Saturday, February 21


  PLAZA STAGE - At 6th Street and Adams
Start End Activity
10:15 10:30 Assemble for the Mikoshi Parade
10:30 11:30

Opening Ceremony
Kyo Rei Taiko Kai {Japanese Drums} - Japanese American Citizens
League (JACL)

11:30 12:00 Ondo {Japanese Folk Dance} - Arizona Buddhist Temple Ondo Dancers
12:00 12:30 Kimono Fashion Show
12:30 1:00 Karaoke {Japanese Folk Singing}
1:00 1:45 UDON {Japanese Noodle Making Demonstration} - Koto Sanuki Udonten, Himeji, Japan
1:45 2:15 Kotobuki Jishi {Japanese Lion Dance} - Kishin Daiko
2:15 3:30 Nihon Buyo {Japanese Classical Dance} - Mari Kaneta Suzuyuki Kai
3:30 4:30 Music with Traditional Japanese Instruments - Kokin Gumi & Friends
    ASU STAGE - At ASU Center Court
Start End Activity
11:00 12:00 Ken Koshio & Shishin {Japanese Folk & Rock'n'Roll Show}
12:00 1:00 All Arizona Taiko Team
1:00 2:00 Fushicho "Phoenix" Daiko
2:00 2:30 Taiko Hands On
2:30 3:00 Wa Daiko, featuring Ken Koshio of Fushicho Daiko, with Takeru Masushita, formally of YAMATO, and Toru Miyagawa of Yusui Taiko
3:00 4:00 Phoenix Taiko Kai {Phoenix Drumming Club}
4:00 4:30 Taka Taiko Gumi {Washington Elementary School Drummers, led by Eileen Morgan}
    MONROE STREET STAGE - At 7th Street and Monroe
Start End Activity
11:00 11:30 Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu - Arizona Bujinkan Ninpo & Budo Kai
11:30 12:00 Kendo {Japanese Fencing} - Phoenix Kendo Kai
12:00 12:30 Shotokan Karate - Arizona Karate Association, Inc.
12:30 1:00 Shin Shin Sekiguchi Ryu {Classical Japanese Swordsmanship} - Mizu
Hi Kobu Kai
1:00 1:30 COSPLAY {Japanese Anime Costume Contest} - Anybody with a Costume!
1:30 2:30 Toybox {J'Rock}
2:30 3:00 Shotokan Karate - Arizona Shotokan Karate
3:00 3:30 Shinkendo {Katana Drawing & Cutting} - International Shinkendo
Federation
3:30 4:00 Gassho Bu {Children's Choir} - Arizona Gakuen School
4:00 4:30 Iaido/Ken-bu {Japanese Sword Drawing/Dancing} - Japanese Swordmanship Society

Sunday, February 22

    PLAZA STAGE - At 6th Street and Adams
Start End Activity
10:30 11:30 Kyo Rei Taiko Kai {Taiko Drums} - JACL
11:30 12:00 Kotobuki Jishi {Japanese Lion Dance} - Kishin Daiko
12:00 12:30 Ondo {Japanese Folk Dancing} - Arizona Buddhist Temple Ondo
Dancers
12:30 1:00 Karaoke {Japanese Folk Singing} - Arizona Karaoke Dokokai
1:00 2:00

UDON {Japanese Noodle Making Demonstration} - Koto Sanuki Udonten, Himeji, Japan

2:00 3:15 Nihon Buyo {Japanese Classical Dance} - Mari Kaneta Suzuyuki Kai
3:15 4:30 Music with Traditional Japanese Instruments - Kokin Gumi & Friends
    ASU STAGE - At ASU Center Court
Start End Activity
10:30 11:00 Kemushi {'Caterpiller' Taiko}
11:00 11:45 Aozora {'Blue Sky' Drummers}
11:45 12:00

Taiko Hands On

12:00 1:00 All Arizona Taiko Team
1:00 2:00 Fushicho "Phoenix" Daiko
2:00 2:30

Wa Daiko, featuring Ken Koshio of Fushicho Daiko, with Takeru Masushita, formally of YAMATO, and Toru Miyagawa of Yusui Taiko

2:30 3:30 Odaiko Sonora {Tucson Drummers}
3:30 4:15 Saboten Taiko {'Cactus' Drummers}
4:15   Taiko Hands On
    MONROE STREET STAGE - At 7th Street and Monroe
Start End Activity
10:30 11:00 Judo {Japanese Grappling} - VanHelder Judo
11:00 11:30 Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu - Arizona Bujinkan Ninpo & Budo Kai
11:30 12:00

Kendo {Japanese Fencing} - Phoenix Kendo Kai

12:00 12:30

Shotokan Karate - Arizona Shotokan Karate

12:30 1:00

Shin Shin Sekiguchi Ryu {Classical Japanese Swordsmanship} - Mizu
Hi Kobu Kai

1:00 1:30

COSPLAY {Anime and Manga Costume Creations} - organized by
Samurai Comics

1:30 2:30 Kitsune Robot {Anime Themes & J'Rock}
2:30 3:00

Shotokan Karate - Arizona Shotokan Karate

3:00 3:30 Shinkendo {Katana Drawing & Cutting} - International Shinkendo
Federation
3:30 4:00

Aikido {Japanese 'Gentle Way' Grappling} - Arizona Aikido

4:00 4:30

Iaido/Ken-bu {Japanese Sword Drawing/Dancing} - Japanese Swordmanship Society

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