Nisei Week Festival/Little Tokyo/Related

They're having the Lion Dance, Taiko, and Mochi-tsuki at the Torrance and Costa Mesa Mitsuwa Marketplaces tomorrow as well. :)

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The dates have been announced for this year's Nisei Week: August 10-18. :woot:

The 10 Best restaurants in Little Tokyo (according to these guys): http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/19/little-tokyo-la-restaurants-10-best_n_2719790.html

Monterey Park Cherry Blossom Festival this coming weekend: http://ci.monterey-park.ca.us/index.aspx?page=812

We have our very own tea master right here in Los Angeles: http://www.kcet.org/socal/local_heroes/apahm/local-hero-madame-sosei-matsumoto.html

Saturday, June 1st at JANM they will showing 'Flicker in Eternity' twice, once at 2pm and again at 3pm. After the 3pm showing there will be a Q & A with the director.

More info about the film here: http://flickerineternity.com/

So, 18.2 did a show looking for the best ramen places in L.A. Here are the results:


10. Koryu Ramen (Costa Mesa)
9. Ramenya (West L.A.)
8. Ikemen (Hollywood)
7. Mottainai Ramen (Gardena)
6. Orochon Ramen (Little Tokyo)
5. Daikokuya (Little Tokyo)
4. Tsujita (West L.A.)
3. Yamadaya (Culver City)
2. Shinsengumi (Gardena)
1. Ramen Santouka (Mitsuwa Torrance)

Let the arguing begin :boxing:

Ack, I forogt to record it....!!!! :doh: :doh: :doh:

EDIT: Replay at 5PM... I gotta remember to record it. :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

And here's what this years poster (and probably t-shirt as well) will look like:http://www.niseiweek.org/2013-nisei-week-poster-design/

gaijinmark wrote:And here's what this years poster (and probably t-shirt as well) will look like:http://www.niseiweek.org/2013-nisei-week-poster-design/

Hmm.

The 2013 Nisei Week Queen candidates: http://www.niseiweek.org/

(click on the picture for bios)

Only six candidates this year, first time since 2008.

Obon schedule for between now and the end of Nisei Week: http://www.japanese-city.com/calendar/events/index.php?com=searchresult&t=37,30

UTB 18.2 is going to try a live streaming of this year's Nisei Week Parade, Sunday August 11th, starting at 4pm pacific time: http://www.utbhollywood.com/

gaijinmark wrote:And here's what this years poster (and probably t-shirt as well) will look like

Or not;

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Although there's a girls version in pink

^ I picked up mine today... :victory:

The price went up, though: $20. :sweat:

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This year's Nisei Week Queen, Lauren Iwata.

There's even a video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Tt15g4a0Cw&feature=player_embedded

gaijinmark wrote:There's even a video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Tt15g4a0Cw&feature=player_embedded

I would've voted for Tamlyn Tomita again. :P

Ikebana display at the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center.

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When I was over in Little Tokyo I saw this in the parking lot next to the 442nd/Go For Broke memorial:

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I'm sure the artist will tell us it's a symbol of the struggle for world peace. To me it looks like a 30 foot high glob of solder somebody dropped on the parking lot.

gaijinmark wrote:To me it looks like a 30 foot high glob of solder somebody dropped on the parking lot.

LOL! That was exactly what I told my friend last Saturday when we were checking out the Tanabata Festival in that area... :rofl: