Memphis Japan Festival is a fun, family-friendly, interactive and hands-on experience of Japanese culture. The Festival is presented by the Japan-America Society of Tennessee and is held outdoors, rain or shine, at Memphis Botanic Garden. Festival highlights include traditional and contemporary Japanese music and dance, martial arts demonstrations, cultural lectures, arts & crafts, merchandise, children’s activities, sumo-suit wrestling, a roving Japanese Candyman, tours of the Japanese garden and a variety of Japanese cuisine featuring special menus from local restaurants and food trucks.