Sakura featuring Tokidoki
@Gardens by the Bay (2022 0309)
Fubuki, Ichiyo, Haru & Harumi, Yoshino and
Sakurako – tokidoki’s five magical Unicornos – join the ever-popular characters
SANDy and Donutella in making their debut at this year’s Sakura floral display.
Spot the colourful tokidoki characters in a landscape featuring torii gates,
hanami settings, Japanese floral art by Ikebana International Singapore, and a
display of Japanese carp streamers known as koinobori on loan from the Japanese
Association, Singapore. Take in the ephemeral beauty of cherry blossoms as you
explore a magical giant box with marumado, or traditional round Japanese
windows with a view.
Opening Hours: Fri, 4
Mar 2022 - Sun, 3 Apr 2022 9.00am - 9.00pm
Getting There:
MRT Bayfront (CE1/DT)
Cherry Blossom &
Peach Blossoms
Signalling the onset
of spring, cherry blossom season symbolises a time of renewal, bringing hope
and new dreams at the beginning of the Japanese calendar year.
Peach blossoms, commonly known as momo in Japan, belong to the same family as sakura.
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Torii
A torii is a traditional Japanese gate, usually located at the entrance of Shinto shrines. It marks the transition from the profane to the sacred, though it is also sometimes simply used to denote a place that has deep religious meaning. It signals entrance into a hallowed space, and it is customary to bow one’s head before passing beneath it.
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Hanami
Hanami literally means “flower viewing”.by gathering with family, friends and colleagues for parties under the flowering trees along riversides, in parks, and on the grounds of temples and shrines.
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Furoshiki
Furoshiki are squares of fabric used for carrying, storing, and wrapping things. It also refers to the art and/or technique of wrapping goods and gifts using cloth and fabric instead of wrapping paper.
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Meet the Unicornos, Donutella, Sandy and friends.
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Marumado
Circular windows, called marumado, feature in traditional Japanese architecture and have different forms and functions.
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Wagasa
Wagasa have long been a popular fashion accessory and for centuries, an essential element in Japanese tea ceremony, kabuki (a classical form of Japanese dance-drama) and other important forms of traditional Japanese culture.
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Koinobori
Koinobori, meaning “carp streamer” in Japanese, are carp-shaped windsocks flown in Japan from late April to early May in celebration of children, peaking on 5 May, the official Children’s Day.
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Wagashi
The term wagashi encompasses all Japanese desserts, from the tea ceremony delicacies to the everyday desserts.
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Haiku
Haiku is a form of Japanese poetry made of three short, unrhymed lines with a 5-7-5 syllable pattern.
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