Santa Fe JIN Japanese Cultural Festival

Event Description

8th Annual Santa Fe JIN Japanese Cultural Festival takes place at the Santa Fe Convention Center.

It is a fun-filled family event featuring traditional Japanese performances, food, all-day entertainment, games and activities.

This year's theme is "Pop Japan" and will feature a pop shamisen (Japanese traditional 3 strings instruments) unit as well as a young anime singer, Shihori -- both from Japan.  We will also have 2 Grammy-awarded musicians: Koji Nakamura, a master taiko drummer and Yukiko Matsuyama, a master koto (Japanese harp) player.

We will have separate anime room, traditional tea serving room and a martial arts demonstration room.

Please join us!

2012 Stage Schedule
2012 Matsuri Stage Schedule

10:00am    Opening Remarks: Performance by Santa Fe JIN Language School Students

10:15am    Norio Hayakawa: Solo artist. Specializing in Japanese “Oldies but Goodies”

10:50am     Chado: The Way of Tea demonstration by Chado New Mexico

The art of Japanese tea, or Chado, is a way to calm the mind, soothe the spirit, and share a special time away from the concerns of everyday life.

11:30am     Chizuko Matsumoto and her students: Traditional Japanese Dance

12:20pm     Japanese Pop Fashion Show by Santa Fe Community College Design Club with Snake The Fire Dancers       
1:10pm      Seshami Street Boys: Special Guests from Japan.  Shamisen (Japanese 3-stringed instruments) musical comedy duo
2:00pm      Shihori: Special Guest from Japan.  Anime/Pop singer songwriter

2:50pm      Koji Nakamura: a Master Taiko drummer and teacher for over 25 years.  Grammy winner in 2008  

                   Madi Sato: Santa Fe local singer songwriter

3:30pm     Yukiko Matsuyama: Fusion Koto player.  Grammy winner in 2010

4:20pm      Smokin’ Bachi Taiko: Santa Fe’s innovative Taiko drumming group

4:50pm      Scholarship winner announcement /  Closing Remarks