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Started by bmwracer · 11 Aug 2003 · 1,910 replies

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22 Aug 2011, 07:41 #1601
shin2 wrote:

What an absolutely ludicrous waste of food. I hate food eating competitions--gluttony (which is bad enough) taken to a ridiculous shameful level.


I have to say I share your sentiment. Makes you wistful for the days of the Dotch Cooking Show...but here in the States we have shows like Man v. Food which celebrate the glutton as a hero. :shakehead:
23 Aug 2011, 08:19 #1603
gaijinmark wrote:[image]


See you next year!! :woot:


So did you attend the festivities?
23 Aug 2011, 10:08 #1604
Tu_triky wrote:
So did you attend the festivities?


Yup. Went to the parade the first Sunday and went to the Taiko gathering yesterday.

An interesting thing happened. While I was waiting for the Taiko to start I went over to the JACCC because they always have a calligraphy demonstration. When I went in I ran into one of the women I know that works at Book-Off, her name is Noriko. At first I thought she was just there to watch the calligraphy artists but it turned out she was one of the ones giving the demonstration! And she's good! :applaud: Bikkurishite!!
23 Aug 2011, 10:12 #1605
gaijinmark wrote:

Yup. Went to the parade the first Sunday and went to the Taiko gathering yesterday.

An interesting thing happened. While I was waiting for the Taiko to start I went over to the JACCC because they always have a calligraphy demonstration. When I went in I ran into one of the women I know that works at Book-Off, her name is Noriko. At first I thought she was just there to watch the calligraphy artists but it turned out she was one of the ones giving the demonstration! And she's good! :applaud: Bikkurishite!!


Wow, that's cool. I've only seen calligraphy being in written on television. Sounds like you had a good time.
23 Aug 2011, 11:51 #1607
^ Sorta gross that he'd choose a red-colored drink during the contest as opposed to just water... :bleh:
23 Aug 2011, 12:34 #1608
bmwracer wrote:^ Sorta gross that he'd choose a red-colored drink during the contest as opposed to just water... :bleh:


As if the contest itself wasn't hard enough to stomach...no pun intended.
23 Aug 2011, 13:21 #1609
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nw11closing by nergene, on Flickr

Me and my friends had an awesome time at the closing ceremonies. Ondo was fun. I do it every year, but they've never done it before.
23 Aug 2011, 13:45 #1610
Super No. 1 wrote:[image]
nw11closing by nergene, on Flickr

Me and my friends had an awesome time at the closing ceremonies. Ondo was fun. I do it every year, but they've never done it before.


Nice photograph!
23 Aug 2011, 13:57 #1611
Super No. 1 wrote:[image]
nw11closing by nergene, on Flickr

Me and my friends had an awesome time at the closing ceremonies. Ondo was fun. I do it every year, but they've never done it before.

Whoa... Way cool! :victory: :applaud:
25 Aug 2011, 12:50 #1612
Nisei Week was a blast, but at least we don't have long until another great festival in Little Tokyo.

http://cherryblossomfestivalsocal.org/

Basically, it's Nisei Week Lite, but still a lot of fun.
25 Aug 2011, 12:57 #1613
Super No. 1 wrote:Nisei Week was a blast, but at least we don't have long until another great festival in Little Tokyo.

http://cherryblossomfestivalsocal.org/

Basically, it's Nisei Week Lite, but still a lot of fun.

Nice. :victory:
11 Sep 2011, 05:59 #1614
GRATEFUL CRANE ENSEMBLE PRESENTS A THREE-SHOW SERIES COMING THIS FALL TO THE TOYOTA MEETING HALL IN TORRANCE
THE BEST OF GRATEFUL CRANE

• SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2011
• 4 PM

Performed earlier this year as part of Grateful Cranefs 10th Anniversary, gThe Best of Grateful Craneh features the best American and Japanese songs we have performed over the past ten years. All-time favorites such as gKoko ni Sachi Ari,h gKawa no Nagare no Youni,h gMoonlight Serenade,h gStar Dust,h and gIfll Be Seeing You,h will be featured.

gThe Best of Grateful Craneh show will feature the singing of Jason Fong, Haruye Ioka, Keiko Kawashima, Darrell Kunitomi, Kurt Kuniyoshi, Aimee Machida, Merv Maruyama, Mary Kageyama Nomura, Helen H. Ota and Fusako Shiotani. The Grateful Crane Youth Group Singers will also perform. The group includes Aimee Machida, Alyssa Nakamoto, Erika Mariko Olsen and Miko Shudo.

The gBest of Grateful Craneh band includes Scott Nagatani, Danny Yamamoto, Lisa Joe and Gordon Bash.
24 Sep 2011, 10:50 #1615
Super No. 1 wrote:Nisei Week was a blast, but at least we don't have long until another great festival in Little Tokyo.

http://cherryblossomfestivalsocal.org/

Basically, it's Nisei Week Lite, but still a lot of fun.


Just bumping this to remind everybody it's this weekend. :woot:
12 Oct 2011, 01:38 #1617
gaijinmark wrote:New owners for the New Otani/Kyoto Grand (again):
http://rafu.com/news/2011/10/ubs-buys-kyoto-grand/


So it is going to be a Doubletree. Lame.....

They should have just demolished that thing and turned it into a mixed use development with retailers, office space, and residential living with an eye to Japanese culture.
12 Oct 2011, 04:12 #1619
bmwracer wrote:
Sad. :(



I know in keeping with the theme of Japanese culture, they should at least call it Cypress Tree.

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