2010 Cherry Blossom Festival
Southern California
Little Tokyo district of Downtown Los Angeles

2009 Grand Honorary Chairs

Junichi Ihara
Cosul General of Japan in Los Angeles
Daniel K. Inouye
United States Senator, Hawaii
George & Sakaye Aratani
Jan Perry
Councilwoman, 9th District
City of Los Angeles

2009 Honorary Chairs

Lucille Roybal-Allard
United States Congress, 34th Congressional District
John Chiang
California State Controller
Judy Chu, Ph.D.
Chair, California State Board of Equalization
Gilbert Cedillo
California State Senate 22nd District
John A. Perez
California State Assembly 46th District
Gloria Molina
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisor, 1st District
Antonio R. Villaraigosa
Mayor, City of Los Angeles
William J. Bratton
Chief of Police City of Los Angeles
Paul K. Tanaka
Mayor, City of Gardena and Assistant Sheriff, LA County Sheriff's Dept.
Dr Gordon & Joanne Sasaski
Japanese American Medical Association Clarence Wong
Proprietor, Japon Bistro Pasadena
Erwin Furukawa
Southern California Edison
Akemi Kikumura Yano Ph.D.
President/CEO Japanese American National Museum
Carolyn Crayton, CFE
Founder, Macon Georgia International Cherry Blossom Festival

Awards

Senator Daniel Inouye
Leadership Award

George Kiriyama Educational Excellence Award

Teachers Making a Difference

Community Treasures

Best in Festival Most Photogenic Dog Contest

Affiliate Events

Electric Cherry Blossom

Pacific Century Reading Festival

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Festival Hours, Directions & Lodging

Fact Sheet

Press Releases

Festival Poster

Festival Map

Festival Program

Festival Recognition

The Trees

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