Bunka no Hi – Japanese Culture Day
November 4, 2023
Bunka no Hi (Japanese Culture Day) is a holiday in Japan celebrating Japanese culture. At the JCCCW, Bunka no Hi is a free-to-attend cultural festival dedicated to celebrating, commemorating, and educating the public about Japanese and Japanese American culture in the Seattle area.
The theme of this year’s Bunka no Hi festival will be “Explore Cultural Art through Japanese Language!” Discover Japan’s unique forms of art and expression with activities like haiku poetry and calligraphy, as well as live performances of kamishibai and recorded performances of rakugo storytelling. Look forward to presentations of other cultural arts as well, including karate, taiko drumming, classical dance, and much more! We have a special guest this year — Lori Matsukawa, Emmy-award winning journalist and founding member of the Nikkei Heritage Association of Washington (NHAW). Matsukawa will have a reading and signing event for her new children’s book, ‘Brave, Mrs. Sato’. The Hosekibako Japanese Resale Shop located on-site will also be open during the event.
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Date/Time
November 4, 2023 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM -
Location
Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Washington (JCCCW), 1414 S Weller St
Seattle, WA, 98144
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Host Organization
Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Washington -
Contact
http://jcccw.org
(206) 568-7114
admin@jcccw.org
Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Washington
1414 S Weller St.
Seattle, WA, 98144
(206) 568-7114
The JCCCW vision is "A lively, intergenerational gathering place and destination in the Pacific Northwest, where people of all backgrounds learn Japanese language and traditional arts, celebrate Japanese and Japanese American history and culture, and build intercultural understanding."