Matsuri! Japanese Arts Festival
Showcase of Japanese Arts and Culture
Sunday, May 18, 2025
Juilliard Park
227 Santa Rosa Av. Santa Rosa
11 am - 5 pm
Enjoy all-day demonstrations of taiko drumming, folk dancing, music, martial arts, mochi pounding, and vendors and
Elliot Kanshin Kallen and Friends
An Evening of Shakuhachi Prelude Concert
Saturday, May 17, 2025
The Church of One Tree
492 Sonoma Av. Santa Rosa
7 pm - 9 pm
Once again, our own Shakuhachi Master Elliot Kanshin Kallen and his friends will present an evening of music featuring the traditional Japanese bamboo flute, the shakuhachi.
Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the door. Space is limited. Call 707-575-8626 to reserve your seats.
Matsuri! Japanese Arts Festival
Sunday, May 18
Schedule
Main Stage Area - Juilliard Park
11:00 - Hideaki and Hitomi - Hachijo Daiko
11:15 - Welcome and Introductions - M.C. Chris Smith, Remarks from Honored Guests
11:30 - Mochitsuki - Mochi Pounding Demonstration; Central Field - Audience Participation
11:30 - Ensohza Minyoshu - Traditional Folk Music and Dance
12:15 - DeLeon Judo Club - Judo Demonstration
12:45 - Sonoma County Taiko - Taiko Drumming
1:30 - Mochitsuki - Mochi Pounding Demonstration; Central Field - Audience Participation
1:30 - Hideaki and Hitomi - Hachijo Daiko - Audience Participation
2:00 - Bay Area Miyake - Miyake-style Taiko Drumming
3:15 - Sakura-Ren - Traditional Folk Music and Dance
4:00 - Sonoma County Taiko - Taiko Drumming
4:45 - Closing Remarks
Seishin Studio - Art Alley
11:30 - Tea Ceremony by Mary Ann Soyo Goodman
12:30 - Ikebana flower arrangement demonstration by Ron Kodo Brown
1:30 - Music by Elliot Kanshin Kallen & Naoko
2:30 - Tea Ceremony by Mary Ann Soyo Goodman
3:30 - Ikebana flower arrangement demonstration by Ron Kodo Brown
Sponsors
Matsuri! Japanese Arts Festival 2025 is funded in part by
the City of Santa Rosa Event Support Program.
County of Sonoma / Creative Sonoma Art Impact Grant for Organizations
Julia L Grant Donor Advised Fund of Community Foundation Sonoma County
Snoopy's Home Ice
Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League
Exchange Bank
Summit State Bank
Recology
Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco
