Jun 4th 2017 O.A.
JAPAN NIGHT at Dodger Stadium
The annual Japan Night was held on May 18th at the Dodgers Stadium, introducing Japanese culture and entertainment. Dodgers hold this annual event where they share Japanese and Japanese American community's culture. Local musicians and guests from Japan did various performances before the game. The Nisei Queen and her court was introduced representing the Japanese American community of LA; and Dodgers pitcher, Kenta Maeda; gold medalist breaststroke swimmer, Kosuke Kitajima was introduced. True Enka girls trio, Mizmo sang the national anthem of both Japan and the US. And Kosuke Kitajima, who had connections with LA during his athlete years, threw the first ball. Although the ball bounded, Kenta Maeda caught it. The audience enjoyed Japan Night with limited edition Kenta Maeda T-shirts being distributed as well.
JFC Sake Expo & Food Show
May 20th was the JFC Sake Expo & Food Show in Costa Mesa, where various Japanese sake were introduced. This event is annually held by the Japanese food distributor, JFC International for the restaurant business, and about 40 sake brewers introduced various sake this year. The attendees compared each sake of: Junmai, Ginjo, Daiginjo, Shochu and Plum sake, as they heard the explanations. Green teas and soft drinks that can be mixed with sake were also introduced. For food, izakaya menus like: gyoza, kara-age, tofu, seasoned cod roe were tasted. In recent years, there are top quality sake where a bottle costs over $100 due to the popularity of Japanese sake in the US. More than 1400 guests attended this year and enjoyed the Japanese food culture.
Public announcement
Event : Eyemobile (Free eye exam)
Sponsor : Little Tokyo Lions Club
Date : Jun 17th (Sat)
Time 1 : 9:30am ~ 11:30am
Address : Little Tokyo Lions Club 455 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA 90012
Time 2 : 1:30pm ~ 3:30pm
Address : Keiro Retirement Home 325 Boyle Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90033
Tel : (213) 620 – 1500
Email : drknakajima@yahoo.com
Addmission : Free
Event: Charity Golf Tournament
Sponsor: JBA Foundation
Date: July 15th (Sat) 1:00pm ~
Address: Tustin Ranch Golf Club 12442 Tustin Ranch Rd. Tustin, CA 92782
Tel: (310) 515 - 9522 (JBA)
Email: jba@jba.org
Addmission: $300 / $150 (Award banquet only) (Reservation Required・要予約)