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Double Rainbow Concert is an at-home musical event in which a total of more than 15 groups of mainly visually impaired people from Chiba Prefecture paint a shining rainbow in the hearts of all visitors through their songs and performances.
It is also a socially-contributing music event that provides information on welfare and medical care, etc. Through performances and talks by the visually impaired themselves, they also share important knowledge about visual impairment with visitors and provide them with useful information.

While this is a free admission music event, the performances are varied and include creative instrumental performances such as saxophone, shakuhachi, kokarina, and ukulele, as well as piano performances, several groups of guitar players, and this year three bands will perform ！
In addition, there will be a low-vision ・ blind willow corner, karaoke corner, and other entertainment sections ♪

[Points of interest this year]
① In a special slot, vocalist ・ Shinnosuke Kitahara, from Kagawa Prefecture, who has retinitis pigmentosa ！
Mr. Kitahara's beautiful low-temperature range singing voice will move the audience ♪
② NHK General in December 2023 ・ Featured on the Metropolitan Area Network ♪
③ This year, the girls of "Kokoro Dance Company" from Ichihara City will add color to the stage of Double Rainbow performers with their improvised dance ・ Chihana-chan, the fairy of "Oogahasu", the flower of Chiba City, will come to support the visually impaired in Chiba Prefecture. ！ Please take a picture with her ♪
④ A four-piece J-rock band ・ "Luminous" led by Mr. Yamazaki of Chiba Prefecture Visually Impaired Welfare Association will also be in the spotlight ！
⑤ The Kanagawa Prefecture Retinal Pigmentation Society will perform in the general category <2965> A 5 piece band led by Ms. Imamura of Kanagawa Retinitis Pigmentosa Association ・ "Show Ones", two female vocalists sing nostalgic Showa-era songs and give a great performance ！ Sing along with everyone ♪
⑥ Last year, they performed "I'm glad to be alive ♪ Mr. Makoto Yoshino of Saitama Retinitis Pigmentosa Association will appear again as a guitarist. … Don't forget your handkerchiefs! ・ Sanae Nakano, a soprano singer who is totally blind, sang beautifully and made the audience applaud ♪
⑧ For the finale, Kokoro Dance Company and Chihana-chan joined in the dance and sang "Ue wo muite aruko" as the visually impaired performers and the audience united in singing ♪.

From this year, the original character of Double Rainbow Concert, "Nijiko-chan", a girl with a white cane in her right hand and a shining rainbow above her, was born ！ She will make a rainbow of happiness for everyone gathered at the event ♪
Double Rainbow's ！ "Let's draw a rainbow-colored landscape with sound, let's build a double rainbow together! <5365>
In addition, everyone who donates to the Retina Donation and Red Feather Donation will receive an acrylic tawashi as a gift ！
Please bring your family and friends to the event. We look forward to seeing you there. ！

[19th Double Rainbow Concert 2024 Event Guidelines]
Date ： May 6, 2024 （ Monday ・ Alternate holiday ）
Doors 12:00 Start 12:30 End 17:00 （ Schedule ）
Venue ： Chiba Mihama Culture Hall ・ 2F Music Hall
5-15-2 Masago, Mihama-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba 261-0011
TEL ： 043-270- 5619
Seats ： 152 seats （ 2 wheelchair seats ） All free seats
Admission free, everyone is welcome. Free to enter and exit during the show.
No food or drink allowed in the hall （ Plastic bottles of water, etc. are allowed ）. If you bring your own lunch etc., please use the eating and drinking area on the 2nd floor.
Access ： ① JR Keiyo Line ・ 8 minute walk from Kaihin-Makuhari Station and north exit of Kemigawahama Station.
② or JR Sobu Line, each station stop ・ 10 min. by bus from Shin-Kemigawa Station （ Take a bus from bus stop #4 at the south exit bus rotary, get off at the 3rd stop "Mihama-kuyakusho", 2 min. walk ）.
③ If you come by car, Mihama Cultural Hall （ has a free private parking lot ／ for 144 cars ）.

Organized by ： Chiba Retinitis Pigmentosa Association
Supported by ： Chiba Prefecture, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture Council of Social Welfare, Chiba Prefecture Welfare Association for the Visually Impaired, Chiba City Association for the Visually Impaired, NPO Akane, NPO Triangle West Chiba, Japan Retinitis Pigmentosa Association
Cooperation ： Visual Information Support Radio, MAMA LISA'S CAFE, Disability Welfare Service Aoba

Charity Donations to ： Retina Fund, Red Feather Community Chest
This event is subsidized by Red Feather Community Chest

For more information, please visit Double Rainbow Concert official website
http://airfolg.jp/w_rainbow/
[Contact]
Chiba Retinitis Pigmentosa Association Double Rainbow Concert Office
Phone ： 043(445)8496 （ Visual Information Support Radio Office ）
Email ： dr@crp.jp