Nisei Week Festival/Little Tokyo/Related

hitomi #1 wrote:After reading thru all your posts, quite jealous of all you out in CA.

You should move. :mrgreen:

hitomi #1 wrote:After reading thru all your posts, quite jealous of all you out in CA. Up here in the boondocks of CNY, we have a small, small Japanese tea shop and that's it for up here for anything related to Japan, :puppydog: :shamefulcry: anyone know if NY has a little Tokyo or Japanese community?

I think you would have to go to Manhattan...having lived there for a few years the East Village has a concentration of Japanese restaurants and shops...and there are other establishments sprinkled throughout Manhattan...bookstores, izakayas, tea shops, and the like. I know that might not do you much good since it's far away from you perhaps.

Tu_triky wrote:

I think you would have to go to Manhattan...having lived there for a few years the East Village has a concentration of Japanese restaurants and shops...and there are other establishments sprinkled throughout Manhattan...bookstores, izakayas, tea shops, and the like. I know that might not do you much good since it's far away from you perhaps.

Yeah, a bit far away, same state but at least a 4 hour drive. :bleh: We do have a Japanese culture club here that I'm in, :victory: 140 memebers but only about 20 of us are really active, :puppydog: mainly we have eating parties and language lessons, but after reading all the other posts I craved for even more. :fingerscrossed:

bmwracer wrote:
You should move. :mrgreen:

Just as long as you don't mind me bringing some of the snow with me. :hehe:

hitomi #1 wrote:
Just as long as you don't mind me bringing some of the snow with me. :hehe:

The only snow LA has is the kind that goes up your nose.

hitomi #1 wrote:Just as long as you don't mind me bringing some of the snow with me. :hehe:

You've got no snow with temps at 90+... :P

bmwracer wrote:
You've got no snow with temps at 90+... :P

True, it's all gone, the ski resorts are feeling it though, July is one of their busier months. :beatyou:

Nisei week has updated their website, now have this years schedule of events: http://www.niseiweek.org/

i used to work in little tokyo at one of the non-profits. i'd highly recommend trying to get out there for the festivities. one of my friends is even running for nisei week queen. WOOHOO!

geoffropuff wrote:i used to work in little tokyo at one of the non-profits. i'd highly recommend trying to get out there for the festivities. one of my friends is even running for nisei week queen. WOOHOO!

Wow, cool. :victory:

I hope to be able to get out there... If I can convince any of my friends (or family) to go... :fingerscrossed: :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
Wow, cool. :victory:

I hope to be able to get out there... If I can convince any of my friends (or family) to go... :fingerscrossed: :sweat:

I feel so ashamed having been born and raised in L. A. that I rarely go to the Nisei Week Festival..... :shamefulcry:

Sengo wrote:I feel so ashamed having been born and raised in L. A. that I rarely go to the Nisei Week Festival..... :shamefulcry:

It's not that unusual... I'm the same with the amusement parks like Disneyland, Knott's, etc...

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I was over in Little Tokyo last week, they've torn down the old wooden fire tower. Guess it was termite infested. They say they're going to replace it with a metal one.

Wow, that tower's been there for ages... Hope the new one doesn't look like metal scaffolding. :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
Wow, cool. :victory:

I hope to be able to get out there... If I can convince any of my friends (or family) to go... :fingerscrossed: :sweat:

are you going to get another t-shirt?,
it wasn't too bad a few years back, the sake was limited, for what it is worth, there is some good sushi, food. They revamped the Little Tokyo area, not sure if it is much improved.

qilver wrote:are you going to get another t-shirt?

Of course... If I get out there. :fingerscrossed:

it wasn't too bad a few years back, the sake was limited, for what it is worth, there is some good sushi, food. They revamped the Little Tokyo area, not sure if it is much improved.

It's still undergoing changes... For the better, I hope. :)

speaking of T-shirts, i did manage to purchase an InNout T-shirt for me and my cousin. They looked good this year with the design. Did you ever get the Daikokuya noodle t-shirt, i think they discontinued selling those, but it was the one in downtown Little Tokyo we went once, one of the best noodles.

Yeah, maybe lots of good changes to the Nissei week this year?
have fun if you go.

qilver wrote:Did you ever get the Daikokuya noodle t-shirt, i think they discontinued selling those, but it was the one in downtown Little Tokyo we went once, one of the best noodles.

Nope, no tee from there... A missed opportunity. :(

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I was over in Little Tokyo last week, they've torn down the old wooden fire tower. Guess it was termite infested. They say they're going to replace it with a metal one.

Went by there tonight on the way to dance class. The bottom portion is already up. I'd say about 15 or 20 feet. Probably want it up by the parade.

i think this year's nisei week t-shirt was done by tokidoki.