MATSURI: 1st Toronto Japanese Summer Festival by Kurakake

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Location: Yonge-Dundas Square
In the heart of the downtown core, Kurakake Company is proud to bring you MATSURI, the 1st Toronto Japanese Summer Festival, a time of celebration of Japanese culture, music, art and cuisine. With traditional and modern live musical and dance performances, and a market featuring live arts & craft and the best of Toronto Japanese food illuminated in the lights of the city, this is the Toronto’s first Japanese Matsuri! Performances include Japanese drumming by Raging Asian Women Taiko Group, Yosakoi dance by Sakura Mai, and modernized Japanese folk by Toronto’s renowned Ten Ten. Special square features include a live spray-paint mural by visual artist Spencer Harrington, “Random”, and two traditional Japanese Geisha, among other activities. (Full performance schedule below) The festival is open to the public and free for everyone. Let’s bring out our Japanese spirit! PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE Music by: DJ Yuji & DJ Isidor Live Spray-paint mural by: “Random” 11:00 am: MATSURI Official Opening w/ RAW Taiko Drummers by Consulate General of Japan in Toronto 12:00 pm: Japanese Visitors Association – Cultural Skit 1:00 pm: Geisha to appear 1:15 pm: Toronto Buddhist Temple Buyo Group – Traditional dance performance 2:00 pm: Sakura Mai – Yosakoi dance performance 2:15 pm: Limitless Productions – Modern dance 3:00 pm: Ten Ten – Modernized Japanese Folk 3:45 pm: Toronto Kendo Club – Kendo demonstration 4:30 pm: Toronto Kimono Club – Yukata Fashion Show by Consulate General of Japan in Toronto 5:15 pm: Sakura Mai – Yosakoi dance performance 6:00 pm: Miray – fusion mopop 6:45 pm: Anime North – Cosplay Fashion Show 7:30pm: O-Mocha – fusion pop — Organized by: Kurakake Company www.kurakake-market.jp

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