2019 Entertainment
A full day of music, dance, martial arts, a roving Japanese Candyman, and taiko.
Kazha
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Kazha will be performing at the 2019 Memphis Japan Festival! Founded by Japanese singer/bassist Kazuha Oda and guitarist Hideki Matsushige, Kazha is a rock band based in Memphis and touring the U.S.A., making special guest appearances at anime and comic conventions and festivals. Kazha is also the only band from Japan that is listed on the Top Special Guest List of AnimeCons.com - the most popular Anime Convention directory on the internet. They have also been featured on local broadcasts, such as WREG News Channel 3, ABC 24 News, and WMC Action News 5. In October, 2018, Kazha released their self-titled third album “Kazha”. Representing a new future of music, Kazha is a fusion of cultures and musical view points that create their sound, combining the softness of a falling feather and the heaviness of a hurricane.
http://www.kazha.net
http://facebook.com/kazha.official
https://twitter.com/kazhaofficial
https://www.wmcactionnews5.com/video/2018/12/31/bluff-city-life-dec-pt-2/
http://facebook.com/kazha.official
https://twitter.com/kazhaofficial
https://www.wmcactionnews5.com/video/2018/12/31/bluff-city-life-dec-pt-2/
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Masaji Terasawa, the Candyman, is returning to the Memphis Japan Festival! The Candyman is a traditional street performer and a one-man-show from Japan. After he moved to the United States, the Candyman began entertaining at Disney World's Epcot Center and now travels to Japanese festivals throughout the country. The Candyman is said to be the only person in the U.S. practicing the ancient Japanese art of amezaiku, sculpting hot taffy into shapes of animals, and he will also keep us entertained with magic tricks and stories.
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Main Stage Emcee
Madeline Adams
Madeline Adams
Main Stage Performers
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Cosplay/Japanese Street Fashion Show Anime costumes and contemporary street fashions from Japan Kazha Rock band Kimono Fashion Show Traditional Japanese attire LeRon Harrison Gagaku - Japanese Imperial Court Music Memphis Grizzline Memphis Grizzlies Drumline Musesouth Idol Dance Nozomi Japanese Music |
Seiran Chiba SYUDO, Large-scale Calligraphy Demonstration Sol Kendamas Kendama tricks and demonstrations Stax Taiko Team Taiko drums and R&B/Soul Music Sunlit Cafe J-Pop Dance The Skalors Video Game Ska Band The University of Memphis Dance Circle Bon Odori (Bon Dance) |
Martial Arts
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Bobby Bird Memphis Shotokan
Bobby Bird Memphis Shotokan practices Shotokan Karate, a traditional Japanese style of Karate, and is part of Shotokan Karate of America, one of the oldest Karate organizations in the United States. The founder of Shotokan Karate of America, Tsutomu Ohshima, moved from Japan to the US and began teaching in the US in 1956.
Bobby Bird Memphis Shotokan practices Shotokan Karate, a traditional Japanese style of Karate, and is part of Shotokan Karate of America, one of the oldest Karate organizations in the United States. The founder of Shotokan Karate of America, Tsutomu Ohshima, moved from Japan to the US and began teaching in the US in 1956.
Frayser Judo & Memphis Judo
Frayser Judo & Memphis Judo will demonstrate Judo techniques and competition.
Frayser Judo & Memphis Judo will demonstrate Judo techniques and competition.
Fudoshinka Dojo Kenpo Karate
Fudoshinka Kenpo Karate Dojo is from Jackson. Featured in Jackson's International Food & Art Festival and the Nashville Cherry Blossom Festival, they host the Annual Kobudo Martial Arts Seminar 10 years running.
Fudoshinka Kenpo Karate Dojo is from Jackson. Featured in Jackson's International Food & Art Festival and the Nashville Cherry Blossom Festival, they host the Annual Kobudo Martial Arts Seminar 10 years running.
Karate+Fit
Karate+Fit will demonstrate and talk about traditional Shorin-ryu Karate kata and Kobudo kata with a variety of weapons such as bostaff, sai, nunchaku, tonfa, iyeku (oar), and jiffa (hair pin). Karate+Fit is located in Olive Branch, MS and is an official dojo of Okinawa Matsusokan Dento Karate Kyokai of O'Sensei Takaya Yabiku.
Karate+Fit will demonstrate and talk about traditional Shorin-ryu Karate kata and Kobudo kata with a variety of weapons such as bostaff, sai, nunchaku, tonfa, iyeku (oar), and jiffa (hair pin). Karate+Fit is located in Olive Branch, MS and is an official dojo of Okinawa Matsusokan Dento Karate Kyokai of O'Sensei Takaya Yabiku.
Memphis Goju-ryu Karate Do
Practitioners of classical Okinawan Goju-ryu Karate, Memphis Goju-ryu Karate Do training is based on practical applications through classical & modern training methods. They are focused on preserving an art form that has been passed down.
Practitioners of classical Okinawan Goju-ryu Karate, Memphis Goju-ryu Karate Do training is based on practical applications through classical & modern training methods. They are focused on preserving an art form that has been passed down.
Memphis Kendo & Iaido Club
The Memphis Kendo & Iaido Club practices the traditional martial arts of Kendo and Iaido.
The Memphis Kendo & Iaido Club practices the traditional martial arts of Kendo and Iaido.
Mid South Aikido
Mid South Aikido exists for the sole purpose of promoting the martial art of aikido. Based in midtown Memphis, demonstrations and personal interactions are their preferred methods of sharing their martial art.
Mid South Aikido exists for the sole purpose of promoting the martial art of aikido. Based in midtown Memphis, demonstrations and personal interactions are their preferred methods of sharing their martial art.
Mid South Naginata
Mid South Naginata will perform Tendo-ryu Naginata Jutsu, a classical Naginata over 400 years old. Tendo-ryu uses a variety of weapons - sword, ni-to, kodachi, kusarigama, jo, naginata, kaiken, and tanto. Naginata, advantageous for attacking from a far distance with sweeping or thrusting movements, has been used by monks, doctors, and women.
Mid South Naginata will perform Tendo-ryu Naginata Jutsu, a classical Naginata over 400 years old. Tendo-ryu uses a variety of weapons - sword, ni-to, kodachi, kusarigama, jo, naginata, kaiken, and tanto. Naginata, advantageous for attacking from a far distance with sweeping or thrusting movements, has been used by monks, doctors, and women.