Sakura Collection Student Awards 2015 @ Tokyo Street, Pavilion KL

This is the fourth consecutive year the Sakura Collection Student Awards is being hosted at Tokyo Street, dedicated to promoting Japanese arts, culture, food and fashion; Tokyo Street shares the same objective as the Awards – to serve as a platform for cultural exchange between Japan and Malaysia. Sakura Collection Students Awards 2015 has not only been launched in Malaysia, but has also successfully expanded into Thailand and Vietnam; with Indonesia in the pipeline.

Shogo Kariyazaki San, conducting an Ikebana demonstration
at Tokyo Street, Pavilion Kuala Lumpur 

During the launch, there was a special kimono dance performance by Mika Yoshida, Miss Japon and one of Japan’s top Ikebana flower arrangers, Shogo Kariyazaki showcased his famous floral creations. Plus there was a photo exhibition about the achievements and milestones of the Awards.

Designs from the previous years of the Sakura Collection Student Awards showcased at Pavilion Kuala Lumpur’s Tokyo Street

Last year, the competition saw 182 entries, with the winner Ms Qamarina Abdullah winning a trip to witness the Sakura Collection Asia Awards Showcase in Japan. This year, the winning entries will attend the showcase in Yokohama in 2016. 

L-R – Mr. Yun Wen Lai, General Manager of Pavilion Kuala Lumpur, Mr. Yoshinori Kodama, Minister of Deputy Chief of Mission from Embassy of Japan in Malaysia, Ms. Mika Yoshida, Miss Japon, Mr. Shogo Kariyazaki, Ms. Noriko Tabata, Producer of Sakura Collections and Mr. Takashi Yokoyama, Director of Japan Information Service, Embassy of Japan

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