2013 Japan Festival
Elk Grove High School
Website: http://www.japanfest-chicago.org/
Facebook Event Page (mainly about the cosplay show portion)
When: June 8 (Sat) & 9 (Sun), 2013
Where: Elk Grove High School
500 W Elk Grove Blvd
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
Admission: FREE!!
Exhibit & Demonstrations
• Discover Sumo,
• Japanese Flower Arrangements
• Japanese Arts & Crafts
• Katana (Japanese Swords)
• Tea Ceremony
Two Entertainment Stages
• Classical Japanese Dance
• Taiko (Japanese Drums)
• Koto (Japanese Harp)
• Minyo (Japanese Folk Dance
• Martial Arts
• More
Activities
• Cosplay
• Japanese Food
• Kids’ Corner
• Raffle
Apparently the cosplay show will be from 3pm-3:30pm. Subject to change because they are trying to get more time allocated for it.
DISCOVER SUMO
Meet Konishiki at Japan Festival 2013
Chanko-nabe with Konishiki
Fund Raising Event for the Konishiki Fund
June 9 (sunday), 11:00 AM — 1:00 PM
Chankonabe — Japanese stew commonly eaten in vast quantity by sumo wrestlers as part of a weight-gain diet.
More information can be found on the website.
Japan Festival 2013 is presented by Mid America Japanese club and Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Chicago in partnership with the District 214 Community Education.
