The House of Chammaro, China and Philippines present the 5th Taste of Asia and the Pacific, Saturday, Nov. 4, 12PM to 6PM at the International Cottages lawn of Balboa Park.
Food highlights include Chammaron style Chicken, Rice and cucumbers; Chinese Jian bing, bao and dumplings; and Filipino turror sweet bananas, Pancit and lumpia
Join us this summer as the Japanese Friendship Garden (JFG) and Buddhist Temple of San Diego host the annual Obon Festival! We are proud to continue the tradition of celebrating the circle of life together, as done each summer in Japan for generations, and welcome everyone to join our celebration.
For two days, you will be able enjoy a variety of merchants, engage in family friendly activities, treat yourselves to Japanese festival foods, a beer garden, a tea & dessert garden, and experience cultural performances throughout each day!
Each festival day will also be highlighted with traditional Obon practices. On August 4th, you’ll be able to make your own toro nagashi to either take home or send down the stream at the Japanese Friendship Garden. Lantern floating is scheduled to begin at 7:00 PM at the lower garden.
On August 5th, the festival extends out to the Organ Pavilion at 4:00 PM where everyone will be invited to participate in the Bon Odori dance. The Organ Pavilion will be decorated with paper lanterns, Japanese folk tunes and taiko will fill the air, and dance leaders in traditional kimono will guide participants into a large dance circle! See below for the program schedule. Please note that JFG’s lower garden will be closed during this time
JFG Admission
General admission … $10
Students, military, seniors (65+) … $8
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The atomic bomb droppings on Hiroshima on August 6th and on Nagasaki on August 9th 1945 were the last live use of nuclear weapons in history. August 5th 2017 (August 6th in Japan time) will mark the 72nd anniversary of the bombings and hence 72 years of freedom from nuclear weapon usage.
SD-WISH invites you to join us on the beautiful Shelter Island for an afternoon of commemoration as we gong the Friendship Bell to celebrate this freedom and send our WISH for eternal peace. Community members and leaders share their messages of dedication to peace, understanding and tolerance.
Adopting a traditional Japanese ceremony tōrō nagashi (tōrō means “lantern” and nagashi means “cruise, flow”), we celebrate peace and humanity by floating paper lanterns with written messages to the world as a hope or WISH for global peace and well-being.
We invite guests to write messages on paper lanterns and enjoy a relaxing San Diego evening at the waterside Coronado City Council Chambers patio along with light food, refreshments, origami, exhibits, presentations, and live music – a wonderful experience to gather and celebrate with fellow community members and leaders. You can make and float your very own paper lantern (materials will be supplied for free) and you’re welcome to take it home with you at the end of the evening. Yukata are welcome!
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Date(s) – 8/5
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Location
Encinitas Library
Come to the Encinitas Library to celebrate the Sister City relationship between Encinitas and Amakusa, Japan.
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The San Diego -Yokohama Sister City Society cordially invites you to attend the Yokohama Grove Groundbreaking Ceremony and Official Welcome Reception in honor of
Mitsuru Kajimura, Chair of Yokohama City Council
Katsunori Watanabe, First Deputy Mayor
Masatoshi Kawaguchi, Chair of the Yokohama San Diego Friendship Committee
and the visiting delegation from Yokohama, Japan
Join us as we honor Yokohama’s gift of 15 Cherry Blossom Trees to the Japanese Friendship Garden in Balboa Park. This is the first major delegation from Yokohama in many years, so let’s be sure that everybody comes to share in this beautiful occasion and show support for our long-standing friendship.
Refreshments and Entertainment Immediately Following the Ceremony
Thursday, April 6th, 2017
5pm Groundbreaking Ceremony
6pm cocktails and hors d’oeuvres
Inamori Pavilion
Japanese Friendship Garden – Balboa Park
2215 Pan American Rd E, San Diego, CA 92101
For additional information or to RSVP email
members@sandiegoyokohamasistercity.org
It is our pleasure to invite you to attend the San Diego Yokohama Sister City Society 59th anniversary luncheon on Sunday, September 25, 2016. Come and celebrate a longstanding relationship between the two cities as well as learn about the exciting developments and successes we have had in building educational and professional exchanges.
San Diego and Yokohama is one of the oldest sister cities on the West Coast, part of a larger initiative started by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to build people-to-people friendship through sister city exchanges. The San Diego Yokohama Sister City Society was key to rebuilding U.S.-Japanese ties at the national level following World War II, and has tremendously enriched the cultural life of residents in both cities through numerous arts, zoo, and library book exchanges over the decades. Many student, civic, and military delegations have also been exchanged through the sister city relationship.
This year we have expanded our relationship with Yokohama on multiple fronts. We deepened our exchange with the public schools in Yokohama. Twenty students from Kanazawa High School were warmly hosted at Mission Bay cluster of schools during a five day visit in March. Last August Mrs. Yumeka Nagasawa from Kanazawa Middle School and Mr. Takayuki Nagashima from Kanazawa Elementary participated in in-class training at Adobe Bluffs Elementary, Crown Point Junior Music Academy (CPJMA), and Pacific Beach Middle school. SDYSCS also partnered with CPJMA and the Japanese Friendship Garden in Balboa Park to build a Japanese garden at CPJMA’s playground.
SDYSCS sent an official delegation to Yokohama in April to discuss Yokohama Mayor Hayashi’s visit to San Diego next year to commemorate the 60th anniversary of sister city ties and open a representative office with the San Diego Economic Development Council. SDYSCS will send another delegation to Yokohama this November led by San Diego Unified School District President Dr. Mike McQuary in order to expand the scope of exchanges between the respective school districts.
This year has been quite eventful and we welcome you to join our luncheon at the Admiral Baker Clubhouse on Sunday, September 13, 2015 from 10:30am to 1pm. There will offer a delicious variety of Sunday Brunch entrees. Reservations are $30.00 per person with parking provided. We look forward to meeting you at our our luncheon and usher in an auspicious 2017.
Buy a ticket by January 16th and enter your chance to win a trip to Japan! All proceeds go to support the Sister Cities International Southern California Chapter Young Professionals Committee Activities.
It is our pleasure to invite you to attend the San Diego Yokohama Sister City Society 59th anniversary luncheon on Sunday, September 25, 2016. Come and celebrate a longstanding relationship between the two cities as well as learn about the exciting developments and successes we have had in building educational and professional exchanges.
San Diego and Yokohama is one of the oldest sister cities on the West Coast, part of a larger initiative started by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to build people-to-people friendship through sister city exchanges. The San Diego Yokohama Sister City Society was key to rebuilding U.S.-Japanese ties at the national level following World War II, and has tremendously enriched the cultural life of residents in both cities through numerous arts, zoo, and library book exchanges over the decades. Many student, civic, and military delegations have also been exchanged through the sister city relationship.
This year we have expanded our relationship with Yokohama on multiple fronts. We deepened our exchange with the public schools in Yokohama. Twenty students from Kanazawa High School were warmly hosted at Mission Bay cluster of schools during a five day visit in March. Last August Mrs. Yumeka Nagasawa from Kanazawa Middle School and Mr. Takayuki Nagashima from Kanazawa Elementary participated in in-class training at Adobe Bluffs Elementary, Crown Point Junior Music Academy (CPJMA), and Pacific Beach Middle school. SDYSCS also partnered with CPJMA and the Japanese Friendship Garden in Balboa Park to build a Japanese garden at CPJMA’s playground.
SDYSCS sent an official delegation to Yokohama in April to discuss Yokohama Mayor Hayashi’s visit to San Diego next year to commemorate the 60th anniversary of sister city ties and open a representative office with the San Diego Economic Development Council. SDYSCS will send another delegation to Yokohama this November led by San Diego Unified School District President Dr. Mike McQuary in order to expand the scope of exchanges between the respective school districts.
This year has been quite eventful and we welcome you to join our luncheon at the Admiral Baker Clubhouse on Sunday, September 13, 2015 from 10:30am to 1pm. There will offer a delicious variety of Sunday Brunch entrees. Reservations are $30.00 per person with parking provided. We look forward to meeting you at our our luncheon and usher in an auspicious 2017.
Enjoy music, food and viewing the moon at this event to benefit the Crown Point Jr. Music Academy, a neighborhood magnet elementary school that teaches Suzuki method to enhance education. 5 pm registration.
6pm – 9pm program featuring Mary Lu Brandwein, shakuhachi, Yuki Easter, koto, San Diego Japanese Chorus, Naomi Okamura Hobbs, chorus director, Jonathan Crick, shakuhachi, Kazuhiko Morikawa, shigin singer, Kazuaki and Noriko Uehara, sanshin and vocalists, as well as student perfomances from Crown Point Jr. Academy and Mission Bay High School.
Free admission.
WHEN
Saturday, September 17, 2016 from 5:30 PM to 9:00 PM (PDT)
WHERE
Crown Point Elementary School – 4033 Ingraham Street, San Diego, CA 92109
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You are cordially invited to CASCI’s Philippine Independence Day Flag Raising Ceremony on June 12, 2016 in front of the House of the Philippines in Balboa Park.
The event starts at 4:00 P.M. and will feature live music and entertainment, complimentary Filipino food, and state and local leaders.
Bring your family and friends and come celebrate Philippine Independence with your Kababayan! Salamat Po!
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Kearny Mesa Concert Band & the Japan Maritime Self Defense Forces Training Squadron BandPlease join us for a post-concert presentation to the
Japan Maritime Self Defense Forces of a painting of their ship, The Kashima (shown above), by artist and KMCB percussionist Richard DeRosset.
Horton Plaza Park (corner of Broadway & 4th)
San Diego Self-validated free parking available at
Horton Plaza until 8:30pm.
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