Nikkei Matsuri
San Jose Japantown
2010 Festival Date : Sunday, April 25, 2010
Last Update : 3/8/2010 - Updated 2010 Performing Arts and Cultural Display Info

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Performing Arts Program

Each year the Nikkei Matsuri begins and ends with the heartbeat of taiko drums.
Join us at the corner of 5th and Jackson Streets for lots of entertainment!

Outdoor Stage

Time Event
9:15 am Pre-opening with San Jose Taiko
9:30 am

Opening Ceremony
Raising of the Koi
Warren Hayashi

10:00 am

TBD

11:00 am

CYS Dancers
Theresa Hawker, Instructor

12:00 pm San Jose Chidori Band
Duane Takahashi, Director
2:00 pm Wesley Jazz Ensemble
Wayne Adachi, Director
3:00 pm San Jose Taiko
Roy & PJ Hirabayashi, Directors
4:00 pm End of Nikkei Matsuri

Indoor Stage

Time Event
10:30 am Koto Performance
By Marimo-Kai under management of Mrs. Yukari Sakaguchi
11:30 am

Japanese Classical Dance
By the Students of Madame Bando Misayasu

11:45 am

Japanese Classical Dance
By the Students of Madame Hanayagi Michiya
Featuring Performances by Hanayagi Michiruri and by Hanayagi Michikiya

12:30 pm

Shakuhachi (Bamboo Flute) Peformance
Presented By The Japanese Music Institute of America Peforming Group
Master Masayuki Koga, Director

1:30 pm

Yangqin (Chinese Dulcimer with over 100 Strings)
Performed by Madame Junko Aono

2:30 pm

Judo Demonstration
By the San Jose Buddhist Judo Club

Head Instructors
Vaughn Imada
Danny Kikuchi
Jim Pennington
Joe Nakano