The Cosplay Contest is coming back to JSGH’s Summer Festival on June 15, 2019! (Blue Back Square, West Hartford, CT) Do you love dressing up as your favorite Japanese anime, manga or video game character? Come join us for the Summer Festival Cosplay contest! Please make sure your costume has a Japanese theme and is appropriate for all ages. Cash prizes for the winners! 3:00-4:00 Cosplay Contest Winners will be announced at 4:10! You can >>Read More...
Category: Summer Festival
2019 Japan Summer Festival
6th Annual Japan Summer Festival Saturday, June 15th, 2019 (Rain date: Sun. June 16th) Blue Back Square, West Hartford, CT Noon – 5:30 pm This is a free event open to the public. Mountain River Taiko Karate & Kendo Demonstrations Shishimai Lion Dance Bon Dance *Cosplay Contest (If you’d like to enter the contest, please see here for the detail.) Balloon Storytelling Tea Ceremony Yukata Experience Sumi-e (Japanese ink painting workshop) Paprika Dance – Tokyo >>Read More...
JSGH Summer Festival – Seeking Donations
Dear friends and members of JSGH, Our 6th Annual Summer Festival will be held at Blueback Square in West Hartford on Saturday, June 15th (rain date 16th). Staff members have been steadily preparing for the event. Also, JSGH is planning to donate cherry trees, which will be sent from Japan. The site to plant these “Yoshino” cherry trees would be “Gillet Castle State Park” who has had close relationships with Japan. We will wait two >>Read More...
2018 Japanese Summer Festival
In June, we had our annual Japanese Summer Festival at the Blue Back Square in West Hartford. It’s a kid-friendly fun day for everyone. Hope you can join us next year. Drumming Performance by UCONN Taiko Karate & Kendo Demonstrations Shishimai Lion Dance Cosplay Contest Calligraphy, Tea Ceremony, Yukata Experience Sumi-e ( Japanese Ink Painting Workshop ) Origami Class and other fun activities for kids >>Read More...