One of Houston’s largest and most-anticipated cultural events is slated to return this summer. Japan Festival Houston will take place from September 7-8 with an exciting weekend filled with traditional and contemporary Japanese music, interactive displays, martial arts demonstrations and more!
Japan Festival Houston is a cultural celebration put on by the Japan America Society of Houston (JASH). The organization is a nonprofit founded in 1968 that promotes cultural exchange, educational programs, and business relations through various events, workshops, and community-outreach initiatives.
The organization’s Japanese festival in Houston is a free, family-friendly event that is one of the largest cultural celebrations not only in Houston, but the entire United States.
“As Houston celebrates the four remarkable decades that propelled Japan into the modern era, Japan Festival Houston will be highlighting the rich contributions of Japan’s culture to the world today,” JASH wrote in an Instagram post.
For its 31st year, the Houston Japanese festival returns with a weekend of exciting cultural activities. Kicking off Saturday, September 7, the two-day festival will feature everything from martial arts demonstrations festival games, and dance performances, to interactive displays, Ikebana flower, bonsai, and tea ceremony displays, Japanese food, traditional and contemporary music performances.
Japan Festival Houston will coincide with the Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan exhibition debuting at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston. The exhibition, running from July 7 to September 15, showcases art pieces from Japan’s landmark Meiji Era (1868-1912).
The festival, taking place at Hermann Park from September 7-8, is one of the most-attended event of its kind in the entire country.
The organization has stated that more festival information regarding performances, vendors, and other features will be released nearer to the Japan Festival Houston date.
City of Houston and Houston Parks and Recreation Department are co-sponsors of the Houston Japan festival.
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