Japan Festival 2023 in Laramie, Wyoming (September 16, 2023)

On Saturday, September 16, the Japan-America Society of Wyoming and the Japan Outreach Initiative Coordinator at the University of Wyoming hosted Japan Festival 2023 at Laramie High School in Laramie, Wyoming. The festival featured various aspects of Japanese culture, ranging from a tea ceremony, traditional musical instrument performances, and Ikebana (Japanese flower arrangement) to Karate and Kendo demonstrations.

Mr. and Mrs. Hyashi Yotetsu, the Chief Executive Director for the Japan External Trade Organization San Francisco came from California to Wyoming to conduct the tea ceremony demonstration.

The Consulate-General of Japan was invited, and Deputy Consul-General AZECHI Isamu attended and greeted the guests.