Cherry Blossom Festival

Cherry Blossom Festival 2022

  • FRIDAY
  • SATURDAY
  • SUNDAY
  • NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Welcome!

Welcome to the online portion of the Cherry Blossom Festival! This year, NHK WORLD-JAPAN is generously releasing a series of free documentary videos. Topics are wide and range from sake tasting to samurai-era castle building, and include a four-part miniseries about the renowned animator Hayao Miyazaki.

Please use the tabs above to browse our content – we have divided things up into daily programming chunks, but all videos will be accessible anytime. The full lineup of listings can be viewed here.

And of course, don’t forget to check out the local Japanese businesses that make all of this possible! For more information on Seattle’s Japanese community, click here.




Greetings from Consul General Hisao Inagaki, Honorary Festival Co-Chair
Furoshiki 101
Greetings Bruce Harrell, Mayor of Seattle
Furoshiki 101
An introduction to Japanese Cloth Wrapping Techniques
About Seattle Center Festal
Japanese Business Association of Seattle Shunju Club
Tokushima Ken: Home town of the MIki Family
Seattle-Tacoma Fukuoka Kenjinkai
Seattle-Fukushima Club
Fukushima Now
View of Fukushima now after 10 years
Seattle Hiroshima Club
Seattle Kishu Club (Wakayama Kenjin Kai)
Hyogo Ken: Introducing Hyogo Prefecture
Introduction to Shodo
Calligraphy 101 with Instructor Ricky Kashiba, Beikoku Shodo Kenkyukai, Seattle Chapter
Seattle Kokon Taiko
Kotobuki Jishi – Japanese Lion Dance
Seattle Cherry Blossom & Japanese Cultural Festival 1976 ~ 1989
Seattle Cherry Blossom & Japanese Cultural Festival 1990 ~ 2001
Seattle Cherry Blossom & Japanese Cultural Festival 2002 ~ 2010
Seattle Cherry Blossom & Japanese Cultural Festival 2011 ~ 2020
Virtual Pet “TAMAGOTCHI”
Cherry Blossoms in Space!
Consulate-General of Japan in Seattle: JET Experience

Omotesenke Tea School of Seattle
Urasenke School of Tea: Seattle TankoKai Association
Introduction to Shodo
Calligraphy 101 with Instructor Ricky Kashiba, Beikoku Shodo Kenkyukai, Seattle Chapter
Cooking Demonstration by Maneki Restaurant
Haru no Umi: by Michio Miyagi
Flute: Marcia Takamura | Koto: Esther Sugai
Fujima Dance Music Ensemble
Hauta Harusame (Spring Shower)
Chiyogami Dolls
Suspended Spring
augmented reality work by visual artist Tamiko Thiel
The School of Taiko
by Japan Creative Arts
World Seido Karate Organization
Ki Aikido
Kobudo: Shintokan
The Tenshinsho-den Katori Shinto ryu is considered by the Japanese government to be the most distinguished of all Japanese martial art traditions, incorporating iaijutsu, kenjutsu, bojutsu, naginata-jutsu, jujutsu, shuriken-jutsu, ninjutsu, sojutsu, and chikujo-jutsu

JCCCW Preserving a Legacy
Japanese Cultural & Community Center of the Washington State
About the JET Experience
Japan In School
JAPAN-AMERICA SOCIETY of the State of Washington
Okinawa Taiko
SAKAI TAKAYUKI by Aoki Hamono
the making of Sakai Uchi-Hamono ( Sakai’s forged cutlery)
Kaze Taiko
Northwest Taiko – Seattle
ASANO Taiko
the making of taiko (Japanese drum)
Torii of Seward Park
Mixed Critters
by Jeff Chiba Stearns
Hiking Tours in Japan

NHK Japanese Cultural Videos

NHK WORLD-JAPAN is generously releasing a series of free documentary videos. Topics are wide and range from sake tasting, samurai-era castle building, and a four-part miniseries about the renowned animator Hayao Miyazaki.

Tell us what you think!

We’d love to hear from you, so after watching the films, please fill out our quick online survey below.
take the survey here!


(These videos are co-sponsored by NHK WORLD-JAPAN in cooperation with the Consulate-General of Japan)

Want to Watch More?

NHK World is available on television, for free via over-the-air-antenna on channel 28.2 (most of the Puget Sound region) 15.2 (Centralia) and on cable: XFinity channel 115. Programs range from documentaries, international news, business, technology, and science information, as well as lifestyle, culture and travel programs produced and presented from Japanese and Asian perspectives.



Acknowledgments

  • City of Seattle, Office of the Mayor
  • Consulate-General of Japan in Seattle
  • Hyogo Business and Cultural Center
  • Japan Business Association of Seattle
  • Japan-America Society of State of Washington
  • Japanese American Citizens League, Seattle Chapter
  • Seattle Center
  • Seattle-Kobe Sister City Association
  • Office of Arts and Culture, City of Seattle
  • 4Culture, King County
  • Dragonfly Journey Committee
  • NHK World Japan
  • Tamiko Thiel, Visual Artist
  • Kobo at Higo
  • Maneki Restaurant
  • Tokara Confectionery
  • Friends of Seward Park
  • Wing Luke Museum
  • Yamnuska Hiking Tours greathikesjapan.com
  • Beikoku Shodo Kenkyukai, Seattle Chapter
  • Chanoyu Seattle Omotesenke-ryu
  • Chiyogami Ningyo by Kuniko Mancini
  • Fujima Dance/Music Ensemble
  • George Satake
  • Ikebana International, Chapter 19
  • Japan in the Schools by JASSW
  • Kamishibai by Dillon Brown
  • Ki Aikido USA
  • Meditating Bunny Studio
  • Miyagi Kai
  • Northwest Taiko
  • RJE2021 Committee
  • Consulate-General of Japan in Seattle
  • JETRO
  • JBAS
  • JCCCW
  • Hyogo Business & Cultural Center
  • Okinawa Kenjin Club of Washington State
  • Seattle Fukushima Club
  • Seattle Hiroshima Club
  • Seattle Kishu Club (Wakayama)
  • Seattle Kumamoto Kenjin Kai
  • Seattle-Tacoma Fukuoka Kenjinkai
  • Ochiba Art by Muneo Yoshikawa
  • Okinawa Kenjinkai Chijinshu
  • Seattle Go Center
  • Seattle Kokon Taiko
  • Seattle Seido Karate
  • Shintokan Dojo
  • Tankokai Seattle Association
  • The School of Taiko
  • UV Dance Squad