A Cultural, Historical, and Musical Legacy Celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year
Saturday, February 20, 2010, 12 noon - 4 pm
Program features Charlie Chin, Story-Teller, Chinese Instrumental Performances, Lion Dance, Chinese Opera, Youth Ensemble, Tai Chi Master, Lunar Customs and Flower Arranging, Cooking Demonstration, Tour of Hakone by Foundation CEO. Chinese foods and refreshments.
Suggested donation $20, senios $15, children under 12 free when accompanied by an adult.
Co-hosted by the Chinese Historical Society of America, U.S. Chinese Women Cultural Organization, Chi Am Circle Club, and the Chinese Women's Club of Santa Clara Valley, sponsored by Sereno Group Real Estate.
Click here to see the Year of Tiger Festival 2010 Flier.
Artwork and copyright permission by James Tan.
11th Annual Matsuri
Sunday, May 16, 2010, 11 AM - 4 PM
Save the date!
Fun filled with Japanese cultural events, foods, tea, music, dance, art, and silent auctions.
More details to follow.
PAST EVENTS:
NINTH HAKONE DAICHAKAI
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Registration: 11:00 - 11:45 AM
Chaseki: 12:00 - 5:00 PM
The Hakone Daichakai is one of the most important and enjoyable tea events in the greater Bay Area: important in that it brings together tea practitioners of different tea traditions and enjoyable in the beauty and suitability of its location and enthusiasm of its participants. The hope is that all who practice tea will desire to attend in order to share tea with their fellow practitioners at one of the few sites where this type of event is possible outside of Japan.
This year, those who practice Omotesenke, Urasenke, Mushanokoji, and Matsuoryu will be hosting thin or thick tea at various garden sites. If you would like to participate by being a host at your own site, please contact John Larissou, larissou@gmail.com or 415-731-0622.
Anyone wishing to attend should PRE-REGISTER BY OCTOBER 9, 2009 by filling out a form (or write to John Larissou for a form) and sending it along with a check made out to Hakone Foundation for $50 per person attending, to Hakone Daichakai c/o John Larissou, 2651 - 25th Ave. San Francisco, CA 94116-2904. Pre-registration is desirable as seats are pre-assigned and seating is limited. Admission is to at least three tea sites and includes a small box lunch. Those not pre-registering may attend but seating is not guaranteed. Tickets will be distributed on the day of the event during the registration period.
All fees go to the Foundation and help to maintain and improve this beautiful garden. This is an enjoyable event for the participants and it supports a good cause.
Required registration information:
Name, Telephone number, Name of Tea School you practiced, Tea preferences (1st, 2nd, and 3rd), Fee $50.
For further information, please contact John Larissou at 415.731.0622, email larissou@gmail.com.
Autumn Opera at Hakone
Friday, September 11, 2009, 6:30 - 9:30 PM
Hakone Estate and Gardens invite you to a cool evening of autumn opera, featuring arias and duets at sunset. Christopher Bengochea (Tenor), Cathleen Candia (Mezzo Soprano), Sandra Bengochea (Soprano), and John Minagro (Bass-Baritone) will be featured. This event will include buffet and wine reception. Phone RSVP 408.741.4977, or online sigh up at the below link. $125 per person.
10th Annual Matsuri
Sunday, May 17, 2009, 11 AM - 4 PM
Fun filled with Japanese cultural events, foods, tea, music, dance, art, and silent auctions.
Highlights: Japanese Calligraphy demonstration on a large canvas, Mochitsuki (Mochi pounding) performance, Tea ceremony, Tsugaru Shamisen and Japanese musical instruments performances, Festival songs of Four Seasons, Shorinji Kempo, Ikebana demonstration, Silent Auction, etc.
Foods served: Chicken Yakitori, Curried rice, Japanese style Chow mein, Gyoza, Kagami Biraki, and Sake tasting, etc.
Free admission: Donations are welcome at the entrance.
Parking: Free parking with free shuttle service from Saratoga High School. $15 at Hakone parking lot if space is available.
Photos by Venz Fine Photography.
Year of the Ox Celebration
Saturday, February 28, 2009, 2-6 PM
A Historical and Musical Legacy. The Chinese Historical Society of America and the Hakone Foundation proudly present the Celebration of the Lunar New Year. Please join us in celebrating Hakone's century-long ties to San Jose's Chinatown (Heinleville) and Japantown.
Historian Connie Young Yu presented the slide show: "The Chinese-American Legacy of Hakone". Francis Wong and Ensemble will perform new Chinese-American works.
Location: 21000 Big Basin Way, Saratoga, California
Schedule: Saturday, February 28, 2009
2:00-3:00 pm : Reception with Refreshments
3:00-5:00 pm : Featured Program
5:00-6:00 pm : Sunset Tour of Hakone by Foundation CEO
Suggested Donation: $25, Seniors, Hakone & CHSA Members $20
Children under 12 free when accompanied by an adult
DAI CHA KAI.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
The 8th annual gathering of tea ceremony people from all over the Bay Area. Tea is served by all of the local tea groups using the various tea houses and other sites in the garden. Truly a "must" for any interested in the way of tea.
Madame Butterfly
Friday, September 5, 2008
Seating: 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM; Performance: 7:00 PM
Join us for the 85th Anniversary of Puccini's West Coast premier of the Opera Madame Butterfly held at Hakone in 1923. Reception with artists to follow performance.
$150 per person, $125 per person for Hakone Members
Registration by August 15th; RSVP at 408.741.4977 by latest August 29th.
9th Hakone Annual "Matsuri" Festival
Sunday, May 18, 2008
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Hakone Garden hosted the 9th annual Hakone Festival (Matsuri). A variety of Japanese culture was displayed including a large brush painting of Japanese characters, Tsugaru Shamisen, a three string instrument unique to Northern Japan, Tea Ceremony, etc. At the same time, a silent auction was held for round trip tickets to Japan, some electronic gadgets, Kimono, etc. All kinds of Japanese foods was served including famous yakitori, ramen, curry over rice, etc.
See the flyer for more information.
Matsuri flyer - English
Matsuri flyer - Japanese
Hakone Matsuri Program - English
Geisha and Gardens Exhibit of original art by Adriane Dedic and
Denise Oyama Miller
May 1-31, 2008
Cultural Exchange Center
Reception May 8, 2008
from 6 PM to 8:30 PM
See the colorful transformations of Japanese Geisha and Gardens as seen through the eyes of artists Adriane Dedic and Denise Oyama Miller. Adriane's art is inspired by the Japanese woodcuts from the Ukiyo-e genre. Denise's paintings of Japanese gardens and koi ponds are inspired by the natural beauty of the landscape at Hakone Gardens. (Call the office in advance of visiting the exhibit to make sure it is not closed for a private event.)
Meet the artists at the exhibit reception, Thursday evening, May 8 from 6 PM to 8:30 PM. If you would like to attend the reception, please RSVP by May 1 to Denise Oyama Miller at deniseoyamamiller@comcast.net. The reception will feature a taiko drumming performance at 7 PM and the opportunity to purchase original art and gift items designed by the artists. The entrance fee will apply for non-Hakone Foundation members. To become a member, call 408-741-4994.
Hina Doll / Kimono Exhibition
Shoko KAZAMA Calligraphy Demonstration / Exhibition - Wind of Zen Part II
Saturday, April 14, 2007 - Sunday April 15, 2007
11:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Born in Yokosuka City, Japan, Shoko KAZAMA has always been fascinated by her natural surroundings and wisdom of Zen teachings. She is the distinguished official calligrapher of the renowned Zen sect, the Kencho Ji sect, with its high temple in Kamakura, Japan.
Saratoga's Founder's Day at Hakone
Thursday, September 14, 2006
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
As part of Saratoga's 50th anniversary celebration, this evening was a visual and oral tour of over a century of Saratoga's treasured history.
Clay in the Garden - Ceramic Artwork Exhibition
April 29 - May 29, 2006
Cultural Exchange Center
Come and enjoy the exquisite artwork by selected members of the Orchard Valley Ceramic Arts Guild
Memoirs of a Geisha
The Hakone Foundation presents: Special Screening of Columbia's Film Memoirs of a Geisha
Hakone served as a backdrop for several scenes of this major motion picture. Memoirs of a Geisha is sure to be an Oscar contending film
Date: Thursday, December 15, 2005
Place: Camera 7 Cinemas at The Pruneyard
Member of Hakone Foundation and their guests enjoyed
food & drinks prior to the special screening of
"Memoirs of a Geisha"
Autumn Taste of Japan
The Hakone Foundation Presents: Autumn Taste of Japan celebrating Hakone Estate and Gardens 90th Anniversary
Dates: Sunday, October 23, 2005
Time: 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Place: Hakone Gardens 21000 Big Basin Way, Saratoga Members of Hakone Foundation and their guests enjoyed signature dishes presented by three prestigious Japanese restaurants:
Fuki Sushi of Palo Alto
Ozumo of San Francisco
Sushi Ran of Sausalito
Our Sponsor for this event is Ja-Zenchu.
Our Co-Sponsor is Jetro.
HGTV & The National Trust Honor Hakone Gardens
The National Trust for Historic Preservation, Save America's Treasures and Home & Garden Television honored Hakone Gardens, the oldest surviving Japanese-style estate in the Western Hemisphere, as a recipient of the Restore America: A Salute to Preservation designation on October 28, 2004.
Hakone Gardens is the second of 12 Save America's Treasures sites to be highlighted in the second year of HGTV's national public affairs campaign, Restore America: A Salute to Preservation a partnership HGTV has forged with the National Trust to raise awareness of historic preservation.
150 Anniversary of Commodore Perry's Voyage
March - May 2004
The Hakone Foundation is proud to be a sponsoring partner with the Consul General
of Japan - San Francisco, in commemorating the arrival of Commodore Perry in
the port of Yokohama, Japan in 1853.
