Japanese Ambience @ Lauritzen Gardens
A Salute to Shizuoka and Japanese Culture

Saturday October 7th - This One year Celebration of the Supu Gate Dedication
includes the Tree Planting Ceremony & the Takio Drumming Performance. This
Gate was a gift from the Omaha Sister City, Shizouka, Japan symbolizes 40 years
of friendship and culture exchanges. It is part of the Autumn Ambience festival.

	All photos with part or all of Omaha's Mount Fuji has a green 'outline'

Miniature Tea house in the Visitor Center's Ikebana Display		The 1:00 pm Martial Art Demo - Next to the Sunpu Gate

Japan outfits	Where is the Sunpu Castle in Shizuoka, Japan?			Path to Mt Fuji

Sample of Japan words and their alphabet used in Calligraphy Guest / member can get their name written in Japanese				View from Mt Fuji

Origami - Free Japanese Paper Folding class			Japanese Ambience Tents & Sunpu Gate
Also activates including "Sake tasting" - Sampling Japanese wine.

Tree Planting Ceremony
   At 2:00 pm, a Japanese Maple Tree "Dedication".   It was planted to the right, west of the
   Sunpu Gate. Omaha Sister Cities Association V.P. Bob Turner (Sr. VP of Union Pacific Railroad),
   Mayor Mike Fahey and Spencer Crews gave speeches


Japanese Maple	Mayor Mike Fahey & Spencer Crews	Mayor Mike Fahey & Bob Turner	Spencer Crews 0pens Ceremony	First speaker ... & Japanese Maple

V.P. Bob Turner	then everyone listened to ....		Mayor Mike Fahey

Spencer Crews	Ceremony "Planting" of the Japanese Maple Tree			The crowd leaving

Takio Drumming Performance
At 2:15 pm, A nearly 45 minute Performance by the Toiko Drummers from Lincoln, Nebraska.
They play several songs very strenuous using handmade Mallets (Large round Dolling).