Right at the entrance, there is a displays about Japan and how the tsunami affected the people. Guest could write well wishes to let the people of Japan know we are thinking of them and supporting them.
Many people were dressed up in kimonos
At Cherry Grove, crowds gathered to sit under the blossoms and watch performers of song, dance and drumming on the Cherry Stage.
Singing - Sakura Singers |
Seymour Taiko Drummers |
Cherry Blossom Umbrella Dance |
And of course the cherry blossoms. They are Weeping Higan Cherries or hybrids of them. Beautiful. The blossoms have just started to bloom so are not as intense as they will get in a week or so but still are very lovely. Almost everyone had a camera to take photos of them.
Besides the cherry blossoms, there were plenty of food stands offering all types of delicious Japanese or Japanese inspired foods: Osaka, Takoyaki, Japadog, Ramen, teriyaki meat skewers, seaweed, waffles, decorated macaroons, and other sweets.
I was really hungry after walking around in the garden so filled my belly with some yummy Osaka balls (shrimp and scallop) and ramen noodles!
Ramen |
When guests left we were given a little gift of chocolate Pocky! How nice!
I also took a walking tour of the garden while I was there but there are a lot of photos so I'll save those for another post. =)
This is really Cool! I love Japan and Japanese Culture! :D Loved the blog post! :D
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