Join us for the 2025 Cherry Blossom Festival at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens on Saturday, March 29, 2025, from 10 AM to 4 PM!

This free, family-friendly event will celebrate Japanese culture with exciting performances, Japanese culture activities, delicious food, and a beautiful Hanami (flower viewing) experience. 

This year, we will have the Office Park (Office Park Cir, Mountain Brook, AL 35223) available as off-site parking. A shuttle bus will run between the parking area and the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. The bus stop map will be updated shortly!

Please note that parking spaces at the venue are limited, so we　ask for your cooperation in carpooling.

For the latest updates, please check here or visit Facebook event page. For more information or inquiries, please contact us at officemanager@jasaweb.org.

今年も桜まつりが開催されます！さまざまなパフォーマンスや折り紙、書道、茶道の実演、盆栽展示、お弁当販売などを予定しています。入場は無料ですので、ご家族やお友達と一緒にぜひお越しください。

今年は、オフィスパーク（Office Park Cir, Mountain Brook, AL 35223）を臨時駐車場としてご利用いただけます。お祭り中は、シャトルバスが駐車場と植物園を定期的に運行します。バス停の地図は近日中に更新いたしますので、ご確認ください。会場の駐車場には限りがございますので、できるだけ乗り合わせてのご来場にご協力いただけますようお願い申し上げます。

アップデートは、こちらとFacebookで随時ご案内しています。皆さまのご来場をお待ちしております！

Event Map

Performance Schedule:

10:30 – 11:00: Briarwood Japanese Children’s Club

11:00 – 11:30: Soran Bushi

11:30 – 12:00: Birmingham Kendo Club

12:45 – 1:45: Geni Skendo

2:00 – 2:45: The Saddekni Trio

3:00 – 3:45: Shinkendo of Birmingham

Guests and Activities (Subject to change):

Alabama Bonsai Society・Birmingham Go Club・Birmingham Kendo Club・Birmingham Museum of Art・Birmingham Quilter's Guild・Birmingham Sister Cities・Briarwood Japanese Children's Club・Cafe Baboy・Calligraphy・Chiharu Roach・Consul General of Japan in Atlanta・Geni Skendo・Glitter Critter Studios・Hometown Supermarket・Homewood Public Library・Masquerade Face Paint・Nori Thai and Sushi・On The Run Concessions・Origami・PaperWorkers Local・Shinkendo of Birmingham・Soran Bushi・The Saddekni Trio・UAB ArtPlay ・UAB Japanese Culture Club・Urasenke Birmingham Association・Wisteria Woods Boutique・Yuko Hoshino

Thank you to our 2025 Sakura Sponsors!

Schedule:

10:00 – 10:30: Opening Ceremony

10:30 – 11:00: Briarwood Japanese Children’s Club

11:15 – 12:00: Daikin Taiko Force

12:15 – 12:35: Birmingham Kendo Club

12:50 – 1:20: Aikido Alabama

1:45 – 2:30: Choko Aiken

2:45 – 3:15: Shinkendo of Birmingham

3:30 – 4:00: Closing Remarks

Aikido Alabama・Alabama Bonsai Society・Asha Kiran・Birmingham Kendo Club・Birmingham Museum of Art・Birmingham Quilter's Guild・Birmingham Sister Cities・Briarwood Japanese Children's Club・Bubble Nuggets・Calligraphy・Chiharu Roach・Choko Aiken・Consul General of Japan in Atlanta・Crows Like Candy・Daikin Taiko Force・Glitter Critter Studios・Holbein Pottery・Hometown Supermarket・Ikebana・Nori Thai and Sushi・North Shelby Library・Origami・On The Run Concessions・PaperWorkers Local・Shinkendo of Birmingham・UAB Japanese Culture Club・Urasenke Birmingham Association

Thank you for joining the 16th Annual Cherry Blossom Festival: April 1, 2023!

The 16th Annual Cherry Blossom Festival was held on April 1 at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. The festival attracted more than 4,000 people from all over Alabama. People enjoyed a beautiful sunny day with Japanese cultural activities, food, music, and performances at the Japanese Gardens.

JASA welcomed Consul General Maeda, Birmingham City Council President Wardine Alexander, Daikin Taiko Force, Hiroya Tsukamoto and more!

It was the first in-person Cherry Blossom Festival since 2019 and was a meaningful cultural celebration for people in Alabama, especially the Birmingham and Central Alabama Japanese communities.

We sincerely appreciate everyone involved: sponsors, Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens, volunteers, performers, and vendors for making this happen.

 We look forward to seeing you again next year!

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 activities

Alabama 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