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| Location | Chicago | ||
| Dates | August 07, 2015 - August 09, 2015 | ||
| Description: | The 60th Annual Ginza Holiday Festival, a large Japanese cultural festival, will be presented by the Midwest Buddhist Temple (MBT) in Chicago's historic Old Town. Flown in from Tokyo for this event, four master craftspersons (Waza) will demonstrate their generations-old skills creating unique crafts. The public will have the opportunity to meet the Waza and purchase their crafts. Several other exhibits and booths will be filled with Japanese textiles, snacks, t-shirts, kimonos, artwork and jewelry. An abundance of traditional Japanese cuisine will be offered, including the famous grilled Chicken Teriyaki dinner, udon (Japanese cold noodles), sushi, Spam musubi, edamame, grilled corn on the cob and Hawaiian shaved ice. For dessert, try the kintoki (Japanese snow cone topped with sweet azuki beans). Japanese beer will also be available. Inside the temple, the exhibit hall will be filled with exhibits of bonsai, ikebana (flower arranging), calligraphy, brush painting and samurai swords. The chapel will be open for visitors who are interested in observing the place of worship and learning the basics of Buddhism. During stage intermissions, Rev. Ron Miyamura will deliver short Dharma talks. | ||
| Contact name | Sign Up To Be A Member | ||
| Phone | Sign Up To Be A Member | ||
| Event Website | Sign Up To Be A Member | ||
| Show hours | Fri 5:30-9, Sat 11:30-9, Sun 11:30-6 | ||
| Public Admission Price | $7 adults, $6 students & senior citizens, children under 12 free | ||
| Year # | 60 | ||
| Entertainment | Featured at the festival will be ongoing stage performances with the energetic taiko drumming by Ho Etsu Taiko and MBT Taiko; the MBT Minyo Group; Fujima Ryu of Chicago, a Japanese Classical dance troupe; and The Na Kupuna Ukulele group. Aikido and Judo schools will demonstrate self-defense tactics, while Kendo (Japanese fencing) will entertain the crowd. Ginza expands into Saturday evening with Yoko Noge and her band, Japanesque. Yoko's music can be described as a combination of Japanese ''Minyo'' folk music with "Chicago blues." Performed with an electric piano, shamisen, horn section, and Yoko's sweet and growly blues vocals, she will warm the August night with her appearance at Ginza at 8 p.m. on Saturday evening. | ||
| Activities | Come and enjoy wonderful cultural entertainment, exhibits and food! | ||
| Maps and Directions (from Google Maps) | |||
| Due to a number of one-way and divided residential streets, you should follow these directions closely. Take either Lake Shore Drive or the Kennedy to the North Avenue exit. The neighborhood has zoned parking restricted to residents. Refer to the Parking page on this website for a list of parking lots. From East off Lakeshore Drive Exit North Avenue. Go west down North Avenue to Hudson Avenue. Turn right (north) on Hudson. The Ginza Festival is in the Temple parking lot is at the end of Hudson Avenue. From West off Kennedy Expressway Exit North Avenue. Go east down North Avenue to Sedgwick Street. Turn Left (north) up Sedgwick to Eugenie Street. Turn Left (west) on Eugenie Street. Proceed to Hudson Avenue. Turn Right (north) on Hudson Avenue. The Ginza Festival is in the Temple parking lot is at the end of Hudson Avenue. Public Parking Garages (From nearest to farthest) â¢North/Wells - Piper's Alley Parking Garage (entrance on North) â¢Stockton/LaSalle - Chicago Historical Society Parking Facility (entrance on Stockton) â¢Webster/Lincoln - Lincoln Park Hospital Parking Garage (entrance on Webster) â¢2300 N. Lincoln - Children's Memorial Hospital Parking Garage (entrance on Lincoln) Public Transportation Major intersection is Sedgwick and Menomonee. El and Subway Brown Line to Sedgwick El Station, exit North Ave. and Sedgwick, walk north on Sedgwick to Menomonee, left on Menomonee to the Temple entrance. Red Line to Fullerton El Station, transfer to Brown Line. Buses (call 1-888-YourCTA) #22 Clark, #36 Broadway, #151 Sheridan, #172 North Ave, #11 Sedgwick (this is the closest bus stop at Sedgwick and Menomonee, one block east of the Temple). | |||
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