More Hanami Madness

On the heels of our coverage of LA's Cherry Blossom Festival, here's a reminder to Bay Area hanami enthusiasts that the Northern California CBF kicks off this weekend.

As a prelude of sorts, here's Hip Hapa's official pick for SF Cherry Blossom Queen, Megumi Kaminaga, along with author Becky King at last month's Pure Beauty book signing.

The festival goes pretty much all day on 4/14, 4/15, 4/21, and 4/22 in San Francisco's Japantown, but if you have time, be sure to hit up the Cherry Blossom Queen Crowning Event (4/14, 7-10pm in the Sundance Kabuki Cinema at 1881 Post Street) to support Megumi.

And those of you in our nation's capital should keep in mind that there's still time to catch the excitement as well.