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Make Your Own: Year of the Snake


Make your own Kimekomi Snake!

Earlier Event: August 10
82nd Nisei Week Festival
Later Event: August 16
Make Your Own Kimekomi Strap!

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🎎✨ Blossoming into Traditions! ✨🎍 Step into the elegance of Japanese New Year with Kimekomi dolls and dazzling Hagoita battledores at the 83rd Nisei Week Festival! 🗓️ August 16–17, 2025 📍 JACCC 5th Floor Cultural Room ⏰ 10 AM – 4 PM
👹✨ Discover the World of Japanese Yōkai through Kimekomi! ✨👻 Kanesaka Yukari Kai’s Supernatural Yōkai Workshop at the 83rd Nisei Week Festival Join us for a magical hands-on experience as we bring traditional Japanese supernatural creatures&
🎉 Join Us at the 83rd Nisei Week Festival! 🎉 🧵✨ Make Your Own Kimekomi Strap with Kanesaka Yukari Kai! ✨🧵 Step into the enchanting world of Japanese Kimekomi doll-making with Kanesaka Yukari Kai at this year’s Nisei Week! Whether you're a
Some recent finished dolls! #kanesakayukarikai #kimekomidolls #kimekomi #japanesedolls #japanesedoll #japaneseculture #handmade
Wow!! Look at all these artists trying their hand at making kimekomi straps!!! They all turned out perfect!!!!!! Great job! #kanesakayukarikai #kimekomi #kimekomidoll #montereyparkcherryblossomfestival #festival #japaneseart #handmade
Join us @orangecountybuddhist Hanamatsuri this weekend! #kanesakayukarikai #kimekomi #kimekomidoll #kimekomidolls #japanesedoll #orangecountybuddhistchurch #ocbc
Join us today and tomorrow at Monterey Park Cherry Blossom Festival! #kanesakayukarikai #kimekomi #japanesedolls #kimekomidolls #dolls #montereyparkcherryblossomfestival
Looking to do something fun this weekend? Join us @ocjapanfair Friday through Sunday! #kanesakayukarikai #ocjapanfair #kimekomi #kimekomidolls #kimekomidoll #japaneseculture #handmade
Stay hidden in the shadows. Try to catch this ninja @ocjapanfair this weekend, Friday through Sunday, April 4-6, 2025 at the OC Fair Grounds! #kanesakayukarikai #ocjapanfair #ninja #kimekomi #kimekomidoll #japanesedoll #japaneseculture
15th Anniversary of Kumamoto’s beloved mascot, Kumamon! Come see him on exhibit @ocjapanfair this Friday through Sunday, April 4-6, 2025. #kanesakayukarikai #kumamon #kimekomi #kimekomidoll #kimekomidolls #handmade #japaneseart #japanesecultu