Festival games - Have a go at toy goldfish scooping, ring toss and other festival games for the chance to win prizes!
Ikebana(Japanese flower arranging) - Experience the art of ikebana and have a go at making your own ikebana flower arrangement.
Try-on-a-kimono - A chance to have your photograph taken in a real yukata (summer kimono).
Haunted house(obakeyashiki) - Make your way through a Japanese haunted house filled with ghosts and monsters.
Maid cafe - Feel pampered with a cup of tea and homemade cake at a Tokyo-style maid and butler cafe.
Japanese food -Try some delicious Japanese food, courtesy of local business Edo Sushi.
Origami - Come and have a look at our display of origami creations and make your own origami art.
Fortune-telling(omikuji) - Find out what your fortunes look like this year by drawing a fortune at our pop-up shrine.
Japanese board games - Try your hand at Shogi (Japanese chess) and Go at our board game tables.
Shibori fabric dyeing - Have a go at traditional Japanese tye-dye methods and take a handkerchief home with you.
Some of the stalls may require a small charge in order to cover the costs of the stall and all profits will go to charity.
Performace Timetable
12:00 - Soran bushi
12:20 - Dance performance
13:05 - SOAS Min'yō Group (see below)
14:00 - Soran bushi
14:20 - Short speech by the organisers
14:40 - London Okinawa Sanshinkai (see below)
15:20 - Interval (a children's choir will be performing near the entrance of the venue)
16:00 - Dojo Performance Team Taiko Drummers (see below)
Performers
Dojo Performance Team The Dojo Performance Team taiko drummers are part of the UK's longest established taiko group, and are renowned for their vibrant and energetic style. They have performed at a wide range of events all across the country, as well as in Japan and Europe.
London Okinawa Sanshinkai The London Okinawa Sanshikai is a fantastic group that performs Okinawan
folk and classical music and traditional dance, known as ‘eisa’. They
have performed at a range of events across the country, including
Okinawa Day (London), and Brighton Japan Day.
SOAS Min'yō Group A recently formed min’yō (Japanese folk) group from the University of London School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), featuring a performance by professional min’yō singer Yoshie Campbell.