Consul General Matsunaga Attends Burlington’s Cherry Blossom Festival
2026/5/14
From left: Adham Kandil, Chair of the Itabashi-Sub-committee of the City of Burlington's Mundialization Committee;
Her Worship Marianne Meed Ward, Mayor of Burlington; Consul General Matsunaga;
Marybeth Curtin, Chair of the Mundialization Committee
On May 9, the City of Burlington, which has a sister-city relationship with Tokyo’s Itabashi Ward, held its annual Cherry Blossom Festival, with Consul General Matsunaga in attendance. At the packed venue, attendees enjoyed demonstrations of karate, aikido, and iaido, along with performances of taiko drumming, Nihon Buyo (classical Japanese dance), and Yosakoi dance.
Artwork by the students of Itabashi Fujimidai Elementary School and Burlington's Frontenac Public School
Taiko performance by Dokon Daiko