Yoko Breckenridge - Japan America Society of Minnesota

Japan America Society of Minnesota
The Tsūshin is a membership publication of the Japan America Society of Minnesota
September 2016 VOL. 25, No. 9
2016 Lantern Lighting Festival Shines on a
Minnesota Summer Day
Meet the Mondale Scholarship Award
Winners for 2016-2017
August 21st, 2016 was a beautiful day for the Lantern
Lighting Festival at Como Park and Conservatory in St. Paul,
Minnesota. The weather was a comfortable temperature and the
attendance of the event was just shy of 12,000 guests which is
the second largest attendance on record of the event. The Lantern
Lighting Festival is a great way to celebrate the cultural fusion
between the traditional Japanese Obon festival and the local
community in Minnesota.
The festival area quickly filled with people as the
different stands bustled with different Japanese related activities.
There were many Japanese cuisines to try along with a program
of traditional Japanese performances. Some of the cuisines were
Takoyaki (Octopus dough balls) provided by Saji-Ya and beef
bowls by the Gyudon booth. The shaved ice was also a huge hit
as it is a very common booth at Japanese festivals during the
summer. Many attendees enjoyed their food while watching
different performances such as Taiko drumming or joining in on
the Japanese Obon dance. There was also choral music,
shamisen playing, and many different festival dances to enjoy.
JASM’s festival booths included a market of Japanese
goods, calligraphy, and a J-Quiz booth to test participants’
knowledge of Japan. JASM also provided two Japanese festival
favorite games which were kingyo sukui (goldfish scooping) and
yo-yo tsuri (a water balloon yo-yo game). Many children and
adults came back multiple times to play the game in hopes to
win a goldfish or a balloon. By the end of the festival, the 400
goldfish that were originally in the tubs all disappeared. The
JASM team of volunteers greatly enjoyed watching everyone
participate at the booths!
My name is Lisa Au and I am majoring
in chemistry at Carleton College. I feel
incredibly grateful to receive the
Mondale Scholarship and have the
opportunity to travel to Japan where I
will studying at Doshisha University as
part of Carleton’s Gardens, Landscape,
and the Built Environment study abroad
program. I want to bring an
environmental perspective to learn about
how Japanese art and culture can come
together to shape the landscape and
environment. With the growing built
environment from the changing lifestyles
of people, learning how those two can
exist together while preserving the
environment is crucial to creating
solutions. In addition to the
environmental aspect of the program, I am excited to learn more about
Japanese art, learn a new language and be able to immerse myself in
Japanese culture. Exploring and living in another country excites me
and learning to navigate a new place is a great way to learn about
myself. An opportunity like this will build my confidence and my
ability to communicate in different settings and prepare for a career in
environmental sustainability. By bringing my global and cultural
awareness and a different perspective to whatever I do, I hope be able to
make a positive change in the world.
- Lisa Au
(Continued on page 4)
Floating the lanterns in the Japanese Garden
My name is Joe Druckman, and I am a
sophomore Art History major at
Carleton College. I have been studying
Japanese language and culture since the
11th grade. Over the years my interest in
Japan has grown as I have participated
in JASM's J-Quiz and Lantern Lighting
Festival events and interned as the
Lantern Lighting Festival Coordinator
this summer. At college I have
developed a strong interest in medieval
Japanese art, culture and society. I
therefore relish the opportunity to spend
10 weeks in the spring of 2017 abroad
in the ancient Japanese capital of Kyoto,
where I will study gardens and
landscape architecture of the medieval
period. I hope to better understand this
unique and complex period of Japanese history and its effects on the
built environment that are visible to this day. I am also excited to
practice my Japanese skills and learn about life in a modern Japanese
city like Kyoto. As I have never been to Japan before, I also look
forward to experiencing Japanese food, culture, and traditions first
hand. Overall I am very grateful to JASM's Mondale Scholarship
Program for helping me make my first trip to Japan and hope that this
will be the beginning of a long and beneficial relationship between
myself and Japan.
- Joe Druckman
Letter from the JASM President
Dear JASM Members,
はじめまして！ My name
is Marc Blehert and I am honored
and humbled to introduce myself as
your new President. Much thanks to
my predecessor, Liz Brailsford, for
her dedication and years of
exemplary service to JASM. Liz
enthusiastically executed the duties
of President with a big heart and
perpetual smile. Liz was a true asset
Marc Blehert
to JASM. We extend our best wishes for
JASM President
her new endeavors in Washington DC.
Domo Arigato Liz!!
My history with JASM dates back to January, 1996
when I joined the organization as a recent graduate from the
University of Wisconsin, Madison. However, my initial
interest in Japan started long before. In the early 1980’s, my
dad, an engineer with the Tennant Company, volunteered to
host two visitors from Tennant’s Japanese partner, Fuji Heavy
Industries. My family loaded into our station wagon and
picked up these Japanese gentlemen at their hotel. I stuffed
myself into the cargo area to make room for our guests and we
headed east to show them the wonders of Taylors Falls.
As a shy ten-year old, I was nervous and excited,
having never met many foreigners, let alone, dignitaries from
Asia. How would we communicate? What could we possibly
talk about? As luck would have it, neither of our guests spoke
much English, and there was no Japanese ability in the Blehert
family. This was going to get pretty awkward, right?
Not at all! Soon after departing, my new Japanese friends
taught me Jan-Ken-Pon (aka Rock-Paper-Scissors) and we
played and laughed the day away.
My curiosity with Japan grew thanks again to my
father, who made several business trips there. With each trip,
he brought home treasures such as blueberry flavored gum,
coins that floated and a sour sports drink with the word
”Sweat” in the name. I really needed to see the wonderful land
where these gems came from with my own eyes! Finally, I got
my chance, spending my junior year of college studying
abroad at Kansai Gaidai Daigaku in Osaka. This was easily
my most memorable and enjoyable school year.
The study abroad experience only piqued my interest
in Japan. Upon graduating college, I was fortunate to be hired
by Tennant Japan, where I worked in the Tokyo area for three
years. I guess it is never too early to start networking?
Through the years, I have maintained my connection to Japan
through subsequent jobs, business trips, vacations, friends, and
of course JASM! I am forever grateful to JASM for providing
the programs, services and networking opportunities to
continue strengthening and fostering this relationship. It is a
source of great pride that each year, through events like J-Quiz
and the Mondale Scholarship Gala, JASM helps local students
enjoy the life changing opportunities I so cherished.
JASM is blessed with strong leadership in Ben and
Rio backed by a team of energetic interns, a wonderful Board
and most importantly – our esteemed members – the reason
JASM exists in the first place. I look forward to meeting each
and every one of you at upcoming events!
Best Regards,
Marc Blehert
Announcing 2016 Mondale Award Winners
JASM is pleased to announce that two outstanding individuals
have been chosen to receive the Mondale Award for Japan –
Minnesota Partnership in 2016. Yoko Breckenridge and
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski will each receive the Mondale Award
at the Mondale Scholarship and Award Gala at the Oak Ridge
Country Club on Saturday, November 5, 2016.
Yoko Breckenridge is primarily being
honored for the founding of the
Japanese Library that has a total of
40,000 volumes of Japanese books all
donated to the community. It serves as
an important resource for the Japanese
residents in Minnesota.
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski is the
former Music Director of the
Minnesota Orchestra and the former
Principal Conductor of the Yomiuri
Nippon Symphony Orchestra in
Tokyo. He has served as a “bridge”
from Minnesota to Japan through his
29 trips to Japan for appearances as
a guest conductor before audiences
in Japan.
The Mondale Award and Scholarship Gala will be the occasion
for the presentation of the Mondale Award to these two
outstanding representatives of the Japan related community in
Minnesota on November 5th, 2016.
Membership News
Thanks to the following
Renewing JASM Members:
Matthew & Michelle Welch, Colin & Nell Wirth, Shuzo
Murakami, Sayli Khadilkar, Hiroshi & Ursula Nomura, Scott
& Akiko Kilau, Sandra Resnick, Mimi Bekele, Noriko
Sugata, Hiroshi & Eriko Nakato, James & Eiko Hoffman,
Keith Vargo, Yoko Uchiya, Nikolai Golben, Masako
Yoshida, Kenneth Bartelt, Dallis & Taeko Perry, Dean and
Masako Potter, Kinue Hook, Hiroko Shade, John Omori,
Charles Breer, Shizuko Koizumi, Peter Thompson, Setsuko
Dulski, Gregory Cottles, Bruce & Tomoko Drake, Noriko
Freeman, Michiko Dressen
Thanks to the following
New JASM Members:
Collin Torok, Amy Kelley, Yoichiro Ashida, Maile Vasoli,
Tamara Sprinkle, Heidi Auderson, Kai Pedzinski, Chee La
Lao
Thanks to the following renewing Sakura Circle
Members :
Kenneth & Paula Port, Elizabeth Fehrmann
Thanks to the following
Renewing JASM Corporate Members:
Macalester College, Lindquist & Vennum P.L.L.P,
Tennant Company, Briggs and Morgan, P.A.
Mondale Scholarship Award Winners (Continued on from page 1)
My name is Robert Hanson and as a proud Minnesotan interested in
Japanese-American relations, I am honored to receive this award.
The Mondale Scholarship will help pay for tuition (so student loans
aren’t so daunting) and food (so I can eat three meals a day) as I
spend the next year of my life in Japan. Moreover, I look forward to
continuing to work with JASM as a recipient of this prestigious
award. I am a Junior at St. Olaf College majoring in History and
Asian Studies. This year, I am participating in Earlham College’s
Japan Studies program. From September to next August, I will
attend Waseda University in Tokyo as a student in their School of
International Liberal Studies. During this time, I will take extensive
Japanese language courses plus classes taught in English on subjects
such as Japanese history or anthropology. I will also spend 4-6
weeks of my spring break participating in an internship. I have
many possibilities to choose from, but I hope to find myself in an educational exchange and perhaps a
rural homestay. Although spending so much time away from home in an unfamiliar environment is a
little intimidating, I am eager to start what is sure to be a wonderful and unforgettable journey as an
international student.
-Robert Hanson
Saint John’s University has been my home away from home for a
couple of years, and I am entering into my third year at this
university. I am majoring in psychology with a minor in Japanese,
and these fields connect with me on a personal level. Psychology
gives me a better understanding of myself and others, and I want to
use psychology so that everyone can have the opportunity to
change and improve their lives. The Japanese culture also inspires
me to explore the world and to become a better person through
music, art, and Aikido. After receiving the Mondale Scholarship, I
felt that I’d have the opportunity to fully engage in the Japanese
culture, to become a better person through understanding the way
of life in Japan. This scholarship would allow me to invest in a
meaningful education where I could fully explore Japan, interact with its people, and bring back what
I’ve learned for the people in my country. With this opportunity, I hope to practice Aikido in Japan while
learning how to draw Japanese-style animations with my classmates in Tokyo. I also hope to explore
everything that makes Japan unique, from their shrines and temples to their landmarks and museums.
Lastly, I hope to share a little of my culture from America and the Philippines so that the Japanese also
have the opportunity to explore and learn about my own culture.
-Christian Grande
Corporate Membership Spotlight: Taiyo International
Taiyo was founded
in 1946 and since then has
established itself as a leader
in production and in the
development of stabilizers,
emulsifiers, egg and tea
based ingredients. Taiyo also
produces highly functional
ingredients for
pharmaceutical and food
industries. Taiyo manufactures over 2,000 processed eggs, food formulations, fruit
preparations, emulsifiers, stabilizers and functional ingredients at different manufacturing
facilities around the world.
Scott Smith is the vice president of Taiyo International and is a former JASM board
member. Scott Smith was very active in planning the JASM Business Breakfast Series.
Mitsuko Plummer is a long time employee of Taiyo International and is a loyal member of
Taiyo International and has contributed greatly towards the company.
Taiyo has been a very supportive corporate member of JASM. We greatly appreciate
their generous financial support and being part of our organization.
(Some Information was taken from the official website of Taiyo International: http://
www.taiyointernational.com)
Please thank our members with
your support!
Corporate Benefactor Members
Daikin Applied
Delta Airlines, Inc.
Tennant Company
Taiyo International, Inc.
Patron Members:
Bowman and Brooke, LLP
St. Jude Medical, Inc.
Corporate Sustaining Members
3M Company
Aveda Corporation
Design Ready Controls, Inc.
Dorsey & Whitney, LLP
Fredrikson & Byron, PA
Gray Plant Mooty, Mooty & Bennett, PA
Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, PC
Hubbard Broadcasting
Japan Lifeline Co. Ltd.
Lindquist and Vennum P.L.L.P
Mall of America
Medtronic, Inc.
MGK, Inc.
Naigai Industries U.S.A. Inc.
Proto Labs, Inc.
Taiyo International, Inc.
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.
Corporate Contributing Members
Briggs and Morgan, P.A.
Deloitte Tax, LLP
Microbiologics, Inc.
Nagomi Ya Senior Living
Sysco Asian Foods
Wanner Engineering, Inc.
Partners in Service
Bloomington Sister City Organization
Fitger’s Inn
J&K Trading, LLC
JK’s Table
Kiku Enterprises, Inc.
Minnesota Trade Office
Origami Restaurant
Sakura Restaurant
Saint Paul Saints Baseball Club
Satellite Industries, Inc.
Suishin Restaurant
The Voyager Group
Tomodachi
Zen Healing Center
Nonprofit Members
Anime Twin Cities, Inc.
Concordia Language Village
Economic Club of Minnesota
Global Minnesota
JETAA Minnesota
JETRO Chicago
KCC–Japan Education Exchange
Macalester College Asian Language &
Culture Department
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Mu Performing Arts
NDSU-Emily Reynolds Historic Costume
Collection
U of MN Dept. of Asian Languages and
Literatures, Japanese Language Program
Winona State Univ. Global Studies Dept.
Lantern Lighting Festival: Thank You!
Thank you to all who contributed to the success of this
year’s Lantern Lighting Festival. We greatly appreciate all that
you do!
We appreciate the support from the following:
Asian Foods, Great Harvest Bread Co,. Minneapolis,
JETAAMN, Metropolitan Regional Arts Counsel (MRAC),
Tomoko Drake and friends of the Minneapolis Japanese
School for Gyudon Booth
Thank you to our devoted volunteers:
Mei Aoyama, Tomoko Brier, Jacob Campbell, Clint
Conner, Charlene Florendo, Heejin Hong, Frieda Hintze,
Meghann Hlibichuk, Takuzo Ishida, Ayana Ito, Miya Ito, Bora
Leng, Amelia Li, Seigo Masubuchi, Shannon Meyer, Rina
Namiwa, Sacha Nunn, Ekatarina Obsokova, Yoko O’Neil, Erin
Peterson, Jeff Peterson
Ketong Ren, Lizzi Rust, Mark Schmitt, Melanie
Soland, Johan van Lierop, Pa Ying Vang, Love Vang, Ka
Xiong, See Yang, Tamaki Yoshitome
Gyudon booth and staff
Lantern Lighting Festival
(Continued on from page 1)
The Lantern Lighting
Festival came to a close at
dusk with the Obon
tradition of lighting
lanterns. It is said that
during Obon, the spirits of
our ancestors return to visit
earth and the lighting of the
lanterns help guide the
spirits back to the great
Scooping goldfish at kingyo sukui
beyond. To honor this
tradition, hundreds of lanterns
were lit and released into Como Park’s Frog Pond. The pond
was lit with a warm glow and it was a perfect ending to a busy
festival.
It was great to see the high level of interest by the
number of attendees and all
the hard work that was put
into the festival to make it a
success. We truly appreciate
everyone who attended,
volunteered, donated, or
operated a booth. We greatly
appreciate any support as this
helps grow and expand to
meet the growing interest in
building Japan-Minnesota
relations through the Lantern
Lighting Festival. We hope to Deputy Counsel of General in Chicago of
see everyone at next year’s
Japan Keiko Yanai and JASM
Executive Director Ben van Lierop
festival!
Career Day on October 13th
Fun at the Riverplace Market
Career Day is an annual event that seeks to connect both
business professionals from various fields and college students
in order to assist them in pursuing a future in Japan’s businesses.
Along with our keynote speaker below, one-on-one resume
consultation and networking opportunities will be offered!
On August 3rd JASM
participated in the
Riverplace Market by
showing people passing
by how to make Samurai
Helmets! For $1 in
support of JASM, we
showed guests how to
fold an everyday sheet of
newspaper into a cool
samurai hat. Though it
was hot out, we had a
great time; we even made
some tiny hats for the
JSAM teaching how to make Samurai Helmet
dogs that people brought
to the market! Our efforts brought in some extra money for the
organization as well as a
basket of strawberries from
a grateful customer who was
short on a dollar bill. We
also communicated with
some of the other great
businesses located in
Riverplace and introduced
them to JASM and our
mission. Overall it was a
great success and we look
forward to participating in
the Riverplace Market again
in the future!
Keynote Speaker
Aki Ito: Involvement in the
localization industry since 1996 and
former account executive at Dell
Computer in the United States and
Japan
 A native of Japan, Aki Ito has
been working in various activities
such as sales management,
operations management, project
management, Japanese language
management and consulting, and
translation memory tool
management
 Served on the Globalization and Localization Association
(GALA) board of directors in 2005-2006 and as chairman of
the board in 2006
 Has an MBA in international marketing and a BA in
international relations
Date: Thur sday, October 13th
Time: 7:00p.m.-9:00p.m.
Admission: J ASM Member s: $8 Non-Members: $10
Location: Macalester College 1600 Gr and Ave, St. Paul
Kagin Commons, Alexander Hill Ballroom
Finished product of the Samurai Helmet
Consulate Official Will Be in MN for Passport Process
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の提出などの受付を行っております。
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方に限ります。
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Tom Haeg’s Book Review
Japan, A Pictorial Portrait; Photographs by Sekai Bunka
Photo; Forward by Kenzo Takada; IBC Publishing, Inc.,
Tokyo; 2800 yen; 135 pages.; New Edition Fourth Printing
2015.
Kenzo Takada, one of the world’s leading fashion
designers, teamed up with the preeminent Japanese
photographer house, Sekai Bunka Photo, to produce this
spectacular photogenic depiction of iconic Japanese
landscapes and culture. There are over 300 photos bursting
with radiant color and clarity capturing the essence and
natural beauty of Japan. Although the accompanying text is
succinct, the picture ‘speaks a thousand words’ refrain
adequately justifies the literal abbreviation.
詳しくはホームページ www.chicago.us.emb-japan.go.jp/
index.html をご覧ください。
Normandale Japanese Garden Festival
On Sunday,
October 8th, 2016
the Japanese
Garden at
Normandale
Community
College will be
having it’s third
Japanese Garden
Festival. The
festival will
include Taiko
The Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College drumming,
Japanese dance,
crafts, martial arts, food, and much more! JASM will have a
booth at this festival and we are very excited to be part of this
event. The Normandale Community College’s Japanese Garden
was built by the Bloomington Affiliated Garden Clubs. The
garden clubs raised the funds to build the garden while the college
donated two acres of land and a portion of Green Heron Pond.
Takao Watanabe, a professional garden architect from Tokyo,
Japan, was critical to the success of the garden. JASM looks
forward to participating in the garden festival and we hope to see
you all there!
Date: October 8th, 2016
Time: 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Admission: Suggested donation of $10
Location: Nor mandale J apanese Gar den
9700 France Ave S, Bloomington, MN 55431
Takada’s Forward draws the reader’s attention to
the inspiration for this book, -the Japanese kimono, the
archetype of traditional Japanese dress. Takada, the clothes
designer, views the kimono as an insight into the Japanese
culture. “The kimono is also a living, functioning element in
the daily workings of Japanese culture, … according to the
season and depending on its use, can take on many forms.”
Takada extends these forms into the varied landscape
depictions in all four seasons. Oddly, there are few
photographs illustrating various kimonos. Nonetheless, this
conspicuous absence is dwarfed by the book’s majestic
photographs capturing the natural beauty in all of the
Japanese prefectures.
Sekai Bunka Photo is one of the leading publishing
houses in Japan. Founded in 1946, it has a long list of
credits in the Japanese publications.
Printed in Japan, the publisher spared no expense in
selecting the finest grain and texture of paper for this book.
Although the book’s genre is perhaps relegated to the ‘coffee
table book’ phylum, it could easily be hung on the wall for
its artistic enjoyment, appreciation or just plain envy.
Anyone returning from Japan should seriously consider
Japan, A Pictorial Portrait a wise investment as a souvenir,
gift, or, well, something just to repose on one’s coffee table
(with no disrespect to the Seinfeld episode re coffee tables).
-Tom Haeg
縦の国、横の国。
３－４人の労働者風の東洋人が入って来た。当番だった私が応
対に出ると「家を買いたい」との事。 金融係も加わって手真
似で理解したのは、家を買う予備知識が全くなく書類どころか
雇用主とか現住所さえ説明できない。グリーンカードからIRS
（国税局）を通じて正式入国者である事，雇用主も見つけ彼達
は「大きな家を」入手した。ベトナム戦で国連軍に加担し米国
へ移民を許可された一族は、家無しで収入獲得に奔走中。 一
緒に住める我が家を熱望していたのだ。世話した私は口説いた
「信用の国アメリカでは書類が大切です！」
其後２５年約２０軒の家を買い無知識だった。避難民家族は
成功した。助手席の妻が昔話をしてくれた南から来て直後、
病院の掃除婦になり夜の雪道を歩いて帰った辛い日々の話。
今は亡くなった。両親５２人を連れてきた長男夫婦は、どち
らも１０人兄弟。今はミネソタで最大の東洋食品チェーン。
家内事業で絶対的和合と信用関係で運営されているのだ。戦
国時代から封建制度にある縦の社会、士農工商、家柄、学歴
で就職や嫁入口が選択される国は今も不文律が存在し、縦の
壜ガラスに入れられた豆は、いくら努力しても底辺から上昇
して芽を出せない。同じ雑豆もアメリカでは大きな平盆に撒
き散らした状態なのだ。 黒、赤、黄、白、個々の豆は努力
次第で出芽できる平等な機会が与えられてる。家柄、学歴、
肩書など有る人の推薦状等ではなく個人の熱意と実行力が将
来を決める国民性と国の保護がある国だと感じる過去帳より
も Strong Desire and Performance が結論を導いてくれる国な
のだ。「求めよ然らば与えられん」には全く有り難い国であ
る。
( 写真は彼達のお店の一つ Dragon Star Super Market.)
Yoko Breckenridge
612-839-0008
[email protected]
JASM Fundraising Campaign – Reaches its Goal!
We would like to thank all those who contributed to
the fundraising campaign that took place July 11-17 of this year.
Our goal was to raise $5,000 to help build financial support for
JASM expenses that are not often covered by the event, such as
entertainment expenses for the Lantern Lighting Festival or
supporting a student from a needy family to attend the J-Quiz
competition, or paying for a guest to the Shinnenkai.
An anonymous donor offered to give $500 if three
other donors would give $500 each as a matching challenge. We
asked 3 donors, all of them long-term members of JASM to
respond to the challenge and they each committed $500 to
match the donation challenge. One of these donors is a former
member of the JASM Board and another is a strong supporter of
the performing arts in the Twin Cities, and the third is a JASM
Board member. This resulted in a matching challenge of $2,000
to the JASM community. The JASM community rose to the
challenge, and we are very pleased to announce that through the
generous giving of JASM members, we were able to match the
challenge with $2,000 and raise a total of $5,721.00 through the
generous giving of JASM donors.
Thank you to all those who contributed, including
members of the JASM Board. Through your donations, JASM
is able to grow as an organization. Your funds will help JASM
to provide additional support for the events to increase
participation and attract new members to the JASM family. We
appreciate your financial support to JASM.
We are very grateful to all those JASM members and
friends who helped to make this fundraising campaign a
success. If you were unable to make a donation during the
campaign, you can still make a donation by sending a check in
the mail or by calling the JASM office.
-Ben Van Lierop, Executive Director
Jugoya: a Night to Admire the Moon
On September 15th,
2016 jugoya (night of
the 15th) will be the
night when people all
over Japan will be
viewing the moon.
Jugoya changes every
year due to the lunar
calendar, but usually
occurs during the
months of September
or October. The moon on jugoya is not necessarily always a full
moon, but is said to be the brightest and most beautiful in the
year.
People celebrate this night by setting up a small table
by the window to enjoy the moon while eating tsukimi dango
(rice and sweet bean dumplings) and sato-imo (Taro, a purple
root). Susuki (pampas
grass) and other autumn
grasses are often displayed
on the verandah alongside
clusters of tiny rice
dumplings. Jugoya is also
celebrated in temples and
shrines.
(This information was taken
from Kyoto Visitor’s Guide
http://www.kyotoguide.com/
ver2/thismonth/moon10.html) Tsukimi dango (rice and sweet bean dumpling)
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Nihonjin-kai monthly meeting on 2nd Monday, at noon,
at 4231 Bloomington Ave S Minneapolis, MN 55407
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Career Day Saturday, October 13th
Normandale Japanese Garden Festival Saturday, October 8th
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speak Japanese. Come when
you can, leave when you must.
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Tsūshin
September 2016
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non-profit, non-political association engaged
in bringing the peoples of Japan and the
United States closer together in mutual
understanding, respect, and cooperation.
Through programs and interchange, it
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cultural, educational, economic, public, and
other affairs of interest to both peoples.
Membership in the society is open to
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Lantern Lighting Festival 2016