June 14-15, 2025
Entertainment
June Performers
Okinawa Taiko
Vancouver Okinawa Taiko has been performing in festivals, charity functions and anniversary events for just about two decades. The group’s aim is to promote and preserve Okinawan style drum-dancing “Eisa”, and to share Okinawan cultural heritage. The membership consists of a mixed generation to reflect the presentation of grassroots folk art. We hope to deliver the Okinawan spirit through the beat of our drums and the harmonies of our dance.
Performance Time: June 14, 12:00 pm
Hitotose Tate
Hitotose Tate is a Samurai performance group blending international expertise in performance and workshops, founded by Haruno & Yuki.
They have performed across Vancouver, Victoria, Salt Spring Island, and Los Angeles. As performers and choreographers, Hitotose promotes creative expression through swordplay, acting, and dance, offering vibrant cultural experiences to share Samurai entertainment.
They are also actors, and their recent credits include Shogun, Pachinko, Season 2, Assassin’s Creed Shadows, and more.
Performance Time: June 14, 02:00 pm
CloudTown Idols
Welcome to CloudTown! 
We are a Vancouver-based Idol group who make original choreographies and odottemita dance covers to the best JPOP and Vocaloid songs! Come to our performance to find out what the idol charm craze is all about~
Performance Time: June 14, 04:00 pm
APPARE Yosakoi Vancouver
APPARE Yosakoi Vancouver is the only team on the west coast of Canada that performs a Japanese traditional dance, called “Yosakoi”. Their team concept is “Smile” “Shout” and ” Enjoy”; bringing smile, energy and joy to you!!
Performance Time: June 15, 12:00 pm
Shorinji Kempo
Shorinji Kempo cultivates healthy bodies, indomitable courage, and well-rounded character in order to make individuals capable of leading happy lives. Shorinji Kempo teaches that the essence of budo/martial arts is not to fight and defeat enemies, but to stop fighting between people, and to enable harmony for a peaceful society.
The techniques of Shorinji Kempo rely on various principles to be effective. Various strikes, kicks, blocks, ukemi/breakfalls, releases, joining locks, pins, and use of pressure points for healing or attacking are practiced. This enables Shorinji Kempo techniques to be effectively applied regardless of age, sex, or strength.
Established in Vancouver in 1982, we offer classes for children and adults at three different locations in Greater Vancouver.
Performance Time: June 15, 02:00 pm
Kisyuu Japanese Calligraphy
Kisyuu (姫洲) is a Japanese calligrapher with over 30 years of experience in both traditional and modern styles of Japanese calligraphy. Using brush and sumi ink, she brings characters to life—expressing her true self through each stroke.
Since moving to Canada in 2007, she has been dedicated to calligraphy through installations, workshops, lessons, exhibitions, live performances, and commissioned works. She has collaborated with a wide range of artists and worked on projects with companies such as Microsoft, Prada, Shiseido, Lexus, Toyota, and Netflix. Her calligraphy has also been featured in films like Shogun and Deadpool 2.
Through her art, Kisyuu seeks to create a sense of peace—both within and beyond
Performance Time: June 15, 04:00 pm
Workshops
About Misaki's Japanese Workshop
Misaki Japanese was founded with the hope of making learning Japanese language and culture fun and easy to understand. My goal is to ensure that when children grow up, they will feel grateful for having learned Japanese as part of their roots. I am dedicated to teaching with passion and care, striving to share the beauty of Japanese culture with as many people as possible here in North America.