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A new generation of leaders vying for queen
March 30, 2023 by Nichi Bei News
The Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival Queen Program presented its 2023 queen candidates during its virtual preview press conference March 15 over Zoom. The program, a highlight of the city’s […] READ MORE
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Kelly Eshima crowned NorCal sakura matsuri queen amid unprecedented year
April 15, 2021 by Nichi Bei News
While the COVID-19 pandemic canceled the event last year, San Francisco’s 54th annual Cherry Blossom Festival held an online program and crowned its 2021 queen April 10. Akiko Jacqueline Bates, […] READ MORE
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S.F. Cherry Blossom Festival crowns naginata practitioner Yuki Nishimura queen
April 25, 2019 by Nichi Bei News
San Francisco’s 52nd annual Cherry Blossom Festival crowned its 2019 queen April 13 during the ceremony held at the AMC Kabuki 8 in the city’s Japantown. The program, emceed by […] READ MORE
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S.F.’s Cherry Blossom Queen Program candidates address JA identity
March 14, 2019 by Nichi Bei News
The Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival Queen Program presented its 2019 queen candidates during its annual preview March 10 at the Union Bank Community Room in San Francisco’s Japantown. The […] READ MORE
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S.F. Cherry Blossom Queen candidates announced
March 15, 2018 by Nichi Bei News
The Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival Queen Program presented its 2018 queen candidates during its annual preview March 11 at the Union Bank Community Room in San Francisco’s Japantown. The […] READ MORE
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FROM SUMO TO MUSIC: Former Ozeki KONISHIKI to be Grand Marshal of parade
April 1, 2017 by Nichi Bei News
Hail the conquering hero … once again. When KONISHIKI last came to the Bay Area in 1996, the much celebrated sumo wrestler in Japan was taking a victory lap of […] READ MORE
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Cherry Blossom Festival celebrating 50 years and embracing the future
April 1, 2017 by Nichi Bei News
San Francisco’s annual Cherry Blossom Festival will celebrate its 50th anniversary with organizers hoping to present a celebration of Japanese culture that is bigger than ever. This year, the two […] READ MORE
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KEEPING HISTORY: Samantha Beth Tsukiji crowned 2016 queen
April 14, 2016 by Nichi Bei News
The 49th annual Cherry Blossom Festival crowned its 2016 Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival Queen in an April 9 ceremony at the Sundance Kabuki Cinemas in San Francisco’s Japantown. The […] READ MORE
