2024 Otsukimi Moon Viewing Party: A Japanese Holiday that Celebrates the Harvest Moon - Shofuso Japanese House and GardenNEW

Enjoy an intimate Otsukimi moon-viewing party on Saturday, October 19th at Shofuso! Otsukimi (moon-viewing) is a Japanese holiday that celebrates the harvest moon and is usually observed in September and October. Join us after hours to watch the moon rise over Shofuso’s pond while enjoying snacks and refreshments, catered Japanese food, tea demonstration, fine sake tastings, and a live Japanese musical performance to end the night. Festive/cocktail attire is requested.

Don’t miss this special event, be sure to register now. Admission includes food and drinks. Members must sign in to receive a $10 discount during checkout.

Date
Saturday October 19th, 2024

Time
5:30pm - 7:30pm

Shofuso Japanese House and Garden
$65 non-members, $55 members
(includes sake tasting, Japanese food, musical performance, and more)

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Otsukimi Performers

Fumi Tanakadate is a versatile music artist, specializing in piano, Japanese percussion and bamboo flute, who has a unique combination of an expertise in European Classical music and a background in traditional folk dance and music from Japan. Fumi studied and worked extensively with Kaoru Watanabe, performing at such venues as Joe’s Pub, National Sawdust, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, BAM, Pioneer Works, the Metropolitan Museum of Arts, the Rubin Museum of Art, Super Deluxe in Tokyo, National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts in Taiwan and at PASIC, Percussive Arts Society International Convention. Fumi has also collaborated with Shane Shanahan of the Silkroad Ensemble, Brooklyn Raga Massive, Chieko Kojima and Yuta Sumiyoshi of KODO, Alicia Hall Moran, Sonoko Kawahara (theatre director), Parijat Desai (dancer), Garrett Fisher (composer), Satoshi Takeishi, Kiyohiko Semba, Ying-Chieh Wang, Woonjung Sim, and Niles Luther. Fumi currently teaches at Wesleyan University and serves as the primary instructor at Kaoru Watanabe Taiko Center, giving classes and educational workshops at local schools and colleges. She has also taught at North American Taiko Conference, East Coast Taiko Conference, and European Taiko Conference. As a classical pianist, Fumi has performed throughout Japan, tri-state area, Austria, and Spain. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Earth and Environmental Sciences from Wesleyan University and a Master of Music degree in piano performance from Manhattan School of Music.