nihonmatsuri
JAPAN FESTIVAL
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Free admission
NIHON
MATSURI
Utah Japan Festival
@ the Salt Lake Buddhist Temple
West Wing
10:30 am
11:45 pm
2:00 pm
3:30 pm
10:00 am
to
5:00 pm
12:00 am
2:00 pm
1:00 pm
2:00 pm
3:00 pm
4:00 pm
@ Front of the Buddhist Temple (MAP)
@ the Japan Church of Christ
@ the Salt Lake Buddhist Temple
SCHEDULE /
10:00AM
Japanese Church of Christ Kenshin Taiko
10:10AM
Color Guard
Scout Troop 442 sponsored by the Salt Lake Buddhist Temple
Pledge of Allegiance
National Anthem
by aile/J-R&B sings
Japanese Anthem
by aile/J-R&B sings
Spiritual words from religious leaders:
Reverend Jerry Hirano/Salt Lake Buddhist Temple
Bishop Steve Swasey/Dai Ichi Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Pastor Daniel Haas, Japanese Church of Christ
Invocations
Former Utah state Senator Jani Iwamoto
Governor Spencer Cox will be represented by Sophia DiCaro, Executive Director of the
Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget and Senior Advisor to Gov. Cox
Consulate-General Yoichi Mikami will be represented by Consul Keiko Furutani, Political
and Economic section, Consulate-General of Japan in Denver
SLC Mayor Erin Mendenhall
SLC Council Chair, Victoria Petro, District 1
SLC Council Member Eva Lopez Chavez, District 4
SLC Council Member Darin Mano
Fred Lampropoulos, CEO of Merit Medical
Final remarks by Floyd Mori, Nihon Matsuri chair
10:40AM
Japanese Church of Christ Kenshin Taiko
11:00AM
Kimono Presentation "What about KImono?" by Japanese Language School
11:20PM
11:50AM
Dance with J-pop by Makiko's daycare's children
12:10PM
12:30PM
1:30PM
2:00PM
Enka Dance by Tracy Akimoto
2:20PM
Students Perform Eisa
2:30PM
Judo
2:50PM
Okinawa Music by Kaneshiro Akiko
3:00PM
Okinawa Dance by Okinawa Kenjinkai
3:30PM
ZenBuKan School of Japanese Swordsmanship
4:00PM
4:25PM
4:55PM
Closing Ceremoney
Our Mission/
To share and educate the larger Utah community about Japanese and Japanese American culture, history, and traditions as well as to be a way to pass on the Japanese traditions and culture to younger fifth, sixth, and seventh generation Japanese Americans and to help them identify with their heritage.
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