The event is open to the public. There is no charge for senior citizens and for children under 12. Area Japanese organizations combined forces to offer this in-depth look at Japanese culture. Activities include Japanese children's songs, Japanese dance, theater, Taiko drum and Bon folk-dance performances, while demonstrations include several different types of Japanese tea ceremonies and marital arts, Ikebana flower arrangement, Bonsai trees and Japanese art. Culture booths offer crafts, children's games, name writing in Japanese and fortune telling.
Participants also can attend lectures.
On display will be Japanese kites and Origami paper folding. The festival is sponsored by the Japan Festival Committee, which includes the University of Missouri-Kansas City.