Hinamatsuri – Japanese Girls' Day Celebration

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Sunday, Mar 5, 2023
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

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Free with general admission

*General museum admission is FREE for residents of Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties.

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5200 Woodward Ave
Detroit, MI 48202
United States

Returning after a two-year pause, the Consulate General of Japan in Detroit, Japan Business Society of Detroit, and Japan Cultural Development invite you to celebrate Hinamatsuri, Japanese Girls Day, at the DIA on Sunday, March 5!

Visitor favorites like the tea ceremony, hina doll display, ikebana arrangements, and koto (Japanese zither) performance return along with storytelling and origami workshops.

This year, the work of four Michigan based female Japanese artists - calligrapher Kyoko Fujii, Mokuhanga paper artist Nobuko Yamasaki, mixed-media artist Hiroko Lancour and illustrator Mino Watanabe - will be featured. Visitors will also have the opportunity to try tea and participate in hands-on workshops. See schedule below.

Performances & Live Demonstrations 

  • 10:15am Opening Ceremony & Welcoming Remarks  | Great Hall   
  • 12:45pm & 2:45pm Music performance by Ensemble Hanabi | Great Hall 
  • 11:00am & 1:00pm Sa-do, Japanese Tea Ceremony Performance and Tea Serving* by Masters of Omote-Senke and Ura-Senke | Crystal Gallery  
  • 11:00am, 12:15pm, 2:15pm, and 3:15pm Nihon Mukashi Banashi (Storytelling) Performance by Ms. Shannon O’Leary | Great Hall
  • 11:45am & 1:45pm Shodo, Japanese Calligraphy Performance by Ms. Kyoko Fuji | Great Hall 
  • 12:15pm & 2:15pm Koto Music Performance by MIYABI | Kresge Court 

Limited Workshops (pre-registration online or on-site day of) 

  • 11:00am & 2:00pm Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) Workshop by Ikebana International | Student Lunchroom register on-site only 
  • 12:30pm & 3:30pm Japanese Sweets Workshop by Toyota | Student Lunchroom register on-site only 
  • 12:00pm & 2:00pm Washi Making Workshop by Michigan Japanese Heritage Center | Studio register online here 

All day fun in the Great Hall and Rivera Court

  • Artist Display & Demonstrations by Ms. Kyoko Fuji, Japanese Calligrapher, MS. Hiroko Lancour, Mixed-media artist; Ms. Mino Watanabe, Artist/Illustrator; Ms. Noboku Yamazaki, Mokuhanga artist
  • Tea Please! Tea Tasting
  • Garapon By Aisin 
  • Origami Workshop
  • Hina Doll Display 
  • Mikoshi Display 
  • Kimono Display 
  • Flowers Display
  • Children Play Tools Display 

Presented in partnership with the General Consul of Japan in Detroit, Japanese Business Society of Detroit and the DIA’s auxiliary Friends of Asian Arts and Culture. 

Illustration of a Japanese emperor

 

Illustration of Japanese flowers in a vase

 

Illustration of a Japanese emperess

 

 

Six women, in traditional Japanese garments, sit in a row and smile at the camera.

Returning after a two-year pause, the Consulate General of Japan in Detroit, Japan Business Society of Detroit, and Japan Cultural Development invite you to celebrate Hinamatsuri, Japanese Girls Day, at the DIA on Sunday, March 5!

Visitor favorites like the tea ceremony, hina doll display, ikebana arrangements, and koto (Japanese zither) performance return along with storytelling and origami workshops.

This year, the work of four Michigan based female Japanese artists - calligrapher Kyoko Fujii, Mokuhanga paper artist Nobuko Yamasaki, mixed-media artist Hiroko Lancour and illustrator Mino Watanabe - will be featured. Visitors will also have the opportunity to try tea and participate in hands-on workshops. See schedule below.

Performances & Live Demonstrations 

  • 10:15am Opening Ceremony & Welcoming Remarks  | Great Hall   
  • 12:45pm & 2:45pm Music performance by Ensemble Hanabi | Great Hall 
  • 11:00am & 1:00pm Sa-do, Japanese Tea Ceremony Performance and Tea Serving* by Masters of Omote-Senke and Ura-Senke | Crystal Gallery  
  • 11:00am, 12:15pm, 2:15pm, and 3:15pm Nihon Mukashi Banashi (Storytelling) Performance by Ms. Shannon O’Leary | Great Hall
  • 11:45am & 1:45pm Shodo, Japanese Calligraphy Performance by Ms. Kyoko Fuji | Great Hall 
  • 12:15pm & 2:15pm Koto Music Performance by MIYABI | Kresge Court 

Limited Workshops (pre-registration online or on-site day of) 

  • 11:00am & 2:00pm Ikebana (Flower Arrangement) Workshop by Ikebana International | Student Lunchroom register on-site only 
  • 12:30pm & 3:30pm Japanese Sweets Workshop by Toyota | Student Lunchroom register on-site only 
  • 12:00pm & 2:00pm Washi Making Workshop by Michigan Japanese Heritage Center | Studio register online here 

All day fun in the Great Hall and Rivera Court

  • Artist Display & Demonstrations by Ms. Kyoko Fuji, Japanese Calligrapher, MS. Hiroko Lancour, Mixed-media artist; Ms. Mino Watanabe, Artist/Illustrator; Ms. Noboku Yamazaki, Mokuhanga artist
  • Tea Please! Tea Tasting
  • Garapon By Aisin 
  • Origami Workshop
  • Hina Doll Display 
  • Mikoshi Display 
  • Kimono Display 
  • Flowers Display
  • Children Play Tools Display 

Presented in partnership with the General Consul of Japan in Detroit, Japanese Business Society of Detroit and the DIA’s auxiliary Friends of Asian Arts and Culture. 

Illustration of a Japanese emperor

 

Illustration of Japanese flowers in a vase

 

Illustration of a Japanese emperess