Thank you to all our incredible guest speakers, performers, and exhibitors for sharing your time, talent, and passion — this event wouldn’t be the same without you!
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Allen Nakamoto
Presentation: History of Japanese Americans
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Arisa Nakamura
Presentation: Manga Drawing Workshop (Tuesday, Saturday)
Bellevue Arts Museum
Exhibitor
BC XR Lab
Presentation: “Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park Tour” (Film)
Cascade Kendo Kai
Martial Art (Kendo)
Consulate-General of Japan in Seattle
Exhibitor
Echo Chorus
Exhibitor
Musical Performance
Evergreen Glee Club
Musical Performance
Food Vendors
All-Day: Food Trucks
Japanese Kitchen Specialties
Thai-U-Up Food Truck
TRES Sandwich Food Truck
Haiku Northwest
Exhibitor
Hiroko Nagatomo
Presentation: Sumie: Calligraphy Painting Workshop (Thursday, Saturday)
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Hiroko Sugiyama (Hiroko Sugiyama Culinary Atelier)
Presentation: Onigiri Workshop (Monday)
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
Special Event: Hiroshima-Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Exhibition
Hoshu Dojo (Shindo Muso-ryu Jodo)
Martial Art (Jodo)
Ichigo Ichie Foundation / Chanoyu Seattle Omotesenke-ryu
Presentation: Tea Ceremony Demonstrations
Ichigo Ichie Foundation
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Omotesenke Domonkai Eastern Region USA
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Ikebana International – Seattle Chapter 19
All-Day: Ikebana Display
Presentation: Ikebana Display & Demonstration
Japan-America Society of the State of Washington
Presentation: Elementary School Life in Japan: Customs, Culture, and Everyday Experiences
Japan America Transportation Historical Organization
Exhibitor
Japan Business Association of Seattle (Shunjukai)
Exhibitor
Presentation: History of Japanese Americans
Presentation: Japanese Business Etiquette: Do’s and Don’ts
Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Washington
Exhibitor
Japan Travel / Japan National Travel Organization
Exhibitor
JIA Foundation
Exhibitor
John Mark Dunn (Yagyu Shinkage Ryu Heihou)
Exhibitor
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Johnny Kress
Kendama Contest Judge / MC
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Joy Misato St. Germain
Presentation: History of Japanese Americans
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Kanako Koizumi (Kozmo Kitchen)
Presentation: Onigiri Workshop (Saturday)
Kazuma Jinnouchi
Special Event: Behind the Music: Composing for Games, Films, and Anime
Koichi Kitazumi (Japan-America Society of the State of Washington)
Presentation: Presentation: Elementary School Life in Japan: Customs, Culture, and Everyday Experiences
Living Voices
Presentation: Within the Silence: Incarceration Camp Experiences (Wednesday, Saturday)
Lynn Miyauchi
Presentation: Furoshiki Workshop
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Mai Yuasa Suratos Dance Team
Special Event: Omikoshi & Yosakoi Parade
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Meito Shodo Kai Japanese Calligraphy Association
Exhibitor
All-Day: Calligraphy Hands-on Instruction
Mimibunko
Special Event: Little Red Riding Hood: Another Story (Musical)
Musokai
Martial Art (Iaido)
Neely Mansion Association
Exhibitor
Nuclear Weapons Awareness
Special Event: Hiroshima-Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Exhibition (Mon-Thurs, Saturday)
Okinawa Kenjin Kai Chijinshuu of WA State
Taiko Performance
Pacific Northwest Naginata Federation
Martial Art (Naginata / Tendoryu)
Pat Terhune-Inverso (BC Astronomy Faculty)
Presentation: Planetarium Storytime + Constellation Show
Pikake School
Special Event: Omikoshi & Yosakoi Parade
Prisca Kim (Living Voices)
Presentation: Within the Silence: Incarceration Camp Experiences (Wednesday, Saturday)
Puget Area Paperfolding Enthusiasts Roundtable
Exhibitor
All-Day: Origami
Rain City Sumo
Exhibitor
Sakura-Con / Asia Northwest Cultural Education Association
Exhibitor
Seattle Go Center
Exhibitor
All-Day: Indoor / Outdoor Games of Go
Seattle Japanese Garden
Exhibitor
Seattle Kimono Club
Exhibitor
Presentation: Kimono 101 Workshop
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Seattle Kokon Taiko
Taiko Performance
Sugimoto Tea Company
Exhibitor
Tanimoto Calligraphy Class
Exhibitor
All-Day: Calligraphy Hands-on Instruction
Temple University, Japan Campus
Exhibitor
The Kenjinkai Clubs
Exhibitors
Seattle Hiroshima Club
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Seattle Fukushima Club
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Seattle-Tacoma Fukuoka Kenjinkai
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Miyazaki Kenjinkai
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The School of Taiko / Japan Creative Arts
Taiko Performance
Japan Creative Arts
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The School of Taiko
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