[Sakura Festival] was held in Burlington, Canada.

Burlington, Canada, which has a sister city relationship with Itabashi Ward, held the Sakura Festival on May 13 (Saturday) to celebrate the arrival of spring and exchange with Itabashi.

I will introduce the state of the festival of the day

1:XNUMX p.m. Welcome and introduction by Mayor Marianne Mead Ward

 

Opening remarks Takuya Sasayama, Consul General of Japan in Toronto (left)
Opening remarks Mr. Hassan Raza, Chairperson of the City of Burlington Globalization Commission (right)

 

1:30 p.m. 10-minute performance by “Nukon Taiko (local Japanese drum group)”

 

1:45pm 10-minute Karate Kata by “SHUDOKAN Family Karate (Local Karate Dojo)” https://shudokankarate.ca/

 

2:10pm XNUMX-minute Aikido demonstration by a local Aikido dojo

https://www.facebook.com/burloakaikido/

 

2:15pm 10 minute dance performance by Suzuran Odori (a local Japanese dance troupe)

 

2:30 p.m. Ten minutes of singing and shamisen by Ten Ten Canada

https://tentencanada.com/

https://www.facebook.com/tenten.canada

 

2:45pm 10 minutes of koto performance by Logan Scott

 

3:10pm Yosakoi Dance for XNUMX minutes by Yosakoi Group Sakuramai

http://sakuramai.ca/

https://www.facebook.com/SakuramaiT

 

3:15 p.m. 30-minute performance of Japanese drums by Nagata Shachu

https://nagatashachu.com/

https://www.facebook.com/nagatashachu

 

3:15 p.m. Closing remarks by Itabashi Subcommittee Chairman Rob Lynn

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