This year, in cooperation with the Old Town – the heart of Bratislava, Akimatsuri has prepared for you – 🇯🇵 Japan Day 2026, which will take place on Saturday, September 12th from 2:00 p.m.
Illustrative Program of previous years:
Kagamiwari – opening ceremony of the festival
Tea ceremony (Tsutomu Takamatsu Sôuriki, Urasenke Austria)
Bonsai (Ján Lúdik, Bonsai Center Bratislava)
Ikebana (Noriko Komiyama and Dana Sato, Sogetsu School)
Demonstration of makizushi preparation (Hideaki Ishimori, chef of the Japanese Ambassador to the Slovak Republic)
Historical skits about shogi (Lukáš Vyletel, Chairman of Shogi)
Kitsuke – traditional Japanese clothing (Noriko Komiyama)
17:15 Talk show about Tokyo 2020 and cooperation with the city of Gigu (Slovak Paralympic Committee)
17:40 Aikido (Kurilla Budokan)
18:00 Iaido, the art of the Japanese sword (Muso Shinden Ryu School) (Slovak Kendo Federation)
18:30 Demonstrations of Kata, Tameshigiri and Gekiken kenjutsu (Ganryu Jima Dojo)
19:10 Japanese Song Concert (Mayuko Takine – piano, Hana Friedová – soprano)
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Presentation stand of the city of Gifu, exhibition of bonsai (Bonsajcentrum Bratislava), board games shogi and go (Slovak Shogi Association and Slovak Go Association), calligraphy (Embassy of Japan in Slovakia), origami (Mária Bednárová), sake and sushi tasting.
Location: Old Town Hall Courtyard, Main Square, Old Town, Slovakia
Date: Saturday, 12.09.2026
Start: 14:00
Admission: Free
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