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 11:45 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.

  • Bamboo Boys Bluegrass from Oita with collaboration with Austin musicians

  • Yosakoi 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!

Early Bird Pricing ends Friday, August 1st at 10 am:

  • Adult General Admission (13+) $37.00 (includes Long Center fees)

  • Child General Admission (3-12) $25.00 (includes Long Center fees)

VIP Level 2 $127 - Special Meet & Greet, Festival T-Shirt, & Tote Bag (50 VIP Level 1 tickets total)

VIP Level 1 $198 - Dell Hall Box Seating, Special Meet & Greet, Festival T-Shirt, & Tote Bag (48 VIP Level 1 tickets total)

Artisan Marketplace & Vendors in Kodosky Lounge

meet and greet with the ARTISTS & performers! west pincer

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

4:45 PM Dark Circle Sumo 

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


LINEUP

(SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

ROLLINS THEATRE

12:15 PM Central Texas Chado: Tea Ceremony

1:00 PM Austin Kendo

1:40 PM Austin Komei Jyuku

2:10 PM Austin Kyudo

2:40 PM Seido Karate

AT&T ROOM - AJC

12 - 6 PM Whisk Your Own Matcha

DELL HALL

12:15 PM Shinto Ceremony & Tuna Breakdown with Take from Kome

12:55 PM Asia Pacific University Yosakai Dancers

1:10 PM Okinawan Dance

1:40 PM Bluegrass Jam: Shunji Yamamoto of the Oita Bamboo Boys & Austin Musicians

2:50 PM Austin Minyo Dancers

3:20 PM Nanairo Kimono Fashion Show

3:50 PM Dark Circle Sumo 

IDOL POWER HOUR!

4:35 PM Love Notes Idol Dance Cover - celebrating 10 years

5:05 PM A-Wake, Idol Group of Sisters

5:20 PM Galaxy Girl PAiDA

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 Brewing with Patrick: Kyoko Coffee

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

Food Vendors

  • Komé - Special Tuna Tekamaki featuring premium tuna flown in from Japan just for the festival! Catch the Shinto Ceremony & Tuna Breakdown at 12:15 pm. Pre-order only — link coming soon!

  • Asahi Groceries & Gifts in Kodosky Lounge

  • Aburi Oshi Sushi in Kodosky Lounge

  • Food Trucks on the H-E-B Terrace:

    Little Nishi

    Kessho Ice Cream & Chocolate

  • Drinks sold by Spectrum Concessions & Events @ The Long Center

Experience Japan Activities in WEST PINCER

  • Shodo Calligraphy

  • Water YoYo

  • Origami

  • Kendama Japanese Skill Toy

  • Gator Panic Game

  • Basic Japanese Conversation with JASGA

  • Photo Booth

  • JAL Origami Plane

  • Suminagashi

  • Mahjong