Natsu Matsuri 2023

Join us for our Summer Festival!

Saturday, August 19th, 2023
11:00am-5:00pm

268 West 100 South
Salt Lake City, UT

Celebrate the Summer at Natsu Matsuri!  In addition to the entertainment and food listed below, there will be Children’s Games, Cultural Displays (photo gallery, bonsai, origami and ikebana), a Silent Auction and Opportunity Drawing. 

Schedule of Events:

11:00am – 5:00pm Children’s games and crafts
12:00pm – 12:05pm Welcome and Thank you’s
12:05pm – 12:15pm Lili Pupu’a, vocalist
12:15pm – 12:35pm Japanese Church of Christ Kenshin Taiko
12:40pm – 12:55pm Anchored in Christ Wesleyan Church Choir
12:55pm – 1:15pm Utah Japanese Language School – food demonstration (20 minutes)
1:15pm – 1:25pm K-POP – Josh Watanabe
1:25pm – 2:00pm Utah Japanese Language School – fashion show
2:00pm – 2:20pm Anchored in Christ Wesleyan Church Choir
2:20pm – 2:50pm Utah Japanese Language School – food demonstration (20 minutes)
2:50pm – 3:00pm Thank you’s and set up for Lotus Blossom School
3:00pm – 3:30pm Lotus Blossom School of Martial Arts (Carson)
3:35pm – 4:00 pm Japanese Church of Christ Kenshin Taiko
4:15pm – 4:45pm USA Stars of SLC & Rocky Mountain Judo Club
4:45 pm Announce winners of Silent Auction
Karaoke TBD

Menu

  • Udon – Thick wheat flour noodles in a soy sauce broth.  Topped with green onion, Kamaboko (fish cake), and cha-shu (pork).
  • Bento Box – Chicken – Two grilled teriyaki chicken thighs, served with white rice, wakame (seaweed) salad, and garnish.
  • Bento Box – Steak – Grilled teriyaki rib eye steak , served with white rice, wakame (seaweed) salad, and garnish.
  • Vegetable Curry Japanese curry with carrots, potato and onion, served over white rice, and garnish.
  • Mochiko Manju (steamed) Confectionery dessert – sweet red bean (azuki) paste steamed and covered with a rice flour dough
  • Yaki Manju (baked) Confectionery dessert – sweet white bean (lima) paste baked in light pastry
  • Inari Sushi – Pocket made of deep fried tofu seasoned with sugar, soy sauce and broth, filled with sushi seasoned (vinegar, salt, mirin) white rice.
  • Bottled Water – Filtered bottled water
  • Ramune – Non-alcoholic carbonated beverage, bottled.  (a.k.a. Japanese lemonade)
  • Canned Soda – Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, etc.