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#NCCBF54 Join us LIVE ๐ฝ๏ธ Reflections of Tohoku documentary, in honor of all those affected by the Tohoku Earthquake and the contributions made by the Japanese American community to assist Tohokuโs recovery #ๆฑๆฅๆฌๅคงๅฐ้ #AAPIHM ๐ nccbf.org
youtu.be/jyXU5faPLZE
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๐ฌ We enjoyed livestreaming with you from our socially distanced studio @JCCCNC, hereโs some behind the scenes of #NCCBF54 festival!
๐ Special thanks to our MCs @MikeyNoWay @RHandaNBC @JanaKTVU, festival co-chairs @SocialGreg & Miki, PR/Marketing team, and our arts community ๐ธ
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๐ Stream 4 days of #NCCBF54 festival now!
Enjoy Japanese music and dance from the Bay Area and Miyagi, Japan, cultural arts like hanami dango, origami, and tea ceremony, and messages of hope for the future from @NCCBFQP and our community ๐ธ #Japantown #SF
sfcherryblossom.org/2021-virโฆ
๐ธ Remembering Shogo Yamada, dear friend, #Japantown music & dance performer, and @YamaShoSF restauranteur, who passed away last March ๐ Our festival wrote a tribute blog for Yamada-san, and we send our deepest condolences to his family and friends ๐ #SF sfcherryblossom.org/rememberโฆ
We are deeply saddened by the acts of vandalism to the #cherryblossom trees in front of @JCCCNC over #NewYear2021 weekend, but we are hopeful to have ๐ธ blossoming trees again in #Japantown #SF
#RT the Center's GoFundMe page, please donate if you can ๐ charity.gofundme.com/replaceโฆ
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๐ธ @JCCCNC campaign has officially ended, #thankyou for your support ๐ We raised over $30,000, thanks to 591 #donors in a week!
The Center is working with #SF to replant #cherryblossom trees plus a custom #Japanese designed protective barrier in time for #spring ๐ณ #Japantown
ALT Skinny tree with branches torn, pink ribbon, colorful origami cranes, next to road with parked cars
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๐ NEW cherry blossom trees are planted in front of @JCCCNC, thanks to everyone's generous efforts! The Center is working on an art installation and will have a rededication ceremony to celebrate the theme of ๐ธ cherry blossoms inspiring beauty and hope ๐ #sakura #Japantown #SF
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๐ NEW cherry blossom trees are planted in front of @JCCCNC, thanks to everyone's generous efforts! The Center is working on an art installation and will have a rededication ceremony to celebrate the theme of ๐ธ cherry blossoms inspiring beauty and hope ๐ #sakura #Japantown #SF
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#NCCBF54 We are thankful for @JCCCNC for providing our 2021 virtual festival livestream space in April, and our Day 1 MC @MikeyNoWay shared this cherry blossom tree story to illustrate the power of kizuna, how we came together to support this cause ๐ธ๐
youtu.be/XRIiMghXqvM?t=8494
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Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival ๐ธ retweeted
14 Jun 2021
SHOUT OUT THE SF SMALL BUSINESSES YOU LOVE.
SF New Deal is giving away $1,000,000 in debt relief to small businesses. ๐ธ ๐
๐งก Nominate a business you want to see receive a grant or apply for your own business. โฌ๏ธ
bit.ly/3wLp55y
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Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival ๐ธ retweeted
29 Jun 2021
Rediscover the official cultural districts of SF in tomorrowโs forum and letโs celebrate the reopening! โค๏ธ
Join the forum and enter to win 2 @alaskaair roundtrip tickets โ๏ธ
eventbrite.com/e/alaska-airlโฆ
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This comment makes our hearts soar ๐ We love your energy and enthusiasm Sandeep, you made our day!
๐ธ Thanks everyone for tuning in to our #NCCBF54 virtual festival sfcherryblossom.org/2021-virโฆ and for sharing your favorite moments, memories of our past, and plans for our future ๐
#NCCBF54 Masahiro shares ใ็ฒใๆงใงใใ Otsukaresamadeshita, thank you for your hard work!
We appreciate our festival committee, cultural artists & performers, festival partners, community orgs, corporate supporters, and attendees like you for making this virtual event shine ๐
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AG Richards shares a @sfjapantown history blog with the Peace Pagoda, designed by Yoshiro Taniguchi and presented by our sister city, Osaka in 1968 ๐
The very 1st Cherry Blossom Festival started a day after the dedication of @JapanCenterSF ๐ @sfosakasca thesanfranciscophoenix.com/?โฆ
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#NCCBF54 ๐ธ Learn all about Akita & Shiba and the clubs that participate in our festival, including Akitainu Hozonkai, Golden Gate Akita Club, and Shiba Inu Fanciers of Northern California ๐ถ #CherryBlossomFestival #ๆฅๆฌ็ฌ #็ง็ฐ็ฌ #akitainu #ๆด็ฌ #shibainu sfcherryblossom.org/japaneseโฆ
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#NCCBF54 Lilly of Golden Gate Akita Club shares a touching tribute to her akita, Daisy, beloved by many festival and parade visitors ๐ธ sfcherryblossom.org/japaneseโฆ
We last saw Daisy in our 2020 virtual festival before she passed on, and we miss her greatly ๐ youtu.be/NVnZAaTrqI4?t=5728
In honor of #OlympicDay, we're sharing photos from 100 Days to the Tokyo Olympic Games celebratory event at Japantown Peace Plaza last April. Our festival co-chairs met Bay Area Olympians and helped serve medallions to local community heroes!
Counting down 30 days til @Tokyo2020
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#Tokyo2020 #Japantown #NCCBF54
๐ธ This ceremony honored #SF civic, community, and business leaders who showed exceptional courage and strength during the pandemic.
๐ฝ๏ธ Missed this event? Meet the honorees and watch a powerful performance by Ito Yosakoi at nbcbay.com/SBE3hln
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๐ Enjoy this clip of Ito Yosakoi dancing to ใใชใผใใ Furฤซdamu (Freedom), an energetic sou odori choreographed by the late Suga Kunitomo
๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ Sign up for virtual #yosakoi classes on Friday nights at bit.ly/yosakoidance
๐ธ Read Ito Yosakoi's blog at sfcherryblossom.org/2021/04/โฆ
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#NCCBF54 ๆฃฎ่ฑ็พๅญ shares, ใๅๆตใกใใใๆฅฝใใๆญใฃใฆใใๅฌใใ่ฆใใใฆใใใใพใใใใใใใจใใใใChiรฉ-chan. She sings happily. I was happy to see it. Thank you.ใ ๐ฅฐ We agree, Chiรฉ has a strong, beautiful voice and writes impactful, emotional music ๐น youtu.be/0PGtnSxwVdE?t=6120
๐ Happy #FathersDay or #็ถใฎๆฅ Chichi no Hi to our virtual festivalโs weekend 1 MCs, @MikeyNoWay @RHandaNBC โจ special thanks to all the fathers who participate in our festival every year! #CherryBlossomFestival #Japantown #SF
Replay #NCCBF54 festival at sfcherryblossom.org/2021-virโฆ
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#NCCBF54 DAY 1 ๐ธ @MikeyNoWay recalls his childhood memory of watching SF Taru Mikoshi Ren as the grand parade finale ๐ #CherryBlossomFestival #Japantown #SF
๐ฝ๏ธ See Mike emcee our virtual festival at youtu.be/XRIiMghXqvM
โก๏ธ Read about our Mikoshi at sfcherryblossom.org/taru-mikโฆ
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#NCCBF54 DAY 2 ๐ธ @RHandaNBC enjoyed listening to his childhood favorite, Sukiyaki, by the Wesley Ukulele Band ๐ #CherryBlossomFestival #Japantown #SF
๐ฝ๏ธ See Robert emcee our virtual festival at youtu.be/0PGtnSxwVdE
โก๏ธ Find @WesleySJ Ukulele Band at wesleysj.net/music-ministry
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