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Saturday October 4th - this the 3rd anniversary Celebration of the
Sunpu
Gate dedication, which includes displays of Koinobori or Carp kites over the Chrysanthemum Show and at the Sunpu Gate. 
There were Japanese related activities and displays at the Visitor Center'sGreat Hall ,
North Hall and in the
Sunpu Gate Area.This is part of the
Autumn Ambience. |
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| Both the Gate (2005) and Koinobori (2007) are the gift of Omaha Sister City, Shizouka, Japan. | ||
| In the Great Hall & ... | ... Floral Hall | Sunpu Gate Area | North Hall | ||||
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Tea Ceremony |
Japanese Displays |
Chrysanthemum Show |
Taiko Drums |
Japanese Dance |
Sister Cities |
Koinobori Display |
Ikebana Display |
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Japanese Culture @ Great Hall
-Visitor Center After the Tea Ceremony, I enjoyed the viewing the Interesting Japanese Culture Display during the Koto instrument performance. Tea Tasting follows |
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| Tea Ceremony - 11:00 am | ||||
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| Getting ready for ... | ... the panel tasting | |||
| View Japanese Display during the Koto performance ~ 11:45am | ||||
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| Japanese Ceremony of engagement | ||||
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| Musha-Hihgyo Doll | A Gala Day for Children of age 3, 5 & 7 | |||
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| Shuttlecock Game | Koto Performance | |||
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Public Tea Tasting is after the Koto Performance |
Chrysanthemum Show - Visitor Center's Floral Hall
See Autumn Ambience 08 page for more pictures and info on this Japanese Garden Theme show.
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Japanese Culture @ the Sunpu Gate Area
 Japanese culture activates listed on the Autumn Ambience Map & Program |
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| Taiko Drums - 2:00pm | ||||
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 Koinobori above |
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| Traditional Japanese Dance Performance - 2:30 pm | ||||
 Evil Vs Good ... |
 ...Spirits |
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 Drum in Motion |
 Dance in Motions |
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| "Sister Cities / Japanese Dress" | |||
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Left: Sue Mehaffey A.k.a Sister City Hat Lady Note, the hats has flag of every Country that Omaha has Sister City with. Right: Spencer Crews |
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Larry Uebner, at left, with Japanese Ladies |
| Koinobori Display (Carp kites) - along the path thru Sunpu Gate to Mt Fuij. | ||||
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during Taiko Drums Performance |
The View from Deck of the Kid Structure "Seed". It is in the left photo. |
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Ikebana International Japanese Floral Display Visitor Center's North Hall |
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2006 Japanese Ambience |
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2007 Japanese Ambience |
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Japanese Ambience @ Lauritzen Gardens 08