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Senri Oe, jazz, Japanese jazz pianist, Tomi Jazz, speakeasy, Japan NYC, music, concert, izakaya, Japanese whisky
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Senri Oe at Tomi Jazz 🗓 🗺

Senri Oe at Tomi Jazz Sunday, July 14 at 8:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Tomi Jazz – 239 E. 53rd Street (between 2nd and 3rd Avenues) Cover: $10 Brooklyn-based Japanese jazz pianist Senri Oe will perform two sets at intimate Midtown East speakeasy Tomi Jazz. Oe’s career as a pop singer/songwriter in Japan spanned almost 25 years from 1983 until 2007. The Japan Grammy winner … Continue reading Senri Oe at Tomi Jazz 🗓 🗺
Susan
wagyu, beef, Japanese beef, Japan, NYC, street fairs, JAPAN Fes., LOOK EAST NY
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WAGYU x Japan Food Town 🗓 🗺

WAGYU x Japan Food Town Saturday, July 13 from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. West Village – 10th Street between Bleecker and Christopher Streets Sunday, July 14 from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. Times Square – Broadway between 47th and 48th Streets Admission: Free Celebrate WAGYU this weekend at not one, but TWO street fairs dedicated to amazing Japanese beef! “Wagyu” literally means “Japanese beef,” … Continue reading WAGYU x Japan Food Town 🗓 🗺
Susan
Obon, bon odori, New York Buddhist Church, NYC, Japan, Japanese traditions, Bryant Park, Buddhism, ancestors
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70th Annual Obon Dance Festival 🗓 🗺

70th Annual Obon Dance Festival Sunday, July 14 from 12:45 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. Bryant Park – 42nd Street and 6th Avenue Admission: Free The New York Buddhist Church presents the 70th annual Obon Dance Festival at Bryant Park. Honor your ancestors through dance with NYBC members and performances by taiko drumming sensation Soh Daiko and the Tachibana Dance Group. In the Buddhist observance of … Continue reading 70th Annual Obon Dance Festival 🗓 🗺
Susan
Tanabata, folklore, legends, Japan, NYC, Amateur Astronomers Association of New York, Japanese American Association of New York, Riverside Park, tanzaku, wishes, Princess Orihime, Hikoboshi, stars, astronomy
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Amateur Astronomers Association and Japanese American Association’s Tanabata Festival 🗓

Amateur Astronomers Association and Japanese American Association’s Tanabata Festival Saturday, July 13 from 7:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. Riverside Park – 116th Street Overlook Admission: Free The Amateur Astronomers Association of New York will partner with Japanese and Japanese American groups to hold the fourth annual stargazing Tanabata Festival. AAA members with telescopes will show guests the night sky and tell the folk tale of … Continue reading Amateur Astronomers Association and Japanese American Association’s Tanabata Festival 🗓
Susan
Kyo-Shin-An Arts, recital, shakuhachi, James Nyoraku Schlefer, music, Japanese traditional music, honkyoku, Zen monks, komuso, NYC, Japan, Tenri Cultural Institute, Arts at Tenri
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NYC Sake Walking Tour 🗓 🗺

NYC Sake Walking Tour Tuesday, June 9 from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. SakaMai – 157 Ludlow Street (between Stanton and Rivington Streets) Admission: $160 Join Sake Samurais Chizuko Niikawa-Helton and Timothy Sullivan on a private sake walking tour on the Lower East Side of New York City. Over the course of three hours, two sake samurais, whose passion it is to share sake, will … Continue reading NYC Sake Walking Tour 🗓 🗺
Susan