Cherry Blossom Festival: Sakura Matsuri Festival
On Saturday, April 12, immediately following the National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade, is the 48th Annual Japanese Street Festival Sakura Matsuri. It’s the largest one-day exhibition of Japanese culture in the country and stretches for six blocks from the White House to the FBI Headquarters.
From sushi to origami, from karate to sake, from Anime and manga to J-POP music, the Japan-America Society of Washington, D.C. organized more than 20 vendors of Japanese cuisine, beer gardens, exhibitors of Japanese arts and products, and live performances on three stages.
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Date: Saturday, April 12, 2008
Time: 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Location: Downtown DC - Pennsylvania Ave. between 14th & 10th streets; and 12th Street between Pennsylvania & Constitution avenues
LIVE PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
Performance times are subject to change without notice.
Pennsylvania Avenue Main Stage on 13th STREET
Sponsored by ANA and 97.1 WASH-FM
TRADITIONAL JAPANESE PERFORMING ARTS
11:30 Toho Koto Society
12:00 Shizumi Kodomo Dance Team
12:30 Traditional Japanese Geisha
1:00 Pandora’s Playtime
1:30 Tamagusuku Ryu
2:00 Kikuyuki no Kai
2:30 Tamagawa University
3:30 Masayo Ishigure
4:00 Imajin Nix Hamaya
4:30 HAPPYFUNSMILE
5:00 MITSUMASSYU
J-POP STAGE on PENNSYLVANIA AND 10TH
11:00 Background Music
11:30 Matt & Yoko intro/music/games
12:00 MITSUMASSYU
1:00 Interesse Business Etiquette
1:30 Cosplay Fashion Show
2:00 Yoko & Matt Game
2:30 Collar Shirts (Break Dancers)
3:00 HAPPYFUNSMILE
3:30 MITSUMASSYU
4:30 Yoko & Matt Game
5:00 DJ DANCE PARTAY
12th Street Stage, featuring BIG 100.3 SUPER KARAOKE
1:00 Choral Society
1:30 Kagetsukai
3:30 Heritage Center
3:30 Kagetsukai
Martial Arts Stage on FREEDOM PLAZA NEAR 14TH STREET
11:00 Nen Daiko
11:30 Aikido of Arlington
12:00 DC Karate Club
12:30 Segnuiry Jujitsu
1:30 Washington Judo Club
2:30 Intermission
3:00-5:00 Capital Area Budokai
Okinawa Stage 沖米文化普及協会 on CONSTITUTION AND 12TH
1:00 Imajin Taiko, Ron Nix Hamaya Karate Taiko
2:10 Shimabuku Passai by Robert Teller
2:15 Heidi Hastings, Madison, Wisconsin
2:45 Naihanchi Shodan Karate
2:50 Ladies Bojitsu—Nix Hamaya Karate Taiko
3:00 West High School Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko
3:30 Jimmy Teller, Alex Cho Karate
3:35 Kay Ostrowsksi Taiko
4:00 West High School Taiko Group
4:30 Penn State University Taiko Group
5:00 Combined Taiko Groups
