2023 VNCS Japanese Cultural Fair

The Victoria Nikkei Cultural Society

proudly presents the 23rd Japanese Cultural Fair

 

FREE ADMISSION

Family friendly!

Community showcase

New this year, we are expanding out onto the field adjacent to the Pavilion. We are calling this area the Community Showcase as its purpose is to allow other members of the Japanese-Canadian community to interact with fair attendees. We’re still working out the final details but here are the groups that will be at the fair:

• Vancouver Island Bonsai Society – are you interested in Bonsai (minature trees)? The Vancouver Island Bonsai Society will have folks on the field to answer any and all questions while doing demonstrations.
• Southern Wave – want to know more about Okinawan culture? In addition to their performance and presentations (see the schedule below) they’ll also be on the field answer questions.
• Kongo Dojo – want to know more about Ninjutsu & Jujutsu Koryu Karate? In addition to their performance they’ll also be on the field to answer questions.
• Uminari Taiko – want to know more about Taiko? They’ll be there all day to answer questions.
• VNCS Kids Crafts and Games – we’ll have a craft tent for things like Origami and some games that used to be played in the Takata Tea Gardens back in the day.
• Japanese Friendship Society (JFS) – want to dress up in popular Japanese summer wear (Yukata)? The JFS will show you how to put them on right and you can take photos (by donation).
• Victoria Japanese Heritage Language School Society (VJHLSS) – there will be representatives from the language school available to answer any questions.
• Classic Japanese Vehicles – we’ve invited some local car owners to exhibit their classic Japanese vehicles. We’ll have: 1979 Honda Civic, 1986 Toyota Trueno (AE86), 1990 Honda CRX Si, and a 1999 Nissan Skyline BNR34 GT-R.