2023 Saturday Schedule

Open to Public
Time: 10am – 5pm
Location: Bellevue College Main Campus

3000 Landerholm Circle SE, Bellevue, WA 98007

Download the event program: 2023 Japan Week Program
Printed programs will also be available on-site

Special Guest
Rakugo (Japanese Comedy) Storyteller
Katsura Sunshine
桂三輝（サンシャイン）

© 2022 Richard Termine
Presented in English and 日本語
Time: 2:30-3:30pm
(Doors open at 1:30pm)
Location: Carlson Theater Bldg. E
(No Eating or Drinking Inside the Theater; Water is OK)
Free Admission

Japanese Movie Screening

Survival Family (2016)
サバイバル・ファミリー（英語字幕付き）
Japanese with English Subtitles
First Showing: 10:30-12:30
Second Showing: 3:15-5:15
Location: B Building, Room 104
Free Admission

Contests

Contests (online submissions through Japan Week website)
Character Bento Contest Deadline: Sept. 22 11:59pm
Origami Contest Deadline: Sept. 22 11:59pm
TimeContestsLocation
10:15-10:45am (Kids)
11:00-11:30am (Teens)
11:45-12:15pm (Adults)
12:30-1:00pm (Kids)
1:45-2:15pm (Teens)		Paper Airplane ContestE-Bldg,
Courtyard
12:45-1:30pmKendama ContestC-Bldg,
Courtyard
1:45-2:15pmJapan Trivia ContestCarlson Theater
4:00-5:00pmCosplay Costume ContestC Building,
Cafeteria Stage

All Day Activities

TimeAll Day ActivitiesLocation
10am‑5pmBoard Game of GO
Seattle Go Center		C Building,
Cafeteria
10am‑5pmBoard Game of GO (Outdoors)Carlson Theater Courtyard

10am‑5pm
2pm-5pm		Calligraphy
Tanimoto Children’s Calligraphy Class
Meito Shodo-Kai Calligraphy Association		C Building,
Cafeteria
10am‑5pmCatch Rubber DuckiesWater Fountain outside C Building
10am‑5pmFlea Market/Japan Market – L Building,
Lobby
10am‑5pmIkebana (Flower Arrangement) Display International Ikebana Seattle Chapter 19D Building,
Room 106
10am‑5pmYour Name in Kanji, Simple Origami
Japanese Culture Exchange Club		C Building,
Room 103
10am‑5pmKaraoke Room (with 30,000 songs!)R Building,
Room 101
10am‑5pmKid’s Play Room with Japanese ToysC Building,
Room 164
10am‑5pmOrigami
Puget Area Paperfolding Enthusiasts Roundtable (PAPER)		C Building,
Cafeteria
10am‑5pmPhoto BoothL Building,
Lobby
10am‑5pmYukata BoothL Building,
Lobby

Music Performances

TimeMusic Performances Location
11:15‑11:35amSinging Performance
Echo Chorus		C Building,
Cafeteria Stage
11:35‑11:55amSinging Performance
Evergreen Glee Club		C Building,
Cafeteria Stage
11:55-12:15pmSinging Performance
Sing S’mores		C Building,
Cafeteria Stage
12:00‑12:30pmTaiko Drumming
The School of TAIKO		C Courtyard
12:30‑1:00pmOkinawan Music/Dance 
Mako and Munjuru		C Building,
Cafeteria Stage
1:15‑1:45pmTaiko Drumming
Seattle Kokon Taiko		E Courtyard
1:15‑2:00pmTraditional Japanese Dance and Shamisen
Kabuki Academy		C Building,
Cafeteria Stage
3:45‑4:15pmOkinawa Taiko Drumming
Okinawa Kenjin Kai Chijinshuu of Washington State		E Courtyard

Lectures, Presentations, and Demonstrations

TimeLectures, Presentations, and Demonstrations Location
10:15‑11:00amDango Cooking Workshop
Japanese Culture Exchange Club 		C Building, Room 165
10:45‑11:45amWashoku (Japanese Cuisine) and Longevity
Sayuri Barritt, Registered Dietician		D Building, Room 102
10:45‑11:45amWW II experiences of Nikkei soldiers, 442nd Regimental Combat Team
Nisei Veterans Committee and NVC Foundation		C Building, Room 140
11:00-12:00pmJET Program / Government Scholarships to Japan
Consulate-General of Japan in Seattle		B Building, Room 102
11:00‑11:30amTea Ceremony Demonstration
Chado Urasenke Tankokai Seattle Association		D Building, Room 106
11:30-12:00pmShindo Muso Ryu Jodo (Martial Arts)
Hoshu Dojo		Carlson Theater
11:45‑12:30pmDango Cooking Workshop
Japanese Culture Exchange Club		C Building, Room 165
11:45‑12:30pmFlower Arranging Demonstration
International Ikebana Seattle Chapter 19 		D Building, Room 106
12:00‑1:00pmRemembrance Gallery: Honoring Japanese Americans imprisoned at the Puyallup Fairgrounds during WWII
Eileen Yamada Lamphere,
President of Puyallup Valley JACL
Sharon Sobie Seymour,
Remembrance Gallery Project Manager
Liz Dunbar,
Puyallup Valley Secretary and Fundraising Lead		C Building, Room 140
12:00‑1:00pmJapanese Business Etiquette: Dos and Don’ts
Japan Business Association of Seattle		D Building, Room 102
12:00‑12:30pmPacific NW Naginata FederationCarlson Theatre
12:30-1:00pmPuppet Show (in Japanese)
Mimibunko		A Building, Room 138
12:45‑1:15pmTea Ceremony Demonstration
Chado Urasenke Tankokai Seattle Association		D Building, Room 106
1:00-2:00pmJapanese Traditional Armor 
Consulate-General of Japan in Seattle		B Building, Room 102
1:15‑2:00pmDango Cooking Workshop
Japanese Culture Exchange Club		C Building, Room 165
1:15‑2:00pmKamishibai Japanese Storytelling 
Voice Library in Japanese		C Building, Room 140
1:15-2:15pmJapan in the Schools: Tokaido
2,000 years of Japanese History
Japan-America Society of the State of Washington		D Building, Room 103
1:45‑2:15pmTea Ceremony Demonstration
Chado Urasenke Tankokai Seattle Association		D Building, Room 106
2:00‑5:00pmCalligraphy Demonstration
Meito Shodo-Kai Calligraphy Association		C Building, Hallway
2:30-3:00pmPuppet Show (in Japanese)
Mimibunko		A Building, Room 138
2:45-3:15pmPlanetarium Storytime in English +
Constellation Show
BC Astronomy faculty Joel Lamb with
Voice Library in Japanese		B Building, Room 244
2:45‑3:30pmDango Cooking Workshop
Japanese Culture Exchange Club 		C Building, Room 165
3:00‑4:00pmDemon Slayer and Japan’s Taisho era
Kaho Hemmi, Bellevue College alum		C Building, Room 140
3:45-4:15pmPlanetarium Storytime in Japanese +
Constellation Show
BC Astronomy faculty Joel Lamb with
Voice Library in Japanese		B Building, Room 244
3:45‑4:15pmTea Ceremony Demonstration
Chado Urasenke Tankokai Seattle Association		D Building, Room 106
3:45-4:45pmJapan in the Schools: Japanese Customs
Japan-America Society of the State of Washington		D Building, Room 103
4:15‑5:00pmDango Cooking Workshop
Japanese Culture Exchange Club		C Building, Room 165