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Japanese Friendship Garden and Museum
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Japanese Friendship Garden and Museum
2215 Pan American Road East, San Diego, CA, United States
This exhibition explores the history of Japanese American gardeners in San Diego, from the early 20th century through World War II and beyond. Gardening offered first-generation immigrants work, provided beauty and solace during wartime incarceration, and evolved into modern landscaping after the war. The exhibit honors their labor, skill, and sacrifices for future generations. “A ...
Japanese Friendship Garden and Museum
2215 Pan American Road East, San Diego, CA, United States
Sogetsu Ikebana is a creative art that can take many forms and expressions. Sogetsu Ikebana aims to be present, to be vibrant and to be flexible. Many beautiful flowers and plants are the products of Mother Nature but, Ikebana is the product of man’s creativity and imagination in the arrangement. Each class, you will bring ...
Japanese Friendship Garden and Museum
2215 Pan American Road East, San Diego, CA, United States
Celebrate Shichi-Go-San, where children will have the opportunity to be dressed in traditional kimonos and photographed in the beautiful Japanese Friendship Garden & Museum! Traditionally in Japan, girls (ages three and seven) and boys (age five) are dressed in traditional kimonos and brought to the nearby shrines in order to pray for good health.
Japanese Friendship Garden and Museum
2215 Pan American Road East, San Diego, CA, United States
Celebrate Shichi-Go-San, where children will have the opportunity to be dressed in traditional kimonos and photographed in the beautiful Japanese Friendship Garden & Museum! Traditionally in Japan, girls (ages three and seven) and boys (age five) are dressed in traditional kimonos and brought to the nearby shrines in order to pray for good health.
Japanese Friendship Garden and Museum
2215 Pan American Road East, San Diego, CA, United States
Kintsugi, or "golden joinery," is more than a repair technique, it's a philosophy that honors imperfections as part of an object’s history, echoing the principles of Wabi-Sabi. In this workshop, you’ll learn the cultural roots and spiritual meaning behind kintsugi, then create your own piece using a simplified, accessible version of the traditional method. The ...
Japanese Friendship Garden and Museum
2215 Pan American Road East, San Diego, CA, United States
Join us in November to make a Christmas Wreath! This workshop will be held outdoors in the lower garden. Your ticket includes all materials, light refreshments, and admission to explore the garden after the workshop.
Japanese Friendship Garden and Museum
2215 Pan American Road East, San Diego, CA, United States
Join the JFGM Staff in Making a Shimenawa! Welcome the New Year with a hands-on tradition! Together, we’ll create shimenawa (sacred straw ropes) using paper ropes to purify our space and invite good fortune for the coming year.
Japanese Friendship Garden and Museum
2215 Pan American Road East, San Diego, CA, United States
Sogetsu Ikebana is a creative art that can take many forms and expressions. Sogetsu Ikebana aims to be present, to be vibrant and to be flexible. Many beautiful flowers and plants are the products of Mother Nature but, Ikebana is the product of man’s creativity and imagination in the arrangement. Each class, you will bring ...
Japanese Friendship Garden and Museum
2215 Pan American Road East, San Diego, CA, United States
Join Annie Macpherson, children’s book writer and illustrator, in an expressive art class with meditation for adults. In this course, the guest will use meditation and various expressive arts practices to uncover their purpose so that they may persevere during times of difficulty, transition, and change. Embark on a joyfully expressive adventure to discover your ...
Japanese Friendship Garden and Museum
2215 Pan American Road East, San Diego, CA, United States
Kintsugi is a centuries-old Japanese art form that honors the beauty of imperfection by repairing broken ceramics with lacquer mixed with powdered gold. Rooted in Zen philosophy, Kintsugi embraces the idea that breakage and repair are part of an object’s history—not flaws to be concealed, but features to be celebrated. Rather than disguising the cracks, ...
Japanese Friendship Garden and Museum
2215 Pan American Road East, San Diego, CA, United States
Kintsugi, or "golden joinery," is more than a repair technique, it's a philosophy that honors imperfections as part of an object’s history, echoing the principles of Wabi-Sabi. In this workshop, you’ll learn the cultural roots and spiritual meaning behind kintsugi, then create your own piece using a simplified, accessible version of the traditional method. The ...
