Japantown Cultural Meet-up
Osaka Way
&, Sutter St & Buchanan St, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA
April 08, 2017 @ 11:00 (PDT)
The first cherry blossoms happen in the subtropical southern islands of Okinawa, while on the northern island of Hokkaido, they bloom much later. In most large cities like Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka, the cherry blossom season normally takes place around the end of March and the beginning of April. San Francisco Japan town is a sister city to Osaka, sometimes is referred to as Little Osaka. We will walk around Japan town and seeing different parts of the Japanese culture from traditional to modern entertainment. 1. Start at 360 degree pop-culture exchange at Osaka Way (this is not a through street). Weâll also experience the first â360 degreeâ pop-culture exchange between Japan and America, involving anime, gaming, fashion and music. 2. Origami: This year weâll be seeing some traditional items like origami, an art of folding papers with as little as 10 folds and some with over 100 folds. 3. Food Bazaar will have a variety of foods, some you wonât find normally in Japantown Center such as Fried Mochi. There is also many grilled foods, we wonât know until we get there. 4. Peace plaza for performances will vary throughout the day. We may be treated to traditional dance, JPop (Japanese Pop) performance, martial arts. This all depends on how long we stay and what the line up is. 5. Those who want to stay longer, we can walk around Japan Center. There we can look at the different shows that range from their dollar store which sells knickknacks, snack shops, restaurants, clothing, and other imported household goods. Give us a shootout to let us know youâre coming. Youâll need to bring cash, especially for the food bazaar and dress in layers as it can get a bit chilly later into the day.
