Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Japanese Students Celebrate Sakura Matsuri

By Sophia Lu April 17, 2023

Sakura Matsuri, a Japanese cultural street festival, returned to Georgetown University’s campus for the first time since before the COVID-19 pandemic to celebrate the arrival of cherry blossoms in Washington,...

COURTESY DONELLA SMITH
Sakura Matsuri draws thousands to its street festival attempting to display Japanese culture. While it is the biggest Japanese cultural events of its type, only around a tenth of visitors are of Japanese origin.

Japanese Culture in Bloom

By Nicole Ong April 10, 2015

The cherry blossoms are forecasted to be at their peak this weekend, just in time to splash Washington, D.C., with a burst of color for the National Cherry Blossom Festival. Sakura Matsuri, the grand...

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