The celebration includes many events and activities which celebrate Japanese art and culture. At the festival there is a wide variety of outdoor entertainment which includes Taiko, Japanese Ceremonial Drumming, as well as other musical performances and martial arts demonstrations. In the Quinlan Community Center they offer various displays, lectures and demonstrations about Japanese art forms including Ikebana, flower arranging; Bonsai, miniature trees; Shodo, Traditional calligraphy; Origami, paper-folding; and Sumi-e, brush painting, as well as doll-making; cultivation of bamboo; and Nihon Shishu, Japanese Embroidery. On exhibit in the center are also artifacts and a video on Toyokawa. There are also a variety of Japanese foods offered from various organizations within the Japanese American community, as well as a number of craft vendors selling both Japanese and Western items.
For more information about the Cupertino-Toyokawa Sister City Program contact the president of the Sister City Committee, Lucille Honig at 408-257-7424. For information on the festival, see their website
Erin Kimura
