2022 Japanese Autumn Festival draws large crowd
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- 27 Oct 2022
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Hundreds of community members gathered at the Paseo De Marianas in Garapan on Saturday for the 2022 Japanese Autumn Festival.
The annual cultural event was not held for the past two years because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
This year, it coincided with the 37th anniversary of the Katori Shrine and the 15th anniversary of the Saipan Awaodori team.
The ceremony started at 6 p.m. with a ceremonial breaking of a sake barrel which was followed by the Tokyo Tensuiren and Saipan Awaodori teams performing the Awaodori dance.
Kinpachi, Furusato and Himawari restaurants offered authentic Japanese dishes while several fun booths provided games to children.
Special Assistant to the Saipan Mayor Henry S. Hofschneider said it was wonderful that the annual Japanese festival is back and that members of the local community had come out to enjoy and appreciate Japanese culture which, he added, remains a vital part of the islands' history.
Gordon Marciano, who is a regular fixture of the annual event as its master of ceremonies, noted the presence of the Tokyo Tensuiren dancers who were also back on island for the festival. Read More...
