Sakura Picnic Day 2019

The ‘Sakura (cherry blossom) Picnic Day’ is a community event which has been hosted by the Australia Japanese Society and the Japanese Society of Melbourne since 2015, in order to celebrate spring and promote the multi-cultural face of Melbourne.

This community event will showcase Japanese cultural performances, traditional tea ceremony, martial arts demonstration and activities for children amongst a mature cherry tree grove donated to Victoria by the Government of Japan.

BYO picnic or sample Japanese cuisine from onsite vendors. Japanese tea, sweets and crafts also available for purchase. Entry via gold coin donation.