UPDATE: These concerts have been postponed to April 13, 2023 due to projected inclement weather/freezing temperatures.
Thursday, November 17, 2022
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
“Join us as we fill the Gardens with the celebratory folk and popular culture of Japan! Music, song, dance and tales with performers Karen Falkenstrom, Suzu Mitsuyuki, Yukihiro Ibuki, Paul Amiel, and others. Get ready to join in the endearing sounds and sights of Japanese folk music!”
Date & Time:
11/17
6:00 PM – 6:45 PM
OR
7:15 PM – 8:00 PM
Tickets: General Admission: $27 – Children 3-15: $10
Advanced ticket reservation is required. This is a limited admission event.
Center for Buddhist Studies has been hosting a lecture series at various locations on the University of Arizona campus, highlighting the “350th death anniversary of Zen Master Yinyuan Longqi (隱元隆琦1592-1673, Ingen Ryūki in Japanese). Special ceremonies and events will be held in both Japan and China to honor this great Zen master. In North America, the Center for Buddhist Studies, College of Humanities at the University of Arizona is organizing a series of commemorative events which will run for one year beginning May 3, 2022. These events will present and explore the extraordinary life of Zen Master Yinyuan and the great achievements of the Huangbo 黃檗 Chan tradition (known as the Ōbaku school of Zen Buddhism in Japan) that Yinyuan pioneered in China and Japan. These events highlight the intersection between religion, art, and culture in China and Japan and will be presented in both online and offline formats. Activities will include an online exhibition of works of art related to the Ōbaku tradition, academic lectures, musical performances, and tea-related events. (Visit our Ōbaku Ingen website at: ingen.arizona.edu).”
UPDATE: Both lectures cancelled, will be re-scheduled for next year.
Fall lecture series continues with two talks on November 15 and 16 at 4 p.m. Previous lectures were held on October 24 and 31, and the final lecture will be held on December 5, 2022.
The annual Tucson Japanese Festival (TJF) tentatively set for January 21, 2023 has been cancelled by the 13 member Southern Az Japanese Cultural Coalition Council. This decision was based on the ongoing covid pandemic, and also because of a conflict with Chinese New Year in January 2023.
This popular New Year event started up in January 2014 as a small mochi pounding event at Yume Japanese Gardens, but has grown to a large Japanese festival over the years (2015 to 2020). It was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021 and 2022.
This TJF celebrating the New Year has been held the past two years at the Tucson Chinese Cultural Center, 1288 W. River Rd. The Tucson Chinese Association is planning on hosting a Lunar New Year Gala for the new Year of the Rabbit on January 21 likely at that location. For more Information go to tucsonchinese.org.
Please stay tuned for the TJF for January 2024, location TBA.
“We invite you to participate in our 41st Annual SAKA Koi Show, to be held November 11-13, 2022. We expect this year’s event to be bigger and better than ever. Our venue will be at the Oro Valley Marketplace, 12155 N. Oracle Road, Oro Valley, AZ, 85737.More information is on our Koi Shows webpage. “
Friday, November 4, 2022 and Saturday, November 5, 2022
6:30 PM 8:30 PM
“Float a glowing lantern on our shining koi pond during our Floating Lanterns night. Toro nagashi refers to the Japanese river lantern festivals where they release candle-lit lanterns into the river together with their prayers for peace. Be mesmerized by the poetic glow of candlelight and relax for the night to the sound of Japanese folk music playing softly in the background. Purchase a floating lantern at the door and launch it on our koi pond to participate in this ancient Japanese tradition without ever leaving Tucson.”
