出張の合間に、外国人スタッフに古都案内をするというミッション。
タイミングよくその日は、創業400年の歴史を持つ名古屋の老舗料亭河文にて、年に２度の河文座が開催される日だった。
サムライアーティストの異名を持つ彫刻家、流政之による「流れ床の庭」に、三間四方（６ｍ四方）の石舞台。
能舞台と同じ寸法の舞台を囲んで、100名近い観客が「能とチェロのコラボレーション」と河文の会席料理を楽しんだ。
30年前に名古屋の伝統芸能を守るために始まった催しが、今では名古屋の文化発祥の地としての役割を担う。
古き佳きものを守り抜く姿勢と伝統ある会席料理、そしておもてなしの心。
初来日したばかりの外国人スタッフにも、その真髄がきっと伝わったであろう、素晴らしい体験だった。
It was my mission that I guided a foreign staff to the ancient capital
between a business trip.
Fortunately, that day was one day that Kawabun-za (Theater of Kawabun)
would be held twice in a year, in well-established restaurant Kawabun of
Nagoya with a history of 400 years founded.
There is the "garden of flow floor" sculptor which was made by the samurai
artist, Masayuki Nagare, and stone stage of Sangen Shihou (6m square).
Around a stage of the same dimensions as the Noh stage, audience nearly
100 people enjoyed the "collaboration of cello and Noh" and a
"Kaiseki-course meal of Kawabun."
An event which started in order to protect the traditional arts of Nagoya
30 years ago, has been a role as a cultural birthplace of Nagoya now.
We enjoyed the traditional attitude to protect those good old, traditional
Kaiseki-course meals, and hospitality.
It was a great experience for a foreign staff of just first visit to Japan to c
onvey Japanese traditional essence.
