2018 Activities

Calligraphy

Go

Goldfish Scooping

Hello Kitty Bounce House

​Brother International Corporation 
​Children can create their own work of art using Brother products to cut out Japanese themed images like temples and cherry blossoms and create their own work of art and Emoji pins!

Children’s Activity Area provided by Memphis Botanic Garden and University of Memphis Language Department
Koi windsocks, calligraphy and a chopsticks lesson game

Join Luna Kelondra from the Memphis Central Library at the Go Club for Kids and Origami Club for Kids tents
Learn all about Go and origami and give them a try!

Fairys and Frogs Face Painting
Japanese-themed face painting

Goldfish Scooping
Scoop goldfish from a pool with a paper scooper called a “poi”. Requiring care and speed, the game is over when the poi is broken.

Japan Outreach Initiative
Rock painting and kamishibai - Japanese storytelling

Purikura Photo Booth
Fun, souvenir “emoji” photos from the Memphis Japan Festival

Sumo Suit Wrestling
(Click here)

Tea House “Edo” hosted by the Japanese Traders & Manufacturers Association
Take a hot Japanese green tea break with adult coloring books and puzzles 

The Consulate-General of Japan in Nashville
Yukata dress-ups and photo ops
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Origami