Passport Program

NINJAS: ASHURA is a ninja corps that has clocked up more than 1,200 live action performances at the Ninja Museum of Iga-ryu. Featuring shuriken, sword-fighting, and kusarigama (sickle-and-chain), the tremendous excitement of their stage shows have you on their edge of your seat! Iga-ryu is one of the most famous schools of secret Ninja arts. Unlike Koka-ryu Ninja, its practitioners do not serve one specific master but rather prefer to take a similar role to that of mercenaries, operating under contract. Come to see the Real ninjas technique. You can take a photo with ninja after the show.

Matsuriza Drummers from Disney World will perform in the Amphitheater. Please check the schedule for times.

The Japan Pavilion will have a Green Tea Ceremony with Tea House which UTK interior architecture department students made. (See Tea House Here). There will also be Shamisen (Japanese Banjo Music booth), Japanese Martial Arts groups, Kimono Try-on booth, Calligraphy booth, & Origami booth.

FAN DANCE: The origins of Korean fan dancing are a combination of politics and religion. The court of the Cho-Sen dynasty was the basis for the intricate costuming and very precise movements. However, the movements themselves evoke natural phenomena, from the color and fringes of the peony-colored fans to the many formations that recall blooming trees, flowers, and natural waves.

This choreography and costuming are closely related to the shamanic religious tradition of Korean spiritual beliefs. The two have combined to create Buchaechum, which is the correct name for the dance. Originating on the peninsula, it has become one of the great ambassadorial art forms for Koreans around the world because the movement and color are stunning and captivating, no matter what culture you are from.

• Traditional Dance Lessons
• Karaoke
• Philippines Traditional Dance
• Escrima – Filipino Martial Arts Demonstration
• 3-Filipino Cultural Arts Dance Presentation
• Philippine Cultural Fashion Show
• Authentic Foods

Henna Tattoos, Indian Dancing, and Kid’s Crafts

Holi Festival – Festival of Colors

Holi is considered as one of the most revered and celebrated festivals of India and it is celebrated in almost every part of the country. It is also sometimes called as the “festival of love” as on this day people get to unite together forgetting all resentments and all types of bad feeling towards each other. The great Indian festival lasts for a day and a night, which starts in the evening of Purnima or the Full Moon Day in the month of Falgun. It is celebrated with the name Holika Dahan or Choti Holi on first evening of the festival and the following day is called Holi

Authentic Foods and Vietnam French Coffee sampling.

Sampling of Vietnam French Coffee.