Scenes From April 25 Roosevelt Island Cherry Blossom Festival - Walking Tour, Japanese Koto Ensemble, Blues Band, & Taiko Drums, Samurai Swordmanship, Karate, Food Trucks & More

The Roosevelt Island Historical Association Cherry Blossom Walking Tour

#cherryblossoms on #rooseveltisland 🌸❤️ - see their upcoming events at #fourfreedomspark: http://t.co/PBYnioSkJc pic.twitter.com/lcYDvBd6Pv
— Stephanie Barnhart (@missstephanieb) April 25, 2015

and Roosevelt Island Residents Association (RIRA) Cherry Blossom Festival took place last Saturday, April 25.

On our way to #RooseveltIsland #CherryBlossom Festival! Join us for an afternoon of Japanese culture #takethetram pic.twitter.com/Xg5DzDLwq0
— Four Freedoms Park (@4FreedomsPark) April 25, 2015

Here are some scenes.

Samurai swordsmanship



and Karate demonstrations.



Koto performance

Image of Koto Shamisen Ensemble From Janet Falk

with Masayo Ishigure and Koto Shamisen Ensemble.

Beautiful sights and sounds at the Park today... #rooseveltisland #cherryblossomfestival pic.twitter.com/mew4fc7IwH
— Four Freedoms Park (@4FreedomsPark) April 25, 2015

Japanese Blues Band Kayo Yoshioka and Neo Blues Maki.





Japanese Soh Daiko Taiko Drummers.

Spectacular end to the #rooseveltisland #cherryblossomfestival thanks to the amazing drummers from @sohdaiko pic.twitter.com/5SbvF9XJPX
— Four Freedoms Park (@4FreedomsPark) April 25, 2015

Food trucks from Dub Pies and Teriyaki Balls.

Delicious @dubpies and Teriyaki Balls @MimiandCoco_NY at Roosevelt Island Southpoint Park cherry blossom fest today pic.twitter.com/DFLMliXSzO

— Roosevelt Islander (@Rooseveltisland) April 25, 2015

The Roosevelt Island Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) assisting at the event.

Thanks to our #NYC CERT volunteers helping out at the Roosevelt Island Cherry Blossom Festival today. pic.twitter.com/uRv5z8DKSu

— Joe Esposito (@JoeEspoNYC) April 25, 2015

The Cherry Blossom Festival was ably hosted by resident Jim Luce



and organized by RIRA"s Social Cultural and Educational Chair Lynn Strong- Shinozaki. Ms. Shinozaki tells us how the Roosevelt Island Cherry Blossom Festival got started



and thanks everyone who participated in the Festival.

#RooseveltIsland #CherryBlossomFestival so fortunate to work with such amazing and talented people #ThankYouAll

— Lynne Shinozaki (@LASHINOZAKI) April 30, 2015

Good job and thank you Ms. Shinozaki.