Please look at this website again in mid-June for schedule updates and new offerings.

Friday, June 20
Jackson Town Square
6:30-11:00 PM

FESTIVAL AND STREET FAIR will open at 6:30 PM (or when the Shoot-Out show is finished).

Japanese Festival food and sweets
Japanese beer and sake
Japanese tea house
Many crafts and demonstrations of Japanese arts
Children's games

The Festival will close around 11:00 PM.

FUBUKI DAIKO PERFORMANCES Japanese Taiko drumming
7:00, 8:00 and 9:40 PM

TRADITIONAL FESTIVAL CEREMONY - DON'T MISS IT!
8:30 Welcome to the spirit of the Grand Teton
9:15 Lighting the torches
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Saturday, June 21
Jackson Town Square
Especially for children ages 2-12
10:00-3:00

THE CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL - A TASTE OF JAPAN

Japanese crafts and culture
Games and sports
Japanese drumming workshops 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM
Storytelling - Japanese folk tales 12 noon and 2:00 PM

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Saturday, June 21
Location to be announced
A Conversation with Fujiyoshida

CONNECTING MOUNTAIN PEOPLE - A COMMUNITY CONVERSATION

11:30 to 1:00 Conversation with Japanese lunch
Panel discussion and conversation with several of our Japanese co-sponsors about life in Fujiyoshida, a town of 60,000 located at the foot of Mt. Fuji and a gateway to Mt. Fuji National Park. What are the challenges facing the people of Fujiyoshida today? What are their priorities as a community?

1:30-3:00 Conversation with Japanese tea
Panel discussion and conversation with audience about the Fujiyoshida Fire Festival, focusing on its meaning to the community and on how the tradition has been preserved over six centuries.