2015 Japan Day
Sunday, April 12, 2015
Library Quad and walking path towards Eureka http://www.csus.edu/campusmap/Sacramento State UniversityFree Parking: Structure II
We are celebrating Japanese language and culture at “Japan Day” on April 12, uniting Japan Club’s annual event J-Night and Family Sunday Funday of the Festival of Art. At 11:00 am, we begin the Japan Day singing together “Happiness" (by Arashi, J-pop) since this year's One World theme is "Happiness". At 11-1pm, a group of Japanese language teachers in the Greater Sacramento Region will lead this year’s event through singing, dancing, and educational games. Then, Sac State Japan Club will host stage performances at 1-4pm. Our performers include students from various schools and universities as well as local performers.
Emma-san's Photos (Website)
Kenneth-san (historian)' Photos (Facebook)
Catherine-sensei's Photos (Facebook)
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Japanese Teacher-led Educational Activities at the Library Quad
At the stage
Welcome by Kazue Masuyama sensei, Sac State
Chorus Singing ("Happiness": Lyrics typed in Roma-ji), led by Junko Hosoi sensei, Aragon High School Click here - Song
Dance (Koisuru Fortune Cookies), led by Gina-san & Atsuko Kuichi sensei, Elk Grove High School Click here - Dance
11:30 am Shouting Contest Guideline - Organized by Mizue Kumagai sensei (pin)
12:00 pm Contests and Activities
Main Information Table at the Library Quad (Two tables)
Table 1 Chopstick Skill Contest はし豆コンテスト- Organized by Kiuchi Sensei (pin)
Table 2 Tongue Twister - Organized by Junko Ito sensei & Moe Watanabe sensei at UC Davis (pin)
Table 3 University of California, Davis Table - Organized by Nobuko Koyama sensei
Table 4 Kendama Traditional Japanese Games - Organized by Naoko McHale sensei (pin)
Table 5 High School Table - Organized by Hiromi Hurtado sensei
Table 6 Calligraphy Name Writing - Organized by Tia Riebe-Ricketts & Shen Low
Table 7 Ohajiki (Japanese Marbles Game) - What is Ohajiki? (click the link) - Organized by Catherine Miskow sensei
Table 8 Japanese Game Show Booth - Organized by Catherine Miskow sensei.
Table 9 Nigaoe - Portrait by SacState Students - Organized by Sydney Nakamura & Samantha Walker
Table 10 Anime Manga Table - Organized by SacState Students Anime Club
Table 11 Cosplay Table - Organized by Anna Ramudo
Table 12 Origami - Organized by Dennis Hon and Austin Takechi
Table 13 Nihongo Table (speak Japanese) - Organized by Travis Simmons
Table 14 Asian Culture Club Table
Table 15 Fashion Show Table
Table 16 Card "Hanafuda" Game Table. What is Hanabuda? http://www.pagat.com/class/flower.html
Table 17 Sumo Table
Table 18 Go Table. What is go? https://gogameguru.com/what-is-go/
Table 19 Gold Fish Catching - Organized by Rojie Calabiao and Darrel Quintos
< 12:30 - 12:45 Bandaloop Performance at Library's Wall >
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3CQX1Hgd9M
1:00 - 3:00 or 4:00 pm
Stage Performance
- Chorus Singing "Happiness"
- Welcome Speech by Jeremy Durant, Japan Club President
- Koisuru fortune cookies (Led by Gina and Kiuchi sensei)
- Japanese Kendo performance
< 1:30 - 1:45 Bandaloop Performance at Library's Wall >
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3CQX1Hgd9M
- Koyasan Spirit of Children Taiko
- Sukiyaki Song by Kelsey & Jacob
- Fashion Show, organized by Emynee Carter
- Japanese Bon Dance by Hokka Minyo Tanoshimi Kai
- Aikido Dojo
- Idol Master's "Colorful Days" - Dance Performance by Gina Georgiou, Erika Wu, Vero Almanza
- Kendo Performance
- Cosplay Contest, organized by Anna Ramudo
- Soran Bushi by CSUS Japan Club, coordinated by Michael Constantinou
- Ending Remarks
Japan Day Coordinator: Prof. Kazue Masuyama (kmasuyama@csus.edu)
Japan Club event coordinator: Gabriel Schlaefer
This is a part of the Festival of the Arts in April by the College of Arts and Letters. One of the event day is called "Family Sunday Funday." http://www.al.csus.edu/festival/
Other performances on Sunday
- A world-renowned BANDALOOP Performances - University Library, 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. Please check out http://bandaloop.org
- **Francophone Day** - Mariposa Hall 1001
- Interactive Musical Parade - Outside Capistrano Hall, 12:45 p.m.
- Kid Zone - Outdoor Theatre
- Campus radio station KSSU, bounce house, hamster balls, & giveaways
- Muddy Hands - Kadema Hall
- Musical Petting Zoo - Capistrano Hall, 1 - 4 p.m.
- SactoMoFo Food Trucks - outside Capistrano Hall, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
- Student Orgs. Alley - between Sinclair Road & Capistrano Hall
- "The Cat that Walked Himself" by Sac State's Opera Theatre - Music Recital Hall, 1:30 p.m. Free admission. Run time: 1 hour.
- //Unveiling the Soul// Open Rehearsal - Playwrights' Theatre, 1:15 p.m.
- World Music Lecture/Demonstration: South Indian (Carnatic) Music - Capistrano Hall 151, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
- Demonstration: 5:30 - 7 p.m., Q&A Session: 7 - 7:30 p.m. **Sacramento Dance Sampler** - Solano 1010 Dancespace, 7 p.m. *
- Article on Fun Family Day (last year) http://www.csus.edu/sacstatenews/Articles/2013/03/documents/FestivalOfArts.pdf
THANK YOU SO MUCH
Stage Performers
Chorus Singing “Happiness”
Junko Hosoi sensei with other sensei
Travon Faten
Eboni Stallworth
Group Dancing “Koi Suru Fortune Cookie”
Gina Georgiou and others
Shouting Contest
Mizue Kumagai sensei and Akihiro Kumagai sensei, assisted by Jeffery Dym sensei
Iaido (Japanese Sword) Demonstration
Dianna Lynn sensei
Koyasan Spirit of Children Taiko
Koyasan Spirit of Children Taiko Group
“Sukiyaki” Song Performance
Kelsey Cooknick & Jacob Wagnon
Fashion Show
Emynee Carter
Japanese Bon Dance
Morita sensei and Minyoo Tanoshimi Kai
Aikido (Japanese Martial Art) Demonstration
Igawa sensei and his group
Idol Master’s Colorful Days Dance
Gina Georgiou
Vero Almanza
Erika Wu
Kendo (Japanese Martial Art) Demonstration
Glenn Harada
Dennis Martinez
Mika Shafer
Stephen Chang
Kay Fong
Kevin Chang
Tomoko Igawa
Ryoko Kataoka
Winston Thrasher
Maverick So
Laguna High School Musical Performance
Hiromi Hurtado sensei and her students
Soran Bushi (Fisherman’s Dance) Performance
Michael Constantinou (Leader)
Emynee Carter
Tereese Floyd
Kaozong Lo
Eahab Masuod
Samantha Walker
MC for the stage performance
Dillion Scheive
Lloyd Palmer
DJ for the stage
Christopher Thao
Photographers
Emma Stewart
Kenneth Mercado
Catherine Miskow sensei
All day helpers
Jerome Calabiao
Daniel Hernandez
Daniel Childers
Alonzo Anderson
Dominique Caesar
Elizabeth Hoang
Information Table
Naoko Iwasaki sensei
Shannon Muha
Don Vo
Donald Todd
Chopstick Table
Atsuko Kiuchi sensei
Karen Pham
Thanh Tha Nguyen
Tongue Twister Table
Ito Junko sensei
Watanabe Moeko sensei
UC Davis Table
Nobuko Koyama
Students from UC Davis are helping this table.
Kendama Table
Sugano McHale Naoko sensei
Dillon Scheive
Austin Sobon
Lilian Diep
High School Table
Hiromi Hurtado sensei
Monica Luu
Briana Cruz
Calligraphy Table
Tia Riebe-Ricketts
Shen Low
Oscar Gomez
Ohajiki, Japanese Marbles GameJapanese Game Show
Catherine Miskow sensei
Kris Hidalgo
Jessica Garcia
Jasmine Drake
Briana Cruz
Nigaoe – Portrait
Jasmine Drake
Alondra Lopez
Sydney Nakamura
Samantha Walker
Anime Manga Table
Jason Bowman
Ryan Waddle
Cosplay Table
Anna Ramudo
Alex Luna
Vero Almanza
Gina Georgiou
Erika Wu
Shannon Kumar
Origami Table
Dennis Hon
Austine Takechi
Anthony Phu
Nihongo Table
Travis Simmons
Jeremy
Juan Leyva
Jessica Musgrove
Timothy Nguyen
Asian Culture Club Table
Pao Vang
Jacqueline Altamirano
Mai Jou
Vang Thao
Princess Nyguyen
Hanabuda Table
Gabriel Schlaefer
Donald Todd
Sumo Table
Eliot Kelly sensei
Steven Lam
Go Table
Julie Burrall & her family
Table Gold Fish
Rojie Calabiao
Darrel Quintos
Anthony Phu
Mohamed Filouane
Arya Rachogan
Yatra Rachogan
Bag and Coat Check-in
Ivan Gomez
Thank you very much!
Main Organizers
Kazue Masuyama, faculty, Sacramento State University
Jeremy Durrent, Japan Club President
Gabriel Schlaefer, Japan Club officer and Japan Day Coordinator
Naoko McHale, Japanese language teacher, Davis High School & UC Davis
Atsuko Kiuchi, Japanese language teacher, Elk Grove High School
Assisted by An Vo, College of Arts and LettersJapanese Language Program at SacState