{"id":55447,"date":"2025-04-23T17:41:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T17:41:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=55447"},"modified":"2025-05-12T20:48:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T20:48:20","slug":"norcal-region-hanami-celebration-a-success","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/ja\/news\/norcal-region-hanami-celebration-a-success\/","title":{"rendered":"NorCal Region Hanami Celebration a Success!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_1380-Lauren-Matsumoto-1-edited-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_1380-Lauren-Matsumoto-1-edited-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_1380-Lauren-Matsumoto-1-edited-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_1380-Lauren-Matsumoto-1-edited-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_1380-Lauren-Matsumoto-1-edited-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_1380-Lauren-Matsumoto-1-edited-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_1380-Lauren-Matsumoto-1-edited-2048x1152.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_1380-Lauren-Matsumoto-1-edited-560x315.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_1380-Lauren-Matsumoto-1-edited-493x277.jpeg 493w, https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_1380-Lauren-Matsumoto-1-edited-915x515.jpeg 915w, https:\/\/www.usjapancouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_1380-Lauren-Matsumoto-1-edited-287x161.jpeg 287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On April 6th, the USJC NorCal region gathered for a Hanami celebration at USJC Board Member Mino Tsumura\u2019s (Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP) home, bringing together 50+ members and friends to enjoy the arrival of spring and reconnect in person. 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