Tuesday, December 30, 2008

2009 Cherry Blossom Festival Southern California

The Cherry Blossom Festival will be held in the Little Tokyo district of Downtown Los Angeles on Apr 4-5, 2009. Hours of the event are: Sat 10:30AM-6:30PM Sun 10:30AM-5:00PM.
website: http://www.cherryblossomfestivalsocal.org/index.htm vendor application

Celebrate the advent of spring the way the Japanese do, by honoring the delicate, short-blooming sakurai at the Cherry Blossom Festival. One of the ways to celebrate the coming of spring is to attend the Cherry Blossom Festival of Southern California. It was a great way to spend quality time with family and friends while taking in a variety of entertainment, vendors and food.

The yearly festival takes place in Little Tokyo on San Pedro between 1st and 3rd streets. The location allows one to explore more of Downtown Los Angeles, including Little Tokyo and Chinatown.

During the two-day event, tons of performances took place- from demonstrations of the martial art form Aikido, taiko (Japanese drum playing), to Hawaiian/Polynesian dances. For adults, demonstrations for making origami balls with strips of long paper are available

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