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sake, The Joy of Sake, Japan, NYC, tasting
Events, Food & Drink

The Joy of Sake 🗓

The Joy of Sake Friday, June 21 from 6:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. Metropolitan Pavilion – 125 W. 18th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues) Admission: $110 The Joy of Sake returns to New York for its 15th annual celebration. This is the largest sake tasting in the world outside Japan, with a superb array of premium labels and the best in traditional and contemporary … Continue reading The Joy of Sake 🗓
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Soh Daiko, taiko, drums, Japanese traditions, New York Buddhist Church, NYC, Japan, Shinto traditions, Buddhist traditions
Arts & Entertainment, Community, Culture, Events

Soh Daiko to Celebrate Its 40th Anniversary 🗓 🗺

Soh Daiko 40th Anniversary Concert Saturday, June 22 at 2:00 p.m. Miller Theater at Columbia University – 2960 Broadway at 116th Street Admission: $30 in advance/$35 at the door Taiko is the Japanese word for drum. Developed out of ancient agricultural rites and the music of Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples, taiko was used for ritual entertainments and festivals to summon gods and spirits, to … Continue reading Soh Daiko to Celebrate Its 40th Anniversary 🗓 🗺
Susan
Junichi Mitsubori, wagashi, Kado, Asia Society, Japan, NYC, Japanese sweets
Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Events, Food & Drink

Hands-On Wagashi Workshop at Asia Society 🗓 🗺

Wagashi Master’s Workshop Friday, June 14 from 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. Asia Society – 725 Park Avenue at 70th Street Admission: $600/$500 members Asia Society is hosting a special day of wagashi, or traditional Japanese sweets featuring Junichi Mitsubori, a third-generation wagashi artisan from Yokosuka City, Kanagawa. For the first time in the United States, Mitsubori will be teaching a hands-on wagashi workshop where … Continue reading Hands-On Wagashi Workshop at Asia Society 🗓 🗺
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Yamato Waki, The Tale of Genji, Murasaki Shikibu, manga, Japanese literature, the Met, Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC, Japan, Melissa McCormick, Heian period
Arts & Entertainment, Events

Manga Artist Yamato Waki at the Met 🗓 🗺

Artists on Artworks – Yamato Waki Saturday, June 8 from 2:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. Metropolitan Museum of Art – 1000 5th Avenue at 82nd Street (Main Museum Entrance) Admission: Free with Museum Admission ($25/$17 seniors/$12 students/Free for Members, Patrons, and children under 12) In conjunction with the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s exhibition The Tale of Genji: A Japanese Classic Illuminated, Professor of Japanese Art … Continue reading Manga Artist Yamato Waki at the Met 🗓 🗺
Susan
David Bouley, kombu, dashi, seaweed, umami, cooking, Japanese cuisine, Takashi Okui
Events, Food & Drink

David Bouley: Power of Kombu and PURITY IMPORTANCE OF WATER 🗓 🗺

David Bouley: Power of Kombu and PURITY IMPORTANCE OF WATER Cooking Class and Multi-Course Wine Lunch: Friday, June 7 from noon until 2:30 p.m. Bouley at Home – 31 W. 21st Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues) Admission: $150 Presentation and Multi-Course Wine Dinner: Friday, June 7 from 6:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. Bouley Test Kitchen – 31 W. 21st Street (between 5th and 6th … Continue reading David Bouley: Power of Kombu and PURITY IMPORTANCE OF WATER 🗓 🗺
Susan