2019 Student Exchange
Our 2019 Student Exchange had students and chaperones visiting from Sakai July 26 -31, 2019. Seven high school students, one college student and three chaperones from Sakai participated and stayed with Berkeley/Bay Area host families and Berkeley-Sakai Association members. The exchange included a welcome get together, BBQ and pool party, host family day, a visit to Pixar Studio, a walk to the mid-span of the Golden Gate Bridge, Pier 39, a visit with Berkeley's Mayor and tour of the UC Berkeley campus. On the final night, we enjoyed a farewell pizza party with Sakai visitors and host families playing guitars and signing Japanese and American songs. It was a fabulous student exchange, enjoyed by us all.
Click on the picture below to see a slide show of the student exchange.
Click on the picture below to see a video from the student exchange sayonara party.
2019 San Francisco Cherry Blossom Festival Parade
Sunday, April 21 marked the 52nd annual Cherry Blossom Festival and Parade in San Francisco, and your Berkeley-Sakai Association once again made its presence known!
Chabana (Flower Arranging) Workshop and Photos June 22, 2019
Barbara Stevens-Strauss is a Berkeley-Sakai Association Board Member who practices and shares with us traditional Japanese art forms including ikebana, raku ceramics, chabana and tea ceremony. Barbara will be teaching a Chabana workshop on June 22, 2019, from 2-4 P.M. at Takara Sake, 708 Addison St., Berkeley, CA 94710. The Chabana workshop is a benefit for the Berkeley-Sakai Association. All flowers and natural elements for the workshop will be provide. There is a $50 fee for the workshop and the number of attendees is limited to 15.
In the workshop, We learn how to use flowers and natural elements, available in our gardens, to make multiple arrangements. If you bring your own vase, you can take home one of your creative arrangements. Please contact the Berkeley-Sakai Association or Barbara at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you are interested in attending future Chabana flower arranging workshops.