Japanese Festival Media Page

Event Name Japanese Festival presented by Wachovia Securities	Event Page www.mobot.org/events/japanesefestival/
Fact Sheets Sumo fact sheet (PDF) Japanese Garden fact sheet (PDF)
	News Releases June 24 release (PDF) August 1 release (PDF)
Event Schedule Download three-day schedule of events (PDF)	Logo Download logo as:   AI       EPS        JPG

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Bon odori festival dancing (download high resolution image) Photo credit: Erin Whitson, Courtesy Missouri Botanical Garden	St. Louis Osuwa Taiko drummers give a rhythmic performance. (download high resolution image) Photo credit: JJ Lane, Courtesy Missouri Botanical Garden
Sumo wrestlers Koryu (black mawashi) and Sunahama (blue mawashi) clash during demonstration bouts at the Japanese Festival. (download high resolution image) Photo credit: Ryan Rumberger, Courtesy Missouri Botanical Garden	Traditional Japanese street entertainer Masaji Terasawa, the known as the Candyman,  delights by creating sculptures of spun sugar. (download high resolution image) Photo credit: Leslie Wallace, Courtesy Missouri Botanical Garden
Sumo wrestlers Koryu (black mawashi) and Sunahama (blue mawashi) clash during demonstration bouts at the Japanese Festival. (download high resolution image) Photo credit: Ryan Rumberger Courtesy Missouri Botanical Garden	Ice sculpture demonstration (download high resolution image) Photo credit: Ryan Rumberger Courtesy Missouri Botanical Garden
Ceremonial omikoshi shrine procession (download high resolution image) Photo credit: Erin Whitson, Courtesy Missouri Botanical Garden	Charlie Dooley, St. Louis County Executive, and Francis Slay, Mayor of the City of St. Louis, help servesake at the Japanese Festival opening ceremony. (download high resolution image) Photo credit: Kevin Wolf, Courtesy Missouri Botanical Garden
The drumbridge in Seiwa-en Photo credit: Charles Schmidt, (download high resolution image) Courtesy Missouri Botanical Garden