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Date: Sunday, 7 May, 2017Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Time: 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Portland Japanese Garden

611 S.W. Kingston Ave.
Portland, OR 97205

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Children's Day is observed in Japan as a day to honor all children in the hopes that they will grow up healthy and strong.

To celebrate this event, we will provide children and their families an opportunity to experience Japanese culture with the following performances and activities:

Koi-nobori Parade
Taiko drum performance and hands-on workshop
Origami helmet making with newspaper
Koi kite coloring
Kid-friendly tea ceremony
Koi Q & A
Haiku Scavenger Hunt
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Date
Sunday, May 7 from 11am – 3pm

Location
Most events will take place at the Cultural Village, in the Yanai Classroom Courtyard and the Cathy Rudd Cultural Corner.

The Koi Q & A will take place at the Koi pond and the Koi-nobori Parade will take place throughout the Garden.

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