World Champion Sumo Byamba will make a special appearance at the Japanese Fall Festival on Friday evening, September 9 and participate in a Sumo match on Saturday, September 10 at 7 p.m. in the Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden
St. Louis Osuwa Taiko energized festival crowds in the Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden, Springfield, MO at the 2009 Japanese Fall Festival with dramatic performances of Japanese drumming and creative choreography.
Download a full program for the Japanese Fall Festival, September 9,10,11, 2011 here: Japanese-Fall-Festival-2011-PROGRAM
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'…
Photos by Russ RuBert - During their August 2011 visit to Springfield, 22 Isesaki municipal junior high students stayed with host families in Springfield for the first time in four…
Missouri State University's English Language Institute welcomes a group of 30 middle school students (6 boys and 24 girls) from Yotsuba Gakuen in Isesaki, Japan. This is the first year…
Three-day festival Sept. 9, 10, 11, in the Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden will feature World Champion Sumo Wrestler Byamba, St. Louis Osuwa Taiko, Famous Japanese candy artist Candy Miyuki, Top Spinner Hiroshi Tada, local artisans and performances, and much more....
The weekend following Labor Day each September, the Springfield Sister Cities Association hosts the Annual Japanese Fall Festival in the beautiful Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden. The attendance at this Festival…
During a June trip to Isesaki, Springfield Sister Cities Association Coordinator Cindy Jobe presented Mayor Kiyotaka Igarashi with a ceremonial check for more than $54,000 collected in the Sister Cities…