Cup Noodles Main Stage

Friday, 16.08.2024

14:10 Stage opening and start of the Main Matsuri

with the support of a Taiko performance by Kokubu

14:45 Shakuhachi - Japanese flute

Masaki Nakamura

15:20 Maiko Narimoto J-Pop

Vocals: Maiko Narimoto
Guitar: Hiroshi Furukawa
Percussion: Sammy

16:00 Hip Hop Dance and Anime Songs

Performance by RAZARIS Dance&Vocal accompanied by RAZARIS Girls

16:30 Official Opening Ceremony

Speech:

  1. Dr. Felix Schwenke  (Mayor of Stadt Offenbach am Main)
  2. Shinichi Asazuma (Consul General og Japan in Frankfurt am Main)
  3. Norihiko Kawata (Management Board of Hojinkai, Vereinigung der Japanischen Unternehmen Frankfurt e.V.)
  4. Norman Seidel (Representative of the Main Matsuri Team) 
17:00 Nichibu - Traditional Dance

Dancer: Senyumeji, Rin und Senyurin Nishikawa, Kashichiro Hanayagi

Musically accompanied by Shamisen with Taichi Hikida

17:35 Yodelling from Japan

Takeo Ischi 

18:20 Koto - Japanese String Instrument

Mana Yoshinaga (Koto)
Guest: Yoshiaki Okawa (Koto). 

19:00 Shamisen - Japanese three-stringed instrument

Taichi Hikida

19:30 J-Pop Dance and Vocal

Artists: Sakamoto Brothers (Ex. ON/OFF)

20:10 Hikari Yammy and Kenbu - Sword Dance Performance

Samurai Duo (Hiroyuki Miyazono, Kouki Kanou) 
begleitet durch Hikari Yammy (Shuji Yamagiri und Daisuke Niinuma)  

20:40 Taiko Group - Japanese Drums

Artists: Kokubu

21:10 Yuko Suzuhana

accompanied by Kenbu Performance 
Guitar: Shuji Yamagiri
Percussion: Sammy
Shakuhachi: Masaki Nakamura
Shamisen: Taichi Hikida

21:50 Final

Saturday, 17.08.2024

11:00 Taiko Group - Japanese Drums

Artists: Kokubu

11:30 Maiko Narimoto J-pop

Vocals: Maiko Narimoto
Guitar: Hiroshi Furukawa
Percussion: Sammy

12:05 J-Pop Dance and Vocal

Artists: Sakamoto Brothers (Ex. ON/OFF)

12:40 Hip Hop Dance and Anime Songs

Performance by RAZARIS Dance&Vocal

13:25 Yuko Suzuhana

Vocals and E-Piano: Yuko Suzuhana

14:05 Japanese instrument ensemble

Shamisen: Taichi Hikida
Koto: Yoshiaki Okawa

14:40 Sumi-e - Live Japanese Drawing and Auction

Artist: Kazuya Usui
accompanied with Taiko by Kokubu

15:15 Japanese Comedy sketch by Nichibu Dancer

Nichibu Dancer: Kashichiro Hanayagi accompanied by percussion from Sammy

15:30 Koto Solo - Japanese String Instrument

Mana Yoshinaga

16:00 Cosplay Contest
17:05 J-Pop Dance and Vocal

Artists: Sakamoto Brothers (Ex. ON/OFF)

17:35 Nichibu and Gunbu - traditional Dances

Dancer: Senyumeji Nishikawa and Kashichiro Hanayagi and Students of Senyumeji

18:10 Award ceremony of the cosplay competition
18:30 Japanese Instruments Ensemble

Koto: Mana Yoshinaga
Shamisen: Taichi Hikida

19:00 Kenbu: Samurai Duo

Hiroyuki Miyazono, Kouki Kanou, performed with Japanese music by Taichi Hikida (Shamisen) and Shuji Yamagiri (Guitar)

19:25 Hip Hop Dance and Anime Songs

Performance by RAZARIS Dance&Vocal

19:50 Yodelling from Japan

Takeo Ischi 

20:30 Taiko Group - Japanese Drums

Artists: Kokubu

21:00 Yuko Suzuhana

Guitar: Shuji Yamagiri
Percussion: Sammy
Shakuhachi: Masaki Nakamura
Shamisen: Taichi Hikida

21:50 Final

Sunday, 18.08.2024

11:00 Koto Solo - Japanese String Instrument

Yoshiaki Okawa

11:30 Maiko Narimoto J-Pop

Vocals: Maiko Narimoto
Guitar: Hiroshi Furukawa
Percussion: Sammy

12:00 Masaki Nakamura (Shakuhachi)

with 1 guest

12:35 Sumi-e - Live Japanese Drawing and Auction

Artist: Kazuya Usui
accompanied with Taiko by Kokubu

13:20 Hikari Yammy

Guitar: Shuji Yamagiri
Hammered Dulcimer: Daisuke Niinuma
accompanied by flute playing by Juan De Ildefonso Garcia

13:40 Koto - Japanese String Instrument

Mana Yoshinaga (Koto)
Guest : Masaki Nakamura (Shakuhachi)

14:15 J-Pop Dance and Vocal

Artists: Sakamoto Brothers (Ex. ON/OFF)

14:50 Bon Odori and Visitors in front of Cup Noodles Main Stage
15:20 Kimono Fashion Show
15:40 Hip Hop Dance and Anime Songs

Performance by RAZARIS Dance&Vocal

16:10 Yodelling from Japan

Takeo Ischi 

16:35 Taiko Group - Japanese Drums

Künstler: Kokubu

17:05 Yuko Suzuhana

Guitar: Shuji Yamaguchi
Percussion: Sammy
Shakuhachi: Masaki Nakamura
Shamisen: Taichi Hikida

17:50 Final

The program is subject to change.