Minneapolis Ibaraki Sister City Association (MISCA)

04/18/2025

The 14th Annual Cherry Tree Festival will take place on:

Sunday, May 11 from 2 pm - 4 pm at the tent outside the Nicollet Island Pavilion.

Admission is Free.

Activities:
Kamishibai Story Telling
Cha-Ami Japanes Cultural
Japanese Games
Origami
2025 Haiku Contest Awards Ceremony - 3 pm
Harisen Daiko 3:40 pm

11/05/2024

2025 Haiku Contest

The 2025 Haiku Contest for Minneapolis School Students is now open!

This year’s theme is “wa” (和) meaning harmony.Harmony (def) - the quality of forming a pleasing and consistent whole; an agreement, accord; internalcalm. An important part of Japanese society.

2025 Haiku Contest Rules

Sponsored by the Minneapolis-Ibaraki Sister City AssociationThe International Friendship Association of Ibarakiand The Minneapolis Public Schools.

Rules
1. Only Minneapolis Public School Students, Staff orMinneapolis City Officials or staff may submit entries to thiscontest.

2. Haiku must be entered on an official entry form found onthe Google Forms Link (only one entry per form please), orsubmitted via email see below for the email address or linkto the Google Entry form.

3. Haiku must be three lines following the 5, 7, 5 syllables ruleand reflect images of “harmony” (The Japanese word is wa和 meaning harmony).

4. Entries written in Kanji, Hiragana or Katakana must beaccompanied by a translation into English.5. Entries must be received by Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Google Entry Form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSelItMq16HwQPzMk2TBfbYoRnxF_-PfeMVQXUcD4Bu-KTiIow/viewform?usp=sharing

E-mailed Entries: [email protected]

11/14/2023

Thursday is Give to the Max Day!

Please think about donating to the Minneapolis Ibaraki Sister City Association.

The first $300 in donations will be matched by one of our members, who wishes to remain anonymous.

MISCA events and activities are staffed by people who have an interest in Ibaraki, Japan and Japanese Culture and who want to share this information with others. They are all volunteers and do this out of the kindness of their hearts. These activities include: the Haiku Contest for Minneapolis Public School students, The Annual Cherry Tree Festival, Sister Cities Day, Holidazzle and entertaining visitors from Ibaraki.

We are focusing on one fundraising campaign this year:

We are continuing our fundraising for the Bell of Two Friends. Winters take its toll on the sculpture and repairs will need to be made again around the year 2030. So, we hope to build up funds over time before the next repairs need to happen. The last repair ran about $10,00 in 2020 and our Repair fund is currently $3456. {The sculpture is made of concrete and the small cracks that occur need to be patched before they become too big and freezing moisture could cause it to break apart.)

Your donation of $20, $50, $100 or whatever you can give will help us to fund the future repairs of the Bell of Two Friends. Of course you can give to the General Fund if you wish, or you can donate to both.

To donate to the future repairs of the Bell of Two Friends, click on this link:

https://www.givemn.org/story/Belloftwofriends

To donate to the general fund, click this link:

https://www.givemn.org/organization/Minneapolis-Ibaraki-City-Cultural-Association

Thank you for considering a donation to MISCA this year.

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05/03/2023

Less than two weeks away! Join Us!

The Minneapolis Ibaraki Sister City Association Invites you to attend the 11th Annual Nicollet Island Cherry Tree Festival!

Sunday, May 14, 2023
2 – 4 pm
Nicollet Island Park
{In the tent outside the Pavilion}
Admission is Free
{Donations accepted)

Entertainment:
Kamishibai by Karen Kersting
Harisen Daiko Drum Group

Other Activities
Japanese Games
Japanese Origami
Chopstick Contest
Japanese Student Art on Display
Haiku Awards Ceremony
Hear and read this year's winning Haikus from Minneapolis
Public School Students

11/15/2021

Thursday, November 18, 2021 is Give to the Max Day!

Please think about donating to the Minneapolis Ibaraki Sister City Association this year. Thank you to those who have already donated.

MISCA events and activities are staffed by people who have an interest in Ibaraki and Japan and Japanese Culture. They are all volunteers and do this out of the goodness of their hearts.

However there are still some costs involved and therefore we need your help.

We have two fundraising campaigns going this year:

· Our normal campaign for general funds for our normal events each year: Haiku Contest, Cherry Tree Festival, Sister Cities Day and Holidazzle.

Funds for these events are used to buy supplies, prizes, refreshments and sometimes rental fees for the space or fees for entertainment.

· We are also continuing our fundraising for the Bell of Two Friends. Although we raised enough to repair the sculpture, we are continuing to slowly build up funds for the next time the sculpture will need repairs, as the winters will continue to take their toll on the concrete that makes up the sculpture.

Your donation of $20, $50, $100 or whatever you can give will help us to continue with these programs and fund the future repairs for the “Bell of Two Friends”. You can give to the General Fund, the Repair Fund or both.

To donate to the general fund, click the link below:

https://www.givemn.org/organization/Minneapolis-Ibaraki-City-Cultural-Association

To donate to the future repairs of the Bell of Two Friends, click on the link below:

https://www.givemn.org/story/Belloftwofriends

Thank you for considering a donation to MISCA this year!

The Bell of Two Friends, located on Nicollet Island is in need or repairs.