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Celebration of 30 Years
Shinto in Europe
2011 September 22
Grand Ceremony in the City
Hall of Amstelveen.
Speeches by Mr Jan van Zanen,
Mayor of Amstelveen and
Prof Dr Harmen Beukers, chairman of the
Shinto Foundation Europe.
Gagaku performed by Gagaku Trio:
Naomi Sato (shou),
Yu Oda (hichiriki),
Daniel Smith (ryuteki).
Ceremony performed by
Drs Paul de Leeuw, Guji of the Holland
Yamakage Shinto Shrine
and Emiko Chujo, Miko
The ceremony was attended by the
Honorary Consul of Japan, the Chairman
of Japanese Chamber of Commerce, the
Mayor of Amstelveen, the Representative
of the Mayor of Amsterdam and more than
one hundred distinguished guests.