{"id":3034,"date":"2012-04-12T18:01:13","date_gmt":"2012-04-12T18:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kathycasey.com\/blog\/?p=3034"},"modified":"2018-03-15T16:33:10","modified_gmt":"2018-03-16T00:33:10","slug":"cherry-blossoms-and-japanese-culture-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kathycasey.com\/blog\/cherry-blossoms-and-japanese-culture-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Cherry Blossoms and Japanese Culture Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cherry trees in bloom are always a sure-fire sign that spring is here. It\u2019s also a great reminder that the Seattle Cherry Blossom and Japanese Culture Festival<\/a><\/strong> will be happening soon. Seattle has a rich connection to Japanese culture and you can join in on the celebration from April 13th<\/sup>-15th<\/sup> at the Center House Pavilion.<\/p>\n

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\nFor a great view of cherry blossoms, I love to visit the University of Washington\u2019s campus and walk around all their beautiful blooming trees.<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>(Photo Courtesy of the University of Washington<\/a>)<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

There will be lots to experience! Everything to help enjoy the culture and admire the beauty of spring: learn how to play the traditional game of GO (it\u2019s like chess); watch and listen to the rhythmic playing of taiko drumming; participate in a tea ceremony demonstration and more. Oh, and don\u2019t forget about the food!<\/p>\n

If you can\u2019t make it, there are plenty of other ways to taste the culture. And there is no better way to way to fill-up than with a good roll of sushi and sake!<\/p>\n

Tomoko Moriguchi \u2013 CEO of the Seattle institution Uwajimaya<\/a> \u2013 proudly told me that her family\u2019s company was the first grocery store in the US to sell fresh sushi. She said her parents would be so amazed to see how popular it has become over the years \u2013 kids even taking it to school in their lunch boxes! (I know I would if I was a kid these days!)<\/p>\n

A few of my favorite sushi spots to hit are Nishino<\/a><\/strong> in Madison Park – their plates are like works of art. Also, check out Shiro\u2019s<\/a><\/strong> in Belltown\u2026he\u2019s the Godfather of creative sushi in Seattle. And in Ballard have a seat at Shiku<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 I love their Dragon Roll!<\/p>\n

This week celebrate the beautiful cherry blossoms blooming and Seattle\u2019s rich Japanese culture! -Kathy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Cherry trees in bloom are always a sure-fire sign that spring is here. It\u2019s also a great reminder that the Seattle Cherry Blossom and Japanese Culture Festival will be happening soon. Seattle has a rich connection to Japanese culture and you can join in on the celebration from April 13th-15th at the Center House Pavilion. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11748,15,57,20,1],"tags":[71,6262,202,1022,6260,6274,651,6256,6258,6257,6272,1911,2198,4756,4514,6280,6279,6267,6269,6268,1940,6264,6263,6277,5214,5215,3188,3185,5605,3259,2951,324,4231,4230,6271,1262,6278,198,6281,1909,6261,4202,1344,3552,1081,573,2436,6276,6275,1080,1437,483,6265,6266,1141,6273,319,4525,6259,1557,143,1039,6270],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n