Summer Tour

The Koshare performed in Japan in the cities of Nanao, Yamagata, Shonai and Tokyo during their 2007 Summer Tour. We participated in the 4th International Children's Music Festival, the 17th Annual Japan-American Grassroots Summit, Noto

An island photographed by a Koshare on their way to Yamagata

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Japan (June 5 - 22, 2007)

Temple in the city of Nanao

Day One - from the beginning the Koshares were already starting out with a most interesting trip. Leader Roger Roath had his name on the ticket...

Day Two - technically this is day two of the trip, but for the Koshares it is just a portion of one very long day of traveling. By the time the Koshares arrived at their final destination...

Day Three - In the town of Wakura, we began our first full day in Japan. The day begins with a traditional breakfast at the Kaibo ryokan...

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Japan Trip

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Yosakoi Matsuri Festival, Yamagata Kaleidoscope Festival, and the Mogami River performance with Dance Space. In addition to the many performances, the Koshares were educated in Japanese culture with various home stays with Japanese families and education sessions promoting Japanese customs. The Koshares also attended three different Japanese junior high schools during their visit to Japan.

Japan Trip

Day Four - We experienced our first home stay and all groups reported on having a wonderful experience with their host families. All groups, in fact...

Day Five - At the Buddist temple the we were instructed on the mediatation process. A few could assume the...

Day Six - The five dances the day before did not wear out the Koshares. All Koshares were wide awake and ready for new experiences...

Jimmy McKnight and Tyler Trumble on a bycicle built for two

Day Seven - The Koshares began their day with a new first for many. At three in the morning most Koshares were awaken by an earthquake...

Day Eight - By 8:30am we checked out of the hotel and were on our way to Yamagata to meet...

Day Nine - We started the day by meeting up at Nihon University Yamagata Junior High for a cultural exchange with the...

Day Ten - We met at Tohoku University of Art and Design and gathered on the seventh floor of the main building for an introduction of the...

Day Eleven - We met at Tohoku University of Art and

Design and boarded a bus headed for Zao Mountain. Professor Mori who...

Day Twelve - We spent most of the first part of the day with our host families. During this time the Koshares did many different things and this is just how one Koshare spent the...

Day Thirteen - We started the morning by participating in the 2007 Yamagata Kaleidoscope Festival. After the festival the Koshares and Dance Space gathered for a picnic near...

Castle ruins in Yamagata City

Day Fourteen - We met at the building where we performed the previous day and many of us had to say a final good-bye to our host families. Some of our families boarded the bus with us to Shonai to perform...

Day Fifteen - We arrived at the Tokyo Dome Hotel at nine in the morning. We had just taken a twelve hour bus trip all night from Shonai to Tokyo. At the hotel we checked-in and got cleaned up then headed for the Imperial Palace...

Day Sixteen - A much needed sleep in the comfortable beds at the Tokyo Dome Hotel gave us a wonderful start to another full day of sightseeing in Tokyo...

Day Seventeen - Our last day in Japan, we had a few hours in the morning to enjoy the amusements rides near the Tokyo Dome Hotel and to spend the rest of our yen in the...

Day Eighteen - We spent eight hours in San Franciso waiting for our plane to Denver, most took the opportunity to catch-up on their sleep...

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Breakfast at the Kaibo (Day Three)

Group Photo at Nanao Fisherman's Warf (Day Four)

Group Photo at the Chorei-ji Temple (Day Five)

Koshares Ride a Bike Built for Four (Day Seven)

Koshares Eat a Crab Lunch (Day Eight)

Koshares & Dance Space Group Photo (Day Thirteen)

Yoshie and Kana Ishikawa at the Picnic (Day Thirteen)

Jeremy, Yumi, Tyler and Jimmy (Day Thirteen)

Brandon Rains and Kurumi Suzuki (Day Thirteen)

Tyler, Cullen, Jimmy and Jorgie (Day Fourteen)

Nano News (June 9, 2007)

Nanao News Second Newspaper (June 9, 2007)

Koshares Indian Dancers taking stage in Japan (June 2007)

About Dance Space

16th Annual Grassroots Summit