Emma Walker (’25), Eileen Kim (’25), Veronica Pascual (’25), and Amy Zeng (’22) prepare mochi a day prior to the festival.

Alan Deng (’24) moderates the event with the help of his pink masked microphone.

Origami, a traditional Japanese art of paper folding, was one of the many activities that were offered at this gathering.

Students gather around the lunch tables, trying traditional Japanese snacks.

Keira Lai (’24), Suah Oh,(’24), Joyce Kuang (’24), and Emi Ray (’25), huddle together while singing Japanese karaoke.

All the students of the Japanese class helped setup games, both with and without traditional elements such as paper lanterns.

One of the groups from Japanese class, initiate the festival with rhythmic clapping, a dance commonly expressed in this culture.