LOCATION TIME SATURDAY, APRIL 13 TIME SUNDAY, APRIL 14 TIME SATURDAY, APRIL 20 TIME SUNDAY, APRIL 21 1 AMC Kabuki 8 6:00 2019 Cherry Blossom Queen Program Night Don't Miss the MIKOSHI PURIFICATION CEREMONY at 1:00‐1:30 Bakamen Odori (Dance) Visit the J!NS Eyewear Booth and 1881 Post St Admission $35 Online or $40 at Door 1:45‐2:15 La Sakura Ladies (Chorus) Upper Post Street on APRIL 20th at 11 a.m. WIN a PLETHORA of PRIZES! Doors Open 5pm/Program Starts 6pm 2:30‐3:00 Hanayagi Ryu (Dance) The Ceremony Represents Rites that bring 3:15‐3:45 RIHAKU (Calligraphy) Purchase an EXCLUSIVE CHERRY BLOSSOM CASE Peace and Harmony to Area of the Festival and that of the 3:50‐4:20 Rakugo by Yanagiya Tozaburo lll (Comedy) and ALL PROCEEDS go towards the Spirits Embodied in the Mikoshi. 4:30‐5:00 WAWAWA Kimono Kitsuke Mai (Kimono Dance) CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL. Union Bank Community Room 11:00‐5:00 Northern California Japanese Sword Club (Display) 11:00 Northern California Japanese Sword Club (Display) 10:00‐4:00 Mataro Kimekomi Handmade Doll Exhibit 11:00‐5:00 Mataro Kimekomi Handmade Dolls Exhibit Japan Center East Mall JCCCNC ‐ Classroom 1 11:00‐5:00 Washi Ningyo (Handmade Paper Dolls) 11:00‐5:00 Washi Ningyo (Handmade Paper Dolls) 11:00‐5:00 Shoyukai Calligraphy 11:00‐5:00 Shoyukai Calligraphy JCCCNC ‐ Classroom 2 11:00‐4:00 Shishu (Japanese Embroidery) 11:00‐4:00 Shishu (Japanese Embroidery) 11:00‐4:00 Karuta Card Game (Game, Japanese Poetry) SUPPORT THE CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL! JCCCNC ‐ Gym 2F 12:00‐1:00 Japanese Music Institute (Music, Shakuhachi) 12:00‐12:30 GenRyu Arts (Music, Taiko) 11:00‐4:00 Washi Ningyo Exhibit (Handmade Paper Dolls) RAFFLE TICKETS are $2 ea or $10 for 6 ($2 OFF) (Japanese Cultural & Community 1:00‐2:30 Minyo Minbu Festival (Japanese Dance, Folk) 12:30‐1:00 CHIE (Music, Voice & Piano/Japanese & English) 11:00‐12:00 Wesley Ukulele Band (Music) sfcherryblossom.org/raffle Center of Northern California) 2:30‐3:30 Theatre of Yugen (Drama, Theater, Noh, Dance) 1:00‐2:00 Kazuma Ishikawa Kai (Music, Koto) 12:00‐1:00 Azama Honryu Seifu Ichisenkai USA (Dance, Music) 1840 Sutter St 3:30‐5:00 Masaru Koga & Friends (Music, Jazz) 2:30‐3:30 Seiha Koto/Sangen Masazuka‐Kai (Music, Koto) 1:00‐3:00 Yosakoi Dance Project GRAND PRIZE: 2 Round Trip Tickets to Japan 4:00‐5:00 Chorale May & Ensemble Shiki (Chorus) 3:00‐3:30 Eden Aoba Taiko (Music, Taiko) Courtesy of JAL and 2 Night Hotel Accommodations Courtesy 3:30‐4:00 Nishikawa Ryu Nihon Buyo (Classical Dance) of Kintetsu International Discover Treasures of Japantown through the Cherry Blossom Scavenger Hunt and WIN PRIZES EACH DAY 4:00 ‐5:00 SF Bay Area Theatre Company (Dance, Music) Additional PRIZES: 2 Round Trip Tickets Anywhere in North Visit sfcherryblossom.org/special‐events/cbfscavengerhunt/ Download the App GooseChase or Join the Children's 7:00 ‐10:00 SF Taiko Festival (Music Concert) America ‐ Courtesy of American Airlines, or 1 TOTO Washlets Scavenger Hunt by Visiting the Scavenger Hunt Home Base at the JCCCNC or Festival Info Booth. Admission $35 (Adults), $30 (Students/Seniors) and Many More Prizes! JCCCNC ‐ Issei Memorial Hall 11:00‐5:00 Ikebana Exhibit & Demonstration (Flower Arrangement) 11:00‐5:00 Ikebana Exhibit & Demonstration Flower Arrangement 11:00‐4:00 Bonsai/Suiseki (Bonsai Trees/Stones) Exhibit 11:00‐4:00 Bonsai/Suiseki Exhibit (Art, Bonsai Trees) Peace Plaza Stage 11:30‐12:30 San Francisco Taiko Dojo (Music) 12:00‐1:00 San Francisco Taiko Dojo (Music) 12:00‐1:00 SF Taiko Dojo & Grass Valley Taiko (Music, Taiko) 11:00‐12:00 SF Kendo (Martial Arts) 12:30‐1:00 OPENING CEREMONY 1:00‐1:30 2019 Queen & Court Introductions 1:00‐1:30 Rosa Parks Elementary School Bilingual/Bicultural Program 12:00‐12:30 Enshin Karate (Martial Arts) 1:00 ‐1:30 Michiya Hanayagi & Michisuya Hanayagi Classical Dance 1:30‐2:00 Yamasho Kai (Music) (Culture) 12:30‐1:00 Shorinji Kempo (Martial Arts) 1:30‐2:00 Nihon Buyo Kiyonomoto (Classical Dance) 2:00‐2:30 Soko Joshi Dojo (Martial Arts, Judo) 1:30‐1:45 Tsuzumi Challenge by Willow Creek Academy (Music, Taiko) 1:00‐3:00 GRAND PARADE 2:00‐2:15 Clarendon JBBP Tsuzumi After School Class (Music, Taiko) 2:30‐3:00 Ensohza Minyoshu (Dance, Music) Zanshin Dojo (Martial Arts) 3:30‐3:45 Bachido Ensemble (Music, Tsugaru Shamisen) 2:45‐3:15 Hakata Kai (Dance) 3:00‐3:30 Shigin (Poem Singing) 1:45‐2:15 Japan Groups (La Sakura Ladies, WAWAWA Kimono Kitsuke 3:45‐4:00 SF Awakko Ren (Dance) 3:15‐3:45 Essence with Masayuki Koga (Music) 3:30‐3:45 El Cerrito High School Japanese ( Dance, Soran Bushi) 2:15‐3:15 Mai, Bakamen Odori) 4:00‐4:45 Dream Show ‐ Heroes vs Villains 3:45‐6:15 Northern California Naginata (Martial Arts) 3:45‐4:15 SF Wushu Team (Martial Arts) SF Okinawa Kenjin Kai (Dance, Music) (Music, Cosplay) 4:15‐4:45 Sakura Minyo Doo Koo Kai (Dance, Folk) 4:15‐4:45 Suio Ryu Iai Kenpo (Martial Arts, Japanese Swords) 3:15‐3:45 Ito Yosakoi, Kansas State Tasumaki Yosakoi, Uzumaru, Pikes 4:45‐5:15 Sakura Ren (Dance) 4:15‐5:45 Kendama (Game) 3:45‐5:45 Peak Yosakoi, Yosakoi Dance Project 10Tecomai (Dance) 4:45‐5:15 Oshiro Karate 5:15‐6:00 5:15‐5:45 World Oyama Karate 5:45‐6:15 Eden Aoba Taiko (Music, Taiko) NCCBF RAFFLE DRAWING 5:45‐6:15 SF Nipponto Society (Swords) WINNERS ANNOUNCED Sakura 360 Stage 11:00‐11:30 The Weabz (Music) 11:30‐12:00 Bujinkan San Francisco Dojo (Performance) 11:00‐11:30 Corinne Young (Music, Dance) Post St between Webster & 11:30‐12:00 Beyblade Competition (Family Friendly Activity) 12:00‐12:30 Anime Trivia Game (Contest) 11:30‐12:00 Anime Trivia Game (Contest) Be sure to catch J‐Town Culture Bearers' Fillmore Sts 12:00‐12:30 Anime Trivia Game (Contest) 12:30‐1:00 Let's Learn: Japanese 101 (Family Friendly Activity) 12:00‐1:00 Sakura FIT (Fitness Activity) 12:30‐1:00 Bujinkan San Francisco Dojo (Performance) 1:00‐1:15 5.1 Play and Tea Time Maid Cafes (Dance) 1:00‐1:30 Photos with Pikachu (Family Friendly Event) * PAST * PRESENT * FUTURE * INFINITY 1:00‐1:30 Anime Trivia Game (Contest) 1:30‐2:30 Fashion Show (Fashion) 1:30‐2:00 Tsukino Mari (Music, Dance) Presented by First Voice & J‐town Task Force 1:30‐2:00 Let's Learn: Japanese 101 (Family Friendly Activity) 2:30‐3:00 Yuzu et Citrus (Music, Dance) 2:00‐2:30 Kohei (Music) * Masaru Koga & Friends 4/13 3:30pm JCCCNC 2:00‐2:15 Lady Luna (Music) 3:00‐4:00 Cosplay on the Catwalk (Contest) 2:30‐3:30 Cosplay on the Catwalk (Contest) 2:30‐3:00 Bujinkan San Francisco Dojo (Performance) 4:00‐4:30 Butters (Music, Dance) 3:30‐4:30 NorCal YouTaite Alliance [NYA] (Music) * Akira Tana & Otonowa 4/13 8:30pm East Mall Ste 520 3:00‐4:00 Cosplay on the Catwalk (Contest) 4:30‐5:00 Anime Trivia Game (Contest) 4:30‐5:00 Ti@mi (Music, Dance) * Mark Izu & Friends 4/14 3:30pm East Mall Ste 520 4:00‐4:30 Anime Trivia Game (Contest) 5:00‐5:30 Lovely Rushers (Music, Dance) * SF BATCO 4/20 4:00pm JCCCNC 5:30‐6:00 JAMPS (Music) Webster St Stage 12:00‐12:45 Playlist (Music) 12:00‐12:45 D'Groove (Music) 12:00‐12:45 Jest Jammin' (Music) 3:30‐4:15 Relative Key (Music) 1:15‐2:00 Soul'd Out Band (Music) 1:15‐2:00 Rendezvous (Music) 1:15‐2:00 Elima 5 (Music) 4:45‐5:30 Native Elements (Music) 2:30‐3:15 The Get Lucky Band (Music) 2:30‐3:15 The Aura Band (Music) 2:30‐3:15 Big City Revue (Music) 3:45‐4:30 Mystifiers (Music) 3:45‐4:30 Groove Foundation (Music) 3:45‐4:30 Hawaiian Royalty Music Hokka Nichibei Kai 12:00, 1:00, Nichibei Kai Tea Society (Ura Senke) Tea Ceremony 12:00, 1:00, Nichibei Kai Tea Society (Omote Senke) Friendship Reception @ Hotel Kabuki ‐ Sakura Room 1759 Sutter St 2:00, 3:00 $15 Admission *Each program runs half‐hour. 2:00, 3:00 $15 Admission *Each program runs half‐hour. April 19 (Fri) ~ Dinner & Performances by Japan Groups at 6:30 pm ~ $35 Cash or Check at Door Nihonmachi Little Friends ‐ 1:00, 2:00, Omote‐Senke Domonkai (Tea Ceremony) 1:00, 2:00 Ura‐Senke Tankokai (Tea Ceremony) 1:00, 2:00 Urasenke Foundation (Way of Tea) Tateuchi Auditorium 3:00, 4:00 *Each program runs half ‐hour. 3:00, 4:00 *Each program runs half‐hour. 3:00, 4:00 *Each program runs forty five minutes. 1830 Sutter St sfcherryblossom.org JACL 11:00‐5:00 Origami Exhibit & Demonstration 11:00‐5:00 Origami Exhibit & Demonstration 11:00‐5:00 Origami Exhibit & Demonstration 11:00‐4:00 Origami Exhibit & Demonstration 1765 Sutter St Upper Post St 11:00‐5:00 2020 Olympic Village ‐ NBC Bay Area 11:00‐5:00 Tokyo 2020 Olympic Village ‐ NBC Bay Area 11:00‐12:00 Taru Mikoshi Purification Ceremony with a btwn Buchanan & Laguna Sts Kids Games, Taiko, Kendama, Cooking Demo, Hello Kitty: Meet & Kids Games, Taiko, Kendama, Cooking Demo, Hello Kitty: Performance by Kagami Kai 1:00‐3:00 Greet, Café, and Kitty Sand Art Meet & Greet, Café, and Sand Art GRAND PARADE Paper Tree, 10:00‐6:00 World Class Origami Exhibit (Art) 10:00‐6:00 World Class Origami Exhibit (Art) 10:00‐6:00 World Class Origami Exhibit (Art, Origami) 10:00‐6:00 World Class Origami Exhibit (Art, Origami) 1743 Buchanan St National Japanese American 11:00 Making Waves Program with Nisei Storytellers MOST EVENTS ARE FREE except where noted on the schedule. 11:30 SF Nipponto Sword Display Visit the OFFICIAL CBF INFORMATION BOOTH in PEACE PLAZA Historical Society, 1684 Post St Please note that event dates and details are subject to change. for Commemorative Booklets, Merchandise, Raffle Tickets & More NEW PEOPLE 1:00 The Girl who Leapt through Time 1:00 1:00 1:00 The Secret World of Cherry Blossom Film Festival 3:00 3:30 Still Walking 3:30 MIRAI 1746 Post St 5:30 Shoplifters 5:30 Sweet Bean

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PEACE PLAZA STAGE 4/20 @ 6:30PM Sakura Room GEARY BLVD Friendship Reception $35 for Dinner & Show Detailed schedule of events for locations 11 though 16 are available on the back page.