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Date: Saturday, April 25, 2015 10am to 5pm
Venue: 100 South between 200 West and 300 West, Salt Lake City, Utah
Admission: Free
Website: http://www.nihonmatsuri.com

Nihon Matsuri is a one day street festival which celebrates the arts, music, crafts and food of the Utah Japanese American community. The festival is free to the public and offers 2 stages of continuous entertainment including Taiko drummers, traditional Koto, Japanese dancing, tea ceremony and martial arts demonstrations. Over 20 vendors have booths that sell Japanese foods, clothing, crafts and souvenirs. The festival is held on 100 South which is the location of the original Salt Lake Japantown prior to the construction of the Salt Lake Convention Center. 　For details, please visit the website above.

This event is supported by the Consulate-General of Japan in Denver.