By DeShawn Harry

What’s up fam! This past weekend was Tokyo in Tulsa’s Sakura Festival at the Double Tree Hotel in downtown Tulsa. In Japan the Sakura Festival is held to celebrate the blooming cherry blossom trees, and with Tokyo in Tulsa being a Japanese culture event they wanted to have their own in Tulsa. I have never been to an event like this before and I didn’t really know what to expect. My expectations were exceeded, the event had more than I imagined.

Upon walking into the Double Tree you immediately saw the check in area with volunteers happily awaiting your arrival. I received my wristband and proceeded upstairs to where the gaming room was located. Initially I was impressed by the food they had catered in for all attendees’ right outside the room, the spread was impressive! Once you had your fill of food, a short distance away was the room I most enjoyed. With game consoles hooked up to projectors, about a dozen TVs, and tables setup for board and card games it really was a sight to see! With all of this gaming eye candy I didn’t realize there was more to the event then the room I was in! So after a couple of games of Smash brothers I took a quick trip downstairs.

This area seemed to be a more social environment with a karaoke stage, dance floor, and a photo shoot area. Karaoke really isn’t really my scene but I was pleasantly surprised at some of the talent that was there. But after I had heard enough I walked around the corner and bam, I was greeted by another elegantly presented food area. I might have been a little too excited about the food. Overall I thought this was a well done event that exceeded my expectations and all the attendees had smiles on their faces. I personally had a great time and am really thankful for the invite! The big sister event Tokyo in Tulsa is quickly approaching and I cannot wait to go if this is the quality of their smaller event!

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