It’s that time again for the huge, annual folklife festival downtown at Jacome Plaza and at El Presidio Park. All TMY program info about this upcoming festival (Friday to Sunday, October 9 to 11) is online here: http://www.tucsonmeetyourself.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/150924_TMYProgram_FINAL_SM.pdf As a Sansei (3rd generation Japanese American) I promote Japanese cultural activities at our website, www.southernazjapan.org (where I am … Read more
Mega Mania! Summer Mania! at PCC Downtown on July 11 More manga, anime, comics, cosplay, gaming, prizes, and art & writing workshops than you can imagine! PCC Downtown is at 1255 N. Stone Ave. (north of Speedway Blvd.) Happening all day: Cosplay – Show off your costume or make your own. Then take your picture at … Read more
Odaiko Sonora taiko drummers will be performing at 3:15 p.m.. Our Southern AZ Japanese Cultural Coalition (of which I am the website Editor) will have a table. I’ll be teaching how to play a Japanese card game called hanafuda (flower cards). Please drop by to say hello & learn about our Japanese culture and listen to the speech contest.
This event is organized by the SAAJE: Southern Arizona Assn. for Japanese Education, www.saaje.org. Previous contests have been held at various PCC campuses.
From the Mini Time Machine’s website: February 17, 2015 through March 3, 2015 Hinamatsuri or Girls’ Day is an annual holiday in Japan held on March 3rd, which honors the health and well-being of girls. The holiday celebration includes special foods and sweets and the exhibit of a plum tree, flowers and a Hina doll … Read more
On January 10, 2015 the Southern Arizona Japanese Cultural Coalition (SAJCC) sponsored their 2nd Annual mochi pounding celebration for the new Year of the Sheep. Here are photos of that lively event, held at the Rhythm Industry Performance Factory, home of Odaiko Sonora (taiko drummers), 1013 S. Tyndall Ave. All photos except for the last one taken by freelance photographer James Tokishi.
