Graziela Tamanaha: Young Leadership and Inspiration in the Brazilian Nikkei Community—Part 2
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Bunka Matsuri—Bunkyo’s Japanese Culture Festival
“The following year, I was invited to join the communications team at Bunka Matsuri to promote the movie Pokémon: Detective Pikachu. For me, it was a great challenge,” she acknowledges, “because until then I hadn’t been part of any commission that had such a major impact on the community.”
The Bunka Matsuri has always had a traditional format; however, from 2018 onwards it started to change, bringing in more [elements from the realm of] pop culture. In the eyes of this young Sansei, what prevailed was the fear of being …