Come join the Osaka JALT team for some friendly peer-, near-peer-, and community mentoring and networking at our first hanami event since before the start of the pandemic, in Osakajokoen (Osaka Castle Park)! This year will undoubtedly be more low-key than in more normal times, but it's a FREE event that's open to everyone, so please feel free to bring family, friends, colleagues, students, and anyone you like. Look for our blue JALT banner on the south side of the park, due south of the castle and south of the south moat, and north of the NTT Building, to the west of the bus parking area, an easy walk from Morinomiya or Tanimachiyonchome metro stations. We'll have some snacks and drinks to share and plastic sheets to sit on, so stop by empty handed or bring something to eat and drink, and maybe an additional sheet to sit on. Most importantly, be sure to bring a happy vibe to celebrate the cherry blossoms, the coming of spring, and the start of the new academic year (and hopefully a return to at least a semblance of more normal times)! Stop by when you can for as long or as short as you like. :)
