Nisei Week Festival/Little Tokyo/Related

dochira wrote:
Wouldn't I like to confirm this myself. :naughty: :hehe: :bonk: But... :beatyou: :beaten: for me.

What a bunch of sukebe's :hehe:



Cheers, :drink:
PCM

gaijinmark wrote:Hmmm, last week of August this year, seems kind of late. :headscratch:

Awwwwww man! Why so late?! I start back at work in the last week of August. Well, technically the second last, but... BAH!

Wynter wrote:

Awwwwww man! Why so late?! I start back at work in the last week of August. Well, technically the second last, but... BAH!

I guess the gods just want to keep us apart Sensei. :puppydog: [/list:u]

Tofu Festival August 18th and 19th :dancing:

gaijinmark wrote:Tofu Festival August 18th and 19th :dancing:

I'll walk around the Tofu fest. But for me the highlight is the parade, obon(sp?) dance and taiko drums. I'm hoping to get some cam clips this year. I can't wait. yippee..... :woot:

gaijinmark wrote:Tofu Festival August 18th and 19th :dancing:

I thought last year's was highly overrated...

I wish they'd bring the carnival back. :sweat:

ralphm1999 wrote:

I'll walk around the Tofu fest. But for me the highlight is the parade, obon(sp?) dance and taiko drums. I'm hoping to get some cam clips this year. I can't wait. yippee..... :woot:

While Obon and Nisei Week are both summer festivals, I don't believe they are celebrated concurrently in J-town. Bon odori (Obon dance) is a dance specifically for Obon; for Nisei Week, I believe an odori sensei is asked to choreograph a dance each year which the various dance schools participating in Nisei Week will perform.

shin2 wrote:

While Obon and Nisei Week are both summer festivals, I don't believe they are celebrated concurrently in J-town. Bon odori (Obon dance) is a dance specifically for Obon; for Nisei Week, I believe an odori sensei is asked to choreograph a dance each year which the various dance schools participating in Nisei Week will perform.

Correct. The Obon Festival is next weekend (July 28-29) at the Buddhist Temple. [/list:u]

bmwracer wrote:
I thought last year's was highly overrated...

I wish they'd bring the carnival back. :sweat:

I wish they bring on an amaebi festival....

shin2 wrote:

While Obon and Nisei Week are both summer festivals, I don't believe they are celebrated concurrently in J-town. Bon odori (Obon dance) is a dance specifically for Obon; for Nisei Week, I believe an odori sensei is asked to choreograph a dance each year which the various dance schools participating in Nisei Week will perform.

Gomen, I can't seem to ever call either dance by the correct name. Ondo and Obon are just too close together... they should be interchangeable for feeble minds like mine.
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v223/ralphm1999/LA%20Nisei%20fest%20Aug%2020%202006/

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Tu_triky wrote:I wish they bring on an amaebi festival....

Damn, I'd wait in line for some of that, not that HP crap... :P :beaten: :twisted: :hehe:

Tofu festival discount couopon at:

http://tofufestival.com/images/uploads/Coupon_Image_Read.jpg

More details for 2007 Nisei Week here: http://www.niseiweek.org/

gaijinmark wrote:More details for 2007 Nisei Week here: http://www.niseiweek.org/

From the site:

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Oh my: I just noticed that there's going to be a Cosplay contest on the 19th... :sweat:

gaijinmark wrote:More details for 2007 Nisei Week here: http://www.niseiweek.org/

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Wynter wrote:

:puppydog:

There's always next year, Sensei. :good: Maybe we'll spice things up with an earthquake!!! [/list:u]

gaijinmark wrote: There's always next year, Sensei. :good: Maybe we'll spice things up with an earthquake!!! [/list:u]

That would be lovely... :hehe:

Wynter wrote::puppydog:

(With a French accent) "Wasn't meant to be, cherie..."

bmwracer wrote:
(With a French accent) "Wasn't meant to be, cherie..."

>>swoon<< You sound like my biggest comicbook crush EVAH.

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Gambit from X-men. :smitten:

I only have two more weeks left of vacation, and it's also time to pack up. Hopefully next year my vacation will actually feel like a vacation, and I'll be able to travel.

Wynter wrote:>>swoon<< You sound like my biggest comicbook crush EVAH.

Gambit, ne? :)