Japanese Fall Festival
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Japanese Fall Festival
September 9, 2022 @ 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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One event on September 10, 2022 at 11:00 am
One event on September 11, 2022 at 11:00 am
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๐๐ช๐ค๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ต๐ด ๐ข๐ท๐ข๐ช๐ญ๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ; ๐ค๐ข๐ด๐ฉ ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ค๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ค๐ค๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ.
Fri., Sept. 9 from 5pm-10pm
Admission: $8/adult; $3/kids 12 and younger
Admission: $8/adult; $3/kids 12 and younger
Sat., Sept. 10 from 11am-10pm
Admission: $12/adult; $3/kids 12 and younger
Admission: $12/adult; $3/kids 12 and younger
Sun., Sept. 11 from 11am-6pm
Admission: $8/adult; $3/kids 12 and younger; $3/person dressed in costume role play
Admission: $8/adult; $3/kids 12 and younger; $3/person dressed in costume role play
๐๐ฆ๐ต๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ! ๐๐ต๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ฌ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ญ๐บ.
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- ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐บ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ ๐ฆ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐น headlines the festival, performing beautifully choreographed Japanese sword fighting set to traditional and rock music. Their routines include an engaging mix of comedy and humanistic-themed dramas, requiring athleticism and grace.
- ๐จ๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐, a yosakoi dance ensemble from San Joseโs Japantown, performs an energetic style of dance that blends traditional and modern Japanese movements and music.
- ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ is a storyteller and magician originally from Ube, Japan. Ishida combines traditional Japanese theatre, music, origami, magic and storytelling to bring the enchanting land of Japan to his audiences.
- ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฎ is a world-renowned shodo artist from Japan’s Fukushima prefecture. Her large-scale calligraphy performances are inspired by hope and peace.
- Favorite performers returning to the festival include ๐ฆ๐. ๐๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐ฎ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ถ๐ธ๐ผ, ensemble drummers; ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ป๐ฎ, Springfieldโs Japan America friendship club; ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐โ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฝ๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐ผ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐๐ต๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ถ, martial arts demonstrators; ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐, costume role play demonstrators; and ๐๐ถ๐ฅ๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐ฅ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ, cosplay dance team.
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In addition to numerous vendor and artisan booths featuring wares authentic to Japanese culture, guests will enjoy the ๐ก๐ถ๐ต๐ผ๐ป ๐ฏ๐๐ป๐ธ๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ (Japanese culture experience tent), the ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ถ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ (souvenirs and snacks tents), and ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐.
The festival offers cultural opportunities geared toward children including an activity area featuring traditional Japanese games and crafts led by Japanese language students from ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น. These opportunities end by dusk each evening.
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๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฏ!
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Beginning at dusk on Friday and Saturday, September 9 and 10, hundreds of torches light the garden pathways and soft Japanese music fills the air to create a romantic strolling atmosphere.
Purchase a ๐๐ถ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป and set your dreams afloat on one of the koi ponds.
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๐๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ in partnership with ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ is Sunday, September 11. Come to the festival in your cosplay (costume role play) to receive $3 admission.
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The Japanese Fall Festival is a celebration of authentic Japanese culture highlighting ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐น๐ฑโ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ-๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ-๐ผ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ, ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป. In typical years, Springfield and Isesaki exchange performers to entertain and share culture at each otherโs festivals. These exchanges were cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19. We are so excited to resume the exchanges this year!
Springfield Sister Cities Association donates half of the Japanese Fall Festivalโs admission proceeds to the maintenance and development of the Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden, sponsored by Simmons Bank. The remaining proceeds benefit cultural programs which further Springfield Sister Cities Associationโs mission of โPeace through People.โ