Asaki Osato, a college student from San Jose, was crowned 2012 Northern California Cherry Blossom Queen at Sundance Kabuki Cinemas in San Francisco’s Japantown on April 14. Candidates Chihiro Hirai, Manami Kidera, Osato, Miki Fukai and Megumi Yoshida competed for the role of queen in the program, a highlight of the 45th annual Northern California […]
Jeddie Kawahatsu crowned 2011 Northern CA Cherry Blossom Festival queen
April 14, 2011 by Leave a Comment
After an evening of speeches, dancing and music — striking a balance between joyous celebration and somber reflection on the devastation in Northeastern Japan — San Francisco native Jeddie Narumi Kawahatsu, 21, was crowned 2011 Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival queen. At Sundance Kabuki Cinemas in San Francisco’s Japantown on April 9, candidates Kaori Saito, […]
THE HEART OF KANJI: Healthy Future
å¥åº· (Kenko) means “health,†which I explained in my Oct. 20-26, 2011 column. æœªæ¥ (Mirai) means “future.†未 (mi) means “not ripe yet,†and consists of two parts. The top horizontal line represents fruit that is not yet ripe and the bottom line represents a tree. æ¥ (rai or kuru) means “come,†and consists of […]