The Texas State Museum of Asian Cultures and Education hosted it’s Japan Day festival during spring break, featuring the art and culture of the country on March 15.

This is the second year that the museum has celebrated the event, which was implemented by Hitomi Sakakibara, the museum’s former Outreach Coordinator.

Attendees were able to watch martial arts demonstrations as well as a drum performance by the Corpus Christi Taiko Club and kamishibai, a form of Japanese street theater storytelling, by Zero Untitled Films/Productions.

Other booths included an origami station hosted by museum staff, a snake-petting booth with the South Texas Botanical Gardens and Nature Center to celebrate the Year of the Snake, and a fox mask craft hosted by Journey to the East, along with a few food trucks.

For those who want to learn about Asian cultures, the Texas State Museum of Asian Cultures and Education is open on Wednesdays through Sundays from noon to 5 p.m. Admission prices are available on their website, along with information on family friendly-cooking classes and other festivals, including the upcoming Cherry Blossom festival on Saturday, April 12. Visit texasasianculturesmuseum.org for sign-ups.