NEW VIRTUAL Event! 2020 Japan Day - Online Live Streaming Festival of Music and ArtNEW

2020 Japan Day - Live Streaming Festival of music and art.

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Celebrate the cultural heritage of San Francisco’s Japantown with this live streaming festival of music and arts. Performers include Shoko Hikage and friends on the koto; Sanjuro Toyoaki, the National Gintenkai Project, Tsukasa Taiko, and GenRyu Arts of San Francisco presenting ozashiki shamisen; and a prerecorded koto performance by Hanaikada. We’ll also have craft demonstrations, including washi-ningyo (Japanese paper dolls) with Rochelle Lum and origami by Linda Mihara of Paper Tree.

As a bonus, we’ll also stream performance by Soko Fujima Ryu Kansuma Dance Ensemble of Los Angeles from Japan Day 2019.

Japan Day is part of Japan Week SF which takes place August 9 to 31, 2020. Visit sfjapanweek.com and genryuarts.org for full schedule. Funders for Japan Week SF 2019 - 2020: California Arts Council, National Endowment for the Arts, and Grants for the Arts. Community Collaborators: Asian Improv Arts Midwest, Asian Improv Arts, and Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center, Nihonmachi Little Friends, and the Japanese Cultural Community Center of Northern California, and GenRyu Arts members, family, and friends. Additional funding support for 2019 Japan Day by Japan Center East and West Mall, and Japan Center Garage Corporation.

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Date
Thursday, August 27

Time
4 - 5 pm

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