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  • Large-Scale Origami

    Large-Scale Origami: Think Big, Fold Bigger

    GEB: 2nd Floor

    The Greater KC Japan Festival’s first ever LARGE-SCALE origami demonstration. Teams will work together to fold a 7-foot square of paper in 45 minutes or less. Experience origami on a whole new scale!

  • Japan’s Women Warriors – The Onna-Bushi

    Japan’s Women Warriors – The Onna-Bushi

    GEB: 2nd Floor

    The onna-bushi represent the women of Japan’s warrior tradition. From stories predating the samurai class, through the centuries of samurai history, and into the present day, accounts of female warriors have continued to shape and preserve this legacy.

  • Origami

    Sumo Origami Event

    GEB: 2nd Floor

    In this workshop participants will use their folding skills to make Sumo Origami.

  • Shakuhachi

    The Shakuhachi, Shamisen and Koto: A Window into Japanese Music

    GEB: 2nd Floor

    This presentation focuses on the shakuhachi as both a traditional and contemporary Japanese instrument. It will introduce the instrument's history, repertoire, aesthetics, and performance practice, while also providing an overview of other traditional Japanese instruments, including the koto and shamisen, to place the shakuhachi within the broader context of Japanese music.

  • Origami Workshop

    Beginners Origami Workshop

    GEB: 2nd Floor

    Fold and build the simple – bit impressive – Sonobe cube. No complicated squash, rabbit ear, or petal folds are involved!

  • Go and Shoji Game

    The Games of Go and Shogi

    GEB: 2nd Floor

    Come to this workshop to play actual games, see demonstrations and competition games, and hear a brief discussion of the history and rules of “go” and “shogi.”

  • The Legacy of Japan’s Masked Heroes

    GEB: 2nd Floor

    This presentation explores the rich history of Japan’s masked heroes—from Kamen Rider and Kikaider to Super Sentai and GARO—and examines the cultural traditions, industries, and ideas that shaped them.

  • KC Japan Fest Vendors

    Vendor Booths

    RC: 1st Floor +4 more

    Throughout the festival, shop artist and merch booths and find information from organizations and sponsors! 

  • Zuihitsu, Haibun, and New Possibilities of Genre. Image: hand dipping brush in ink.

    Zuihitsu, Haibun, and New Possibilities of Genre

    GEB: 2nd Floor

    Zuihitsu is a form of writing in which the writer “follows the brush” and writes associatively, and Haibun, a form of travel writing that includes a short prose piece describes an object scene or special moment coupled with a haiku poem, allows students to explore alternative genres to record the precision of their observations and thinking.

  • Their Land is Still a Forest: Ainu in Contemporary Japan. Image: Hokkaido, Japan - Shiraoi Ainu Museum is one of the country's best museums about the Ainu, the indigenous people of northern Japan.

    Their Land is Still a Forest: Ainu in Contemporary Japan

    GEB: 2nd Floor

    This presentation is a reflection of the famous works of "Our Land Was a Forest: An Ainu Memoir" by Kayano Shigeru, a noted Ainu folklore expert, activist and politician as a lens to explore the persisting myths and lifestyles of the indigenous Ainu of northern Japan in contemporary times.

  • Origami

    Monster Mask Origami

    GEB: 2nd Floor

    In this intermediate workshop, participants will use their folding skills to make Monster Mask Origami.

  • Street Nihonga: The Art of Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani

    Street Nihonga: The Art of Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani

    GEB: 2nd Floor

    Dr. Maki Kaneko will discuss "Street Nihonga: The Art of Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani", an exhibit presenting the remarkable art of Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani (1920–2012), a Japanese American artist who adapted his training in traditional Japanese painting to his life on the streets of New York City when he was unhoused later in life.

  • Masked Superheroes in Japan. Image Credit: Choudenshi Bioman (1984)

    Masked Superheroes in Japan

    GEB: 2nd Floor

    From Moonlight Mask (Gekko Kamen) to Super Sentai bands of fighters in Ultraman, masked Superheroes have been a staple of Japanese television. What lies behind their masks?

  • A Look at Japanese Game Shows on American Television

    GEB: 2nd Floor

    In this presentation, Joshua Murphy will look at Japanese Game and Variety Shows and their effect on the American television landscape. Takeshi’s Castle, Ninja Warrior, Ultra Quiz, Shark Tank and America’s Funniest Home videos are some of the shows that will be discussed and seen in this panel.

  • Leveling Up! Intermediate Origami

    GEB: 2nd Floor

    In this intermediate origami workshop, you will learn how to fold a simple dragon and be introduced to more complicated folds.

  • EN-NICHI: Japan Festival Board Game

    EN-NICHI: Japan Festival Board Game

    GEB: 2nd Floor

    Learn about Japanese festivals and culture by playing this engaging board game, EN-NICHI (円日)! 

  • J.M. “Tora” Lawson

    Evolution of the Samurai

    GEB: 2nd Floor

    Mr. Lawson will discuss the evolution of Samurai culture and how it has survived into the modern era.

  • Kirigami Workshop

    GEB: 2nd Floor

    Learn Kirigami, a variation of origami, in which the paper is cut as well as folded. This results in a 3-D design that stands away from the page.

  • KC Japan Fest Vendor Booths

    Anime and Manga Vendors

    MTC: 3rd Floor +2 more

    Enjoy Anime and Manga with the vendors displaying your favorite Anime and Manga products.