Honored Guests attending the 

2024 Cupertino Cherry Blossom Festival


Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco


Mr. Yo Osumi, Consul General

Mr. Hiroshi Dambara, Consul

Ms. Yuriko Sugahara, Advisor for Cultural and Educational Affairs

Mr. Ryan Okada, Coordinator of Cultural Affairs 

Ms. Ami Suen, Coordinator of Public Relations 

Mr. Ryan Okada, Coordinator of Cultural Affairs 

Mr. Kai Wiesner-Hanks, JET Program Coordinator 


State and District Offices


Tom Pyke from 17th CA District Representative Ro Khanna’s office

Jordan Tachibana from 17th CA Representative Ro Khanna’s Office

Brian Pascal from Supervisor Joe Simitian’s office

Patrick Aherns from 28th CA Assemblyman Evan Low’s office


City of Cupertino 


Sheila Mohan, Mayor 

JR Fruen, Vice Mayor

Liang Chao, Councilmember 

Kitty Moore, Councilmember 

Tina Kapoor, Deputy Cupertino City Manager

Torin Scott, City of Cupertino multi-media group


Cupertino Union School District 


Allison Liner, Deputy Superintendent

Phyllis Vogel, CUSD Board President

Jerry Liu, CUSD Vice President

Ava Chiao, CUSD Board Clerk

Sateesh Madhathil, Board Member

Sylvia Leong, CUSD Board President


Silicon Valley Creates 


Alexandra Urbanowski, CEO of Silicon Valley Creates 


2024 Northern California Cherry Blossom Queen and Court 


Queen Claire Anne Inouye 

First Princess Kelly Midori Toma

Princess Kami Chieko Kodama 

Princess Aimee Sumire Kanadjian 

Princess Julianna Aiko Ho

Benh Nakajo, Chairman Emeritus of the Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival Queen

Sami Tsukiji, Chaperone and 2017 Cherry Blossom Queen 


Representatives from Cupertino’s sister Cities 


The Cupertino–Copertino Sister City Association – Gilbert Wong.  

The Cupertino–Hshinchu Sister City Association – Janice Sung and Angelo Noguero 

The Cupertino – Bhubanewswar Sister City Initiative  – Reena Patnaik and Mahesh Pakala