Long Island Sakura Matsuri



Cherry Blossom Festival
at
Stonybrook University


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Long Island Sakura Matsuri



Cherry Blossom Festival
at
Stonybrook University


Click Here to Purchase Tickets

Long Island Sakura Matsuri



Cherry Blossom Festival
at
Stonybrook University


Click Here to Purchase Tickets

Long Island Sakura Matsuri



Cherry Blossom Festival
at
Stonybrook University


Click Here to Purchase Tickets

Long Island Sakura Matsuri



Cherry Blossom Festival
at
Stonybrook University


Click Here to Purchase Tickets

WELCOME TO THE 26TH EDITION OF
LONG ISLAND'S SAKURA MATSURI.



Sakura Matsuri



When:

Sunday, April 26, 2026

12 noon to 5 pm

(rain or shine)

Where:

Stony Brook University’s

Charles B. Wang Center.



Welcome Spring to Long Island the Japanese way with the exciting sounds of the Taiko Drums, the elegance of Japanese dance and music, and a wondrous array of Japanese cultural exhibits and events for the entire family.



FEATURED performances



cha-no-yu: tea ceremony hosted by Toshitsugu nagano, tea master



ryu shu taiko



shakuhachi zen flute by grand-master daniel soergel



junko fisher: okinawan dance



masayo ishigure and her koto ensemble: miyabi



miyabi - samisen



yosakoi dance project 10tecomai



ichifujikai traditional dance company



FEATURED workshops & activities



origami workshops by wang ctr. volunteers



sakura matsuri, sunday, april 26



sho-do, brush writing w/ sbu japanese student organization



manga workshop by kristen "sabs" sabatino



button making w/ wang ctr. volunteers



make your own japanese sekimori paperweight w/ hiroko uraga-senese



face painting by arts across ages



japanese games by sbu japanese student org.



FEATURED EXHIBITORS, DEMOS, & displays



japanese pottery "raku-yaki" by susan broderick



cosplay show by cosplaynyc, jason linetsky, host



bonsai display by l.i. bonsai society



japanese game of strategy: "Go" tournament



martial arts demo: naginata by Greater ny naginata fed., katie roche, sensei



the festival begins at 12noon with a
taiko demo by sbu taiko tides



martial arts demo: kendo by ryushukan & sbu kendo clubs, misao kono-grivas sensei



martial arts demo: okinawan kobudo by ryushukan, gerard senese, sensei




12pm-12:30pm: Outside the front entrance of the Wang Center: SBU Taiko Group: Taiko Tides

4pm-4:30pm: Martial Arts Demos by

Ken Zen NY-Naginata, Roche Sensei

AEUSKF Kendo, Grivas-Kono Sensei, Kowalski Sensei

Ryu Shu Kan Karate/Kobudo, Senese Sensei ​

4:30pm-5pm Ryu Shu Taiko (If rain, 12pm & 4-5pm shows inside)


12pm - 5pm: FREE Activities in the Main Lobby:

Japanese Games, Origami, Face painting, Cosplay Info, and Button making - AARP Table (Sakura Sponsor)

Theater Lobby: Free: Ikebana Demonstration by Sogetsu Ryu: Japanese School of Ikebana, Toyomi Sobue Sensei

Free Exhibit: Raku-Yaki (Japanese Pottery) by Susan Broderick

Free Exhibit: Bonsai Display, by the E. Suffolk Bonsai Society


​​Workshops (Paid admission - Wristbands required):

12pm-2pm: Sekimori - Japanese Paperweight, w/ Hiroko

12pm-4pm: Sho-Do (Brush Calligraphy), SBU-JSO (Japanese Student Org.)

12pm-4pm: Manga drawing, w/ Kristen Sabs


Performances- (Paid admission - Wristbands required)

MAIN THEATER:

1:30pm-2:15pm: Koto & Samisen Concert by Misayo Ishigure, and her Miyabi Ensemble

2:15pm-3pm: INTERMISSION

3pm-4pm:

Yosakoi Dance Project 10tecomai

Japanese traditional Dance by Ichifujikai Dance,

Okinawan Dance by Junko Fisher

4:00pm-5:00pm: COSPLAY- Featuring A Cosplay Fashion Show presented by CosplayNYC magazine with Live Music by SBU student, Yulan Zhou, and her group "GSL" playing Japanese pop and anime-related music



East Hall (Bamboo Atrium)

(Paid admission - Wristbands required):

12:30-1:45pm- Shakuhachi-bamboo flute w/Daniel Soergel, Grand-master

2:15-3:00pm, 3:15-4:00pm & 4:15-5:00pm: Japanese Tea ceremony (Cha no Yu) w/Toshitsugu Nagano Sensei

Lecture Hall 1

(Paid admission - Wristbands required):

4pm-5pm, Shakuhachi-bamboo flute w/Daniel Soergel, Grand-master


9am-5pm, Rm 201: SBU Go Club, Go Tournament

FOOD FOR SALE IN THE JASMINE RESTAURANT, MAIN LOBBY



WE WISH TO THANK OUR SPONSORS, JAPAN CENTER AT STONY BROOK, THE CHARLES B. WANG CENTER, AND
AARP-LONG ISLAND.
AND THANK YOU, TO ALL OF THE ATTENDEES FOR COMING TO THE 25TH EDITION OF RYU SHU KAN’S
SAKURA MATSURI.
THE RYU SHU KAN HAS PRODUCED THE SAKURA MATSURI BEGINNING IN 1999 AT OUR DOJO IN FARMINGVILLE.
IN 2007 WE PRESENTED THE FESTIVAL FOR THE FIRST TIME AT THE CHARLES B WANG CENTER, UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE JAPAN CENTER AT STONY BROOK AND IN COLLABORATION WITH THE WANG CENTER.
WE WISH TO THANK DR. IWAO OJIMA, FOUNDER AND CHAIR OF THE JAPAN CENTER, HIS WIFE YOKO OJIMA, CO-FOUNDER OF THE JAPAN CENTER AND ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE JAPAN CENTER AT STONY BROOK FOR THEIR SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT SINCE MY WIFE, HIROKO, AND I STARTED WITH THEM IN 2007.
WE ALSO LIKE TO THANK DR. JINYOUNG JIN, THE CULTURAL PROGRAM DIRECTOR OF THE WANG CENTER, HER ASSISTANT ERIC MURPHY, AND THE ENTIRE STAFF OF THE WANG CENTER FOR THEIR EXCELLENT COLLABORATION AND COOPERATION IN SETTING UP THE FESTIVAL AND TO ALL THE VOLUNTEERS THAT MAKE IT RUN AND FLOW SMOOTHLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY.





RYU SHU KAN: Japanese arts center