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DESCRIPTION:&nbsp\;<span style="color: #333333\;">JapanFest Weekend will be
  held on <strong>September 18-19\, 2010</strong>\, from 10 am to 6 pm (Sat
 urday) and 10 am to 5 pm (Sunday) at the Convention Center at Gwinnett Cen
 ter (located at 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway\, Duluth\, GA 30097).\n\nJapanFest\
 , now in its 24th year\, is the largest Japanese festival east of Houston 
 and south of Washington\, DC\, and typically draws crowds exceeding 18\,00
 0. Organized by The Japan-America Society of Georgia\, The Japanese Chambe
 r of Commerce of Georgia\, and the Consulate General of Japan in Atlanta\,
  JapanFest is designed to promote understanding between Japanese and Ameri
 cans in the Southeast.\n\nThe theme of this yearfs festival is <strong>D
 iscover Japan</strong>. The festival will explore the unique aspects of th
 e various regions of the Japanese archipelago. Despite its small size\, th
 e eight regions and 47 prefectures of Japan are known for their unique cul
 tures\, dialects\, art forms\, and foods\, which will be highlighted at th
 is yearfs festival. <a href="http://www.japanesefolkdance.org/"><span st
 yle="color: #000000\;">The Japanese Folk Dance Institute of New York Inc.<
 /a><span style="color: #333333\;"> will present a medley of dances from al
 l over Japan\, including Iyo Manzai\, the five fan dance from Ehime Prefec
 ture\, Yagi Bushi\, an umbrella dance from Tochigi and Gunma Prefectures\,
  Hanagasa Odori\, a flower hat dance from Yamagata Prefecture\, and Eisa\,
  a summer festival dance from Okinawa\, as well as favorites such as the S
 hishi Mai (Lion Dance) and Sakura (Cherry Blossoms). <a href="http://mrbun
 bun.jp/"><span style="color: #000000\;">Mr. Bunbun as Aishu Kamen</a><span
  style="color: #333333\;">\, who is joining us all the way from Atlantaf
 s sister city\, Fukuoka\, Japan\, will present his one-man show kids and a
 dults alike are sure to love. Princess Sarah of the planet Cosmos has come
  down to Earth to search for a strong man who can save her son\, who has b
 een swept away by an evil circus troupe. Oh no\, the Earth is in danger of
  exploding! Never fear\, Aishu Kamen is here! Can his crazy methods save t
 he prince?? Find out at JapanFest!! \n<span style="color: #333333\;">(Info
 rmation received from the homepage of <a href="http://www.japanfest.org">w
 ww.japanfest.org</a>)
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SUMMARY:Japan Fest
URL:/en/events/2010/09/18/japan-fest/
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