Staff Greetings
Julia Aoki, Interim General Manager
and Programming Director

ProgrammeGuide
President’s Message
Nina Inaoka Lee

brimming with festival favourites like Omikoshi, Matsuri
Odori, historical walking tours, taiko, martial arts demos,
activities for the kids, and lots of Japanese foods.

It is my honour to welcome you to the 35th Anniversary of
the Powell Street Festival as just one of the many volunteer faces you will see during the weekend! What I enjoy
most about the festival is how it draws on the strengthsof the community and brings about unity to showcase
the Japanese Canadian and Asian Canadian arts, culture,and heritage. This year is no different with taiko, martial
arts, sumo, song, films, traditional and contemporary performances, cultural displays,
ceremonial demonstrations and more.
The program of events and participantsin and around the park are so varied that
I would encourage you to meet the community members and artists that are behindthe various festival food, community and craft
booths. Many participants use the Powell Street
Festival as one of their main modes of raising awarenessin the community and fundraising to help support theirrespective programs throughout the year.

Congratulations to the35th Annual
Powell Street Festival!
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Be sure to take some time over the festival weekend tovisit the new installation of the Open Doors project withpermanent panels showcasing the histories of the storefronts around Oppenheimer Park in years past and present
through the 300-400 blocks of Powell Street. This is sure to
exhibit the thriving Japanese community that once called
this area Japan town.
Our commitment to the festival in its historic location andkeeping this community tradition going is as strong as
always. To support this free public festival please consider
making a donation at the Information booth, purchasing
a lottery ticket at the Lottery booth and/or festival merchandise at the Festival Sales booth!
Please help me in thanking the amazing sponsors and community partners, dedicated and tireless volunteers, committee,
Board and staff members who share our passion for making
the festival what it is today. There is something for everyone
at the festival and I hope you will enjoy the long weekend!

We are also very pleased to present a range of original works
and performances. Julie Tamiko Manning and Matt Miwa
perform an original theatrical piece inspired by the oral
histories of internment and resettlement gathered througha series of conversations across dinner tables. Dance group
605 Collective presents a new work in which members move
between the roles of choreographer and performer as theycollectively explore questions of generational movement.
Chibi Taiko, a festival regular, teams up with Aboriginal
youth drumming group Spakwus Slulum for a special crosscultural collaborative performance. And Jeremy Isao Speierinvestigates transformations in the electronic devices thatmediate our everyday experiences through his sculptural installations on display at BLIM from July 29 to August 28 (join
us for the opening reception at 6:30pm on Friday, July 29!)
For our 35th anniversary, we will also be visited by artists
from across Canada and beyond. –sei trio brings together
Yuki Isami (Japan), Keiko Devaux (Quebec) and Vivien Nishi (BC) for a musical presentation that mixes traditional
Japanese sounds with contemporary arrangements. The
venerable emcee Nish Raawks joins us from Toronto
for the second time. And we are very fortunate to havesinger/songwriter Goh Nakamura from San Francisco and
NikaSaya from Hiroshima and Tokyo in town for a double
bill performance at Chapel Arts at 6:30pm on Friday, July
29, as well as weekend festival performances.
Join us in a celebration of 35 wonderful years!

Powell Street Festival 2011

I’m so proud to take on the role of Interim General Manager
and Programming Director for the Powell Street Festival’s
35th year. It’s already been a wild ride: we celebrated theFestival’s 35th with an auction and square dance fundraiser
in June and we celebrated the 10th anniversary of Spatial
Poetics with some rockin’ live performances, film screenings,
and a book launch earlier this month. We’ve partneredwith Pacific Cinémathèque to bring you the craziest films
we could find for Kibatsu, and we partnered with RedShiftmusic to present André Cormier and Yota Kobayashi’s lovely
compositions. And with all the momentum we’ve built up
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OPENING CEREMONIES

Powell Street Festival Society 2010-2011
Board of Directors
Board of Directors
Nina Inaoka Lee, President
John Yamazaki, Vice-President
Miko Hoffman, Treasurer
Reiko Shimizu, Secretary
Lia Cosco, Director
Steve Tajiri, Director

FUNDERSThe Canada Council for the Arts, the Department of
Canadian Heritage, the Province of British Columbia throughDirect Access to Charitable Gaming, the BC Arts Council, theCity of Vancouver through the Office of Cultural Affairs, The
National Association of Japanese Canadians, Sunrise Soya
Foods, the Strathcona Business Improvement Association

Programming Committee
Miko Hoffman
Catrina Longmuir
Kristen Lambertson
Kaori Kasai
Naomi Horii
Susanne Tabata
Yuriko Iga
Nina Inaoka Lee
Boon Kondo
Julia Aoki, Chair

MEDIA
CTV, The Georgia Straight, Haiku Media, Vancouver Shinpo,
the Bulletin Magazine, and Megaphone Magazine, Schema
Magazine, Co-op Radio

Advocacy Committee
Julia Aoki, Chair
Miko Hoffman
Greg Masuda
Chisaki Muraki-Valdovinos
Rika UtoJohn Yamazaki
Kazuho Yamamoto
Andrew Yan
Site Committee
Miko Hoffman
Naomi Horii
Nina Inaoka Lee
Kristen Lambertson
Peter LiJon Nakane, Chair
Michael Ouchi
Cat Renay
Kathy Shimizu
Gweny Wong

Festival Committee
Children’s Tent Arianne Agustin, Junco Kumon
Craft Booth/Community Tent Liaison Corey Mah
Display Booth Liaison Peter Li
Hachimakis Barbara Yamazaki, Ayako Haga
Sustainability and Environment Alex Murata, Shari Ikoma
Festival Sales Nina Inaoka Lee, Miko Hoffman
Food Booth Michael Ouchi, Steve Tajiri, John Yamazaki
Information Booth Linda Uyehara Hoffman, Mayumi
Takasaki
Lottery Booth Reiko Shimizu
Performers’ Liaisons Shirley Lum, Mariko Tajiri
Site Coordinators Jon Nakane, Gweny Wong, Kathy Shimizu,
Les Murata, George Matousek
Signage Agustina Santoso
Security Liaisons Angus McLean, Jeffrey Tajiri, André Chan
Stage Managers Catlin Renay, Anita YungSound Rich Hamakawa
VJLS Liaison Masatsugu Takeda, Chisaki Muraki-Valdovinos
Firehall Liaisons Kristen Lambertson, Asa Mori
Chapel Arts Coordinator Naomi Horii
Staff
Interim General Manager & Programming Director Julia Aoki
Web Manager Kathy Shimizu
Designer Kaori Kasai
Communication Manager Sabrina Furminger
35th Anniversary Filmmaker Greg Masuda
Volunteer Coordinator Wentao Xue
Production Coordinator Kazuho Yamamoto
Newsletter design Barb YamazakiOpen Doors Project Coordinator Carmen Lam

SPONSORS & DONORSJapan Airlines, OK Gift Shop, Canadian Springs, Capers
Whole Foods Market, Dan-D-Pak™, Ethical Bean Coffee,
Fujiya, Glico, NatureLand Products Ltd., Safeway, Trumps Fine
Food, Urban Fare Alberni Store, Urban Fare Coal Harbour
Store, Tim Hortons, Vancouver International Writers Festival,
Vancouver International Dance Festival, Bryan Uyesugi/
FreshPoint Vancouver, Sunrise Soya Foods
SPECIAL THANKS
Vancouver Japanese Language School and Hall, BSI
Biodegradable Solutions, Vancouver International Children’s
Festival, Vancouver New Music, Greek Day, Portland Hotel
Society and Lifeskills Centre, the City of Vancouver the
Office of Cultural Affairs and Engineering Department,
Oppenheimer Park Staff, St. John Ambulance, John Endo
Greenaway and The Bulletin, Gossamer Threads Inc., BLIM,
Naomi Akatsuka, Tonari Gumi, Diane Kadota, Bob Hake,
Kozue Matsumoto, John Hollander, VIVO Media Arts, ALLof our dedicated volunteers, and to all past PSF coordinators
and Board members

National
Associationof Japanese
Canadians

We begin the festivities with a First Nations blessing by Sam George of theSquamish Nation and with greetings by guests MP Libby Davies, MLA Jenny
Kwan, Mayor Gregor Robertson, and Consul General of Japan Hideki Ito.

CHILDREN,S TENT
(12:00pm-5:00pm only)
Take part in a variety of free, supervised children’s activities in the tent,
Saturday & Sunday, 12:00pm-5:00pm. Please sign up for Suika Wari, Tug ofWar, and Kiai Contest ahead of time in the tent; space is limited. (Note: thisis not a child-care program, so please do not leave your children unattended)
Watermelon Game (Suika Wari)
Saturday, 2:00-2:30pm
Put on a blindfold, hit the watermelon, and win a prize!

LOTTERY
PRIZES andDONORSHELP SUPPORT THE
POWELL STREET FESTIVAL!
Lottery tickets are only $2 each anddraws are held all weekend long (ﬁnaldraw will be held at 6:45pm on Sunday,
July 31 ). Proceeds go to support the
Powell Street Festival Society.
GRAND PRIZES
Two Round Trip Tickets to Tokyo- Japan Airlines

Kamashibai
Saturday/Sunday, 3:00-3:30pm, Story-time Tree
Author Rebecca Kool and husband Takeshi Fuibe collaborated on Rebecca’s
first children’s book, Fly Catcher Boy. Written in English with Japanese words
and expressions throughout the text, the book provides a window into Japanese language and culture. Kamashibai, Japan’s old-style of storytelling, wascreated in the 1930s specifically for children. Join Rebecca and Takeshi under
the story-time tree to hear the exciting tale of the Fly Catcher Boy!

$1000 Gift Certiﬁcate - OK Gift Shop

Tug-of-War
Saturday/Sunday, 4:00-4:30pm
Work together as a team and win prizes! Please sign up in advance at theInformation Booth.

SUBSIDIARY PRIZES
Vancouver Opera: two tickets to Vancouver
Opera’s production of West Side Story at the
Queen Elizabeth Theatre in October
Panasonic Canada: (2) Panasonic Cordless Phone
Vancouver Shinpo: (3) Vancouver Shinpo 1-year
subscription
Top Table Restaurants Group: Top Table
Restaurants Cookbooks
Coco Cake Gift certiﬁcate for a specially-designed
animal cake and 2-dozen matching cupcakes
Sunrise Market: (4) Sunrise Market gift
certiﬁcate
Fujiya: (2) $50 Fujiya gift certiﬁcate
Paciﬁc Cinémathèque: 10-ticket pass
Half Moon Books: (2) $25 gift certiﬁcate
Vancouver Queer Film Festival: six tickets to
Vancouver Queer Film Festival
Geist: 1-year subscription and gifts
Angel Seafoods: (3) $30 gift certiﬁcate
Aki Japanese Restaurant: (2) $25 gift certiﬁcate
Ricepaper Magazine: (2) 1-year subscription
Japanese Canadian National Museum: gift
package
DKAM: (2) Taiko CD package (2 Katari Taiko CDs,
one Kodo CD and Katari Taiko book)
Ethical Bean Coffee: coffee
Arsenal Pulp Press: books
Powell Street Festival: (2) water bottle, (1) t-shirt

OrigamiSunday, 12:00-3:00pm
For the beginner and the seasoned paper folder, brought to you by SFU Origami.
Kiai Contest
Sunday, 2:00-2:30pm
This is the time to let the kids be as noisy as they want! Volunteer judges
award prizes for the loudest, most creative, scariest screams and yells. Pleasesign up in advance at the tent.
Ongoing all weekend (12:00pm-5:00pm): Face-painting, mask-making and hat-making!

POWELL STREET FESTIVAL MERCHANDISE• Powell Street Festival t-shirt(design by Roy & Wakana Husada and Barb Yamazaki): $20• Powell Street Festival kids’ t-shirt(design by Roy & Wakana Husada and Barb Yamazaki): $14• Powell Street Festival burp cloths(design by Roy & Wakana Husada and Barb Yamazaki): $10• Powell Street Festival water bottle (design by Kaori Kasai): $15• Powell Street Festival thermos (design by Kaori Kasai): $15• Powell Street Festival totes (design by Kaori Kasai): $5• Bento Box #35 Cookbook (limited edition): $18• Jukkai: Documenting Ten Years of Spatial Poetics (softcover/hardcover): $12/$20• Powell Street Festival prints (limited edition, design by Kathy Shimizu): $20• Matsuri CD: $10• Hachimaki (headband): $2• Powell Street Festival postcards (5 cards/pack): $1

Fun at the Festivals! Package:- two tickets to 2012 Vancouver International
Dance Festival performance of LINES Balletin March 2012
- two tickets to 2011 Vancouver International
Writers Festival in October 2011
- two tickets to Vancouver New Music
production

Thanks to all of our generous donors!

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Chibi Taiko & Spakwus Slulum
Saturday, 12:45-1:15pm, Main Stage
The first children’s taiko ensemble in Canada, Chibi Taiko
formed in 1993. The group’s philosophy emphasizes cooperation, leadership, responsibility and spirituality in addition to
the physical and musical discipline needed to build a cohesiveand dynamic taiko ensemble. Chibi Taiko collaborates with
Spakwus Slulum, an Aboriginal Youth Drumming Group, tocreate a cross-cultural exchange and presentation.

original music melds the acoustic with the electric intomusic described as ‘the soundtrack to the world breathing and the soul stirring.’ The group has toured Canada,
the United States and Europe. They regularly lend theirsupport to the community, performing at festivals, prisonsand fund raising events. This year, LOUD’s performance
will include a piece in collaboration with special guest
Mariko Kage who will present choreography drawn fromcontemporary dance and the Aikido discipline.

Sawagi Taiko
Saturday, 1:45-2:15pm, Main Stage
Sawagi Taiko is the first all-women’s taiko group in Canada,
formed in 1990. In Sawagi Taiko, we pool our common andunique experiences as East Asian women living in Canada
and focus our creative energy and ideas into a powerfulexpression that is always heard and can’t be ignored. As aperforming group, we’re looking to smash hierarchies andcreate an environment where all our members can initiate
and explore their artistic visions. We offer an alternative tothe stereotype of Asian women as quiet and demure.

Sakura Singers
Sunday, 11:30am-12:00pm, Main StageThe Sakura Singers was formed in 1970 as a mixed choral
group under the auspices of the JCCA, directed by Mrs.
Ruth Suzuki. Upon its inauguration into a Society in 2006,
an Endowment Fund was established. Resources from theFund are being used to promote the enjoyment of Japanese songs and a better understanding and appreciationof Japanese Canadian culture.

The Islands
Saturday, 4:00-4:30pm, Main StageThe Islands is a J-POP band that plays everything fromJapanese Showa-era music to recent popular songs andOkinawan music. This marks their second performance atthe Powell Street Festival. They have been playing songs
from home (Japan) and are hoping to share their memories and heritage through their music. The Islands is Naomi(vocals), Tsuyoshi (guitar), Julia (bass), Mineko (keyboard),
and Yoshihisa (drums).
Nish Raawks
Saturday, 4:30-5:00pm, Main Stage
Sunday, 5:15-5:45pm, Main Stage
Nish Raawks is the definition of a CANADIAN EMCEE. He
has worked with DJ Serious on two features, The Enlightening and Frostbite on DJ Serious’ album Dim Sum. With
the success of Dim Sum, Nish had toured Canada withsome of Canada’s best hip hop acts, and made his firstvideo as a solo artist. Nish is currently working on a new
project called TOPteam that’s due later this year.
-sei trio
Saturday, 4:30-5:00pm, Firehall Theatre
Sunday, 3:00-3:30, Firehall Theatre
A collaboration of three very musically skilled and diversemusicians, –sei trio aims to fuse the beauty and tone of
traditional Japanese songs and styles with more contemporary sounds and arrangements. With Yuki Isami (Japan)
on shamisen, shino-bue, koto, and voice, Keiko Devaux (QC)on koto, keys, and percussion, and Vivien Nishi (BC) on taiko
drum, percussion and shamisen.
LOUD
Saturday, 6:15-6:45pm, Main StageLOUD is a Vancouver based duo composed of Eileen Kage(taiko & percussion) and Elaine Stef (electric guitar). Their

Chibi Taiko
Sunday, 12:30-12:45, Main Stage

Densabi
Sunday, 4:00-4:30pm, Firehall Theatre
Alcvin Ryuzen Ramos, Bernie Arai and Chris Gestrin use
a veritable cornucopia of acoustic, electric and electronic
instruments in collaboration to create incredibly lush andevocative, spontaneous electro-acoustic soundscapes andimprovised absolute music. Filling in for Chris Gestrin on
July 31st will be the celebrated jazz phenom, Brad Turner.
The trio will be joined by the light/video artistry of Craig
Alfredson.
Robots on Fire
Sunday, 4:30-5:00pm, Main Stage
Robots on Fire play mash-up experimental jazz that combines swing, punk, world music, and the avant-garde.
Founded by bassist Dave Ito Chokroun and saxophonist
Darren Williams in 2002, the Robots pursue a postmodern,
ironic approach to musical traditions, blending songs by Kurt
Weill or jazz legend Ornette Coleman with folk music andprotest songs of the world, surf-punk breakdowns, furious
improvisatory solos, and comic relief. Robots on Fire havebeen featured at the Cellar Jazz Club, Open Space (Victoria),
the Art Gallery of Calgary, and frequent underground showsin Vancouver. Robots on Fire is Ben Brown (drums), Dave
Ito Chokroun (bass), Poib Fehr (guitar), Jonathan Wilcke(saxophone) and Darren Williams (saxophone).

Goh Nakamura
Sunday, 2:15-2:45pm, Main Stage
Based in San Francisco, Goh Nakamura is a songwriter withdreamy little tunes revolving around his immediate world.
Whether that means songs about parking tickets, or impossible crushes, Nakamura has a penchant for spinning soaring
melodies and sweetly simple lyrics.

Nikasaya
Sunday, 3:00-3:30pm, Main StageNIKASAYA is a female duo composed of NIKA (aka. Kazumi Nikaido) and SAYA. The two have been performing
individually: NIKA as a solo singer, and SAYA as a memberof Tenniscoats and as a solo singer Ssaya. In 2005, the duo
released its 1st album Ipiya (HEADZ) as Nika Soup & Saya
Source. The album was produced by their comings andgoings to each other’s house, one in Hiroshima and theother in Tokyo. In 2009, their 2nd album One Summerheim(Someone Good/Room40) was released. Nika is known forher chameleon-like ability to transform her voice, while
Saya has a melancholic and straightforward singing style.
Both have distinct voices that can be identified immediately,
but when they sing in unison, they create melodies thatare truly sublime. There is a childlike innocence, and offersa peak into the unique world of how they make music.
Takashi Ueno, a member of Tenniscoats joins in with themoccasionally.

VISUAL ARTS
Pow! the art of the festival
Until October, Japanese Canadian National Museum (6688Southoaks Crescent, Burnaby)
Pow! the art of the festival is a journey through theposter art that advertises and celebrates the Powell
Street Festival. This reflective exhibition comes at theFestival’s thirty-five year mark and honours its growthand prosperity. Like the Festival itself, the posters havematured—from scrappy upstarts to polished creations.
Graphic designers and artists over the years have contributed to the unique Powell Street Festival aesthetic.
For its 35th anniversary, PSFS looks back at its history
through POW! the art of the festival, providing a review
on the impact of these posters on the Powell Street
Festival identity.

SPECIAL EVENING CONCERT
Nikasaya and Goh Nakamura
Friday, July 29th, 8:00pm, Chapel Arts
Nikasaya (Japan)—the freewheeling vocal duo featuring
Saya Onodera (from Tenniscoats) and Nikaido Kazumi—
shares the bill with San Francisco-based songwriter Goh
Nakamura. Tickets $15/$10 at the door.

SPECIAL EVENTJODAIKO
Sunday, 6:15-6:45pm, Main Stage
Founded in 1988, JODAIKO is an internationally-based
wadaiko ensemble comprised of women from throughout
North America and Japan. Many of the participating musicians perform with or lead other taiko groups in their own
communities, but enjoy drumming together, seeking out
opportunities to create new works and challenging eachother as artists. The ensemble has performed at a varietyof events and venues, including main stage appearancesat the West Coast Women’s Music & Comedy Festival, anda concert with The Dance Brigade at the Dawn Center inOsaka, Japan. Most recently, the group has appeared at theNorthwest Regional Taiko Gathering in Seattle, Powell Street
Festival, at concerts presented in conjunction with Pride
In Art (now the Vancouver Queer Arts Festival), and at anumber of public and private events throughout Vancouver.

Anesara Shine Upsor
Sunday, 12:45-1:15pm, Main Stage
Discussion panel: Sunday, 2:00-3:00pm, VJLS 4th ﬂoor,
classroom 8
In conjunction with the Powell Street Festival performance by this group of Ainu people, who are the Aboriginal people of Northern Japan, the Greater Vancouver
JCCA will host a round table discussion comparing pastand present experiences featuring our Ainu guests,
local First Nations people, and Japanese Canadians.
The focus of the discussion is to compare experiences
responding to prejudice, discrimination and challenges
to self-determination, and explore ways to affirm apositive identity as people of a unique background in
Canada and Japan.

NIKKEIBOOKSSpecializing in Japanese Canadian works
Jennifer Hashimoto
Independent Bookseller
Phone: 416.538.1377 (business hours)
Fax: 416.538.0048
Email: j.hashimoto@sympatico.ca
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TRANSPORTATION & PARKING
Oppenheimer Park is accessible by foot, bike, car and iswheelchair accessible. It is bordered by the 400 blocks ofPowell Street and Cordova Street, at the cross-streets ofJackson and Dunlevy. The #4 (Powell/UBC) and #7 (Nanaimo Station/Dunbar) buses go directly to the park, or
you may take one of the many buses that go down East
Hastings Street, which is one block south of the park. 400
Powell is only a few blocks east of Main Street.
There is plenty of street parking in the neighbouring
blocks. Please note, during PSF parking is not available
along the streets bordering the park. You WILL be towed
if you park there. There will be, however, one reserved
space on Cordova Street for wheelchair accessible dropoff, and two reserved parking spaces for wheelchair users.
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Vancouver Buddhist Temple
Curry beef on rice, corn on
the cob, inari sushi, katsu
dog, manju
Vancouver Japanese Language School Chicken yakitori, beef okonomiyaki,
vegetable okonomiyaki, yaki
onigiri, kakigori, uji kintoki
Tenrikyo Yakisoba, korokke
Vancouver Sumo Fun Club
Yaki-mochi, Zenzai (hot orcold), Chikara (strength)udon, ramune, Japanese pop
Great Vancouver Japanese
Canadian Citizen’s Association BBQ salmon dinner,salmon fillet, JCCA dog,
veggie JCCA dog, Spam nigiri sushi

Osaka Ball Osaka ball, Belgian waffle (plain, matcha,
chocolate)
Otowa Dance Group Gyoza
dinner, gyoza side dishKonko Church Imagawayaki,
sembie (rice crackers)
Tonari Gumi Cold ramen
salad, California roll, inari sushi, ten don, mochi
manju, iced coffee, mugicha
Sunrise Soya Foods Tofuyaki
with teriyaki sauce, Asianslaw, matcha frappe, peachmango tofu tube dessert
All groups will be sellinga variety of beverages.
Proceeds go to the community organization foodsellers and to the Powell
Street Festival Society.

SPECIAL EVENTA Century of Community Spirit Exhibit Opening andOpen Doors Historical Panel Launch
Saturday, 2:00pm, VJLS Lobby
The Vancouver Japanese Language School is pleased
to celebrate Vancouver’s 125th birthday! Working
with the Japanese Canadian National Museum, theschool’s main floor foyer now contains a wonderful
new permanent exhibit looking at the history of the
Powell Street area and the important role the Language School has played over the last century.
This year, the Japanese Canadian National Museum
and Powell Street Festival also proudly launch thesecond phase of the Open Doors Project, a series ofhistorical panels that explore the histories of buildings
in and around the 300 and 400 blocks of Powell Street,including the Vancouver Japanese Language School.
Join us for a Q&A with historians, curators, and artists
involved in both projects, followed by refreshments.
A Century of Community Spirit is supported by Vancouver125 and the Vancouver Foundation. The OpenDoors Project is supported by the City of Vancouver’s
Great Beginnings Program.

CRAFT SALES
Akane Designs (SUN ONLY) pillows, doily, jewelry, stuffedanimals, accessories, cards
Amrita Designs bags, shawls, dresses, stuffed toys,
handkerchiefs
Baby Maci baby hoodies, knickers, dresses, baby kimono
Beads ya (SUN ONLY) off-loom beading jewelry
Beauty Secrets of Japan handmade Japanese soap
Blim shirts, zines, cards
Dogumin Design (SUN ONLY) funky hand-made clothing andaccessories featuring stenciling & other pattern-making
techniques
HiDe Ceramic Works Pottery Studio Japanese pottery
Him Creations needle-felted animals, accessories
Himawari Designs handmade stoneware, porcelain pottery,glass pendants
Jeff Maihara Photography cards, matted prints, framed
prints, canvas prints, magnets, bags
Kaori Kasai books, bookmarks, dolls
Kimiko Hawkes (SAT ONLY) stuffed dolls, canvas and acrylic
paintings, art cards and prints
Kyoko’s tile coasters, magnet bottle caps, charm necklaces
Lotus Miyashita Design art prints made from original mixed
media, magnets, note cards
Mary Yasuda Designs (SAT ONLY) clothing from kimono
fabrics, clothing for dogs
Mellon Glass Studio handblown glass tableware
Noei tote bags, passport covers, pouches, key chain,pocket mirror
Noriko Otaki pyramid bags, chopstick and cutlery, lunch
bags, greeting cards
Passion Arts chigirie (Japanese paper collage art) art, postcards
Sabrina Designs Barbie doll clothing, dresses, gowns, capes,
bibs, pot holders
Summer Handbags handbags made from kimono fabricTakagi Lampwork Beads glass beads (tombodama) andjewelry
Tatsuko jewelry, cellphone charms, bookmarks, stamps
Thé Vert Jewelry necklaces, hair clips, earrings
Tien the Artist (SAT ONLY) sterling silver jewelry
Twinkets kimono and denim belts, brooches, wallets
Vancouver Japanese Gardeners Association yo-yo waterballoons, character masks
Vision Pottery flower dishes, teapots, ocharina, greetingcares, handmade bags, ceramic plates, cups
WaQ’s Sushi sushi candles, dim sum candles, wonton candles, knitted eggplant
Waraji Baba woven sandals

SPECIAL EVENT
Made in Japan: Jeremy Isao Speier
July 29th-August 28th, BLIM (115 East Pender Street,
Vancouver)Opening and Artist Talk, July 29th, 6:30pm
In Made in Japan, Jeremy Isao Speier heralds consumer
electronics of the 1970’s and the pre-digital age. Speierinvestigates the loss of space and the transformationfrom analog to digital.

DISPLAYS

LITERARY

All displays are ongoing and located in the Vancouver Buddhist Temple

Nina Matsumoto
Saturday, 12:30-1:30pm, Firehall Studio
Nina Matsumoto (better known online by the alias of“space coyote”) is a Japanese Canadian Eisner Awardwinning comic book artist. She is a regular penciler for
Bongo Comics (Simpsons Comics, Bart Simpson Comics)
and has released two volumes of her own OEL manga
series, Yokaiden. She also provided artwork for The Last
Airbender Prequel: Zuko’s Story. Matsumoto will tell her
story of how she jumpstarted her career after being discovered online and provide advice and insight to aspiring
manga artists.

BC Bonsai Society The art of miniature trees growing is illuminated through demonstrations and displays. Demonstration will take place Saturday (1-4pm) and Sunday (1-4pm).
Canadian College of Shiatsu Therapy Promoting original Shiatsu Therapy developed by the founder, Tokujiro Namikoshi
Sensei, and regulated by the Ministry of Health in Japan.
Consulate General of Japan (SAT ONLY) Promoting the culture of Japan through magazines, brochures, and travel
information.
Japanese Canadian National Museum The Japanese Canadian
National Museum is dedicated to collecting, preserving andeducating others about Japanese Canadian history. View adisplay of Japanese Canadian history, museum publications,education programs and activities. Walking tour will takeplace 4 times a day. (1pm, 2pm, 3pm (in Japanese), 4pm)
Kikori Japanese Furnishings Antique furniture and interior
accessories from Japan
Vancouver Ikebana Association The art of Japanese flower
arranging. Demonstrations will take place Saturday (1pmand 3pm) and Sunday (1pm and 3pm).
Vancouver Shodo Club Japanese and Chinese calligraphy.
Vancouver Sumie Class The delicate art of ink brush painting
in sumi and watercolour.

CEREMONIAL
OmikoshiSaturday, 2:15-2:45pm, Festival Grounds
The omikoshi, or portable shrine, is an essential elementin festivals all over Japan. The carriers, who are believed
to be possessed by a divine spirit, rock the omikoshi vigorously; the more frenzied their efforts, the more good
fortune is said to pass on to everyone.
Urasenke Foundation of Vancouver, Sa-do (Tea Service)
Sunday, 1-2pm, 2-3pm, 3-4pm, 4-5pm
Vancouver Japanese Language School Tatami Room (5th Floor)
Members of the Urasenke Foundation of Vancouver
invite you to participate in an authentic tea service inthe tranquil tatami room on the VJLS rooftop. Pleasesign up in advance at the Information Booth.

HISTORY
Open Doors Project
Saturday & Sunday, 11:30am-7:00pm, JCNM Tent
In collaboration with the Japanese Canadian National
Museum (JCNM) and funded under the City of Vancouver’s Great Beginnings Project, the Powell Street Festival
is proud to present the Open Doors Project. Designed byinterdisciplinary artist Cindy Mochizuki, the series of 16
historical panels are designed to tell a non-linear graphic
memoir of Powell Street. Each design draws on the aesthetics of traditional Japanese hanafuda flower cards.
With BC native floras highlighted throughout the series,
each panel provides an entry point into the layered andcomplex memories and histories of social and commercial
spaces that were once or are there today.
We invite the public to learn and celebrate the diverse
histories and stories the neighbourhood has to offer.
Use the Open Doors panels and map as landmarks andlearning tools as you journey through the streetscape on
a self-guided walking tour.
Vancouver Save Article 9
Saturday & Sunday, 11:30am-7:00pm, VJLS, 4th ﬂoor,
classrooms 13 & 14
The Article 9 display is comprised of photos, stories, sketch
panels and historical information concerning the A-bombin Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

ZERO WASTE CHALLENGE PROJECTThe Zero Waste Challenge Project returns for its fourth year! Food utensils and dishes sold on site will
be made of compostable materials. We encourage all Festival attendees to join in on the program, andensure that they recycle and compost as much of their waste as possible on site at this year’s Festival.
TOP 5 WAYS OF CONTRIBUTING TO THE ZERO WASTE CHALLENGE!
1. Compost all Powell Street Festival food and foodware purchased at the Festival.
2. Recycle all your bottles and cans!
3. Avoid contaminating our compostable bins with non-Festival foodware waste.
4. Carry your own water bottle; you can purchase a limited edition PSF bottle!
And fill up at our Pure and Fresh Tap Water Station!
5. Ride your bike, walk, or take public transportation to the Festival (use the Free Bike Valet service)!

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Vancity Soran
Saturday, 12:00-12:15pm, Main Stage
Vancity Soran is a dance group based in Vancouver that
performs a very high energy mix of contemporary andtraditional Japanese dance.
Vancouver Academy of Japanese Culture
Saturday, 12:15-12:30pm, Main StageThe objective of the Vancouver Academy of Japanese Culture is to teach the Japanese language through culturalexperience. Performers are VAJC Baton and Pompon Club
members; the students received instruction in Japanese.
The club members practice once a week and range in age
from preschool up to grade 6.
605 Collective
Saturday, 1:30-2:00pm, Firehall Theatre
The co-directors of The 605 Collective are Lisa Gelley, Shay
Kuebler and Josh Martin. These Vancouver-based danceartists are committed to the creation and performance of
new work inspired by both urban and contemporary dance.
This presentation at Powell Street Festival will feature three
shorter works from the collective’s larger project titled
Inheritor Album (currently in creation). Bringing together
three strong choreographic voices to form a powerfully
united vision, the album will become a cohesive work thatpulls apart the roles of inheritor and predecessor, exploringa turbulent transitional period between the two to create
brief snapshots of a generational place in time.
Otowa-Ryu
Saturday, 2:45-3:15pm, Main Stage
Otowa Ryu Japanese Dance Group has been introducing
Japanese Dance at many festivals and events since thegroup was formed in the early seventies. The group consistsof all ages from Issei to Gosei (5th generation).
YAYOI Theatre Movement
Saturday, 3:00-3:30pm, VJLS Hall
Kenji Miyazawa was born in 1896 in Iwate Tohoku and is
one of the most widely read literary figures in the historyof Japan. Today’s performance is based on Kenji’s first published children’s tale The Restaurant of Many Orders, about
a wealthy young hunter and a wild cat. With Yayoi Hirano
and Tomoko Hanawa. ABOUT YAYOI THEATRE MOVEMENT:
Yayoi Hirano was born in Japan and immigrated to Canada
in 2002. Yayoi is a graduate of Toho Gakuen College ofDrama (1972). In 1989, she became the first mime artist toreceive the Japanese Ministry of Education Fellowship, andspent a year collaborating with mime and dance artists inGermany and Canada. In 1990, she founded YAYOI THEATRE
MOVEMENT. Her international performances include festival
appearances in Germany, Slovakia and seven other European
countries, as well as throughout Asia and North America.
Nishikawa-Ryu
Saturday, 5:15-5:45pm, Main Stage
Nishikawa-Ryu’s participation in the Powell Street Festival
dates back thirty-five years. Come be entertained by thispresentation of classical Japanese dance.

Yuaikai Ryukyu Taiko
Sunday, 1:45-2:15pm, Main Stage
Yuaikai Ryukyu Taiko began in 2004 with the members of
the Vancouver Okinawa-ken Yuaikai (friendship association) and has since grown to include a mix of generations
and others wishing to share these grassroots of this folk
art: Ryukyu (former name of Okinawa) style drum-dancing
accompanied with Okinawan music. Yuaikai Ryukyu Taikohave performed in numerous multi-cultural Festivals andcharity functions.
Kokoro Dance
Sunday, 5:45-6:15pm, Festival Grounds
Formed in 1986 by Barbara Bourget and Jay Hirabayashi,
Kokoro Dance is a Vancouver-based post-butoh company
that fuses the aesthetics of East and West in programs ofdance that have earned critical acclaim across Canada andaround the world. Kokoro Dance has produced more than
one thousand performances and is dedicated to interdisciplinary collaboration and culturally diverse exploration.
Kokoro Dance continues its cross-generation sound andmovement conversation with The SSRIs, an innovative,
genre-bending, alt-rock, post punk/noise/jazz band led by
Joseph Hirabayashi, son of Jay and Barbara.

PARTICIPATE!
Powell Street Historical Walking Tours
Saturday, 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 and 4:00 pm
Sunday, 1:00, 2:00, 3:00, and 4:00 pm
This historical tour will take a look at the buildings,
stores and people of the pre-war Powell Street district,Vancouver’s Nihon-machi. The tours are free and will
last approximately 45 minutes. A Japanese tour will
be offered once a day at 3pm. Due to limited space,please register early at the Japanese Canadian National
Museum booth in the Buddhist Church.
Matsuri Odori
Saturday, 6:45-7:00pm, Festival Grounds
This is your chance to dance to the spirit of the matsuri.
The steps are simple so everyone can take part, eventhose with two left feet!
Sumo Tournament
Sunday, 3:30-4:30pm, Festival Grounds
For many years now, the Vancouver Sumo Fun Clubhas been at the Powell Street Festival, educating andshowing our Sumo to people who have an interest in
learning about our culture. Do you have what it takes
to be the Yokozuna (Grand Champion)? Festival visitors—men and women alike—are encouraged to takepart in this exciting competition. It’s easy to win—justforce your opponent out of the circle! But if you getforced out—or if any of your body parts other than thesoles of your feet touch the dohyo (ring)—you lose!
Pre-registration required. On Saturday, please sign up
at the sumo food booth located on Jackson avenue; on
Sunday, sign-up will occur at a table in the basketballcourt approximately one hour before the tournament.

Vancouver Eishin Ryu Iaido
Saturday, 1:15-1:45pm, Festival Grounds
Iaido is the traditional art of drawing and cutting with thekatana, the sword of the samurai. Iaido is not practiced as asport but rather its purpose is to develop one’s mind, body,and spirit through the never-ending practice of sword
techniques. Not to be confused with sword fighting sports,
Iaido techniques begin and end with the sword sheathed.
One of the ultimate goals of Iaido is to prefect oneself suchthat the sword need never be drawn in a confrontation. We
practice the Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu style of Iaido, which
can trace a history back over 400 years.

Shorinji Kempo
Sunday, 1:15-1:45pm, Festival Grounds
Shorinji Kempo, a Japanese martial art, is also a way oflife that has elements drawn from science, medicine, andphilosophy. Members train to learn self defense, promote
their health, and develop spiritually. The goal is to improve
our world by improving the quality of society’s individuals
through training. The main lesson in Shorinji Kempo is“learning how to live half for yourself, and half for others.” Shorinji Kempo relies on speed and dexterity rather
than brute force and physical strength, making it ideal formen, women, and children. Be sure to catch this intenseand dynamic demonstration.

Bonsai
Saturday/Sunday, 1:00-4:00pm, Buddhist Temple
Ongoing demonstrations related to the growing and careof miniature trees.

Sumo Tournament
Sunday, 3:30-4:30pm
See PARTICIPATE for more info.

Ikebana
Saturday/Sunday, 2:00-2:30pm, 3:00-3:30pm, Buddhist Temple
Demonstrations of the art of Japanese flower arranging.

COMMUNITY TENTKarateSaturday, 3:30-4:00pm, Festival Grounds
Japan Shito Ryu karate do Seiko kai first arrived in Canada
in 1970. Today we have clubs in BC, Quebec, Ontario andManitoba, as well as twenty-two countries around theworld. For the Powell Street Festival, we will demonstratebasic techniques, daily exercise, women’s self-defence,
jump kicks, breaking boards, and kata.
Tamiya Ryu Iaido
Saturday, 5:45-6:15pm, Festival Grounds
The Tamiya-Ryu style of Iaido is practiced around theworld. Characteristic of the Tamiya style is that techniques
are done with large movements and great precision, toembody and express nobility and beauty.
Shoheijuku Aikido
Sunday, 12:00-12:30pm, Festival Grounds
Shoheijuku Aikido Canada was established to promote
the art of Aikido, which is a Japanese martial art as practiced by Morito Suganuma Sensei (Aikikai 8th dan) from
Fukuoka, Japan.
Yoshinkan Aikido Club
Sunday, 12:30-1:00pm, VJLS Hall
Yoshinkan Aikido is a highly developed Japanese martial
art, based on careful and precise practice and methodical
use of basic movements, attention to detail, and repetitionof techniques to achieve mastery. Aikido does not dependon strength or speed and is non-competitive. Aikido isbased on principles of harmony. The techniques are basedon blending of movement and energy. We do not use
power. We use connection, balance, and timing. We do
not seek to injure, but rather to carefully control. Most
techniques finish with a pin to painlessly but effectively
subdue our partner. With trained partners, techniques canend with dynamic, beautiful, and graceful throws.

The following Japanese Canadian and Downtown
Eastside community organizations have info booths
in the community tent:
Carnegie Community Centre
Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre (SUN ONLY)Greater Vancouver Japanese Canadian Citizens Association
Greater Vancouver JCCA Human Rights Committee
JET Alumni Association of British Columbia (JETAABC) (SATONLY)
National Nikkei Museum & Heritage Centre
New To You
Nikkei Seniors healthcare & Housing Society
Ricepaper Magazine (SAT ONLY)
Strathcona Business Improvement Association (SAT ONLY)
Shien No Wa (SUN ONLY)
Tonari Gumi
Vancouver Japanese Language School
Vancouver Mokuyokai Society
Vancouver Public Library: Carnegie Branch/Multilingual
Services (SAT ONLY)

SPECIAL EVENT
Launch of St. James Mural
Saturday, 12:00pm, Powell & Gore
Improving the lives of vulnerable people in Vancouver’s
Downtown Eastside is what St. James Community Service
Society is about and has been about for half a century. In
keeping with this goal, SJCSS is proud to unveil a mural
by Vancouver artists Joey Mallett and Rita Buchwitz.
The mural celebrates the diversity of this historicneighbourhood and the 50th anniversary of St. James
Community Service Society. Located at the northeast
corner of Powell and Gore, the painting has been created in partnership with the City of Vancouver’s 125
anniversary fund.

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THEATRE/COMEDYMASTERS OF CEREMONIESOne Big Hapa Family
Sunday, 1:30-2:30pm, Chapel Arts
After a realization at a family reunion, half Japanese-Canadian filmmaker Jeff Chiba Stearns embarks on a journeyof self-discovery to find out why everyone in his JapaneseCanadian family married interracially after his grandparents’generation. This feature live action and animated documentary explores why almost 100% of all Japanese Canadians
are marrying interracially, the highest out of any ethnicity in
Canada, and how their mixed children perceive their uniquemultiracial identities. The stories from four generations ofa Japanese Canadian family come to life through the use ofinnovative animation techniques created by some of Canada’s
brightest independent animators including Louise Johnson,
Ben Meinhardt, Todd Ramsay, Kunal Sen, Jeff Chiba Stearns,
and Jonathan Ng. A Q & A with Jeff Chiba Stearns will follow
the screening.

Za Daikon
Saturday, 12:00-12:30pm, Firehall Theatre
Za Daikon, a Vancouver based amateur Japanese theatrical group formed in 1994, performs Japanese comedies,folktales, and stage readings at various community events.
2011 marks Za Daikon’s 17th appearance in the Powell Street
Festival. This year, Za Daikon will present a Japanese classicalcomedy, Kaminari Isha, a story of a meeting between theThunder God and a quack (with English subtitles).

Boon Kondo Boon is a 2nd generation Japanese Canadian, born andraised in Vancouver. His father is from Kobe and mother from Sapporo.
Boon works a standard 9-5’er from Monday to Friday, and blogs forvancouverisawesome.com in the evenings. Boon has attended nearly
every Powell Street Festival all his life and has served on the Programming Committee. He will be conducting his MC duties in English but
feels he should be able to do it in Japanese as well (maybe next year).

just beyond Hope
Sunday, 2:30-3:30pm, Chapel Arts
just beyond Hope is a new experimental documentary workby Pia Massie about the experiences of Japanese Canadians
and Japanese Americans during WW2. The story is from thepast—a time that most have trouble speaking about, if theyknow it at all. It is a story that no two people see the sameway; a story that no one agrees upon. Margaret is a young
white Canadian social worker who wrote letters home from
Tashme, the internment camp in British Columbia located 14
kilometers beyond Hope. Trudy is a Japanese Canadian who
was interned at Tashme with her family. Shyoko, a JapaneseAmerican reads the texts of Mine Okubo‘s classic book, Citizen 13660. Shyoko’s father Shiro Toda published The Rocky
Shimpo, one of the only Japanese language newspapers thatwas published outside the camp. These are the three main
voices we hear.

Tashme Project
Saturday, 2:45-3:45pm, Firehall Theatre
Sunday, 12:00-1:00pm, Firehall Theatre
Having met 2 years ago as members of the inaugural English
Theatre Acting Company at Ottawa’s National Art Centre,
Matt Miwa and Julie Tamiko Manning discovered that they
are both Hapa (of Japanese and European descent) and thatboth of their families were interned in Tashme, BC, during
WWII. This shared history sparked a strong artistic collaboration focused on connecting with elders and gathering storiesof the past. For this stage of the project, interviews with nine
Nisei and Sansei, who were children during the internment,
were conducted. The time spent listening to, laughing withand eating with their elders gave Matt and Julie a deeper
sense of their own Japanese Canadian identity and opened
up a larger window into the intimate details of JC history.
This workshop production of The Tashme Project will take alook into that process and in the form of a staged reading,
Matt and Julie will re-tell the stories of their elders, tracing
their lives from childhood before the war, through internment and then resettlement.
Assaulted Fish
Sunday, 1:30-2:00pm, Firehall Theatre
Asian-Canadian sketch comedy troupe Assaulted Fish (AKA
Diana Bang, Marlene Dong, Kuan Foo and Nelson Wong)
returns to the Powell Street Festival for the eighth year running to offer up a half hour of original and hilarious comedy
sketches! Presented live and in (hilarious) 3D!

Naomi Yamato Born in Hakodate, Naomi worked for Hokkaido TV
Broadcasting (TV station in Sapporo) as a weather reporter for five
years, and is currently working as a hairdresser and managing Robert
Max Hair salon. As mother of a fourteen-year-old boy, Naomi enjoys
hiking, swimming and singing (vocal in the band The Islands on the
Powell Street Festival stage). She is emceeing for Japanese community
events as much as possible.

SATURDAY, JULY 30

SUNDAY, JULY 31

11:30am-2:15pm
Penelope
Naomi Yamato

11:30am-2:15pm
Derek Iwanaka
Ambrose Wanaka

2:15-4:45pm
Boon Kondo
Mariko Tajiri

2:15-4:45pm
Boon Kondo
Mariko Tajiri

4:45-7pm
Michael Mori
Ambrose Wanaka

4:45-7pm
Michael Mori
Ambrose Wanaka

Mariko Tajiri Originally from Hokkaido, Japan, Mariko has worked as a sake specialist for That’s Life Gourmet, a premium
wine and sake specialist for the past 3 years. She is very honoured to take part in the Powell Street Festival, which she
looks forward to every summer!
Ambrose Wanaka Ambrose Wanaka is CIO and Executive Producer at Fifty Four Creative Inc. He is a super-producer who
links Japan and Canada through the power of new content. You might marvel at the content he produces!
Penelope Penelope has been volunteering at the Powell Street Festival for over 15 years. She loves the great food, theatmosphere and the yearly fun. Other arts and festival roles over the years include: MC, stage-management, folk-dancer,
lighting and sound technician, and general helper.
Derek Iwanaka Derek was born and raised in the Lower Mainland and has been attending or participating in the Powell
Street Festival since he was a small child. During the day, Derek works downtown in the mining industry but his evenings
are usually spent volunteering on the Board of Directors at Tonari Gumi and the Nikkei Centre. Derek is planning to takethe next year off from Nikkei related Board and committee activities in order to enjoy more time with his growing family.

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Blessing

12:00

Vancity Soran (15 min)

12:15

VAJC (15 min)12:30

Lottery draw!

12:45

Chibi Taikoand Spakwus Slulum

1:00
1:15

Nina Matsumoto(Studio)
BONSAI DEMO
1pm-4pm

Suika Wari game
2pm-2:30pm

Nish Rawks

5:00

Lottery draw!

5:15

Nishikawa Ryu

Ikebana demos
3-3:30DEMO AREA

BUDDHIST TEMPLE

3:15
3:30

VJLS

Yuaikai Ryukyu Taiko
Kids Kiai Contest
Goh Nakamura

1:30

2:00

Ikebana demos
2pm-2:30pm

2:15

Anesara Shine Upsor
Discussion Panel (Classroom 8)
2pm-3pm (4th Floor)

Urasenke
Tea Ceremony

Powell Street
Walking Tour
2pm-3pm

2:45
Kamashibai
Sumo Fun Club

4:00

Tug-of-War

Ikebana demos
3pm-3:30pm-sei trio

3:00
3:30

Densabi

4:00

Robots on Fire

4:30

5:00

Lottery Draw!

5:00

5:15

Nish Rawks

5:15
Kokoro Dance

Urasenke
Tea Ceremony

Powell Street
Walking TourUrasenke
Tea Ceremony

Powell Street
Walking TourOne Big
Hapa Family
Jeff Chiba Stearns

Just Beyond Hope
Pia Massie

5:45

6:15

Jodaiko

6:15

6:45

Final Lottery Draw

6:45

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Powell Street
Walking Tour
1pm-2pm

Yoshinkan Aikido Club (Hall)

12:45

2:30

5:45

Urasenke
Tea Ceremony

CHAPEL ARTSSunDAY, JULY 31

12:30

1:15

2:30

4:30

Powell Street**

1:45

2:00

3:30

VJLS Tatami Room*

12:00

1:00
Assaulted Fish

Nikasaya** Powell Street Walking Tour: sign up at
the National Nikkei Museum and Heritage
Centre table in the Buddhist Temple (walking tour offered in English at all times, andin Japanese at 3pm on both days)

11:30

Tashme by Julie
Tamiko Manningand Matt Miwa

1:30

3:00

Powell Street
Walking Tour
4pm-5pm

4:30

FIREHALL THEATREBONSAI DEMO
1pm-4pm

Shorinji Kempo

Lottery Draw!

Powell Street
Walking Tour
3pm-4pm

11:45

SFU Origami
12pm-3pm

1:00

2:45

Yayoi Theatre Movement (Hall)*Urasenke Tea Ceremony: sign up in advance at the Information booth

6:45
CHILDREN’S TENTDISPLAYS, ONGOING
Shohei Juku aikido

1:15

3:00

4:00

Ongoing 12-5pm

Anesara Shine Upsor

2:45

Open Doors Project
along the 300 and 400 blocks of Powell
Street, as well as the Buddhist Temple andVancouver Japanese Language School. Join
us for an artist and curator’s talk at 2:00pm
on Saturday at the VJLS Lobby

5:45

Sakura Singers

12:45

Pow! art of thefestival(ongoing)

Pow! art of the festival
Japanese Canadian National Museum
6688 Southoaks Crescent, Burnaby

6:15

11:45
Chibi Taiko (15 min)Powell Street
Walking Tour
2pm-3pm

Ongoing: Made in Japanworks by Jeremy Isao Speier at BLIM
115 East Pender Street, Vancouver

5:15

Tanko Bushi (Matsuri Odori)

12:30

Century of Community Spirit
Exhibit Opening & Open DoorsHistorical Panel Launch (Lobby)

5:00

LOUD

2:15

Tashmeby Julie Tamiko
Manningand Matt Miwa
2:45pm-3:45pm-sei trio

6:45

1:45

2:15

Tug-of-War

6:15

12:00

Powell Street
Walking Tour
1pm-2pm

1:30
2:00

Tamiya Ryu Iaido

MAIN STAGE

12:45

1:15

Ikebana demos
2-2:30

ShitoRyu Karate

4:30

12:30

1:45

Lottery draw!

The Islands

JCNM (BURNABY)

12:00

1:00
605 Collective

Kamashibai

5:45

SunDAY, JULY 31

Za Daikon

Otowa Ryu

4:00

Powell Street*

12:15

Omikoshi

3:30

VJLS
11:30

All weekend daytime events are free
Ongoing (12pm-5pm)

3:00

11:30

FIREHALL THEATRE

Sawagi Taiko

2:15

3:15

BUDDHIST TEMPLEDISPLAYS, ONGOING

2:00

2:45

CHILDREN’S TENT

Vancouver Eishin Ryu
Iaido

1:30
1:45

DEMO AREA

SATURDAY, JULY 30

SATURDAY, JULY 30

MAIN STAGE
11:30

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