Bonsai, origami and swords: Your guide to mid-Michigan's Japan Festival

Mayumi Nakagawa of Saginaw demonstrates Shodo, Japanese calligraphy, during Japan Festival held at the Japanese Cultural Center, Tea House and Gard...

September 17, 2023
10:38 PM

Mayumi Nakagawa of Saginaw demonstrates Shodo, Japanese calligraphy, during Japan Festival held at the Japanese Cultural Center, Tea House and Gardens, 527 Ezra Rust in Saginaw on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016. Nakagawa has been doing Shodo since she was in elementary school. (Josie Norris| MLive.com file photo) The Saginaw News/MLive.com SAGINAW, MI — Mid-Michigan's Japan Festival returns this weekend celebrating bonsai, origami, ikebana, the martial art of swordsmanship and other aspects of Japanese culture.

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