2024 EVENTS & PROGRAMS
We welcome walk-in customers for Tea & Tour daily from noon to 4 pm. We offer tea ceremony demonstrations every Saturday at 2 pm throughout the season. For a more exclusive experience, consider booking a private tea ceremony for your group or indulge in ‘Touch of Tea,’ an interactive hands-on matcha whisking experience. For inquiries, please email director@japaneseculturalcenter.org.
January 13 (Sat) – 2-3 pm Public Tea Ceremony
February 10 (Sat) – 2-3pm Public Tea Ceremony
February 24 (Sat) – 10am-4pm “Where in the World Day” at Mid-Michigan Children’s Museum
March 9 (Sat) – 2-3pm Public Tea Ceremony
March 16 (Sat) – 10:30am-2pm Docent Volunteer Training (Part I) – See Flyer
April 2 (Tue) – noon- 4 pm Tea House and Gardens open daily for the season
April 20 (Sat) – 10:30-2pm Docent Volunteer Training (Part II) – See Flyer
April 27 (Sat) – noon-4pm Garden Volunteer Day
May 13-18 (Tue-Sat) – noon-4pm Garden Volunteer Week
May 25(Sat) – 1-4pm Bonsai Workshop by Jack Sustic – See Flyer
June 1 (Sat) – 11am-4pm Kimono Extravaganza
June 10-15 (Tue-Sat) – noon-4pm Garden Volunteer Week
June 22 (Sat) – 1-4pm Bonsai Workshop by Jack Sustic – See Flyer
July 5 (Fri) – 1-3pm Tanabata Star Festival
July 9-13 (Tue-Sat) – noon-4pm Garden Volunteer Week
July 13 (Sat) – 1-2pm Tomodachi Society Tea Ceremony
July 27 (Sat) – 1-4pm Bonsai Workshop by Jack Sustic – See Flyer
July – Ikebana Class by Judy Takako Thomas (TBA)
August 20 – 24 (Tue-Sat) – noon-4pm Garden Volunteer Week
August 31 (Sat) – Art & History: Chanoyu, Japanese Tea ceremony, and ceramics – 11-12:30
September 10 – 14 (Tue-Sat) – noon-4pm Garden Volunteer Week – Tuesday to Saturday
September 15 (Sun) – 1-4pm Japan Festival
October 26 (Sat) – noon-4pm Garden Volunteer Day
November 1 (Fri) – Gardens and Tea House close for the end of the season
November 9 (Sat) – 2-3pm Public Tea Ceremony
November 15 (Fri) – 5:30-8:30pm Open House, Holidays in the Heart of the City
December 14 (Sat) – 2-3pm Public Tea Ceremony
Japanese Cultural Center, Tea House, and Gardens
527 Ezra Rust Drive
Saginaw, Michigan 48601
Phone: 989.759.1648
director@japaneseculturalcenter.org