2026 Cultural Activities

Try on a samurai helmet, try your hand at kendama, sip matcha and more.

 
 

ENJOY TEA

Experience a traditional tea ceremony in the Japanese Garden with Chado Urasenke Tankokai Houston. Get tickets here.

@ Cherie Flores Garden Pavilion

DEMONSTRATION

  • SAT, 11:30 AM, 1PM, 2:30 PM, 4 PM

TRY IKEBANA

View ikebana floral arrangements, enjoy a hands-on ikebana experience, or participate in an ikebana workshop with Ikebana International.

@ Cherie Flores Garden Pavilion

Exhibition

  • SAT 10 AM - 5:30 PM

WORKSHOPS

  • SAT, 10 AM

ADMIRE BONSAI

Discover the art of bonsai with the Houston Bonsai Society.

 

KENDAMA

Try your hand at the traditional wooden toy kendama and watch masters put their skills to the test at the TEXAS KENDAMA OPEN.

MAKE A WOODBLOCK PRINT

Make your very own woodblock print with Houston Kendama Meet-Up

SHODO

Have your name written in Japanese by Zen Calligraphy.

 

JAPANESE GARDEN

Explore the legacy and history of the Japanese Garden in the Azumaya.

GAIN GOOD FORTUNE

Experience the Japanese tradition of omikuji fortune-telling with the Japan-America Society of Houston.

 
 

current as of August 26, 2026