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NIHON
MATSURI
Utah's Japan Festival
Donation is greatly appreciated.
WHEN /
April 25,
2020
10AM-5PM
WHERE /
Japantown Street (100 South Between 200 And 300 West)
Salt Lake City, Utah 84101
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.
SCHEDULE /
Stage 1 (West end of 100 South)
Stage 2 (East End of 100 South)
10:00AM
Japanese Church of Christ Kenshin Taiko
10:10AM
Welcome – Introduction of Honored Guests – Floyd Mori
Color Guard – Dai Ichi Ward Troop 1440
Pledge of Allegiance – Dai Ichi Ward Troop 1440
National Anthem – Lillian Wilkins
Japanese Anthem – Lillian Wilkins
Invocations:
Salt Lake Buddhist Temple – Reverend Jerry Hirano
Japanese Church of Christ – Pastor Brad Kramer
Dai Ichi Church – Bishop Yuta Uemura
Ogden Christian Church – Reverend Bob Nakaoka
Introduction of Guest Speakers – Floyd Mori
Introduction of MC’s – Darin Mano, Brian Fukushima,
Ed Roberson, Richard Wilcox
10:40AM
Japanese Church of Christ Kenshin Takiko
11:00AM
Sil Lum Kung Fu Kwoon – Lion Dance
11:45AM
12:30PM
One Voice Choir
1:15PM
Kimono Fashion Show
2:00PM
2:30PM
Sil Lum Kung Fu Kwoon – Lion Dance
3:05PM
3:40PM
Taekwondo – Gary Nakao, Carson Kawabata
Akemi Kawabata, Carson Kato, Campbell Kato
4:20PM
4:55PM
Okinawa Kenjinkai Dancers
5:30PM
Japanese Church of Christ Kenshin Taiko
11:00AM
Qi Gong (Yi Shui Kong) - Lin Yang
11:30AM
Salt Lake Shotokan Karate
12:20PM
Rocky Mountain Judo Group
1:05PM
Intermountain Aikido
1:45PM
Monk Wise
2:20PM
Festival Dancers
2:50PM
3:00PM
Ramen Eating Contest
3:30PM
Fujinkai Kobudo Renmei
4:00PM
Ogden Buddhist Church Taiko
4:30
Kaneshiro Akiko Minho & Arts Belong
Tea Ceremony
at the Salt Lake Buddhist Temple (West Wing)
Mochitsuki
Rice Pounding
Temple Tours
at the Salt Lake Buddhist Temple
CONTESTED HISTORIES
at the Salt Lake Buddhist Temple
11:30 am
1:00 pm
2:15 pm
3:30 pm
12:00 pm
2:00 pm
4:00 pm
12:00 pm
1:00 pm
2:00 pm
3:00 pm
4:00 pm
12:00 pm
2:00 pm
Origami Kabuto
at the Children's Booth
10:30 am
1:30 pm
3:30 pm
11:00 am
2:00 pm
4:00 pm
Chopstick gun
at the Children's Booth
How to make
How to make
Competition
Chopstick Master
at the Children's Booth
11:30 am
2:30 pm
100 South Between 200 And 300 West
Salt Lake City, Utah 84101
There will be volunteer photographers taking pictures at this event which could be used for future Japan Matsuri promotional purposes, etc. They will be recognizable by the navy blue t-shirts labeled “Photographer” on the back.
If you do not wish to have your picture taken and potentially used in this way please notify one of the photographers.