Photos from 2012
SAKURA menu Japanese restaurant map
The SAKURA menu Japanese restaurant map 2013 features Japanese restaurants in Metro Vancouver who will be offering special sakura-themed items from April 4 to 30. Please check this page >>
2013 Sakura Days Japan Fair was held on April 6th and 7th, 2013
Thank you for coming to #SDJF despite the rainy weather!
When you blog about #SDJF, please mention us or share with #SDJF hashtag. we'd love to hear about what you think about this year's #SDJF.
Location: VanDusen Botanical Garden
5151 Oak Street (37th & Oak), Vancouver, BC Map >>
- No pets allowed.
- Parking is very limited, please TravelSmart. www.translink.bc.ca
- This event is wheelchair accessible.
- Many vendors are cash only. No ATM on site.
- This is a rain or shine event.
Event Map & Schedule (PDF)
Please check all of our performers and vendors >>April 6th and 7th, 2013 (10am - 5pm)
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 Map & Schedule BW (PDF 285 KB) >> for Black & White Printer |
Advance Tickets Online
Online ticket sales end at 11:59 pm PDT April 4 noon on Friday April 5th or when all online tickets sell out, whichever comes first.
This is a rain or shine event. NO REFUNDS.
Ticket Type |
Advance |
At the Gate |
| Adults (19-64) | $10.50 |
$12.00 |
| Seniors (65+) | $8.00 |
$9.00 |
| Youths (13-18) | $8.00 |
$9.00 |
| Children (3-12) | $5.50 |
$6.50 |
| Families (2 adults + 2 children under 19) | $25.00 |
$28.00 |
| VanDusen Adult Member (19-64) (not sold online - in person only) |
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| VanDusen Senior Member (65+) (not sold online - in person only) |
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| VanDusen Member Families (2 Member adults + 2 Member children under 19) (not sold online - in person only) |
* We are using Ticketbud（ticketbud.com）online ticket system.
* You can also buy tickets in advance in person at VanDusen Botanical Garden Visitor Centre, Admissions Desk during garden hours.
What is Sakura Days Japan Fair?
The sakura (Japanese cherry blossom) has long been a traditional icon in Japanese culture and is a symbol of spring. In 2008, the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival (VCBF) started the Sakura Days event. In 2009, several of Vancouver's leading Japan-Canada business associations formed the Japan Fair Organizing Committee and joined forces with the VCBF to create a unique Japanese-Canadian festival event. At Sakura Days Japan Fair you can experience modern and traditional Japanese cultural arts, cuisine and business.
It will take place at the spectacular VanDusen Botanical Garden.
Soak in the wonderful Japanese festival atmosphere and enjoy delicious Japanese food and sake, cultural performances, arts and crafts and learn about Japanese culture and business.
Enjoy taiko drumming, martial arts, koto (Japanese harp), dance and singing performances. Participate in a tea ceremony, or learn about ikebana (flower arranging), origami (paper folding), haiku or calligraphy and try getting dressed in an authentic yukata.
Please check the VCBF website for more information about everything happening during the whole Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival 2013.
Donation & Message to Japan
At the 2012 Sakura Days Japan Fair we collected donations for the Fukushima University Disaster Volunteer Center. This Center provides support and disaster relief to evacuees of the Great East Japan Earthquake.We sent $1146.60 to the Fukushima University Disaster Volunteer Center to help them with their volunteer work.
We would like to thank all of the people who donated to this cause.
As a follow up to our 2011 "With You Japan" photo project, at the 2012 Sakura Days Japan Fair we asked visitors to write messages of encouragement to Japan on two large poster board banners.
We brought this poster to Fukushima University.
at 2011 Sakura Days Japan Fair
#withYouJapan 
In addition to donating money to the Japanese Relief Fund, we wanted to show our support in a more visual way, so we took 324 photos at 2011 Sakura Days Japan Fair of over 1,000 people holding the "With You Japan" sign to let the people of Japan know that we are thinking of them and supporting them. "With You Japan" 324 photos page>>
