Japanese Heritage Festival featuring Ikebana International
Sat, Oct 14
|Sanford Civic Center
Time & Location
Oct 14, 2023, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Sanford Civic Center, 401 E Seminole Blvd, Sanford FL 32771
About the event
A variety of Japanese traditional art, music, and cultural exhibits, featuring:
Ikebana floral arranging display and demonstration, presented by Ikebana International
Traditional Tea Ceremony, presented by top US teamaster Chieko Mihori
Private Kimono, Sword, Armor, & Artifact Collections, presented by Florida Budokan
Bonsai display & demonstration, presented by Central Forida Bonsai Club
Origami display & demonstration, presented by FOLD, Florida Origami Learners & Devotees
Don't miss the Presale opportunity for a Bento Lunch presented by Chef Junichi of Jimotti's, voted #1 restaurant in Seminole County in 2023. Additionally, there is a Presale VIP Tea Ceremony Dessert Experience featuring a private audience with Teamaster Chieko Mihori for a cup of tea and assortment of Japanese desserts. LIMITED QUANTITIES AVAILABLE.
Schedule
1 hourSword & Archery Presentations
Main Stage
2 hours 30 minutesBento Lunch Pickup
Dining Room
Tickets
General Admission
$10.00Sale endedADD ON VIP Tea Ceremony 1pm
Includes access backstage after 1pm tea ceremony for green tea and a traditional Japanese sweet with highest Certified Tea Master Professor Soei Chieko Mihori of the Omotesenke School.
$10.00Sold OutADD ON Makunouchi Bento Lunch
Cooked bento lunch with assortment of freshly prepared meats, vegetables, fish, and rice, by Chef Junichi of Jimottis (voted Orlando Magazine's #1 restaurant in Seminole County 2023). Features: Beef skewer, Braised pork, Black pork sausage, Shumai dumpling, Chicken kara-ague (Japanese style fried chicken), 3 kinds of fishcake. Includes rice, Spring Mix, Edamame, Mini tomatoes, Gobou burdock, Pickled cucumber, Snow pea, Satoimo taro, Asparagus, and Pumpkin. Choice of iced tea or water.
$25.00Sale endedADD ON VIP Tea Ceremony 3pm
Includes access backstage after 3pm tea ceremony for green tea and a traditional Japanese sweet sampler with highest Certified Tea Master Professor Soei Chieko Mihori of the Omotesenke School.
$10.00Sold Out
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