SJ Japantown events

I didn't want to clog up the LA J-town thread, so here's one for the South Bay.

There's a benefit (jishin-kara) at a church in town:
http://www.jazzkatsu.org/
Jazz music and katsu-don.
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Itazura ichiban wrote:I didn't want to clog up the LA J-town thread, so here's one for the South Bay.

There's a benefit (jishin-kara) at a church in town:
http://www.jazzkatsu.org/
Jazz music and katsu-don.
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I like that flyer. Pretty cool.

There's also something else going on the same day:
http://www.jtown.org/events/2011/8/27/cukui--biscuits--one-year-anniversary-block-party

San Jose Taiko will be part of the lineup. :woot:

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Itazura ichiban wrote:There's also something else going on the same day:
http://www.jtown.org/events/2011/8/27/cukui--biscuits--one-year-anniversary-block-party

San Jose Taiko will be part of the lineup. :woot:

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I'm friends with the guys from Cukui and Headliners a few doors down...this event should be awesome...get out there if you can.

OK it was a blast. SJ may not be the biggest town in the world, but our J-town has <3!

The Spirit of Japantown Festival, coming up Oct 1:
http://www.spiritofjapantownfestival.com/
We may not have the stars, but we have the URLs! : :rofl:
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Itazura ichiban wrote:The Spirit of Japantown Festival, coming up Oct 1:
http://www.spiritofjapantownfestival.com/
We may not have the stars, but we have the URLs! : :rofl:
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Don't miss it!

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Anime Fair in SF's Nihonmachi:
http://bayanime.com/japan-center-anime-fair-2/
I probably won't have time to go, but it sounds like fun.

Japan Expo in Santa Clara this weekend: http://www.japan-expo.org/

2014 J-POP SUMMIT FESTIVAL in July

The 2014 J-POP SUMMIT Festival', San Francisco's annual celebration of Japanese pop culture, music, fashion and film, is proud to announce a line-up of artists and live bands set to perform during this year's event.

"POP Is Our Tradition" is the theme for 2014, and this year's festivities will be highlighted by the appearance of a unique array of top Japanese pop, rock, and Kawaii acts.

'The 2014 J-POP SUMMIT Festival' will be held in San Francisco's historic Japantown district on Saturday and Sunday, July 19 and 20th. FREE live concert sets by some of Japan's hottest pop and rock acts will take place throughout both days on the Pagoda Main Stage in Japantown's Peace Plaza as well as at a special open-air live concert, "J-POP LIVE AT UNION SQUARE", in the city's downtown Union Square on the evening of Saturday, July 19.

Headliners scheduled to perform this year include pop/rock/anime singer May'n, the popular idol group Tokyo Girls' Style, who make their first-ever U.S. appearance at J-POP SUMMIT, the return of the amazing beat box vocal skills of DAICHI, a special musical performance by Harajuku fashion model/singer Una, the U.S. debut of the kimono cosplay duo YANAKIKU, and the hard rocking sounds of J-rock bands Pinky Doodle Poodle, and the all-girl punk rock trio, The Akabane Vulgars on Strong Bypass.

Details and specific set times will be posted on the official '2014 J-POP SUMMIT Festival' website at: www.J-POP.com.

The annual J-POP SUMMIT is FREE to attend (although certain activities will require a modest admission fee) and has become one of the largest events in the United States dedicated to showcasing the many sides of Japanese pop culture and fandom. Attendance in 2013 exceeded 80,000 people.

I guess San Mateo is close enough: http://www.japan-expo.org/en/

New book about San Jose Japantown:http://www.discovernikkei.org/en/journal/2015/10/21/san-jose-japantown/

I didn't know whether to post this in the Anime thread or here, but since it's happening San Jose, decided to put it here: http://www.fanime.com/