Yardley Hall
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 10:30 am | Opening Ceremony |
| 11:15 am | Ottawa Suzuki Strings |
| 12:45 pm | Isao Machii |
| 1:15 pm | Three Trails Taiko |
| 2:00 pm | Yoko Hiraoka, David Kansuke Wheeler, & John Lytton |
| 2:40 pm | Isao Machii |
| 3:10 pm | Denver Taiko |
| 3:40 pm | Denver Taiko Workshop |
| 4:20 pm | Isao Machii |
| 4:50 pm | Yoko Hiraoka, David Kansuke Wheeler, & John Lytton |
| 5:30 pm | Isao Machii |
| 6:00 pm | Denver Taiko |
Polsky Theatre
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 12:00 pm | Tea Ceremony Demonstration (Omote Senke) – Yoko Hiraoka |
| 1:10 pm | Kansas State Yosakoi Dance Group |
| 1:40 pm | Kansas State Yosakoi Dance Group Workshop |
| 2:40 pm | Tea Ceremony Demonstration (Edo Senke) – Yuri Iijima |
| 4:00 pm | Martial Arts Demonstrations Introduction – John Drakey |
| 4:05 pm | Jinmukan Japanese Sword School – Kenjutsu – Charlie Williams |
| 4:20 pm | Kansas City Kendo Club – Kendo – John Drakey |
| 4:40 pm | Shin Do Ryu Karate – Karate– Yuriy Gevorkov |
| 4:55 pm | Aikijuku Dojo – Aikido – Neil Segal |
| 5:10 pm | Professional Self Defense – Shinki Ryu Jujitsu – Tom Boydston |
| 5:25 pm | Karate – Japan Karate-Do Ryobu-Kai – Fabio Rodriquez |
| 5:40 pm | Aikido – William Perkins |
| 6:00 pm | Shindo Muso Ryu – Kobudo – Jeff Jones |
| 6:15 pm | Tosa No Shugyo Dojo – Kenjutsu – Tora Lawson |
| 6:30 pm | Cosplay Contest |
Recital Hall
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 11:50 am | Tohoku Daishinsai: Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Disaster of 2011 – Cindy Parry |
| 1:10 pm | Pilgrimage: A Journey to the 88 Sacred Places of Shikoku – William Ash |
| 2:30 pm | Civility and Savagery: The Duality of the Samurai – J.M. “Tora” Lawson |
| 3:50 pm | The Japanese Tea Ceremony Basics – Ayako Mizumura |
Carlsen Center
| Location | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Floor Lobby | ||
| All Day | Torii Gate Entry | |
| All Day | Ikebana Display | |
| All Day | Calligraphy Sales/Aikido Dojo – Neil Segal | |
| All Day | Isao Machii Merchandise | |
| All Day | Bimi Bakery | |
| All Day | Heart of America – Japan American Society | |
| All Day | JETAA Booth | |
| All Day | J.M. “Tora” Lawson (Samurai) | |
| All Day | Asian American Chamber of Commerce Booth | |
| All Day | Hallmark Booth | |
| All Day | Molle Toyota | |
| All Day | Box Office and Will Call | |
| All Day | Festival T-shirt Sales | |
| All Day | Performer’s CD Sales | |
| 2:00 pm | Children’s Mikoshi Parade (Starts from the Torii Gate) | |
| Room 124 | All Day | Japanese Cultural Village – Samurai and Kimono Portraits |
| Room 126A | ||
| 8:30 am | K-12 Teacher’s Workshop (Pre-Registration Required) | |
| 12:00 pm | Yoko Agriculture: A Spiritual Dialogue Between Heaven and Earth Nature and Humans -Koji and Susan Nakao | |
| 3:00 pm | Introduction of Nihonga: Japanese Traditional Painting and Material – Chigusa Sasamoto Durham | |
| Room 128 | All Day | Japanese Cultural Village — Bazaar |
| Room 130 | ||
| 10:30 am | Fun with Kamishibai (Japanese Storyboard Telling) – Danial Roy | |
| 2:30 pm | Kamishibai presented In Japanese – Etsuko James | |
| 3:30 pm | Fun with Kamishibai (Japanese Storyboard Telling) – Danial Roy | |
| 4:30 pm | Fun with Kamishibai (Japanese Storyboard Telling) – Danial Roy | |
| 2nd Floor Lobby | All Day | Bonsai Society of Greater Kansas City – Bonsai and Suiseki Display |
| Room 211 | All Day | Japanese Candy Artist – Miyuki Sugimori |
| Room 212 | All Day | Bazaar —Independence Sister City Bazaar, Yoki, BopBopKat, Fusion Art Room, Kenna’s Kreations LLC, Yuri Iijima |
| Room 216 | 11:00 am – 6:00 pm | The Games of Go and Shoji – Steve Woodsmall & The Four Dragons Go Club (Daniel Gentry) |
| Room 219 (Hallway) |
All Day | Oriental Supermarket |
| Room 224 | ||
| 11:30 am | Japanese Garden Design — Koji Morimoto | |
| 1:00 pm | “Miniature Trees”: An introduction to the Ancient Art of Bonsai — Kathy Schlesinger | |
| 2:30 pm | Japanese Garden Design — Koji Morimoto | |
| Room 232 | All Day | Heart of America Japan-America Society Bazaar |
| Room 314 | ||
| 12:00 pm | A Look at Japanese Game Shows on American Television – Joshua Murphy | |
| 1:30 pm | The Samurai Spin: Bushido in Modern Japanese Baseball – Matt Dobbins | |
| 3:00 pm | Zen Meditation Workshop – Dr. Sarah Aptilon | |
| Room 338 | ||
| 11:00 am | Japan Foundation’s Marugoto Course Books – Tracie Whiting-Kipper | |
| 12:30 pm | Kanji Made Easy – Tracie Whiting-Kipper | |
| 2:00 pm | Introduction to Japanese Language for Beginners – Kazuyo Rumbach | |
| 3:30 pm | Introduction to Reading Japanese – Tracie Whiting-Kipper | |
| Room 352 | ||
| 11:00 am | Calligraphy Workshop – Kotoko Nakata Grass | |
| 12:30 pm | Calligraphy Workshop – Yayoi Shinoda | |
| 1:45 pm | Beginners Origami Workshop – Tracey Whitman | |
| 3:00 pm | Shakuhachi Workshop – David Wheeler |
Regnier Center
| Location | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| CapFed – Food Court | ||
| 10:30 am – 6:00 pm | Japanese Food Served | |
| Atrium – First Floor | All Day | Ikebana Display |
| Hudson Auditorium | ||
| 11:00 am | From Tokyo to Kyoto: Traveling To¯kaido¯ in the 19th Century – Yaaoi Shinoda | |
| 12:00 pm | The Samurai Sword – Earle Brigance | |
| 1:10 pm | The Samurai Sword – Earle Brigance | |
| 2:30 pm | Typography and Lettering for the Japanese Language – Lisa Maione | |
| Room 270 (The Cube) | ||
| All Day | Exhibits (Kimono, Obi, Samurai Armor, Japanese Hina Dolls, Dioramas of Famous Japanese Sites) | |
| 2:30 pm | Kimono Demonstration – Sachie Stroder and Miyako Fraley | |
| 4:30 pm | Kimono Demonstration – Yuri and Hitoshi Iijima |
Outside
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| All Day | Sumo Suits |
| All Day | Japanese Landscape Exhibit |
Library Plaza (Outside)
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 11:30 am | Shin Do Ryu Karate – Karate– Yuriy Gevorkov |
| 1:00 pm | Jinmukan Japanese Sword School – Kenjutsu – Charlie Williams |
| 2:00 pm | Kansas City Kendo Club – Kendo – John Drakey |
| 4:00 pm | Tosa No Shugyo Dojo – Kenjutsu – Tora Lawson |