This year, we will have sixteen visiting Tea Masters and students from Japan who will join us to lead three public tea ceremonies. We will also have dancers visiting us from Japan to demonstrate a typical festival dance called Awa Odori.

We will have three food trucks just outside the Garden, and some great food selections inside the Garden as well. We will also have three live music performances, including the Japanese harp (Koto), the Japanese guitar (Shamisen), and the always-awesome Taiko Drummers.

We will also celebrate the completion of our interior Tea House renovation project. This is an amazing thing, and we have been working on this project for over fifteen years. 

Schedule
11:00 - 11:30 - Koto by Saeko Kujiraoka
11:30 - 12:00 - Awa Odori Dance by Takarabune
12:00 - 12:45 - 1st Urasenke Tea Ceremony
12:45 - 1:00 - Reading of Proclamation
1:00 - 1:30 - Taiko Drums! by Kodama Taiko
1:30 - 2:15 - 2nd Urasneke Tea Ceremony
2:15 - 2:30 - Shamisen by Mike Penny
2:30 - 3:00 - Awa Odori Dance by Takarabune
3:00 - 3:45 - 3rd Urasenke Tea Ceremony
3:45 - 4:00 - Closing Ceremony

Date
Sunday, March 17, 2019

Time
11:00 am

Costs
Entrance to this event is free. $20 donation per person for Tea Ceremony.

Location
Brand Park, Glendale (1601 West Mountain St., Glendale, CA 91201)

Title
Sakura Matsuri - 2nd Annual Cherry Blossom Festival at the Shoseian Tea House and Friendship Garden in Brand Park