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NIHON MATSURI PHOTO CONTEST

Awards:

A $50 Amazon gift card will be awarded to the Instagram post with the most likes, and the Facebook post with the most likes. Gift cards will not be given to the same user.
An additional top 3 committee choice winners will receive an original Nihon Matsuri t-shirt.

 


1. Share your post with #2025jpfestphoto

2. Follow IG: @utah_japan_festival or FB: @Utah Japan Festival/ Nihon Matsuri

3. Limit your submissions to 15 photos

4. Deadline for submissions: May 3, 2025

Contest rules:
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  • Facebook
  • Instagram

Photos submitted can be used for promotional use by the Nihon Matsuri.

Winners will be announced on all social media platforms and www.NihonMatsuri.com.

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Stage  Program

Martial Arts Demonstration

Japanese Church of Christ PLAZA

SCHEDULE /

10:00AM
Japanese Church of Christ Kenshin Taiko
 

 

10:10AM
 

Opening Ceremony

10:45AM

Kenshin Taiko

11:15PM

Kid's Performance
by
Makiko's Daycare

11:35PM

Koto and Violin 
by
Masae Yonaiyama 
and
Abraham Mazat

12:15PM

Cosplay Contest

1:30PM

Joker's Hand

2:20PM

 

Kimono Presentation 
by
Utah Japan Language School

 

2:45PM

 

Tracy Akimoto - Dance

 

3:05PM

 

Okinawa Kenminkai

3:45PM

 

Cosplay Awards

4:00PM

 

Raffle Drawings

 

4:20PM

 

Ogden Taiko Performance

4:55PM

 

Closing Remarks

11:00AM
 

Salt Lake City Sumo Club

12:00PM
 

Monkwise

 

 

 

 

 

1:00PM

USA Stars of Salt Lake City Judo Club

2:00PM

Yama Oroshi
and
Aikido Mountain West

3:00PM

ZenBuKan
School of Japanese Swordsmanship

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@ the Salt Lake Buddhist Temple
West Wing

     

         10:00 am
              to

          5:00 pm

        

No Moshitsuki This year.  
Sorry.

@ the Japanese Church of Christ

@ the Salt Lake Buddhist Temple
 

10:30

Session 1 (tickets sold at 10 am)

11:15

Session 2 (tickets sold at 10:30 am)

12:30

Session 3 (tickets sold at 11:15 am)

1:30

Session 4 (tickets sold at 12:30 pm)

2:15

Session 5 (tickets sold at 1:30 pm)

3:00

Session 6 (tickets sold at 2:15 pm)

3:45

Session 7 (tickets sold at 3 pm)

11:00 am
12:00 pm
  1:00 pm
  2:00 pm
  3:00 pm
  4:00 pm

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Donation is greatly appreciated.

Our Mission/

To share and educate the larger Utah community about Japanese and Japanese American culture, history, and traditions as well as to be a way to pass on the Japanese traditions and culture to younger fifth, sixth, and seventh generation Japanese Americans and to help them identify with their heritage. 

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100 South Between 200 And 300 West
Salt Lake City, Utah 84101

info@nihonmatsuri.com


 

Free admission

NIHON
MATSURI

Utah Japan Festival

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