Schedule
Fri Sep 06 2024 at 05:00 pm to Sun Sep 08 2024 at 06:00 pm
UTC-05:00
Location
Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden | Springfield, MO
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๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ช๐ค๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ต๐ด ๐ข๐ท๐ข๐ช๐ญ๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ; ๐ค๐ข๐ด๐ฉ ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ค๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ค๐ค๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ.
Fri., Sept. 6 from 5pm-10pm
Admission: $9/adult; $4/child ages 3-12
Sat., Sept. 7 from 11am-10pm
Admission: $14/adult; $4/child ages 3-12
Sun., Sept. 8 from 11am-6pm
Admission: $9/adult; $4/child ages 3-12; $4/person dressed in costume role play
๐๐ฆ๐ต๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ! ๐๐ต๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ฌ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ญ๐บ.
๐๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐
Members of Springfield Sister Cities Association receive free entry all weekend. An annual membership ranges in price from $10 for a student to $60 for a family; view additional benefits and join at peacethroughpeople.org/membership.
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๐ญ๐ผ๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ๐ฒ, Tokyoโs renowned acrobatic Kendama duo, will headline this yearโs festival! Known for their dynamic blend of traditional Kendama (wooden cup and ball toy) and modern pop dance, Zoomadanke has captivated audiences worldwide since 2010.
๐จ๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐, a yosakoi dance ensemble from San Joseโs Japantown, performs an energetic style of dance that blends traditional and modern Japanese movements and music.
๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ is a storyteller and magician originally from Ube, Japan. Ishida combines traditional Japanese theatre, music, origami, magic and storytelling to bring the enchanting land of Japan to his audiences.
๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฎ is a world-renowned shodo artist from Japan's f*ckushima prefecture. Her large-scale calligraphy performances are inspired by hope and peace.
Favorite performers returning to the festival include ๐ฆ๐. ๐๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐ฎ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ถ๐ธ๐ผ, ensemble drummers; ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ป๐ฎ, Springfieldโs Japan America friendship club; ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐โ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฝ๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐ผ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐๐ต๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ถ, martial arts demonstrators; ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐, costume role play demonstrators; and ๐๐ถ๐ฅ๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐ฅ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ, cosplay dance team.
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Guests can explore numerous ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ต๐, enjoy the ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐, browse the ๐๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐, and eat at the ๐ณ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐.
Children can enjoy traditional Japanese ๐ด๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ณ๐๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐นโs Japanese language students until dusk each evening.
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Workshop opportunities include wagashi, amezaiku, bonsai, kokedama, ikebana, kintsugi and martial arts.
๐๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐จ๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ๐ฅ.
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At dusk on Friday and Saturday, September 6 and 7, hundreds of torches light the garden pathways and soft Japanese music fills the air to create a romantic strolling atmosphere.
Purchase a ๐๐ถ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป and set your dreams afloat on one of the koi ponds.
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๐๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ in partnership with ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ is Sunday, September 8. Come to the festival in your cosplay (costume role play) to receive $4 admission.
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๐๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ๐ฅ.
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Hundreds of volunteers are needed to work the Japanese Fall Festival; volunteers receive free entry to the festival on the day of their shift.
๐๐ช๐จ๐ฏ ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฏ!
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New vendor applications are welcome; proposed booths must be authentic to Japanese culture for consideration. Learn more and apply by Aug. 9 at peacethroughpeople.org/jff.
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- Missouri Arts Council
- O'Reilly Auto Parts
- Chase
- City of Springfield
- Mid-Missouri Bank
- Neale & Newman
- Renewal by Anderson
- Fisk Transportation
Sponsorship opportunities are still available and start at $600; learn more at peacethroughpeople.org/jff.
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Produced by partnership between Springfield Sister Cities Association and the Springfield-Greene County Park Board, the Japanese Fall Festival is a celebration of authentic Japanese culture highlighting ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐น๐ฑโ๐ ๐ฏ๐ด-๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ-๐ผ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ, ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป. Each year, Springfield and Isesaki exchange performers to entertain and share culture at each otherโs festivals. You can meet the Isesaki delegates at the festival's culture tent. We'll send Springfield musician Molly Healey to perform in Isesaki this September. Learn more at peacethroughpeople.org/molly.
Half of the festivalโs admission proceeds support the Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden, sponsored by Simmons Bank. The remaining proceeds benefit Springfield Sister Citiesโ cultural programs promoting โPeace Through People.โ
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Springfield Sister Cities Association is a nonprofit organization encouraging goodwill between the people of Springfield, Mo., and its sister cities by creating and promoting opportunities to foster multi-cultural awareness and appreciation. Springfield has sister city relationships with Isesaki, Japan (formed in 1986) and Tlaquepaque, Mexico (formed in 2003).
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For more information regarding the Japanese Fall Festival or Springfield Sister Cities Association, please visit peacethroughpeople.org.
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Where is it happening?
Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden, HR Advantage, Springfield, MO 65807, United States,Springfield, Missouri
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Host or Publisher Springfield Sister Cities
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