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Upcoming Events 2025
FEB 21 2025: JCCA - NAJAS MIXER and English RAKUGO performance, Sake tasting
February 21st, 2025, 4-6 pm at the Japanese Friendship Garden. (TBA)
FEB 22-23: Festival, February 22nd and 23rd, 2025, at Steel Indian School Park, Phoenix.
APR 4-6: MIM 15th Anniversary Celebration Community Partner on April 4 - 6, at Music Instrument Museum 10am - 5pm.
JULY: Japanese Cooking Demonstration Summer 2025 (TBA)
SEPT 12-13: Japanese Film Festival Arizona September 2025 in Tempe, AZ
"Experience Japan" at MIM, Phoenix, AZ in January 2026 (TBA)
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Japanese Film Festival Arizona 2024.
When: Saturday, October 19th, 2024
Where: Phoenix Art Museum, Whiteman Theater
1625 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85004
2024 Film Festival Info. Here: For the screening schedule and tickets, click here.
Japanese Film Festival Aizona Eve Opening Reception
When: Friday, October 18th, 2024 5:30pm - 8:30pm
Where: Taliesin West, Frank Llyod Wright Foundation Cabaret Theater
12621 N. Frank Llyod Wright Blvd. Scottsdale, AZ 85259
Ticket:
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Come join for music and laughter!
Bentenya Show (Chindon Girls)
Sunday, October 20th, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Location: 10051 E Dynamite Blvd., Suite G105, Scottsdale, AZ 85262
harumiyoga+ Holistic Healing and Meditation Center.
For more info, harumimaejima@mac.com
Bentenya, the chindon girls, promote your business while entertaining people, playing music, and marching in the street. That’s their profession. Donning glamorous kimonos and colorful wigs, they debuted in 2021 with a captivating chindon sound that blended nostalgia and modernity. Going beyond the traditional chindon style, they have taken on acting and shows at the Gionza and Nagoya Chukyo theaters. They surprised audiences by making an appearance in The Yellow Monkey's dome tour, and have gained attention for their performances in six overseas countries so far. They have been featured on various media outlets including television and newspapers. Their approachable demeanor is nostalgic to the older generation, refreshing to the younger crowd, and beloved by children. Their unique, electricity-free, and sustainable form involves only voices and live instruments. They possess a portable improvisational quality that allows them to perform without a traditional stage even while parading. Bentenya's triumphant journey of spreading smiles and joy to street corners around the world has only just begun. In 2020, they were appointed as Nagoya Tourism Ambassadors.
Website (English): https://www.bentenya66usa.com/
Website (Japan): https://bentenya.jp/
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