CMU Japanese Student Association presents this year's Matsuri:
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.
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!
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.)
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.
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
Sunny Fan
[MUSIC] Singing 白日 by King Gnu, composed by Daiki Tsuneta, arr. papa!katsu).
12:45 pm
Brian Luvalle
[PERFORMANCE] Traditional Japanese martial arts showcasing the art of drawing the sword.
1:15 pm
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: Stanley Duong, Rick Sun, Alvin Zou
[DANCE] A freestyle performance of breakdancing and hip-hop.
2:45 pm
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
Yuma Matsuoka, Emma Tong, Stephen Chien
[MUSIC] Violin, Flute, and Piano trio playing famous Studio Ghibli themes.
4:15 pm
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
JSA Executive Board
[PERFORMANCE] JSA Exec will be performing "Rajio Taiso", a traditional Japanese exercise done each morning.
From fresh made-to-order takoyaki to intense kanji calligraphy, here are all the fun and delicious booths that will be at Matsuri this year!
(prices are subject to change)
3 balls = 4 tickets
6 balls = 7 tickets
5 tickets
Anko (red bean paste) flavor = 3 tickets
Seasonal chestnut flavor = 4 tickets
3 pcs = 2 tickets
2 skewers = 4 tickets
3 tickets
(Green tea, milk tea, etc.)
(prices are subject to change)
1 play = 1 ticket
1 play = 1 ticket
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Designed by Catherine Wang