2020 Sakura Matsuri - 3rd Annual Cherry Blossom Festival at the Shoseian Tea House and Friendship Garden in Brand ParkNewly Listed

Sakura Matsuri, Cherry Blossom Festival. 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 am: Koto - by Saeko Kujiraoka
11:30 - 12:00 pm: Shamisen by Mrs. Osumi & Mrs. Watanabe
12:00 - 12:45 pm: 1st Urasenke Tea Ceremony
01:00 - 01:30 pm: Taiko Drums by Verdugo Elementary School
01:30 - 02:15 pm: 2nd Urasneke Tea Ceremony
02:30 - 03:00 pm: Japanese Stick Fighting by Shindo Muso Ryu
03:00 - 03:45 pm: 3rd Urasenke Tea Ceremony
03:45 - 04:00 pm: Closing Ceremony

We will have much more too: Shodo, Bonsai, Ikebana, Three Food Trucks, Japanese Language Info, Kimono Fun, Live Music, Okanoue Traveling Library - Japanese Books for Kids.

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

Please RSVP to [email protected] for which Tea Ceremony you wish to attend, with the names of the guests who will be in your party. Please be prepared to park in the neighborhood and walk in.

Parking
Parking inside the park will be very limited.
Friends of Shoseian is a non-profit IRC Section 501 (c)(3) organization.
Contributions can be tax deductible under IRC Section 170.

Cherry Blossom Date
Sunday, March 15, 2020

Time
11:00 am - 4:00 pm

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)

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