Kentridge celebrates PTSA Cherry Blossom Festival
Published 5:14 pm Wednesday, April 2, 2014
The Kentridge PTSA hosted its 17th annual Kent-area high school PTSA Cherry Blossom Festival last Friday, with dozens of exhibits, performances and activities related to Japanese culture.
The Japanese festival celebrated spring with cultural traditions such as taiko drumming, judo demonstrations, children’s activity booths, Japanese folk tales, recitals and cultural displays.
A variety of Japanese cuisine such as yakisoba, takoyaki, curry rice, and gyoza also were available and produced by Kent-Meridian, Kentlake, Kentridge and Kentwood Japanese clubs.
Some clubs set up origami tables while others hosted cultural mask making for children.
Inside the Kentridge’s main gym, taiko drummers from the University of Washington performed sets during the intermission of an all-ages judo championship.
Proceeds from the evening benefitted Kent School District high school Japanese exchange programs.
