This past Saturday, I attended one of the many local events going on around town this month. Nashville's Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival highlights Japanese culture, as well as an initiative to plant 100 cherry trees across Nashville's parks, public areas and neighborhoods each year over a 10 year span.
I participated in the 2.5 mile festival-kick-off walk, listened to the drumming of the Houston-based Kaminari Taiko ensemble, cheered on local martial arts demonstrators, perused vendor booths and enjoyed seeing festival participants adorned in traditional Japanese attire juxtaposed with those sporting modern Japanime costumes.
It was a wonderful morning joining in on the sixth annual celebration of Nashville's Cherry Blossom Festival and who knows...maybe next year I will sport a harajuku costume!
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