2024 Annual Hanami Festival - 'Cherry Blossom Festival' NEW

2024 Hanami Festival at the Mobile Japanese Garden.  O’hanami - The annual Cherry Blossom Festival will be held on a Saturday in April from 10am until 3 pm at the Garden.

MISCA is a volunteer citizen’s association which organizes and conducts the cultural and educational exchange programs that are a part of the formal Sister City Agreement between the City of Mobile, Alabama, USA and the City of Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.

Date
March 23, 2024

Time
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

About Us
MISCA is a volunteer citizen’s association which organizes and conducts the cultural and educational exchange programs that are a part of the formal Sister City Agreement between the City of Mobile, Alabama, USA and the City of Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.

What is the Summer Exchange Program?
The Summer Exchange Program is a formal program in which ten student delegates and two chaperones are selected to travel to the Sister City and participate in a ten day cultural exchange, living with and experiencing the culture of the host country. In even years Mobile sends a delegation to Ichihara and in odd number years, Ichihara will send a delegation to Mobile.

The Application for students and chaperones is now online.
The financial aid information is part of the application. We also request that you have a picture of yourself and one of you and your family ready to upload at the end of the application process