The Irmo Cherry Blossom Festival

05/24/2026

Update: Congratulations on your Top Ten finish (10th Place)!

Best wishes to Takuma Sato for a good race Sunday at the Indianapolis 500! 🌸🌸🌸
AMADA AMERICA, Inc

05/22/2026

Best wishes to Takuma Sato for a good race Sunday at the Indianapolis 500! 🌸🌸🌸
AMADA AMERICA, INC.

05/20/2026

What an honor to be among this multicultural community!

6th Annual SC Asian - American & Pacific Islander Business Day
Congratulations to all the Asian community and for their accomplishments. Our partner Lin Wang of APAPA National - Asian Pacific American Public Affairs and Director in training Ulises Chávez work hard alongside MCBA team to make this event a total success for the AAPI Business Day awardees.

05/19/2026

We are so honored by this recognition! 🙏🏼🌸 Domo arigato 🌸


“6th Annual SC Asian - American & Pacific Islander Business Day

Organization of the Year:

The Irmo Cherry Blossom Festival features Japanese-inspired arts and crafts, educational demonstrations, cultural performances, and interactive experiences including flower arranging, taiko drumming, tea appreciation, manga art, and more. One of the festival’s signature attractions is its annual international haiku contest, which regularly receives over 70 entries from around the world, alongside the popular Japanese Import Car Drive-In that showcases unique vehicles from across the region.”

6th Annual SC Asian - American & Pacific Islander Business Day

Organization of the Year:

The Irmo Cherry Blossom Festival features Japanese-inspired arts and crafts, educational demonstrations, cultural performances, and interactive experiences including flower arranging, taiko drumming, tea appreciation, manga art, and more. One of the festival’s signature attractions is its annual international haiku contest, which regularly receives over 70 entries from around the world, alongside the popular Japanese Import Car Drive-In that showcases unique vehicles from across the region.

05/15/2026

So honored to be a part of this vibrant community!

Thursday, May 14, 2026, was Multi-cultural Business Alliance Day at the State House.

05/10/2026

This looks like a great event in the upstate!

Legit Japan and the Japan-America Association of South Carolina are proud to unveil their collaboration on a special car show in Upstate SC this June! 🇯🇵🎌🔰

Facebook Event Page Link: https://www.facebook.com/share/1D5SspXpDr/

We are looking forward to welcoming the best Japanese cars in the region as part of our curated showcase. You can expect to see JDM legends, poster cars, drift builds, street cars, oddballs, Kei cars, homologation specials, and tuner shop creations there. If you have one of your own... 👇🏻

Please scan the QR code to register your car for a reserved spot. Spaces are limited and registrations will be strictly enforced. All approvals will be sent out the week of the show. Spectator and overflow lots will be separate from the showcase to help with curation.

This event showcase solely focuses on Japanese cars. It is free to register here: https://forms.gle/kcgGR8siXEZhqWbC7

Please submit your registrations no later than the evening of Friday, June 5th for approval. Registrations will be strictly enforced due to limited parking spaces. A detailed parking map will be made available in the future.

More details TBA: vendors and music will be at the show. ☕ 🎵 Registered attendees will receive a very special, limited-edition sticker to commemorate the event! 👀

Police will be onsite and this is an officially sanctioned event, so we are enforcing a strict ⚠️ZERO TOLERANCE⚠️ policy for excessive engine revving, backfiring/two-step, burnouts, launch control, drifting, loud music/bass. You will be asked to leave if you break any of these rules and don't act respectful.

Join us on Sunday June 7th from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM at Bridgeway Station in Simpsonville SC for an unforgettable day celebrating the culture and cars of Japan! 🙌🏻

04/30/2026

Thank you, Canvas Rebel, for this wonderful piece about one of our founders and the backstory of the festival:

We're excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Kimberly Oakley. We hope you'll enjoy our conversation with Kimberly below. Hi Kimberly,

04/20/2026

Well deserved honor! 🌸🌸🌸🌸

IRMO – The Town of Irmo has officially renamed Irmo Town Park as Whitt Cline Community Park, honoring longtime Public Services Director Whitt Cline for his 25 years of service to the community. The…

04/20/2026

We pray for the people of 🇯🇵

A strong earthquake has struck Northern Japan. Tsunami warnings and advisories are in effect.

04/16/2026

Whitt Cline, thank you for your vision in creating the perfect magical environment for The Irmo Cherry Blossom Festival!