Northern California Cherry Blososm Festival
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Kina Grannis has streamed her way to musical stardom, now has a health crusade
April 13, 2023 by Gil Asakawa, Nichi Bei News
Kina Grannis is a successful singer-songwriter who’s redefined the parameters of “fame.” Her songs are acoustic, gentle and dreamy. She’s not a rock and roller. She doesn’t play arenas with […] READ MORE
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Queen Stephanie Misa Doi and court embark on year-long JA journey
April 14, 2022 by Nichi Bei News
The AMC Kabuki 8 in San Francisco’s Japantown was packed for the 2022 Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival Queen Program April 9, signaling a return to form for the annual […] READ MORE
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Kyle Sayaka Fujiki Tana crowned 2014 Northern Calif. Cherry Blossom Queen
April 17, 2014 by Nichi Bei News
With cherry blossoms in bloom in San Francisco’s Japantown, the 47th annual Cherry Blossom Festival began April 12, and with it, the new queen’s court was named that evening during […] READ MORE
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CARRYING ON A TRADITION: The history of the festival’s portable shrines
April 6, 2012 by Nichi Bei News
Every year, one of the Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival’s biggest highlights is the taru mikoshi, one of the entrants in the Grand Parade. The mikoshi is a portable Shinto […] READ MORE
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