CMU Japanese Student Association presents this year's Matsuri:

Autumn Night Market | 夜の屋台

Saturday, Nov 19th, 2022
Time: 12 - 6pm
Location: Connan Room @ Jared L. Cohon University Center
Anyone is welcome to come!

Every year, CMU JSA holds a festival called "Matsuri" to celebrate Japanese culture through food, games, and performances. This year's theme is 夜の屋台 (Yoru no Yatai), or Autumn Night Market, and will revolve around the flavors and colors surrounding autumn.

This Year's Features

An even greater selection of fresh, handmade Japanese street food items including Takoyaki, Yakisoba, and more
Fun cultural activities from calligraphy to goldfish scooping to origami folding
Stamp rally that takes you around the event with the opportunity to win gift cards
Live band, dance, and music performances by our very own CMU JSA members

Ticket Information

In order to purchase food or play certain games at Matsuri, you will need to buy tickets. There is, however, no entrance fee for the event, so you are welcome to come and enjoy the atmosphere and performances for free!

Purchase Tickets At-the-door

Tickets will be available to purchase at the door for the price of $5.00 for 5 tickets. We will have the following payment methods available: cash, credit/debit card*, and Venmo. (*Please note that a $0.50 surcharge fee will be added to any credit/debit card transactions.)

Pre-order Tickets (Discounted!)

We also have a pre-order discount of $10.00 for 12 tickets for those who order tickets prior to Matsuri. In addition, the first 30 pre-orders will get a free Japanese snack! You can access the pre-order form by clicking the button below. The form will close at 6pm on Friday, Nov 18th.

Ticket Pre-order Form Closed

Performance Schedule

In addition to performances, we will have live(!) piano background music of popular Japanese songs throughout the event, courtesy of JSA member Joseph Hsu. He will be taking song requests and you can even win candy for guessing the name of the song!

12:30 pm

Hakujitsu

Sunny Fan

[MUSIC] Singing 白日 by King Gnu, composed by Daiki Tsuneta, arr. papa!katsu).

12:45 pm

Iaido

Brian Luvalle

[PERFORMANCE] Traditional Japanese martial arts showcasing the art of drawing the sword.

1:15 pm

Start: Dash!!

μ's Lite: Adrianna Fu, Sabrina Cai, Ting Chen

[DANCE] Dance performance based off of popular anime Love Live! (start: dash! by μ's.)

2:15 pm

Street Styles Freestyle

Street Styles: Stanley Duong, Rick Sun, Alvin Zou

[DANCE] A freestyle performance of breakdancing and hip-hop.

2:45 pm

Okonomiyakings Performance

Okonomiyakings: Joseph Hsu, Carlos Sancez, Joey Mok, Owen Pearl, Takumi Natsume

[BAND] Band performance of “Loser” by Yonezu Kenshi and “Kyouran Hey Kids!!” by The Oral Cigarettes.

3:30 pm

Studio Ghibli Medley Trio

Yuma Matsuoka, Emma Tong, Stephen Chien

[MUSIC] Violin, Flute, and Piano trio playing famous Studio Ghibli themes.

4:15 pm

The Material Neverland Multimedia Experience

Material Neverband: Blaine Black, Danny Carey, Billy Holtz, Umut Olmez, Liam Neely

[BAND] Performing three songs off of his upcoming album Material Neverland, Blaine Black and his Material Neverband put on a multimedia experience complete with live music, electronics, visuals, and lights. Material Neverland is a multi-genre album inspired by elements of J-Rock, Math Rock, and EDM.

5:15 pm