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Japanese Moon Viewing

Japanese Moon viewing event at Cheekwood Woman doing calligraphy

Experience the 12th annual Japanese Moon Viewing, Otsukimi, an afternoon and moonlit evening filled with immersive opportunities to experience Japanese culture. Enjoy tea ceremony demonstrations, mochi pounding, taiko drumming, art activities, and tours of the Blevins Japanese Garden. New this year, a musician will play the shakuhachi, a traditional Japanese flute, during the tea ceremonies on the main stage. Explore bonsai displays and a vendor marketplace featuring food, art, and handcrafted goods. This celebration is produced in partnership with the Consulate-General of Japan in Nashville and the Japan-America Society of Tennessee.

Supported by
MitsuiHCA
Nissan Foundation
In partnership with
Japanese Moon viewing event at Cheekwood Woman doing calligraphy

Experience the 12th annual Japanese Moon Viewing, Otsukimi, an afternoon and moonlit evening filled with immersive opportunities to experience Japanese culture. Enjoy tea ceremony demonstrations, mochi pounding, taiko drumming, art activities, and bilingual tours of the Blevins Japanese Garden. New this year, a musician will play the shakuhachi, a traditional Japanese flute, during the tea ceremonies on the main stage. Explore bonsai displays and a vendor marketplace featuring food, art, and handcrafted goods. This celebration is produced in partnership with the Consulate General of Japan and the Japan-America Society of Tennessee

Sponsored by
HCA

Supported by
NissanAsurionMitsui

Schedule of Events

Main Stage | Arboretum Lawn

5 PM: Nashville Taiko and Shamisen Knoxville performances
5:30 PM: Nashville Taiko performance
6 PM: Welcome Ceremony and Haiku Contest winners
6:30 PM: Kimono Fashion Show
7 PM: Tea Ceremony
7:30 PM: Shakuhachi Performance
8 PM: Tea Ceremony
8:30 PM: Closing Ceremony featuring a reading of the Japanese folktale “The Bamboo Cutter”

Children’s Garden Stage

4:15 PM: Mochi Pounding
4:45 PM: Kamishibai
5:15 PM: Mochi Pounding
5:45 PM: Kamishibai
7:15 PM: Choir SAKURA

Blevins Japanese Garden Tour

4:30 PM, 5:30 PM, 6:30 PM  |  Meet at garden entrance

Throughout the festival, guests can explore Cheekwood’s Blevins Japanese
Garden through guided tours starting at the times listed above.

4 – 8 PM  |  Frist Learning Center Courtyard

  • Japanese Calligraphy
  • Write Your Own Kanji
  • Create a Japanese Luna Moth
  • Create a Rabbit in the Moon Banner

Ikebana Display and Demonstration

4 – 8 PM  |  Frist Learning Center Courtyard Classroom

  • 7 – 7:30 PM: Live demonstration

Nashville Bonsai Society Display

4 – 8 PM  |  Frist Learning Center Great Hall

Vendors and Displays

4 – 9 PM  |  Lot B

Barnard-Seyfert Astronomical Society (Beginning at 6:30 PM in the Wills Perennial Garden)
Consul-General of Japan
Japan-America Society of Tennessee
I Go Tokyo
Sister Cities Nashville
Shamisen Knoxville
Weenie Wraps

Food Trucks

4 – 9 PM  |  Lot B

Boba Truck
Chang Kham Asian Fusion
Chang Noi Thai-Lao
KOBO Coffee & Treats
Taste of Aloha
Rice to Meet You

Learn more about the Japanese traditions and cultural experiences featured at this year’s Moon Viewing.
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Food and Vendors

Vendors and Displays | Lot B

Asian Culture Center of Tennessee
Barnard-Seyfert Astronomical Society (Beginning at 6:30 in the Wills Perennial Garden)
Consul General of Japan
Japan-America Society of Tennessee
I Go Tokyo
Sister Cities Nashville
Shamisen Knoxville

Food Vendors | Lot B

BesTeas Bubble Shop
Changkham Japanese Fusion
Changnoi Thai Lao
KOBO Coffee & Treats
Louk Changnoi Boba
Taste of Aloha
Rice to Meet You

Reserve Tickets

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Spring Surprises: Floral Arrangement

With springtime as our guide, we will bring the outdoors in through seasonal foraging and fresh-cut florals.

Participants will design their own seasonal tablescape, crafting from flowers and branches, learning floral design techniques that can be replicated at home.

Location: Massey Auditorium
Members: $60
Nonmembers: $75

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Ceramic Bird Feeders

Spring has sprung, and the birds are singing!

Working with local ceramicist Kelsey Smith, participants will learn basic clay techniques to create a unique bird feeder fit for any outdoor space.

Location: Frist Learning Center Clay Studio
Members: $52
Nonmembers: $65

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Watercolor Wreaths

Using a combination of painting techniques, participants in this workshop will learn simple flower and leaf shapes to create their own watercolor wreath designs.

Location: Frist Learning Center Painting Studios
Members: $49.60
Nonmembers: $62

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Watercolors: Bountiful Blooms

Get inspired by the Cheekwood in Bloom garden displays and create your own watercolor masterpiece!

Participants will learn basic watercolor techniques and create their own composition of bright spring blooms.

Location: Frist Learning Center Painting Studios
Members: $49.60
Nonmembers: $62

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Tabletop Bulb Gardens

Experience the fragrance and beauty of Spring flowers indoors weeks before they bloom outside.

Create a living arrangement from hundreds of soon-to-bloom fragrant and unique varieties of daffodils, tulips, hyacinth and more, while Susan teaches you how to bring these beauties into bloom in your own home next year. Bulb selection and various methods of chilling will be taught. After your garden finishes blooming you may plant outdoors for re-bloom next year.

Location: Massey Auditorium
Members: $60
Nonmembers: $75

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