Events
Sake and Sakura (Hanami)
Come and celebrate the beauty of spring and the season of hanami by sipping sake under the cherry blossoms (sakura) in the Japanese Garden (Seiwa-en). Specialists will be on hand to guide your sake sampling adventure. Attendees will receive a keepsake tasting cup and will have the rare opportunity to explore the Japanese Garden's Tea-house Island. Five sake samples are included with admission. Additional sake and traditional Japanese cuisine will be available for purchase.
When: Aprils 7th 2018 5:30pm-8:00pm
Where: Missouri Botanical Garden
4344 Shaw Blvd, St. Louis 63110
Price: $25 nonmembers
$20 Garden members
Tickets available late February.
Buy tickets in advance online at www.mobot.org
Passport to Japan 2018
Part of the Family Sunday program. the Japan America Society of St.Louis will present visitors to the museum with a hands-on origami workshop, bon-o-dori dances (including several with audience participation), taiko drum performances, and a shishi-mi lion dance.
When: April 29th
Where: St. Louis Art Museum
1 Fine Arts Dr, St Louis, MO 63110
Price: Free
A Celebration of Japanese Culture 2018
Japan America Society of St. Louis and JAS will bring special performances, including Chanoyu (tea Ceremony), Ikebana (Japanese flower arrangement),kimono show, Kamishibai (Japanese Storytelling), It also exhibits Japanese dolls All this and more will be presented by the Japan America Society of St.Louis
When:May 6th 2018 11am-4:30pm
Where:Missouri History Museum
5700 Lindell Blvd, St Louis, MO 63112
Price: Free
Japanese Festival 2018
Celebrating the history, culture, and people of Japan, the Japanese Festival at the Missouri Botanical Garden is one of the largest and oldest festivals of its kind in the United States.
Since 1977, the Missouri Botanical Garden has produced the annual Japanese Festival in conjunction with the Japanese Activities Committee, a coalition of several Japanese-American organizations that provide art, dance, food and entertainment for thousands of visitors each year.
When: Sep 1 - Sept. 2, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Sept. 3 (Labor Day), 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Doors open at 9 a.m.
Where: Missouri Botanical Garden
4344 Shaw Blvd, St. Louis 63110
Price: $15, $5 children (3 to 12), $5 members.
Buy tickets in advance online at www.mobot.org.
Since 1977, the Missouri Botanical Garden has produced the annual Japanese Festival in conjunction with the Japanese Activities Committee, a coalition of several Japanese-American organizations that provide art, dance, food and entertainment for thousands of visitors each year.
When: Sep 1 - Sept. 2, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Sept. 3 (Labor Day), 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Doors open at 9 a.m.
Where: Missouri Botanical Garden
4344 Shaw Blvd, St. Louis 63110
Price: $15, $5 children (3 to 12), $5 members.
Buy tickets in advance online at www.mobot.org.