2024 Japanese Moon Viewing (Tea Ceremony Demonstrations, Origami, Music, Dance Celebrating Japanese Art, Gardens & Culture)NEW

Otsukimi, the 10th Annual Japanese Moon Viewing festival will take place September 15 in partnership with the Consulate General of Japan and Japan American Society of Tennessee. The afternoon and moonlit evening will feature tea ceremony demonstrations, origami and other hands-on activities, and music and dance celebrating Japanese art, gardens and culture.

Date 
Sept 15, 2024

Time
4:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Schedule of Events

Main Stage | Arboretum Lawn
5:00 PM: Tea Ceremony
5:30 PM: Nashville Taiko
6:00 PM: Welcome Ceremony + Choir SAKURA Performance
7:00 PM: Tea Ceremony + Kendama Demonstration
7:30 PM: Shamisen Knoxville Performance
8:00 PM: Tea Ceremony
8:30 PM: Closing Ceremony with Reading of Rabbit in the Moon

Sigourney Cheek Literary Garden
4:30 PM: Kamishibai
5:30 PM: Kamishibai

Blevins Japanese Garden | Meet at Garden Entrance
4:30 PM: Bilingual Tour (Japanese and English)
5:30 PM: Bilingual Tour (Japanese and English)
6:30 PM: Bilingual Tour (Japanese and English)

Frist Learning Center Courtyard Events
4:00 PM: Mochi Pounding
5:00 PM: Mochi Pounding

Frist Learning Center Courtyard Classroom
4:00 - 8:00 PM: Ikebana Display

Frist Learning Center Courtyard Activities | 4:00 - 8:00 PM
Japanese Calligraphy
Design Your Own Kimono
Rabbit in the Moon
Japanese Luna Moth

Frist Learning Center Great Hall | 4:00 - 8:00 PM
Nashville Bonsai Society Display