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2025 Oita Japan Festival #OitaATX

Saturday, September 20, 2025, 12 - 6 pm, doors open at 11:45 am

Location: The Long Center, 701 W. Riverside Drive, Austin, TX 78704

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DELL HALL

12:00 PM Shinto Ceremony & Tuna Breakdown with Take' from Kome. Link to pre-order tekamaki.

12:45 PM Awards Ceremony

1:00 PM Asia Pacific University APU Idol Dancers

1:15 PM Okinawan Dance

1:30 PM Bluegrass Jam: Shunji Yamamoto of the Oita Bamboo Boys & Austin Musicians: Billy Bright on mandolin, Dom Fisher on bass, Mike Montgomery on fiddle, Scott Stegall on banjo

2:45 PM Austin Minyo Dancers

3:00 PM Nanairo Kimono Fashion Show

3:40 PM Dark Circle Sumo 

IDOL POWER HOUR AT DELL HALL!

4:30 PM Love Notes Idol Dance Cover - celebrating 10 years

5:00 PM A-Wake, Idol Group of Sisters

5:20 PM Galaxy Girl PAiDA

ROLLINS THEATRE

12:15 PM Central Texas Chado: Tea Ceremony

1:00 PM Austin Kendo

1:40 PM Austin Kyudo

2:10 PM Austin Komei Jyuku - Iaijutsu

2:40 PM Sun Dragon Seido Karate and Self Defense

GALLERY 701

12:15 PM Brett Weaver - Voiceover Artist, Behind the Mic: Anime Voice Acting

1:00 PM Inside the Japanese Garden with Molly Ogorzaly

2:00 PM Doing Business with Japan with JETRO & GAACC

3:00 PM Travel Beyond Tokyo: Discover the Beauty of Japan with Fumi Maher of BIWA Travel

4:00 PM How to create Japanese inspired backyard ponds with ATX Koi

5:00 PM Silk & Steel: Japanese Music on American Guitar with John Henry Johnson

Artisan Marketplace & Vendors in Kodosky Lounge

Visit the Greater Austin Asian Chamber of Commerce on the HEB Terrace!

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2025 Oita Japan Festival #OitaATX

Celebrate the culture of Japan at the Oita Japan Festival!

Saturday, September 20, 2025, 12 - 6 pm, doors open at 11:30 am

Location: The Long Center, 701 W. Riverside Drive, Austin, TX 78704

The tenth annual Oita Japan Festival #OitaATX is hosted by the Austin-Oita Sister City Committee (AOSCC) to celebrate Austin's Japanese Sister City, Oita.

This family-friendly festival includes Japanese food, kids' activities, cultural education and more. Final lineup and details coming soon.

  • TV favorites Chikage Windler and Adela Uchida will be at the festival!

  • Bamboo Boys Bluegrass from Oita with collaboration with Austin musicians

  • Take' Asazu will be performing a Shinto ceremony and bluefin tuna breakdown demonstration! A Japanese bluefin tuna will be flown into the Oita Fest, broken down by Chef Take', then made into fresh Bluefin Temaki. Pre-order link. Pre-order highly encouraged as we expect to sell out before the festival.

  • Idol dance by APU Asia Pacific students

  • Behind the Mic: Anime Voice Acting, Discussion with an anime voice actor

  • Experience Japan tables with hands-on activities

  • Idol Power Hour with Galaxy Girl PAiDA, Love Notes and A-Wake

  • Dark Circle Sumo

  • Tea Ceremony

  • Kimono Fashion Show

  • Martial Arts: Kendo, Jyuku, Kyudo, Karate

  • Doing Business with Japan

  • Japanese Gardening

  • Travel Tips & Etiquette Seminar

  • and more!

Tickets

  • Adult General Admission (13+) $44.00 (includes Long Center fees)

  • Child General Admission (3-12) $31.00 (includes Long Center fees)

VIP Level 2: $127 — Priority VIP Line for Meet & Greet, festival T-shirt & tote bag with design by Candy Trap Brand Kristina with goodies including $25 Uchi gift card, free JET's large pizza, omikuji fortune, Hi-Chew and discount cards for Mimi’s Origamis, Kandlery and Aburi Oshi Sushi.

VIP Level 1: $198 — Dell Hall box seating, Priority VIP Line for Meet & Greet, festival T-shirt & tote bag with design by Candy Trap Brand Kristina with goodies from Asahi, $25 Uchi gift card, free JET's large pizza, omikuji fortune, Hi-Chew and discount cards for KESSHŌ, Mimi’s Origamis, Kandlery and Aburi Oshi Sushi.

AT&T ROOM

12 - 6 PM Whisk Your Own Matcha with Austin Japan Community (AJC)

HEB OUTDOOR TERRACE

2:30 PM Diversity Band from the Pune Austin Sister City Committee

meet and greet with the ARTISTS & performers! BALCONY Level

1 PM Brett Weaver - Voiceover Artist

1:35 PM Central Texas Chado: Tea Ceremony

2:10 PM Austin Kendo

2:40 PM Austin Komei Jyuku - Iaijutsu

4:45 PM Dark Circle Sumo 

5:40 PM Love Notes, A-Wake, Galaxy Girl PAiDA

Experience Japan Activities in WEST PINCER

  • Shodo Calligraphy

  • Water YoYo

  • Origami

  • Kendama Japanese Skill Toy

  • Gator Panic Game

  • Mahjong

  • Cup Pong

  • Photo Booth

  • JAL Airlines Origami Plane

  • AJC Disaster Relief

Activities in GALLERY 701

  • Suminagashi

  • JASGA

  • JETAA

  • ANA Airlines

Food Vendors