Date: Sunday, February 2nd, 2020, 10:30am – 3:30pm
Place: Washington Marriott Wardman Park
2660 Woodley Road NW Washington District Of Columbia 20008
Closest Metro Station is Woodley Park-Zoo-Adams Morgan (Red line)
Parking: The Washington Marriott Wardman Park’s parking spaces may be close to FULL all day on Sundays during this season. There are limited parking spaces at the hotel. We will provide discount parking vouchers at the parking Kiosk outside of the hotel main entrance, though we strongly recommend taking public transportation to the hotel.
Admission: Advance tickets $8 (credit cards only), At the door $10 (cash only),
Children 12 and under enter free.
On February 2 from 10:30 am to 3:30 pm, the Japanese New Year’s Festival co-sponsored by the Japan Commerce Association of Washington, D.C. and JCAW Foundation, Inc. will be held at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park. There will be four areas where various activities, such as Performances, Cultural Activities and Games, delicious Japanese festival specialties in the Food Court, and Toys and Sweets for Purchase.
* No pets allowed except service animals.
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Shinto Ceremony
VARIOUS PRIVATE SHINTO CEREMONIES
AMULETS
KAGURA SHINTO SACRED DANCE
SHINTO, the indigenous Japanese spirituality is the soul of Japan which finds countless deities in all things in great nature and the universe. A certified Shinto priestess Rev. Kuniko Kanawa of Kamunabi Banyu Ko-Shinto Shrine offers personalized Shinto ceremonies for your happiness and prosperity in 2020. It is open to anyone who maintains reverence and respect to the Shinto ceremony. Approximately 10 minutes per ceremony.
*The ceremony is NOT a part of this New Year Festival program. Please apply to Miko shrine maiden with $25 (cash or PayPal) if you wish to participate.
Enjoy series of live new year performances. We would love our guests to participate in the games!
| 10:30am | Opening Act | |
| 10:35am | Opening Remarks | Go Eguchi, President of JCAW Ambassador Kazutoshi Aikawa, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Japan |
| 10:40am | Kimigayo The Star-Spangled Banner |
Rachael Akiko Lipsitz, Anju Meda, Ema Nakayama, and Sofia Sanz-Kimura |
| 10:50am | Shishimai Dance | Kevin Suzuki, MINBUZA |
| 11:00am | Chorus | WJLS Fab Chorus |
| 11:20am | Kids Cheer Dance | Washington Japanese Cheerleaders |
| 11:40am | 2020 Tokyo Olympics Theme Songs | Fox Mill Elementary School |
| 12:00pm | Taiko Performance | Miyako Taiko |
| 12:20pm | Event Information | Japan Commerce Association |
| 12:50pm | Band Performance | JBE Band |
| 1:20pm | Rakugo | Tozaburo Yanagiya |
| 1:40pm | Karate Demonstration | DC Yamatojyuku Karate Club |
| 2:00pm | Kendama Performance | Hamaguchi Family |
| 2:20pm | Kendama Game | Japan Commerce Association |
| 2:40pm | Chin Daiko | Chin Daiko & Rockville Ryukyu Taiko |
| 3:00pm | Chorus | Japanese Choral Society of Washington |
| * Schedule is subject to change. | ||
Experience the fun of traditional Japanese New Year’s calligraphy, Origami paper craft, card games, and other traditional games.
Nostalgic toys, Japanese sweets and other goods of interests are available for purchase.
The local member restaurants of national Sushi Society will compete to offer the most delicious Japanese foods. Various foods with hot rice cakes will also be served. Don’t miss the demonstration of Rice Cake Production with a mortar and pestle!
Food Menu
- Udon (thick noodle soup) $5.00
- Oden (Fish dumplings and vegetable stew) $5.00
- Gyudon (beef bowl) $5.00
- Sukeroku-sushi (rolls and inari with no raw fish) $5.00
- Takoyaki (octopus dumplings) $5.00
- Tenmusu (rice ball with shrimp tempra filling) $5.00
- Pork curry & rice $5.00
- Yakisoba (stir fried noodles) $5.00
- Mitarashi Dango (rice dumplings in a sweet soy sauce) $5.00
- Nikuman (pork meat bun) $4.00
- Zouni (soup with mochi rice cakes) $3.00
- Oshiruko・Kinako-mochi (Japanese rice cake in sweet red bean soup or with soy bean flour) $3.00
- Taiyaki (fish‐shaped pancake filled with bean jam) $3.00
- Ramune (Japanese soda) $3.00
- A variety of alcoholic beverages
