Labor Day Weekend

August 31- September 1 | 9 am - 9 pm

September 2 | 9 am - 5 pm (last entry at 4:30 pm)

Experience the thunderous pounding rhythms of the taiko drums, sumo wrestling, and more at this three-day cultural adventure right here at the Garden

For more than 40 years, the Missouri Botanical Garden has produced the annual Japanese Festival in conjunction with the Japanese Activities Committee, a coalition of several Japanese-American organizations that provide art, dance, food and entertainment for thousands of visitors each year

Teahouse Island Tours

August 31-September 2

Tours depart hourly on the hour from 10 am–5 pm Saturday and Sunday, 10 am–4 pm on Monday

Japanese Festival is your rare opportunity to visit the enchanting Teahouse Island in the heart of the Japanese Garden lake These intimate guided tours will lead you to the secluded island home of an authentic soan, or farm hut-style teahouse, gifted to the Garden by Missouri's sister state of Nagano, Japan

Schedule:

Saturday, August 31

9:30am - 10:30am: Festival Procession and Opening Ceremony at Spink to Yagura Stage in Japanese Garden

10am - 8pm: Calligraphy Display at Spink

10am - 4pm: Origami Display at Sachs 1 st floor

10am - 5pm: Balloon Art at Kemper Center for Home Gardening, Teahouse Island Tours at Hourly

(Plum Viewing Arbor

10am - 7pm: Ikebana and Bonsai Display at Farr Auditorium

10:30am - 11:30am: Bonsai Demonstration at Jack C Taylor Visitor Center Meeting Rooms

11am - 12pm: Eisa Yui at Yagura Stage, Shodo Demonstration at Bayer Event Center

11am - 12:30pm: Cooking Demonstration at Kemper Kitchen

12pm - 12:30pm: Cosplay Showcase at Cohen Amphitheater

12pm - 1pm: Rakuugo Featured Performer at Plant Lab, Ikebana Demonstration at Jack C Taylor

Visitor Center Meeting Rooms

12:30pm - 1pm: Kimono Show at Bayer Event Center

12:30pm - 1:30pm: Kendo at Bottlebrush East

1pm - 1:30pm: Yasu at Yagura Stage

1pm - 2pm: Eisa Yui at Cohen Amphitheater

1:30pm - 2pm: Kimono Show at Bayer Event Center

1:30pm - 3pm: Cooking Demonstration at Kemper Kitchen

2pm - 2:30pm: Ice Sculpture at Cohen Amphitheater, Wagashi Workshop at Jack C Taylor Visitor

Center Meeting Rooms

2pm - 3pm: Koryu Bugei at Yagura Stage, Gaku Traditional at Plant Lab

2:30pm - 3:30pm: Way of Tea Demonstration at Bayer Event Center, Karate at Bottlebrush East

3pm - 3:30pm: Wagashi Workshop at Jack C Taylor Visitor Center Meeting Rooms

3pm - 4pm: Eisa Yui at Yagura Stage, Sumo at Cohen Amphitheater

3:30pm - 5pm: Cooking Demonstration at Kemper Kitchen

4pm - 5pm: Wagashi Demonstration at Bayer Event Center

4:30pm - 5pm: Introduction to Zen at Plant Lab

4:30pm - 5:30pm: Ikebana Demonstration at Jack C Taylor Visitor Center Meeting Rooms, Judo

(Bottlebrush East

5pm - 6pm: Bon Odori at Yagura Stage, Sumo at Cohen Amphitheater

5:30pm - 6:30pm: Rakuugo Featured Performer at Bayer Event Center

6pm - 7pm: Gaku Traditional at Plant Lab

7pm - 7:30pm: Yasu at Bayer Event Center

7pm - 8pm: St. Louis Osuwa Taiko at Cohen Amphitheater

7:30pm - 9pm: Toro Nagashi at Japanese Garden

8pm - 10pm: Candlelight Walk at Plum Viewing Arbor, Anime Movie at Bayer Event Center

Sunday, September 1st

10am - 4pm: Origami Display at Sachs Museum 1st Floor

10am - 8pm: Calligraphy Display at Spink

10am - 5pm: Children’s Activities at Spink, Balloon Art at Kemper Center for Home Gardening,

Teahouse Island Tours at hourly

10am - 7pm: Ikebana and Bonsai Display at Farr Auditorium

10am - 10:30am: Aikido at Bottlebrush East

10am - 10:45am: Shodo Demonstration at Bayer Event Center

10am - 11am: Bonsai Demonstration at Jack C Taylor Visitor Center Meeting Rooms

10:15am - 11:15am: Eisa Yui at Cohen Amphitheater

10:30am - 11am: Storytelling at Plant Lab

11am - 12:30pm: Cooking Demonstration at Kemper Kitchen

11:15am - 12pm: Wagashi Demonstration at Bayer Event Center

11:30am - 1pm: Ikebana Demonstration & Hands On Experience for Children at Jack C Taylor

Visitor Center Meeting Rooms

12pm - 1pm: Sumo at Cohen Amphitheater

12:30pm - 1pm: Kimono Fashion at Bayer Event Center

12:30pm - 1:30pm: Rakuugo Featured Performer at Plant Lab

1pm - 2pm: Eisa Yui at Yagura Stage

1:30pm - 2pm: Kimono Fashion at Bayer Event Center, Ice Sculpture at Cohen Amphitheater,

Wagashi Workshop at Jack C Taylor Visitor Center Meeting Rooms

1:30pm - 2:30pm: Kendo at Bottlebrush East

1:30pm - 3pm: Cooking Demonstration at Kemper Kitchen

2pm - 2:30pm: Yasu at Plant Lab, Dashi Procession at Spink Pavillion

2pm - 3pm: Koryu Bugei at Yagura Stage

2:30pm - 3pm: Kimono Fashion at Bayer Event Center, Omikoshi Procession at Spink Pavillion

2:30pm - 3:30pm: St. Louis Osuwa Taiko at Cohen Amphitheater

3pm - 3:30pm: Yasu at Plant Lab, Wagashi Workshop at Jack C Taylor Visitor Center Meeting

Rooms

3:30pm - 4pm: Dashi Procession at Spink Pavillion

3:30pm - 4:30pm: Way of Tea at Bayer Event Center, Karate at Bottlebrush East

3:30pm - 5pm: Cooking Demonstration at Kemper Kitchen

4pm - 5pm: Eisa Yui at Yagura Stage, Zen and Japanese Culture at Plant Lab

4pm - 5:30pm: Ikebana Demonstration & Hands On Experience at Jack C Taylor Visitor Center

Meeting Rooms

5pm - 6pm: Rakuugo Featured Performer at Bayer Event Center, Sumo at Cohen Amphitheater

5:30pm - 6:30pm: Bon Odori at Yagura Stage

6:30pm - 7pm: Yasu at Bayer Event Center

7pm - 8pm: St. Louis Osuwa Taiko at Cohen Amphitheater

7:30pm - 9pm: Toro Nagashi at Japanese Garden

8pm - 10pm: Candlelight Walk at Plum Viewing Arbor, Anime Movie at Bayer Event Center

Monday September 2

10am - 4pm: Origami Display at Sachs Museum 1st Floor, Teahouse Island Tours at hourly

10am - 5pm: Children’s Activities at Spink, Calligraphy Display at Spink, Balloon Art at Kemper Center

for Home Gardening, Ikebana and Bonsai Display at Farr Auditorium

10am - 10:45am: Shodo Demonstration at Bayer Event Center

10am - 11am: Bonsai Demonstration at Jack C Taylor Visitor Center Meeting Rooms

10:15am - 11:15am: Eisa Yui at Cohen Amphitheater

10:30am - 11:30am: Rakuugo Featured Performer at Plant Lab

11am - 11:30am: Yasu at Yagura Stage

11am - 12:30pm: Cooking Demonstration at Kemper Kitchen

11:15am - 12pm: Wagashi Demonstration at Bayer Event Center

12pm - 1pm: Koryu Bugei at Yagura Stage, Sumo at Cohen Amphitheater

12:30pm - 1pm: Storytelling at Plant Lab

12:30pm - 1:30pm: Rakuugo Featured Performer at Bayer Event Center

1pm - 1:30pm: Wagashi Workshop at Jack C Taylor Visitor Center Meeting Rooms

1pm - 2pm: Eisa Yui at Yagura Stage

1:30pm - 2pm: Ice Sculpture at Cohen Amphitheater

1:30pm - 2:30pm: Judo at Bottlebrush East

1:30pm - 3pm: Cooking Demonstration at Kemper Kitchen

2pm - 2:30pm: Introduction to Zen at Plant Lab, Dashi Procession at Spink Pavillion

2pm - 3pm: Niji Choral at Bayer Event Center, Ikebana Demonstration & Hands On Experience

(Jack C Taylor Visitor Center Meeting Rooms

2:30pm - 3pm: Omikoshi Procession at Spink Pavillion

2:30pm - 3:30pm: St. Louis Osuwa Taiko at Cohen Amphitheater

3:30pm - 4pm: Yasu at Bayer Event Center, Wagashi Workshop at Jack C Taylor Visitor Center

Meeting Rooms, Dashi Procession at Spink Pavillion

4pm - 5pm: Sumo at Cohen Amphitheater, Gaku Traditional at Plant Lab

4:30pm - 5pm: Yasu at Bayer Event Center

Date: August 31 - September 2, 2024

Location:

Missouri Botanical Garden - 4344 Shaw Boulevard Saint Louis, MO 63110

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