[finished] The 2022 Nishi Ward Reading Activity Promotion Lecture “The Charm of Reading Listening to the Founders of YOASOBI” will be held.

Mr. Yohei Yashiro, the producer of the novel's music unit "YASOBI", will be invited as a lecturer to talk about various worlds that spread from reading through dialogue with students of Kanagawa University.

Date and time of the event

From 14:30 to 16:00 on Saturday, February 25, 2023 (open at 14:00)

Venue

Kanagawa University Minatomirai Campus Yoshimori Yoneda Memorial Hall (4-5-3 Minatomirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama)

※Click here for transportation access (Kanagawa University Minato Mirai Campus Website) (outside site)

Tutor

Yohei Yashiro (Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.)

Facilitator

Rii Iwasaki (free announcer)

※The talk will be distributed on the official YouTube channel of Yokohama City from early March 2023.

Mr. Yohei Yashiro

He joined the Sony Music Group in 2012, and in 2017 launched a novel posting site "monogatary.com". In 2019, he launched the YOASOBI project as part of the planning of the site. Since then, he has mainly been in charge of communication with publishers and SNS operation.

Mr. Rii Iwasaki

Born in Kanagawa Prefecture. He hosts a variety of events, ceremonies and concerts, including TV and radio casters and reporters.

He is active as a reporter for sports and performing arts from local governments, news and business, as well as a moderator for interviewers, symposiums, and talk shows.

Advance application system

From Monday, January 16, 2023

The first 120 people

Free of charge

■If you put your child on your knees, it will also count to the number of people. In addition, there is a limited space for strollers in the venue, so we hope that you will avoid visiting by strollers as much as possible.
■In order to prevent the spread of infectious diseases, please refrain from visiting if you are not feeling well on the day, and ask for your cooperation in infection control measures such as wearing a mask at the venue.
■If you would like a sign language interpreter, please apply by Tuesday, January 31.
■The collected personal information will be properly managed in accordance with the provisions of the "Yokohama City Ordinance on the Protection of Personal Information" and used only for holding this event.

We will set up a special exhibition corner in Municipal Central Library to promote reading activities.

"Behind the story,"

Municipal Central Library 1st floor exhibition corner

[Part 1] From Wednesday, January 11, 2023 to Tuesday, February 28
　We will display works that have been converted into books from "monogatary.com" and books recommended by Yohei Yashiro, who will be speaking as a lecturer at this lecture.
[Part 2] From Wednesday, March 1, 2023 to Sunday, March 19
　We will display some of the works posted to the Reading Activity Promotion Collaboration Project.
　Please see monogatary.com (outside site) for a list of exhibited works.