CURRENT EXHIBITION
3/23 - 4/10
FRIENDSHIP IN BLOOM: SHARED VISIONS OF SAKURA
Friendship in Bloom: Shared Visions of Sakura features 250 drawings and haiku composed by elementary school students in Japan and Washington, DC on the theme of sakura (cherry blossoms) to celebrate the 250th anniversary of American independence and the gift of 250 cherry blossom trees from Japan to the United States.
Visitors can enjoy the kaleidoscope of color, shape, sound, and emotion evoked by a single flower on two sides of the globe. Each student’s work is truly unique and yet, exhibited side-by-side, a shared appreciation for the cherry blossom’s beauty emerges.
The exhibition is the culmination of an exchange project organized by the Embassy of Japan to foster international friendship, mutual understanding, and cultural appreciation between elementary school students in the US and Japan. Join us to celebrate the students’ blooms and the hope for a bright future that they embody!
EXHIBITION INFO
Regular Admission:
Monday, March 23, 2026
to Friday, April 10, 2026
9:00AM – 5:00PM ET
(JICC Business Hours)
In Partnership With:
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PAST EXHIBITIONS
2026
- Chasing Kaguya: Moon Myths to Missions (February 2 - March 30, 2026)
- 2026 JICC Nengajo Contest Winners (January 7 - January 23, 2026)
2025
- Yoshiko Oishi-Weick: A Retrospective in Ink (September 19 - November 28, 2025)
- Pop Up Exhibition: Edo Miniatures (June 30 - August 21, 2025)
- Shin Ka: Inner Gardens of Reflections (April 14 - May 29, 2025)
- Sakura & Friendship Photography Exhibition (February 20 - March 18, 2025)
- JICC Nengajo Winners (January 10 - January 31, 2025)
2024
- Kyō Hyōgu: Behind the Hanging Scroll (September 6 - October 25, 2024)
- Photographic Images and Matter: Japanese Prints of the 1970s (May 7 - June 28, 2024)
- Color Me Pink! (March 22 - April 19, 2024)
- Recapturing Happiness: The Enduring Spirit of Ishinomaki (January 31 - March 13, 2024)
2023
- Go For Broke: Japanese American Soldiers Fighting on Two Fronts (September 21 - December 15, 2023)
- Chanoyu Culture: Invitation to Tea (July 25 - September 8, 2023)
- The Superlative Artistry of Japan (Part I May 17 - June 9, Part II June 16 - July 12, 2023)
- Blossoming Flowers in Japanese Art and Poetry (March 17 - May 5, 2023)
- The Superlative Artistry of Japan (Part I: May 17-June 9 | Part II June 16-July 12, 2023)