2024 Festival Program
Japan-Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival
Click here to see and download the Festival's Complete Event ScheduleThe 2024 Japan-Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival will be held on Friday, July 12, 2024 from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM HST, as a part of the 2024 Waikīkī Steel Guitar Week event. The Japan-Hawaiian festival will feature steel guitar artists and groups from Japan. Co-emcees will be Masami Sato and Shuji Tomita. Hula will be provided by Kapuanani.
Featured Steel Guitarists and Artists
- Shinichi Kakiuchi
- Yukio Katagiri
- Kiyoshi "Lion" Kobayashi
- Matt Kobayashi
- Paul Okubo
- Masami Sato and Makana
- Noriko and Shuji Tomita
The Festival Poster
The Japan-Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival poster was designed by Addison Ching and features pictures of the master performers superimposed on a Guyatone lap steel guitar. Click on the thumbnail for a larger view.
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