Come See Us at the Japanese Festival!

Star Clipper returns for the fifth consecutive year to the Missouri Botanical Garden's annual Japanese Festival over Labor Day Weekend, September 1 - 3! Enjoy taiko drumming, tea ceremonies, the beloved Candyman, candlelight tours of the Japanese Garden and sumo wrestling. Star Clipper will be presenting the anime film MY NEIGHBORS THE YAMADAS in the Shoenberg Auditorium on Saturday, September 1 at 8 PM.

The Star Clipper booth is just outside the Ridgway Center, where you will find the loyal staff smiling, sweating and serving up all kinds of new Japanese toys, apparel, snacks and goodies. Don't miss one of the nation's most impressive festivals of its kind Labor Day weekend!

From the Botanical Garden's Website:

"It will be a Midwest matsuri (celebration) when the Japanese Festival returns to the Garden on Labor Day weekend 2007. Learn about the fascinating, mysterious world of geisha from a woman who knows it firsthand. Experience the thrilling action of a sumo wrestling bout. Listen to the thunderous pounding rhythms of taiko drums. Don’t miss the Candyman; kimono fashion shows; ikebana flower arranging and bonsai ornamental pruning demonstrations; bon odori summer festival dancing; budo and koryu bugei martial arts exhibitions; candlelight walks through the Japanese Garden; and an anime screening. Browse the merchandise marketplace for Japanese souvenirs or the food court for yakisoba noodles, okonomiyaki pancake, and green tea ice cream. Signature event pricing applies."