JASGA's 9th Annual Japan fall Festival was a success!

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2015 Aki Matsuri - 秋祭り        

JASGA's ninth Annual Japanese Fall Festival was a success!

 

Thanks to all those who helped us to make the ninth JASGA's Aki Matsuri - Japan Fall Festival 2015 - such a great success!
 
The effort  and dedication of all groups,  including performers, demonstrators, vendors, exhibitors, volunteers, Japanese language class student of JASGA and McCallum high school  as well as the generosity of our festival sponsors, auction and prize donors, are much appreciated.

 

Please click here and here to view photos from the Festival.                                 

  

  

2015 Aki Matsuri Video Clip

Performers and Presenters:

太鼓　Japanese Drums | Austin Taiko

茶の湯   Tea Demonstration| Sheila Fling (Tea name: Soshin) 

誠道塾空手道  Japanese Traditional Seido Karate | Sun Dragon Martial Arts and Self Defense

沖縄舞踊  Okinawa Traditional Dance | Setsuko Kuniyoshi, Miyagi-ryu Nosho-kai Ryukyu Dance School

日本舞踊・民謡踊り  Japanese Traditional & Festive Dance | Tubomi & Austin Japanese Folk Dance group 

居合道  Iaido - Japanese Martial Arts | Daishinkan Dojo Shinshin-ryu Iai-jutsu

剣道   Kendo - Japanese Martial Arts | UT Kendo Club & Austin Kendo Doshikai 

2015 Aki Matsuri Sponsors

       
  Megumi Sakurai     ANA       Asahi   

  Megumi Sakurai

Food Vendors                                         Arts Vendors

                          Animania             Kyoto Weddings

                                                                      

2015 Exhibitors

Anime Austin         Yakult                        

 

Silent Auction and Prize Donors:

All Nippon Airways | Animania | Aya Koga | Coco’s Cafe | Dragon Lair Comics and Fantasy | Hana World Market | IACE Travel | iFly World  | John Evans | Kako Ito | Kome Sushi Kitchen | Kyoto Weddings | Masumi Jones G.G. | Matsumoto Ruku | Megumi Sakurai | Musashino Sushi Dokoro | Terra Toys | Races2U | Ramen Tatsu-Ya | Uchi + Uchiko  | Japan-America Society of Greater Austin                                                                                                                 

2015 Akimatsuri Program    

Click on the image to download the program.  (credit: John Schellenberg)

2015 Fall Festival Volunteers

Masumi Jones, John Evans, David Wire, Frieda Pangestu, Adam Meester, William Groot, Joshua Krupp, Jamie Marmor, George Smith, Mary Feng, Paul Conrad, Stephen Sebastian, Kenichi Ono, Satoko Yuda, Keiichi Yamamoto, Jeremy Dunegan, Chiaki Krupp, Kai Jones, Shoji Maeda, Chifumi Maeda, Yoko Morgan, Atusko Parker, Kyoko Guihan, Hiroko Miller, Andrew Marmor, John Schellenberg, Kaitlin Billiot, Sophia Suffredini, Calena Kovar, Jessica Wheless, Lochlyn McClure, Toshio Nishida,  Aya Koga, Susie Claywell, Shunsuke Maeno (guest speaker), Jessica Dunegan (flyer)  
(half time: Kyoko Kushiro, Julie Sladcik, Sally Ng, Kevin Dedon)
 
Special thanks to those who helped with the festival preparation in addition to JASGA Fall festival! 
(John Schellenberg, John Evans, Stephen Sebastian)  Kako Ito

Thank you again and we'd love to see you all at 2016 Aki Matsuri ~ Japanese Fall Festival!