Otsukimi, the 11th Annual Japanese Moon Viewing festival will take place October 5 in partnership with the Consulate General of Japan and Japan-America Society of Tennessee. The afternoon and moonlit evening will feature tea ceremony demonstrations, a kimono fashion show, hands-on activities, and music and dance celebrating Japanese art, gardens, and culture.
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Schedule of Events
Main Stage | Arboretum Lawn
5 PM: Tea Ceremony
5:30 PM: Nashville Taiko
6 PM: Welcome Ceremony + Kimono Fashion Show
7 PM: Tea Ceremony
7:30 PM: Shamisen Knoxville performance
8 PM: Tea Ceremony
8:30 PM: Closing Ceremony with reading of Rabbit in the Moon
Blevins Japanese Garden | Meet at garden entrance
4:30 PM: Bilingual Tour (Japanese and English)
5:30 PM: Bilingual Tour (Japanese and English)
6:30 PM: Bilingual Tour (Japanese and English)
Beer Garden
4 PM: Mochi Pounding
4:30 PM: Kamishibai
5 PM: Mochi Pounding
5:30 PM: Kamishibai
Frist Learning Center Courtyard
4 – 8 PM: Ikebana Display
6:30 – 7:30 PM: Ikebana Demonstration
Frist Learning Center Courtyard Activities | 4 – 8 PM
Japanese Calligraphy
Write Your Own Kanji
Rabbit in the Moon Banner
Japanese Luna Moth
Frist Learning Center Great Hall | 4 – 8 PM
Nashville Bonsai Society
Food and Vendors
Vendors and Displays | Lot B
Asian Culture Center of Tennessee
Barnard-Seyfert Astronomical Society (Beginning at 6:30 in the Wills Perennial Garden)
Consul General of Japan
Japan-America Society of Tennessee
I Go Tokyo
Sister Cities Nashville
Shamisen Knoxville
Food Vendors | Lot B
BesTeas Bubble Shop
Changkham Japanese Fusion
Changnoi Thai Lao
KOBO Coffee & Treats
Louk Changnoi Boba
Taste of Aloha
Rice to Meet You
