Join members of Dublin’s Japanese community and students groups from UCD and DCU to celebrate a Hanami (Cherry Blossom) Festival. Hanami is an annual event in Japan where friends come together for outdoor parties to welcome spring and celebrate nature.
Activities include
- Taiko drum performances
- Martial Arts demonstrations
- Fusion of Japanese shakuhachi music and the Irish harp
- Irish music with a Japanese influence
- Origami and kite making craft workshops for children
- Yo-Yo fishing and other fun activities for children
- Cosplay fashions framed with traditional Kimono displays
- Fashion show and competition
- Photographic competition
- Japanese art workshop
- Soran Bushi dancing
- Japanese food stalls
- Seminars on Anime, Cosplay, Japanese Art and the Samurai warrior