Mitsuwa Summer Festival - Japanese-style Summer Festival - Chicago Mitsuwa Marketplace (2 days)NEW

The season that fireworks adorn the night sky has come!
The most nostalgic, enjoyable event of year will come to Mitsuwa Marketplace.

"Water Balloons Scooping", "Japanese Toys", "Shooting Game", "Basketball Shooting",
"Mini Golf" and much more fun!
You surely could go back to your childhood. Let's soak in the fun atmosphere of being kid again with your children.

Also, there will be full array of "Yatai"(food stands) to fill your empty stomach with a lot of tasty foods. Popular Japanese foods will be waiting for you.

* Game Booths, Food Booths may vary.

Torrance Store > 8/13(Sat), 14(Sun)
To add even more to this festivity, many entertainments will be performed on the stage for your enjoyment during this event -"Parent-child pair crushing water melon contest", "Plastic Bottles Bowling", and "Hawaiian Dance"- and all that.
The Band "The Funky Boogie Band" will perform Disco music.
Enjoy their Hot Summer Beat!!

Plus, You are on! "The Karaoke Contest" for the karaoke-lovers!
This is your chance to boast your amazing voice!!
(Please entry at the Torrance Store.)

=Stage Schedule=
13(Sat)
11:00am - 12:00am Plastic Bottle Bowling
12:00pm - 12:30pm The Funky Boogie Band
1:00pm - 2:00pm Smashing Watermelon Contest
2:00pm - 2:45pm Ka'amea & Keanuenue Polynesian Entertainers
3:00pm - 4:00pm RAMUNE Quick Drinking Contest
4:00pm - 5:00pm Shake a Pedometer Contest
5:00pm - 6:00pm Unroll Tath Tissues Contest
6:00pm - 7:30pm Karaoke Contest

14(Sun)
11:00am - 12:00am Plastic Bottle Bowling
12:00pm - 12:30pm The Funky Boogie Band
1:00pm - 2:00pm Smashing Watermelon Contest
2:00pm - 2:45pm Kekaiulu Hula Studio
3:00pm - 4:00pm Unroll Tath Tissues Contest
4:00pm - 5:30pm Karaoke Contest

Chicago Store > 8/6(Sat)
2:00pm Festival Open
3:00pm Japanese Drum Performance by Tsukasa Taiko
3:30pm Okinawa Music & Dance by Okinawakenjinkai
4:30pm Japanese Drum Performance by Tsukasa Taiko
5:00pm Karate Performance by Shidokan
5:30pm Yoko Noge's Japanesque (Special Live)
6:45pm Break
7:00pm Bon Dance Part 1
7:30pm Break
8:00pm Bon Dance Part 2
9:00pm End

New Jersey Store > 8/13(Sat) Mitsuwa Parking Lot on Hudson River side
11:00AM - 7:00PM YATAI Food Booths, Game Booths
11:00AM - 3:00PM All Day Live Music Japanese Taiko drumming by New York Suwa Taiko Association (Biwanko, New York Taiko Aikokai, Sakura Taiko, White Plains Taiko, Ninja Taiko, Taiko Masara & Mitsuwa Taiko)
4:00PM - 6:00PM Hanagasa Ondo
6:00PM - 8:00PM Taiko Masara & Bon Dance

* Expecting heavy congestion, we suggest using public Transportation.
(NJ Transit Bus NO.158 and NO.188)