Our annual Cherry Blossom Festival (sakura matsuri) is held in spring each year at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. We have a variety of performances, food, and Japanese cultural activities to add to your Hanami (flower viewing) experience! Cherry Blossoms, or sakura, only bloom for a few weeks each year. In Japanese culture, sakura represent mortality and remind viewers of the beauty and transience of life. Thousands of people flock to parks in Japan to see the blossoms. We are lucky to have cherry trees all over Alabama that bloom each Spring. We encourage everyone to venture outside this month to appreciate the cherry blossoms!
4月1日(土)にバーミングハム植物園にて、桜まつりを開催します。植物園の綺麗な桜とともに、音楽、クラフトコーナー、武道パフォーマンス、茶道デモンストレーション等をお楽しみください。お祭りの詳細情報は随時こちらにアップされます。入場は無料です。ぜひ、ご家族やお友達をお誘い合わせの上、ご来場ください。なお、会場の駐車台数には限りがございますので、出来るだけお車に乗り合わせの上お越しいただきますよう、ご協力お願い申し上げます。
Join us for our 2023 Cherry Blossom Festival (Sakura Matsuri) at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens! With Japanese cultural activities as well as musical performances and martial arts demonstrations, you’ll have the whole day to experience Japanese culture! This is a free, family-friendly event.
Parking will be available only at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens this year. We encourage you to carpool!
SCHEDULE (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)10:00 – 10:30 Opening Ceremony - Remarks from Japan-America Society of Alabama, Birmingham Botanical Gardens, City of Birmingham, Consul General of Japan in Atlanta 10:45 – 11:15 Briarwood Japanese Children’s Club Performance 11:30 – 12:00 Shinkendo of Birmingham 12:15 – 12:45 LeRon Harrison Gagaku Music Performance 1:15 – 2:00 Daikin Taiko Force 2:30 – 3:15 Hiroya Tsukamoto 3:30 – 4:00 Closing Remarks | Guests and activitiesAlabama Bonsai Society, Asha Kiran, Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham Quilter's Guild, Briarwood Japanese Children's Club, Calligraphy, Chiharu Roach, Civil Stoneware, Consul General of Japan in Atlanta, Daikin Taiko Force, Glitter Critter Studios, Hiroya Tsukamoto, Holbein Pottery,
Hometown Supermarket, LeRon Harrison, Nori Thai and Sushi, Origami, PaperWorkers Local, Shinkendo of Birmingham, UAB Japanese Culture Club, Urasenke Birmingham Association |
Mr. Kozo Matsuda