Domitory 3000 yen / day

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[ Day ]

Workshops
1000 nin poi
100 nin Contact
etc...


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[ Night ]

[13/9 ]
Fire jam Battle
Fire Wedding for Cyuge & Hiromi
1000nin flower

---- Schedule ---

[ 14/9 ]
Fireshows and comtest
*About 3-4 hours.So its limited.
Need Pre-registration.

Fire Jam
etc..

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more information, visit JFF WEBSITE [ english available!! ]


contact
info@firefestival.jp


jff videos

Hi Yuta


I won't be able to make it if it's Jul 19-21 or September 13-15. October onwards would be fantastic

i agree! id almost certainly be able to make it in October or later.

D.

Nice one! hehehe this one is gonna be good!

Woo! Nice to know Australian folk are endeavoring to make it to JFF

it's a shame i'm starting university around those dates, i would be there in a flash if that were not the case

i'll be over there in 2 years for definite though, so i'll atleast make it in 2010!!

look forward to meeting you guys

Yeah make it sep/oct and then I will hop across from Australia with the aussie crew! It will be dynamite! Just not July, cos it's too early!

Please have a JFF!

July would be rubbish. Go Sept/Oct!
Melbourne Juggling Convention is 26-28th Sept by the way.

I`l b there as long it wont be in July/August, please put it in September or October :P

See you in Japan!

eep...my brother gets married the September 13-15 week. Please don't let it be that weekend

Or the July one, for that matter.

ha ha I hope you find a good date for the festival Yuta. Too hard to fit it around everyone's schedule. But that said, yes please not July!

Hi !!

JFF Manager TOMO decided that we will hold JFF
Sep!!!

Sorry about that for anybody who can't make it that date!
And see all others in Japan soooooon!!


it is all in Japanese, but it is message from TOMO

Yays! I will be coming if the flight is not super expensive.... nah [censored] it, I'll be coming whatever happens.

See you at firedrums yuta!

Yuta + ronan collide! yays!

September 13-15th is the weekend my brother's wedding is on. I won't be able to make JFF

Have a wonderful festival Yuta and I hope to make it to JFF another year!

ooooh, nice one Yuta:
Just after UberOZ3, but far enough away that people can travel.. apart from Melbs people who go to Melbs Juggling COnvo instead.

Decisions decisions! I will be there if I win the lottery, can give up work and /or have my assignments done! Or even one of those.

Morning,

Looking forward to this, weekend twirling at uberoz at end of august, then 2 weeks later in Japan, going to be great.

Shion you'll have to make some space for me to stay

-Brian

Um so how would those of us in the USA figure out how to attend the JFF? is it a campout thing? or a hotel thing? are there tickets you have to get, or... jeez I don't even know where to start, other than to say this looks like it would be absolutely amazing to go to.

no problem Brian Looking forward to see you in JFF!
Hope more people from ubroz can make it to JFF then it'll be super awsome

and >yinyangraver
it is camping thing, and yes you will need to purchase the ticket online from JFF website http://www.firefestival.jp/english/e_privacy.html
(although this year's ticket has not been released yet).
I think what you need to start off with is to look for cheap flight so you can spend more money for your journey

I uploaded some news

It is almost there !
That means, I've got alot of things to do!!

Choreography for 1000 nin poi !!
watch and remember!
Its very easy !

This is where we are having JFF this year!
Looks great doesnt it?

Hey all.
My name's Russ and I'm one of the staff for JFF and am currently in Tokyo. If anyone has any questions or would like to go to JFF with someone who speaks Japanese, feel free to message me.

Thanks JFF for a awesome event! You will definitely see me again 2009 on JFF if my economy and more will agree on that plan

To all of you that wasn´t there please come next year, you wont be disappointed, I bet my poi on that

Thanks to all the organizers and all the volunteers that made the festival!

From my blog:
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I can actually feel some pain in my muscles but not from spinning or stuff like that, I´m talking about the muscles in your face that you use for smiling cos these ones really hurts on me and if this isn´t proof enough that I recommend everyone thats into firespinning to come to JFF next year I don´t know how I could prof it
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//Thomas

wow.

yeah, well actually I am not very happy right now. In fact I am very sad about the fact that JFF is over now.

It was brilliant. What a bunch of nice and friendly people, what a great idea to have this contest, that does not feel like serious competition but more like a joy to watch and be part in. And wow, man, how great these performances were.

The Japanese fire spinning culture is very different from European fire spinning culture. It is more about showmanship, performing and entertaining with fire and I'd strongly recommend some jugglers to go and see stuff like the "erotic fire show" contest and they will see how funny and entertaining fire shows can actually be! Although I have been spinning for a few years now I have to say that I wasn't a big fan of fire shows so far. I truly have to revise this opinion after this funtastic event.

100000x thank you to Tomo, Yuta & all the other organizers!

also thanks to home of poi for the idea of sponsoring presents for the winners! what a nice idea!

More interesting for you people that where there but maybe it´s amusing anyway
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http://youtube.com/watch?v=X6pySgG6amo
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//Thomas

frankly im quite annoyed that i missed this event. i was in japan UNTIL that very weekend, but had to travel back to england for university

i would love to see any photos anyone has, and hear more about what happened at this event this year

also a bit annoyed that i didnt get to meet ANY japanese poi spinners!

hey nate
check out yuta's or thomas' flickr account
(flickr.com + "yuta" & "nevisoul" search)
they got heaps of pictures

also check the JFF video thread in a few minutes, I am just uploading a short trailer for JFF

Hi Yuta,

I am a professional dancer on contract at USJ until Jan2011. I am doing some research in hopes to find a teacher to teach me the art of poi, fire dancing, and Fire Breathing. I am very intrested in starting asap and am looking for group or single lessons/workshops.

Thanks,

Maria