Bangkok--24 Mar--Japan Foundation
Japanese people look forward with great anticipation to the beautiful cherry blossoms or sakura that bloom at this time of year right across Japan, heralding the arrival of spring. Japan has a wide variety of cherry blossoms, with colors that range from delicate white to brilliant pink. Over 200 cherry cultivars can be found in Japan, and some trees can live longer than a thousand years. Sakura blooms from late March to early April, starting in Okinawa, in the south and slowly moving up through the Japanese archipelago to Hokkaido in the north.
To celebrate the fleeting beauty of the cheery blossom, people turn out in large numbers in parks, shrines, and temples to hold flower-viewing parties or hanami with their friends, colleagues and family members. Hanami festivals celebrate the beauty of the cherry blossom. For many people, it is a chance to forget about winter, to relax and to enjoy the beautiful view.
The Japan Foundation, Bangkok and ISETAN Department Store will jointly organize a SAKURA EVENT from March 24 through to April 3, 2010. The event features workshops with a sakura theme, led by Kyoko ABE, a Japanese artist resident in Bangkok. Half of the collected fee will be donated to the victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Everyone is invited to enjoy the Sakura Festival, where you will get the chance of finding the answers to our sakura quiz questions which will be posted on each floor of the department store. Get all the answers right and you could win a hand-made “Sakura-chan key holder” produced by the artist herself.
The venue for the workshop is the GOCHISO EVENT SPACE on the 6th floor of ISETAN.
Workshop program
Date Time Duration Workshop No. of participants Fee
Mar. 24/25 13.30/15.30 1 Japanesepaper box 20 200 Baht
Mar. 26/27 13.30/15.30/17.30 1 Glittering bead bag 20 200 Baht
Mar. 28/29 13.30/15.30 1 Sakura paper lamp 20 200 Baht
Mar. 30 13.30/15.30 1 Sakura kaleidoscope 20 100 Baht
Mar. 31/ Apr. 1 13.30/15.30/17.30 1 Sakurahand-made note book 20 200 Baht
Apr. 2 /3 13.30/15.30/17.30 1 T-shirt painting 20 200 Baht
Reservations can be made from March 19 at Tel. 02-255-9898-9, during 11.00-18.00 hrs.
Registration will be open 30 minutes before each class starts. Workshop participants need only pay in cash the workshop fee. Reservations will be automatically canceled right after the class starts.
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to jointhe legendary cherry blossom at the Sakura Event!!!