The Marianas Visitors Authority is lending its support to the Autumn Festival organized by the Japanese Society of Northern Marianas on Oct. 21, 2017, at the Sugar King Park in Garapan, from 11am to 3pm. A Katori Jingu Shrine rite will be held beforehand at 10am.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are happy to have the Autumn Festival, and we hope many people will come and enjoy themselves,\u201d said Keisuke Noguchi, one of the event organizers. \u201cWe believe the success of this event will also contribute to the success of the CNMI.\u201d<\/p>\n
The festival will feature a bazaar and demonstrations and dances by a Himawari kendo team, a karate team, Saipan Awaodori team, and Katori Shrine dancers. <\/p>\n
Food vendors will also be selling popular Japanese foods such as yaki-soba, kara-age, yaki-meshi, tako-yaki, yaki-tori, and more. <\/p>\n
Game booths will include ring toss, shooting gallery, super ball, water balloon fishing, and a raffle.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re happy to again be supporting the Autumn Festival of the Japanese Society, and we warmly welcome all residents and visitors to come experience this fun, educational festival,\u201d said MVA Community Projects manager Martin Duenas.<\/p>\n
The festival is hosted annually by the Japanese Society in the Marianas as a cultural exchange activity. The MVA supports the event annually and is working with the Saipan Mayor\u2019s Office on site preparation. (MVA)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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