A Puppet Show - “LITTLE ONE-INCH”, Issun-bōshi

"Little One-Inch" is back at Yume Japanese Gardens!

Tiny though you be, you can still realize big dreams, including finding lasting love. So learns Issun-boshi, diminutive hero of the charming Japanese fairytale “Little One-Inch.”

As his name indicates, Little One-Inch’s stature is minature. But his adventures are grand, and so is his eventual bliss: he plies a rice bowl as a boat and uses a chopstick as an oar, wields a needle to valiantly defend a lovely princess against a huge ogre, and wins her grateful heart and hand in a happily-ever-after marriage.

“Little One-Inch” will be staged by The Red Herring Puppets. Lisa Sturz, artistic director of the company, is an Emmy award-winning puppeteer who has worked with Walt Disney Imagineering, PBS, NBC, and the Lyric Opera of Chicago. With her fellow puppeteers, she brings this centuries-old Japanese coming-of-age story to memorable, colorful life.

Date/Time:

3/12

11AM-12PM

OR

12:30PM-1:30PM

Tickets:

General admission: $25 adults - Children age 3 to 15: $15

Advance purchase required - Limited attendance.

Tickets include admission to the Gardens.