Otsukimi Moonviewing Members Ticket Bundle - Includes Tea House Concert & General Admission)
Saturday, October 28th & Sunday, October 29th
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Member Adult : $50 per ticket
Member Youth (6-17): $45 per ticket
Check-in time: 3:45pm
Program starts at 4pm
The program will start on time. Our Tea House is located on east side of the garden and is an approximately 10 min walk from our main entrance.
Your prompt arrival will ensure a more pleasurable experience not only for yourself, but for the other participants as well.
Tea House Concert
experience a traditional Japanese musical performance on the Koto along with a serving on sencha tea exclusively in our tea house. This Live Performance starts at 4 pm and will last until 4:40pm. The Koto is a a Japanese plucked half-tube zither instrument, and the national instrument of Japan. It will be played by Tomoko Kihara with introductions and translations by Yuka Munehisa.
- Introduction & Performance: 15 min
- Intermission (with Japanese Tea included) 10 min
- Second set of performance 15 min
After the concert, guests will also get to view a special Otsukimi exhibit in our tea room from our roji garden.
Early Otsukimi Admission
There will be 15-20 minutes after the concert where guests will gain early access to the Otsukimi Moonviewing Exhibit before it opens to the public at 5pm. Vendors will also be open early exclusively for our members during this time.
About Otsukimi
Similar to the traditions of Cherry Blossom Viewing and Autumn Leaves Viewing, the Japanese take time to enjoy the moon when it is most beautiful. Our annual Otsukimi Moon Viewing is a traditional Japanese celebration of the full moon. Stroll through our lantern-lit paths in the full moonlight, and enjoy various Japanese displays, musical performances as well as authentic various sake, traditional Japanese food, and snacks.
Our exhibit theme this year is : "Gekka “月華” .
Gekka “月華” can be translated as "moonflower," representing the serene and beautiful scene created by the combination of the moon and the radiance of flowers. It encompasses the meeting of "moonlight," referring to the soft and gentle illumination emitted by the moon during nighttime. The term "華-Ka" in this context signifies brightness or radiance.
Parking
We would like to encourage you to carpool if possible or take the light rail to this Special Events as parking is limited.
When riding the Light Rail, exit at the Central and Roosevelt stop. The Garden is located on the west side of the rail, 0.3 miles from the station; it is directly behind the Irish Cultural Center (1106 N. Central Ave, Phoenix), just north of Portland Avenue. The Garden entrance is across the parking lot at 1125 N. 3rd Avenue.
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