Free Screening of 1964 Tokyo Film and Tokyo Olympics Collection

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VOICES From
THE NEW YORKERS
Hawaii’s Shirokiya
By Stacy Smith
One of the best
parts of my job as
a freelance interpreter is the
opportunity to
come to Hawaii
with Japanese
clients at least
once a year. Now
is one of those times, and I was surprised to find a Japanese connection
here in Honolulu that I hadn’t known
about before. It is the Shirokiya food
court/shopping center located in the
Ala Moana mall. Open daily from
9:30 a.m.-9 p.m. (and 7 pm on
Sundays), it features 20 different eating options as well as 20 non-food
related stores such as Bookoff.
I visited Shirokiya after already
having eaten, but due to the amazing
selection of food I really wished I had
come on an empty stomach. You can
find anything ranging from takoyaki
to taiyaki, ramen to curry and bentos
to sushi. I opted to go for a sweet
snack of mochi at the Fujiya Hawaii
stall. Similar to Kansai Yamato
which I have previously profiled in
this column, they offer a wide variety
of flavors from the fruity lychee,
pineapple and raspberry types to the
more desserty peanut butter combined
with bananas, chocolate, etc.
With a huge Japanese-American
population, Hawaii has always had
strong ties to the homeland, and these
days this is reflected more than ever.
The talk of the town is still the Arashi
concert that was held in midSeptember. The crowd numbered
50,000, some of whom were said to
be flown over from Japan on chartered flights. Throughout September
Shirokiya hosted a pop-up “Arashi
Blast” shop selling CDs and other
memorabilia to commemorate the
group’s concert. You don’t have to
go very far in Hawaii to find some
kind of tie to Japan, giving me another reason besides the sun and surf that
it is my favorite destination!
(Stacy Smith is a Japanese
translator/interpreter/writer
Homepage:www.stacysmith.webs.com
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2014年（平成26年）10月4日（土)
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Consulate General of Japan New York Presents
Free Screening of 1964 Tokyo Film
and Tokyo Olympics Collection
The Consulate General of
Japan and Japan Foundation NY
will display a private collection of
memorabilia from the 1964 Tokyo
Olympics in commemoration of its
50th anniversary at the Japan
Information Center Gallery (299
Park Ave 18th Floor of Consulate
General of Japan in New York)
from October 3rd through 31st.
Stephen E. Noerper, the Korea
Society Senior Vice President,
collected several pieces of memorabilia during the historic games.
The 1964 Tokyo Olympics were
held in Asia, in autumn, and
broadcast by satellite--all first
time events. “ ALWAYS 3chome no Yuhi,” a movie set in
1964 Tokyo, is scheduled to show
on the following Fridays: October
3rd at noon and October 17th and
24th at 6 pm. Admission is free
but pre-registration via e-mail
(kanako_shirasaki@jfny.org) is
required at least two days in
advance. Photo ID is required to
enter the building.(Ryoichi
Miura/ Translated by Hiroko
Makabe)
General admission ticket to Opening Ceremony of Tokyo Olympics 1964
The Gohan Society
Fundraising Event “Aki Matsuri”
The Gohan Society will host a
fundraising event called “Aki
Matsuri” at the Brooklyn
Brewery in Williamsburg (79 N
11th St) from 6:30 pm to 9:30
pm on October 9th (Thu). The
event will feature dishes prepared by 12 participating
restaurants representing N.Y.,
including Jean Georges and
Morimoto, Japanese sake tasting,
wine tasting, and cocktails made
using Iichiko shochu. Guests can
also enjoy all you can drink beer
courtesy of the Brooklyn Brewery.
There will be a silent auction held
for dinner tickets at an upscale
restaurant and a live taiko (Japanese
drum) performance by the Kaoru
Watanabe Taiko Center.
Tickets are $150 for General
Admission, $125 for Gohan
Society Members, and $250 for a
V.I.P. experience.
For more information, visit
gohansociety.org/event/akimatsuri/(Ryoichi Miura/ Translated
by Mai Moore)
Special Thank You
Upper East Side Sushi Spot
Koito Shows Appreciation
to Customers
Koito, a restaurant on the Upper
East Side (310 E 93rd Street
between 1st and 2nd Avenues) is
launching a customer appreciation
campaign that will last until the
end of October. When you order
omakase sushi (a special chef’s
selection, $58 per person), you get
three appetizers and a draft beer for
free! Koito is open from 6 p.m. to
11 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday.
For questions or reservations, call
212-426-1216.
(Jun Nishimura/Translated by Zac
Heiman)
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