The Japanese Student Organization presents:
14th Annual JSO Spring Festival
- OSU Kendo Club
- The Ice Cream Noodles
- Shotokan Karate Club at Ohio State University
- JSO Officer Performance
- OSU Dance Irregulars
- BAAM (Asian a cappella group)
- J2K
- Columbus Koto Ensemble
- The Original Freshmen (The Freshmen Quartet)
- JSO-ranbushi
- many more performances!
- Columbus Kimono (wear kimono and take a picture)
- JSO Photo Booth
- Dragon Ikka (sells arts and jewelry)
- JASCO
- Yamato Transport USA (delivery services available to Japan)
- Tea Ceremony (experience how to drink real green tea)
- Bento (sells bento and Japanese pastries from Tensuke)
- OSU Kendo Club
- Origami and Toy Booth (learn how to do origami and play with Japanese toys!)
- Calligraphy Booth (try writing your own name in Japanese!)
- Shateki Booth (target hitting game)
- JSO/Omikuji Booth (learn more about JSO and your future)
- Flea Market Booth
- Yoyo Tsuri (fishing the water balloon floating on water)
Enjoy Cherry Trees around the city! A free shuttle bus will be available from the JSO Spring Festival at the Ohio Union to the Community Day at Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens (1777 E. Broad Street, Columbus) celebrating the cherry blossoms with JASCO's Sakura Matsuri. Their festival runs from 11am - 3pm. Link for details. The free shuttle will depart at 10:30am from the Ohio Union and run continuously between the two locations until 5:00pm. The shuttle bus will leave the Ohio Union's 12 Ave. Loop at 10:30am and will depart Franklin Park Conservatory 45 minutes later.
Current estimate of shuttle departure schedule:
- 10:30 am: Depart Ohio Union (12th Ave. Loop)
- 11:15 am: Depart Franklin Park Conservatory
- 12:00 pm: Depart Ohio Union (12th Ave. Loop)
- 12:45 pm: Depart Franklin Park Conservatory
- 1:30 pm: Depart Ohio Union (12th Ave. Loop)
- 2:15 pm: Depart Franklin Park Conservatory
- 3:00 pm: Depart Ohio Union (12th Ave. Loop)
- 3:45 pm: Depart Franklin Park Conservatory
- 4:30 pm: Depart Ohio Union (12th Ave. Loop)
- 5:15 pm: Depart Franklin Park Conservatory
- Return to Ohio Union, finish
Space is limited and will be on a first come, first serve basis.
Link to all Cherry Tree events, including 2012 Cherry Tree planting: Link
Sponsors include a U.S. Department of Education Title VI Grant to The Ohio State University East Asian Studies Center.