NEW ORLEANS, La. - Japan Fest, the largest annual celebration of Japanese culture in the Gulf South, returns to the New Orleans Museum of Art on Sunday, October 19, from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for a full day of traditional music, folk dancing and martial arts demonstrations, plus food, games, crafts and more spread throughout the Museum and the surrounding City Park grounds.
The crowd-pleasing Kaminari Taiko of Houston return with their massive drumming demonstration as headliners of this year's Japan Fest. Other highlights include numerous demonstrations of traditional Japanese arts, the Japan Club's annual tea ceremony demonstration and a raffle with prizes including round-trip airline tickets to Japan, courtesy of Continental Airlines.Here's the full list of participating organizations:Aikido of New Orleans (martial arts)Asian Gourmet Market (Japanese market)City Park Catering (Japanese food)Crane's Nest Go Club ("Go," strategic board game lessons)Greater New Orleans Bonsai Society (Bonsai demonstration)Greater New Orleans Suzuki Forum (classical and folk music) Ikebana International, New Orleans chapter 97 (floral arrangements)Japan Club (tea ceremony)Japanese Weekend School of New Orleans (crafts and origami ornaments)JET Alumni Association (yukata for children and adults, with photos)Kaminari Taiko of Houston (drumming performance)Kozakura Japanese Dance School USA (folk dancing)Louisiana State Museum/Lafcadio Hearn Center (information table)Maino Kai International (Japanese classical dancing)Neil Melancon/Gentle Wind Dojo (Iaido sword demonstration)New Orleans Haiku Society (information table)New Orleans Kendo Club (martial arts)New Orleans Zen Temple (Zazen lessons and information)Ninja Restaurant (Japanese food tent)Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art (Raku pottery demo)Sennin Productions (anime films)SGI-USA New Orleans Taiko Group (Taiko drumming)Shindoryu Aikijutsu Association of Southern Louisiana University (martial arts)S. Peter Horkowitz (Kyudo-Japanese archery)Wako-Kai Dancers (classical dancing)Japan Fest is organized by the Consulate General of Japan in New Orleans, the New Orleans Museum of Art and the Japan Club of New Orleans.
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