Tufts students gathered at 51 Winthrop Street on Nov. 23 for the Japanese Culture Club Matsuri, an annual festival celebrating Japanese culture with this year’s theme inspired by Studio Ghibli. The event featured traditional music, dance performances, games and Japanese cuisine, including a performance by Brown University’s Gendo Taiko group.
Members of the Japanese Culture Club serve Japanese curry and other traditional foods.
The Brown University Gendo Taiko drummers perform.
Members of the JCC* perform a coordinated group dance wearing happi coats.
Students participate in yo-yo tsuri, a Japanese water balloon fishing game.
Members of the JCC* perform a musical number.
Members of Tufts Full Sound, an a cappella group focusing on music by Asian artists, perform.
All attendees were invited to participate in a Bon-Odori dance, circling around the taiko drum to conclude the Matsuri event.
