{"id":3872,"date":"2026-10-14T12:00:50","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T17:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/?p=3872"},"modified":"2026-10-15T10:04:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T15:04:00","slug":"a-look-back-at-japan-festival-2026-through-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/2026\/10\/14\/a-look-back-at-japan-festival-2026-through-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"A Look Back At Japan Festival 2026 Through Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kids play with toy swords during the Japan festival on October 3rd, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sumo wrestlers pose for a picture with a family outside at the JCCC courtyard during the Japan festival on October 3rd, 2026<\/span><\/p>\n

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Couples sharing food at the JCCC cafeteria during the Japan festival on October 3rd, 2026<\/span><\/p>\n

-Manahil Fatima<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ethen Cook, a game design major, and his younger cousin Liam Cook at the end of their game of Go, a game that has challenged humans and machines into creative thinking for nearly 3000 years, at the JCCC Japan Festival on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sensei John Hileman, Japanese Karate Academy establisher, lets JCCC Japan Festival participants practice elbow strikes at his martial arts demonstration on Saturday, Oct. 3,<\/span> 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n

-Mya Roberts<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A girl plays the Senbonbiki string pulling game during the Japan Festival at Johnson County Community College on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Two festival workers stand at their station during the Japan Festival at Johnson County Community College on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A girl practices kendo during the Japan Festival at Johnson County Community College on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026. <\/span><\/p>\n

–Jordan Soltz<\/strong><\/p>\n

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This Riid\u0101 teaches her curious pupils how to play nagad\u014d-daiko, a large Japanese drum played with bachi sticks. Excited in the event, they were fervent in learning how to play.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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–Bryce Vincik<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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