Visa
If you require a visa to enter Japan, you (the contestant) must apply for it in person.
If you require a letter of invitation to obtain a visa, please contact the competition office.
If you do require a letter of invitation, you will need to provide your local Japanese diplomatic mission (embassy or consulate) with the following details.
- Full name (Surname, Names written in your native language)
- Sex, Date of Birth, Nationality, Occupation, Address, Telephone number
- Travelling funds (airfare, living expenses during your stay in Japan including food and lodging)
- Details of the individual who will bear your expenses during your stay (Name, Sex, Occupation, Relationship, Address, Contact Details)
Insurance
Please ensure against your health/ accident / injury / fire/ theft for your luggage and personal belongings. This is your responsibility.
Copyright and Neighbouring rights
All the broadcasting, performance, audio and visual recording, publishing and imaging rights during the competition and any related events belong to the organiser, The Takamatsu International Piano Competition Committee.
Compliance with Japanese Law
This application form has been drawn up based on the guidelines for the opening of the 2nd Takamatsu International Piano Competition. Any dispute regarding the contents of the form will be resolved using the text contained in the original Japanese application form and according to Japanese law.
Other
Contestants will not be permitted to give any performances during the course of the competition other than those which are specifically for the purposes of the competition. This does not necessarily apply to any contestants after they have been eliminated.
This rule is subject to re-evaluation dependant on certain extenuating circumstances.
1st Prize Winner’s Gala Concert
- The organisers will undertake to arrange a gala concert for the 1st prize winner, to be held in Kagawa within three years.
- The 1st Prize winner will be required to perform at this event.
- The performance fee will be to a total of ￥100,000.
- The organisers will undertake the payment of the performance fee and of all related travel and accommodation expenses.
Access to Competition Venue
3 minutes walk from JR Takamatsu Station
5 minutes walk from Kotoden Takamatsu Chikko Station
2 minutes walk from Takamatsu Port
20 minutes driving from the Takamatsu Expressway(exit Chuo IC and on Route 193)
40 minutes from Takamatsu Airport by Kotoden airport shuttle bus (to JR Takamatsu Station)
3 hours from Kansai International Air Port by limousine Bus
Introduction to the area
●Kagawa Prefecture Web-Site
http://www.pref.kagawa.jp
●Takamatsu City Web-Site
http://www.city.takamatsu.kagawa.jp
●Sunport Hall Takamatsu Web-Site
http://www.sunport-hall.jp
●Takamatsu International Piano Competition Web-Site
http://www.tipc.jp
Cover design
Takeshi KAWASHIMA (Modern artist from Kagawa Prefecture)