Nikkei Matsuri San Jose Japantown
2013 Festival Date : Sunday, April 28, 2013

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2012 Opening Ceremony - Corner of 5th and Jackson Street

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 the Pre-Opening Ceremony

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

Opening Ceremony
Raising of the Koi
Warren Hayashi

2012 Performing Arts Program

Outdoor Stage - Located on Jackson Street in front of the San Jose Betsuin
Masters of Ceremony - Mike Inouye

Time Event
9:45 am Introduction of the 2012 Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival Court
10:00 am

Students of Ukulele Jams
Rodney Takahashi - Instructor
11:00 am

CYS Dancers
Theresa Hawker, Instructor
12:15 pm San Jose Chidori Band
Duane Takahashi, Director
1:45 pm Wesley Jazz Ensemble
Wayne Adachi, Director
3:00 pm San Jose Taiko
Franco Imperial and Wisa Uemura, Directors

Indoor Stage - Located in the Gymnasium next to the Food Court

Time Event
10:30 am

Ensohza
Traditional Japanese Folk Music

11:30 am

Koto Peformance by the Marimo-Kai
Under the Management of Mrs. Yukari Sakaguchi
12:30 pm

Classical Japanese Dance
By the Students of Madame Michiya Hanayagi

12:45 pm

Classical Japanese Dance
By the Students of Madame Bando Misayasu
1:30 pm

Aikido Demonstration
By the Aikido of Japantown, John Santos, Instructor

2:30 pm

Judo Demonstration
By the San Jose Buddhist Judo Club
Head Instructors - Vaughn Imada, Danny Kikuchi, Jim Pennington, and Joe Nakano