Family Fun Day: Setsubun
Held every February, Setsubun welcomes the arrival of spring and brings good luck for the New Year. Make a felt sushi roll, an ehomaki, traditionally eaten during Setsubun.
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Family Fun: Nengajo: New Year’s Cards (Virtual)
Create a nengajō—Japanese New Year’s card—to share with friends and family during the holiday season.
Family Fun: Japanese Holiday Keychain
Have some holiday fun learning about how Japan celebrates the winter holidays. Make a keychain to take home.
Family Fun Day: Mini Kotatsu
Come make your own miniature kotatsu, a heated table used during cold months in Japan. Personalize one and cozy up your space.
World Bonsai Day (Cancelled)
World Bonsai Day celebrates the legacy of bonsai master Saburo Kato (1915-2008), a key figure in the modern history of bonsai. Mr. Kato was the third-generation owner of “Mansei-en,” located in Omiya (just north of Tokyo) and one of the most famous bonsai nurseries in the world. Today Omiya Bonsai Village is known as the “Bonsai Mecca” of the world.