Torrance Sister City Association's 44th Annual Bunka-Sai Japanese Cultural Festival

Start
Saturday, April 16, 2016
11:00 AM
End
Sunday, April 17, 2016
5:00 PM
Location
Ken Miller Recreation Center (Torrance, CA)

Saturday, April 16, 2016 & Sunday, April 17, 2016
11:00am to 5:00pm

Ken Miller Recreation Center
3341 Torrance Boulevard (At Madrona Avenue)
Torrance, CA

Free admission & parking

This annual event features authentic demonstrations of Japanese dance, koto and shakuhachi music, traditional vocal music, taiko drums, shodo calligraphy, and origami. Enjoy colorful Okinawa taiko & dance exhibition and martial arts performances such as kendo, judo, aikido and naginata and a kimono talk. Beautiful ikebana (flower arranging) and bonsai and Girl’s Day dolls on display. Kamishibai Japanese story-telling in English and Japanese both days. Games and crafts for kids. A fun and educational event for families and the community.

Proceeds from the event benefit TSCA’s student cultural exchange program, which sends up to eight students and an adult leader from Torrance to Kashiwa, Japan for three weeks in July. TSCA will host Kashiwa students and an adult leader during August. TSCA is a non-profit, community-based, volunteer organization dedicated to promoting goodwill between the people of Torrance and Kashiwa Japan.

For more information visit Torrance Sister City Association website

tel (310) 965-9050 fax (310) 965-9010 email info@jas-socal.org