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Japanese culture honored tomorrow
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| Taiko drummers Char Ono, Judy Murakami, Linda Oshiro and Gerald Ida from Taiko Kaua‘i rocked the Kaua‘i War Memorial Convention Hall at last year’s Matsuri Festival. Contributed photo by Gloria Shimizu |
by The Garden Island
To honor and preserve Japanese culture on Kaua‘i, the Kaua‘i Japanese Cultural Society has sponsored the Matsuri Festival for the past 20 years.
Matsuri celebrates the art, traditions, music and dance of Japanese culture. The day-long event features traditional Japanese odori dancing, karaoke singers, tea ceremony demonstrations, ikebana flower arrangements, bonsai displays, mochi pounding and Japanese food and crafts for sale.
Here is an opportunity to actually witness and even pound your own rice for mochi. “We’ll have mallets and usu, (the large wooden bowl for pounding,)” said Gloria Shimizu, corresponding secretary for the organization. “It takes 15 to 20 minutes of pounding so we welcome help from observers.”
If you’ve ever been tempted to practice any of the Japanese arts, now is the time to connect with clubs and groups on Kaua‘i. From learning how to craft a bonsai, an ikebana flower arrangement or even build an oshie-quilted picture, there will be representatives to share their knowledge with you.
Guests from Japan will perform and demonstrate crafts along with Kaua‘i residents. From Suo-Oshima, Kaua‘i’s sister island there will be a display of pictures drawn by the children who visited the Hokule‘a when she sailed to Japan earlier this year. The relationship of a sister island, honors the Japanese ancestor who first immigrated to Kaua‘i.
“Suo-Oshima has cultural events on that side where Kauaians participate too,” said Shimizu.
Admission is free for this day packed with demonstrations, art, keiki craft booths and many vendors.
One special event that’s new to the festival is the presence of a song and dance troupe from Chiba, Japan. “Buyodan Masafuji group was scheduled to perform pn O‘ahu too so it’s pretty special that they can come to Kaua‘i for our festival,” she said.
Shimizu recommends arriving right at 9 a.m. for the performance.
“There’ll be representatives from a tourism group from Iwaki, Japan, with a display,” said Shimizu. This affords a chance for would-be travelers or exchange students to learn more about the precinct.
The authenticity of this festival is heightened by the presence of a professional kimono dresser. Mrs. Sakihare from the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii will come from Honolulu to assist with the dressing for the portraits. Reservations are recommended. Call Nakaya at 338-1267.
There will also be singing and dancing by local groups and individuals, not to mention two groups staging tea ceremonies.
There will also be Jorei-healing, oshibana — pressed flower art, shodo and sumie, kendo demonstration, judo demonstration and the event culminates with a mini-bon dance with performing artists Kaua‘i Taiko Group.
Prizes will be awarded for the musubi madness competition where participants are provided with an array of ingredients to build their own musubi. There will also be craft vendors, bento and sushi for sale. For more information call Pearl at 335-8431 or 822-5353.
Matsuri celebrates the art, traditions, music and dance of Japanese culture. The day-long event features traditional Japanese odori dancing, karaoke singers, tea ceremony demonstrations, ikebana flower arrangements, bonsai displays, mochi pounding and Japanese food and crafts for sale.
Here is an opportunity to actually witness and even pound your own rice for mochi. “We’ll have mallets and usu, (the large wooden bowl for pounding,)” said Gloria Shimizu, corresponding secretary for the organization. “It takes 15 to 20 minutes of pounding so we welcome help from observers.”
If you’ve ever been tempted to practice any of the Japanese arts, now is the time to connect with clubs and groups on Kaua‘i. From learning how to craft a bonsai, an ikebana flower arrangement or even build an oshie-quilted picture, there will be representatives to share their knowledge with you.
Guests from Japan will perform and demonstrate crafts along with Kaua‘i residents. From Suo-Oshima, Kaua‘i’s sister island there will be a display of pictures drawn by the children who visited the Hokule‘a when she sailed to Japan earlier this year. The relationship of a sister island, honors the Japanese ancestor who first immigrated to Kaua‘i.
“Suo-Oshima has cultural events on that side where Kauaians participate too,” said Shimizu.
Admission is free for this day packed with demonstrations, art, keiki craft booths and many vendors.
One special event that’s new to the festival is the presence of a song and dance troupe from Chiba, Japan. “Buyodan Masafuji group was scheduled to perform pn O‘ahu too so it’s pretty special that they can come to Kaua‘i for our festival,” she said.
Shimizu recommends arriving right at 9 a.m. for the performance.
“There’ll be representatives from a tourism group from Iwaki, Japan, with a display,” said Shimizu. This affords a chance for would-be travelers or exchange students to learn more about the precinct.
The authenticity of this festival is heightened by the presence of a professional kimono dresser. Mrs. Sakihare from the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii will come from Honolulu to assist with the dressing for the portraits. Reservations are recommended. Call Nakaya at 338-1267.
There will also be singing and dancing by local groups and individuals, not to mention two groups staging tea ceremonies.
There will also be Jorei-healing, oshibana — pressed flower art, shodo and sumie, kendo demonstration, judo demonstration and the event culminates with a mini-bon dance with performing artists Kaua‘i Taiko Group.
Prizes will be awarded for the musubi madness competition where participants are provided with an array of ingredients to build their own musubi. There will also be craft vendors, bento and sushi for sale. For more information call Pearl at 335-8431 or 822-5353.
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