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Read more about the article Fun Night at Isesaki Summer Festival

Fun Night at Isesaki Summer Festival

The Creamery Arts Center was buzzing with Japanese cultural games, crafts, and activities such as kendo, origami, and tea ceremony. Families attending the free event got to try unique Japanese…

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Read more about the article Isesaki Summer Festival at the Creamery

Isesaki Summer Festival at the Creamery

Please join us at the Creamery Arts Center on Friday, August 10 at 6 p.m. for Japanese song and dance, Tea Ceremony, Japanese games, Origami, Calligraphy and other demonstrations and…

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Read more about the article Isesaki Student Group Arrives in Springfield

Isesaki Student Group Arrives in Springfield

53 people (44 students) arrived from Isesaki on Friday, August 3. This group will be in Springfield for 10 days, where Kazumi Holcomb, Mika Logan, Jane Robinson, and others have…

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Read more about the article Softball Exchange – Opening Ceremony and Game 1

Softball Exchange – Opening Ceremony and Game 1

Fourteen all-star men's fast pitch softball players are here in Springfield June 27 through July 2 for a series of friendly games against local teams. The opening ceremony was started…

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Read more about the article 9th Annual Springfield-Isesaki Softball Exchange

9th Annual Springfield-Isesaki Softball Exchange

Japanese softball team visits Springfield June 27- July 2 An all-star men’s fast pitch softball team from Springfield’s sister city, Isesaki, Japan, will visit Springfield later this month, playing several…

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Read more about the article Sister Cities Softball Exchange, June 29 – July 1

Sister Cities Softball Exchange, June 29 – July 1

Springfield Sister Cities Association and the Springfield-Greene County Park Board are eager to welcome a men's fast pitch softball team here from our sister city of Isesaki, Japan. This is…

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Kellswater at Lindbergh’s on June 1

Our friends The Kellswater Band will be playing an Irish concert at Lindbergh’s, 318 W Commercial Street, tomorrow night (Friday, June 1st) at 6:00 p.m. The event is a fundraiser…

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Read more about the article Denzil and Jonathan Fundraiser at Lindberg’s on April 26

Denzil and Jonathan Fundraiser at Lindberg’s on April 26

Please join us Thursday, April 26th 6-8:30 p.m. at Lindberg’s on Commercial Street! One of our many ongoing exchanges our sister city of Isesaki, Japan is music! Each year SSCA…

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Read more about the article Celebration of Isesaki-Springfield 25th anniversary and new MSU partnership

Celebration of Isesaki-Springfield 25th anniversary and new MSU partnership

Mayor Kiyotaka Igarashi traveled to Springfield to celebrate the 25th year anniversary of the official Sister Cities relationship of Springfield, MO and Isesaki, Japan, and to formally sign a new…

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Read more about the article Yotsuba Farewell Party and Japan Night

Yotsuba Farewell Party and Japan Night

Photos by Mika Logan - The farewell party at Greenwood for the Yotsuba Gakuen students from Isesaki, Japan was full of Japanese cultural activities. Students played Ayatori, a traditional girls'…

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2025 Events

2025 Japan Trip Informational Meetings
10:30 a.m., Saturday, May 3

Isesaki Student Art Exhibit
March-April
Botanical Center

Sushi and Sake
Saturday, March 29, 2025, 6-8 p.m.
Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden

Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden Opens
Tue., April 1, 10am-7pm

Kite and Pinata Festival
Sat., Apr. 5, 11am-5pm
Botanical Center Great Lawn

Gigs in the Garden
First Three Sundays in May at 2pm
Peace Through People Pavilion

Annual Celebration
Sun., May 18, 11:30am-2pm
Peace Through People Pavilion

Isesaki Global Leadership Academy
May
Missouri State University
Day Host Opportunities

Isesaki Culture Exchange
August
Missouri State University
Day Host Opportunities

29th Japanese Fall Festival
Fri., Sept. 5-Sun., Sept. 7
Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden

Trip to Isesaki for City Festival
Thu., Sept. 18-Mon., Sept. 29

Gigs in the Garden
Sundays in October at 2pm
Peace Through People Pavilion

Taste of Tlaquepaque
Friday, Oct. 10
Oasis Hotel and Convention Center

Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden Closes
Fri., Oct. 31, 10am-6pm

Gardens Aglow
Late November-December

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