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Put on a blindfold, hit the watermelon, and win a prize! Sign up in advance in the interactive zone! 目隠しをしてスイカを割って、賞品をもらおう！事前に子供テントでお申し込みください。   

Work together as a team and win prizes. Sign up in advance at the Children’s Tent.   チームみんなで力を合わせて賞品を勝ち取ろう！事前に子供テントでお申し込みください。

Work together as a team and win prizes. Sign up in advance at the Interactive Zone! チームみんなで力を合わせて賞品を勝ち取ろう！事前に子供テントでお申し込みください。

This is the time that kids can be as noisy as they want! Volunteer judges award prizes for the loudest, most creative, scariest screams, and yells. Sign up in advance at the Children’s Tent.   子供たちが好きなだけ騒げる絶好のチャンス！ボランティアの審査員が、一番大声賞、クリエイティブ賞、怖い賞を選び、賞品を進呈します。事前に子供テントでお申し込みください。 

VJLS – Japanese Hall On display all day/終日展示 The Vancouver Ikebana Association is a not-for-profit organization that aims to educate the community and promote the Japanese art of floral design (ikebana) within the Lower Mainland. Ikebana – Japanese floral design – will be on display and feature the styles of four different disciplines of ikebana.  … Read more

APPARE Yosakoi Vancouver performs Yosakoi, a traditional Japanese dance originating from Kochi, Japan. Known for its colorful costumes and high-energy movements, Yosakoi is celebrated around the world for its joyful spirit and inclusivity. APPARE brings together members from diverse backgrounds to unite through dance and share that energy with audiences. The team’s name, APPARE, has … Read more

World Soran! showcases two traditional Japanese folk dances rooted in fishing culture: Soran Bushi from Hokkaido and Ushibuka Haiya Bushi from Kumamoto. Their dynamic performances capture the vibrant energy and spirit of Japanese festivals, enhanced by their distinctive costumes — yukata and happi.  The dance team is made up of Japanese, Canadian, and Japanese Canadian … Read more

Kisyuu presents a live Japanese calligraphy performance that transforms writing into an embodied, time-based art. Using traditional brushes and sumi ink alongside a range of materials, she creates dynamic, large-scale works in real time.   Kisyuu (姫洲) is a Japanese calligrapher with over 30 years of experience in both traditional and modern styles of Japanese calligraphy.  … Read more

12:00 pm, 1:00 pm, 2:00 pm, 3:00 pm, Vancouver Japanese Language School-Japanese Hall: Tatami Room The Tankokai Urasenke Vancouver Association promotes the practice of the Japanese Way of Tea through lessons, demonstrations, and public events throughout the year. We invite you to participate in an authentic tea service in the tranquil tatami room on the VJLS rooftop. All guests will be … Read more

Kokoro Dance, formed in 1986 by Jay and Barbara Hirabayashi, has created over 200 dance works that have been performed across Canada, in the USA, Europe, South America, Mexico, Cuba, and Japan, and over 25 Powell Street Festival performances. ÓFukami is the experimental moniker of Winnipeg-based composer, songwriter, and thereminist, Keri Latimer. As ÓFukami, Keri … Read more

Tamami Maitland, a Vancouver-based singer-songwriter, captivates audiences with her groovy melodies, drawing from her Japanese heritage. Her music, a fusion of jazz and R&B, resonates with themes of nature and love reminiscent of traditional Japanese poetry. Following her successful debut international tour in Japan in 2023, Tamami continues to inspire positivity through her uplifting performances. … Read more

Having recently brought in two new members who were born and trained in Japan, Sansho Daiko is stretching our wings and finding new ways to express our West Coast taiko aesthetic within a framework of mutual growth and learning. Through mask work and the use of pre-recorded sounds, we are exploring an ever-more ecological approach, … Read more

Rina and the Japanese Min’yō Band, specializes in Tohoku Min’yō, a folk music style from northern Japan. Performing since 2011 in Victoria, BC, the group brings Japanese folk traditions to life. Led by min’yō singer and shamisen player Rina Kikuchi, the band features Mitsuko on vocals, Danny on Shamisen, Don on vocals, backup vocals, and … Read more

Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu is one of the oldest Japanese martial systems comprised of 9 warrior schools consisting of Samurai and Ninjutsu traditions having lineage dating back well over 1000 years. Studied internationally by military and security organizations working in high-threat situations, grandmaster Dr. Masaaki Hatsumi’s Bujinkan system has received many elite awards. Dai-shihan Paul Mann, 15th dan, has travelled regularly to Japan with … Read more

The UBC Classical Ju-jutsu club (Shōfūkan Dōjō 翔風館道場) is an organization dedicated to the practice, preservation, and promotion of the classical combative systems of feudal Japan. The techniques that will be demonstrated are from the Bitchū-den (備中伝) lineage of a system called Takeuchi-ryū (竹内流), which was created in 1532 (天文元年), during Japan’s Warring States Period. … Read more

A staple of any Matsuri! This is your chance to dance to the famous Tanko Bushi, the coal miners’ song. The steps are simple, so everyone can take part, even those with two left feet!   祭りの定番！かつて炭坑労働者によって歌われた「炭坑節」に合わせて踊りましょう。ステップは簡単。不器用な人でも踊れます！ 

Festival visitors are encouraged to take part in this exciting competition. To win, you must force your opponent out of the circle! But if you get forced out – or if any of your body parts other than the soles of your feet touch the dohyo (ring) – you lose! There will be two classes … Read more

3:00 – 3:15 pm & 5:00 – 5:15 pm,   午後3時〜3時15分、午後5時〜5時15分  The Vancouver Buddhist Temple is the first Buddhist Temple in Canada and was established in 1904. The current temple building was constructed 35 years ago and contains a beautiful sanctuary originally constructed in Japan. Come meet a monk and see where generations of Canadian Shinshu … Read more

Performance of a classical Japanese comedy.   Za Daikon is a Vancouver-based amateur Japanese theatrical group formed in 1994. They perform Japanese comedies, folktales, and staged readings at various community events. In Japanese with English subtitles.  1994年に結成されたバンクーバーを拠点とするアマチュア日本語劇団。様々な地域イベントで、日本の喜劇、民話、朗読劇などを上演しています。上演は日本語で、英語の字幕付きです。

VJLS – Japanese Hall On display all day/終日展示 At the Powell Street Festival, the Consulate General of Japan’s booth offers travel brochures, information on exchange programs, and cultural displays to promote relations between Japan and Canada. Visitors can explore tourism pamphlets, flyers, and magazines about Japan, as well as information on the Japan Exchange & … Read more

VJLS – Japanese Hall On display all day/終日展示 The Vancouver Ikebana Association is a not-for-profit organization that aims to educate the community and promote the Japanese art of floral design (ikebana) within the lower mainland. Ikebana – Japanese floral design – will be on display and feature the styles of four different disciplines of ikebana.  … Read more