Japanese Moon Viewing - Cheekwood
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Japanese Moon viewing event at Cheekwood Woman doing calligraphy

Experience the 12th annual Japanese Moon Viewing, Otsukimi, an afternoon and moonlit evening filled with immersive opportunities to experience Japanese culture. Enjoy tea ceremony demonstrations, mochi pounding, taiko drumming, art activities, and bilingual tours of the Blevins Japanese Garden. New this year, a musician will play the shakuhachi, a traditional Japanese flute, during the tea ceremonies on the main stage. Explore bonsai displays and a vendor marketplace featuring food, art, and handcrafted goods. This celebration is produced in partnership with the Consulate General of Japan and the Japan-America Society of Tennessee


Supported by
MitsuiHCA
Japanese Moon viewing event at Cheekwood Woman doing calligraphy

Experience the 12th annual Japanese Moon Viewing, Otsukimi, an afternoon and moonlit evening filled with immersive opportunities to experience Japanese culture. Enjoy tea ceremony demonstrations, mochi pounding, taiko drumming, art activities, and bilingual tours of the Blevins Japanese Garden. New this year, a musician will play the shakuhachi, a traditional Japanese flute, during the tea ceremonies on the main stage. Explore bonsai displays and a vendor marketplace featuring food, art, and handcrafted goods. This celebration is produced in partnership with the Consulate General of Japan and the Japan-America Society of Tennessee


Sponsored by
HCA

Supported by
NissanAsurionMitsui

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

Reserve Tickets


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