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) 2-3 pm Public Tea Ceremony

February 24 (Sat) 10 am-4 pm “Where in the World Day” at Mid-Michigan Children’s Museum

March 9 (Sat) 2-3 pm Public Tea Ceremony

March 16 (Sat) 10:30 am-2 pm 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) 10:30-2 pm Docent Volunteer Training (Part II) – See Flyer

April 27 (Sat) noon-4 pm Garden Volunteer Day

May 13-18 (Tue-Sat) noon-4 pm Garden Volunteer Week

May 25 (Sat) 1-4 pm Bonsai Workshop by Jack Sustic – See Flyer

June 1 (Sat) 11 am-4 pm Kimono Extravaganza – See Flyer

June 10-15 (Tue-Sat) noon-4 pm Garden Volunteer Week

June 22 (Sat) 1-4 pm Bonsai Workshop by Jack Sustic – See Flyer

July 5 (Fri) 1-3 pm Tanabata Star Festival – See Flyer

July 9-13 (Tue-Sat) noon-4 pm Garden Volunteer Week

July 13 (Sat) 1-2 pm Tomodachi Society Tea Ceremony – See Flyer

July 17 (Wed) 1-2:30 pm Ikebana Workshop by Judy Takako Thomas – See Flyer

July 24 (Wed) 1-2:30 pm Ikebana Workshop by Judy Takako Thomas – See Flyer

July 31 (Wed) 1-2:30 pm Ikebana Workshop by Judy Takako Thomas – See Flyer

August 7 (Wed) 1-2:30 pm Ikebana Workshop by Judy Takako Thomas – See Flyer

August 17 (Sat) 11 am -12:30 pm Panel Discussion and Art Exhibition at Caste Museum “Personal Memories, Shared Past: Stories from Japanese-American Incarceration during WWII” – See Panelists

August 20 – 24 (Tue-Sat) noon-4 pm Garden Volunteer Week

August 31 (Sat) 1-4 pm Bonsai Workshop by Jack Sustic (rescheduled)

September 10 – 14 (Tue-Sat) noon-4 pm Garden Volunteer Week

Septemrber 14 (Sat) Tea House Closed after 2PM – NO Public Tea Ceremony is offered

September 15 (Sun) – 1-4 pm Japan Festival – See flyer

October 4, 2024 (Fri) 2-4 pm “Simple and Easy Japanese: Everyday Use” by Professor Monika Dix

October 26 (Sat) noon-4 pm Garden Volunteer Day

November 1 (Fri) Gardens and Tea House close for the end of the season

November 9 (Sat) 2-3 pm Public Tea Ceremony

November 15 (Fri) 5:30-8:30 pm Open House, Holidays in the Heart of the City

December 14 (Sat) 2-3 pm Public Tea Ceremony