Slam Effect
Date: April 13 • 1:30 – 2:15 PM Location: Webster Street Stage Modern Music
Mystifiers
Date: April 13 • 12:00 – 12:45 PM Location: Webster Street Stage Modern Music Returning once again to 2024 Cherry Blossom THE MYSTIFIERS continue their reunion journey. All original members grew up together in “old school” San Francisco, and they can still deliver their own format of cool classic soul R&B music for those soul music connoisseurs […]
Ikebana Teachers Federation
Date: April 13 & 14 • 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM Location: Issei Memorial Hall, The Center (formerly JCCCNC) • 1840 Sutter Street Traditional Arts, Ikebana, Live Flower Arrangement Ikebana is one of the most famed Japanese traditional arts, and traces its origin back hundreds of years. Ikebana was historically placed within the tokonoma alcove of the Japanese home. This art of flower […]
Shoyukai Japanese Calligraphy Club
Date: April 13 & 14 • 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM Location: Classroom 2, The Center (formerly JCCCNC) • 1840 Sutter Street Traditional Crafts, Shodo, Japanese Calligraphy
Washi Ningyo
Date: April 13 & 14 • 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM Location: Classroom 1, The Center (formerly JCCCNC) • 1840 Sutter Street Traditional Crafts, Japanese Paper Dolls
Kodomo no Sakura Machi – Children’s Cherry Blossom Village
Date: April 13, 14 & 20 • 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM Location: KOHO Co-Creative Hub • 1675 Post Street The Children’s Cherry Blossom Village is a welcoming, engaging space for kids of all ages, with games and cultural hands-on crafts and activities organized as fundraisers for local Japanese community organizations and schools. We are thrilled to […]
Cherry Blossom Queen Address
Date: April 14 • 2:30 – 3:00 PM Location: George Yamasaki, Jr. (Peace Plaza) Stage 2024 Queen & Court
World Oyama Karate
Date: April 14 • 2:00 – 2:30 PM Location: George Yamasaki, Jr. (Peace Plaza) Stage Karate We practice a full-contact style of Japanese karate founded by Soshu Shigeru Oyama and Saiko Shihan Yasuhiko Oyama. We have been in the Bay Area since 2001, with dojos in San Francisco and San Mateo. Our performance at the festival will […]
Jiten Daiko
Date: April 14 • 1:30 – 2:00 PM Location: George Yamasaki, Jr. (Peace Plaza) Stage Taiko Jiten Daiko is a young Bay Area taiko ensemble affiliated with the Buddhist Church of San Francisco. With deep respect for the history of taiko, we strive for artistic excellence in creating new and exhilarating musical experiences for our audiences. We […]
Ensohza Minyoshu
Date: April 14 • 12:30 – 1:00 PM Location: George Yamasaki, Jr. (Peace Plaza) Stage Traditional Music Ensohza Minyoshu is a Japanese folk performing ensemble based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The group performs music and dance that evokes the festival spirit and character of Japan’s diverse rural communities. Ensohza Minyoshu promotes opportunities for community building […]