NEWS & EVENTS

2023 National Cherry Blossom Festival

On the weekend of April 15th-16th, the Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies hosted a booth at the 2023 National Cherry Blossom Festival. The booth, located in front of the upcoming SAIS campus at 555 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, was hosted by 20 student and staff volunteers with activities including trivia, Japanese calligraphy, a Japanese traditional game known as Fukuwarai, and Kendama, a traditional Japanese toy.

In addition to the myriad of guests who participated in these activities, we also had two VIP visits. On the 15th, the booth was visited by Japanese Ambassador to the United States, Koji Tomita.

On the second day of the festival, the First Lady of Japan, Ms. Yuko Kishida, visited with members of the center and learned about our research initiatives. We were thrilled to meet with her and share our international experiences.

Thank you to our Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies | SAIS and Reischauer Center alumni for volunteering and coming to visi