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A salute to Shizuoka, Japan, and the Japanese culture
Saturday, October 8 and Sunday, October 9, 2022
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
For an entire weekend, the garden grounds are alive with merriment as guests celebrate the joys of autumn and experience the Japanese culture first-hand. Most activities are free with garden admission or membership.
The Omaha Sister Cities Association helps host the Autumn and Japanese Ambience Festival, with a variety of activities to celebrate the Japanese culture. Japanese Ambience also celebrates the anniversary of the gift of the Japanese Sunpu Castle Gate at Lauritzen Gardens by Shizuoka, Japan, Omaha's first Sister City. Enjoy activities like Japanese calligraphy, koinobori, origami, chop sticks, traditional Japanese games, food tastings and more. Performances will include martial arts demonstrations, taiko drumming and traditional Japanese music and dance. Paid activities will help fund the construction of phases II and III of the future Japanese garden at Lauritzen Gardens.
2022 SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES (still under development)
SATURDAY ACTIVITIES
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. J's Coffee open | Cindy and Mogens Bay Gallery
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wicked Plants display | floral display hall
9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. 50-minute narrated tram tours (Members $3, Non-members $5)
timed tickets available at the front desk
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Café open | great hall
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Ikebana display by Ikebana International Omaha #60
• Bonsai display by the Nebraska Bonsai Society
• Join the Omaha GO Association to learn about GO, a board game of skill and strategy that is hugely popular in Japan.
• Origami artist’s booth by Linda Stephen, Origami Artist, featuring original origami art for purchase
• Find out about Japan Hall of Scottsbluff, Nebraska, an organization that preserves the history and legacy of Japanese Americans in Nebraska.
• Children's crafts- Cherry blossom art and fun coloring pages
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Children’s Activities
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Activities with the Omaha Sister Cities Association
10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Japanese Flute | Japanese park
10:30 a.m. Hinode Dojo | Japanese park 11 a.m. Teas of Shizuoka, Japan with The Tea Smith | great hall north
11 a.m. Koto performances | foyer
Noon Omaha Kendo and Iaido Kyokai | Japanese park
1 p.m. Kyuudo | great hall north
1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Japanese Paper Arts and Easy Origami Workshop | great hall
3:15 p.m. Kokyo Taiko Performance | Japanese park
SUNDAY ACTIVITIES
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. J's Coffee open | Cindy and Mogens Bay Gallery
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wicked Plants display | floral display hall
9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. 50-minute narrated tram tours (Members $3, Non-members $5)
timed tickets available at the front desk
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Café open | great hall
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. • Ikebana display by Ikebana International Omaha #60
• Bonsai display by the Nebraska Bonsai Society
• Join the Omaha GO Association to learn about GO, a board game of skill and strategy that is hugely popular in Japan.
• Origami artist’s booth by Linda Stephen, Origami Artist, featuring original origami art for purchase
• Find out about Japan Hall of Scottsbluff, Nebraska, an organization that preserves the history and legacy of Japanese Americans in Nebraska.
• Children's crafts- Cherry blossom art and fun coloring pages
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Children’s Activities
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Activities with the Omaha Sister Cities Association 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Japanese Flute | Japanese park
11 a.m. Teas of Shizuoka, Japan with The Tea Smith | great hall north
11 a.m. Koto performances | foyer
Noon Shinto Muso Ryu Jodo | Japanese park
1 p.m. Kyuudo | Japanese park
1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Japanese Paper Arts and Easy Origami Workshop | great hall
3:15 p.m. Kokyo Taiko Performance | Japanese park
For more
information about these events, or to inquire about participating, please
contact Jennifer Evans at j.evans@omahabotanicalgardens.org.
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