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j Cation for a Day, Taste Japan from Bento Boxes to Dream Pop by Asobi Seksu, NY, April 10

April 08, 2010 by serge the concierge

Call it as close as you get to experiencing many facets of Japan without catching a plane to Narita.

Lots to love in this j Cation not a Stay-cation in New York on April 10, 2009.

Doors open around 12:30 PM.

Day-long event is taking over the Japan Society's theater, gallery, lounge, and classrooms.

Menu for first ever j-Cation includes movies, music, manga, calligraphy and food of course.

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Here are a few tasty morsels:

SHORT & SWEET
Single-Serving Language Classes
1:15 pm, 2:15 pm, 3:15 pm, 4:15 pm, 5:15 pm
Order like a pro in a Japanese restaurant after taking our 45-minute Restaurant Japanese workshop.

EYE CANDY
Japanese Calligraphy (Shodo) Classes
2 pm, 2:25 pm, 3:15 pm, 3:40 pm, 4:30 pm, 4:55 pm
Learn from master calligrapher Masako Inkyo how to use a brush and ink to write tasty words in Japanese.

FRESHLY DRAWN...
Manga Artist Hiroki Otsuka
11 am-5 pm
Meet Japan Society Gallery's Mangaka-in-Residence Hiroki Otsuka.

EDIBLE CINEMA
Nippon Eiga Series at j-CATION
Flavor of Happiness
(Shiawase no Kaori)
1:30-3:40 pm
Feast your eyes on Edible Cinema! j-CATION presents the NYC premiere of Flavor of Happiness, a heart-warming, mouth-watering drama.

SONIC SENSATION
Asobi Seksu
9:30-11:30 pm
The delicious sounds of the Brooklyn-based dream-pop band, with opening act Me & Mars.

A concert by Brooklyn-based dream-pop band Asobi Seksu (colloquial Japanese for "playful sex"), with an opening set by Me & Mars.

Day concludes with DJ AKI from 11:30 PM to 1 AM.

Since there is no advance booking for this event here is some ticketing info:

"Due to limited capacities, programs held in our onsite theater and classrooms require tickets. Edible Cinema: Flavor of Happiness, Clash of the Foodies!: Live Game Show, Luscious Lecture: Table Talk and language, calligraphy and furoshiki class tickets will be released at Japan Society on Saturday, April 10th starting at 12:30 pm. Tickets for Sonic Sensation: Asobi Seksu will be released starting at 8:00 pm. All event admission is included in the $5.00 suggested donation. Tickets will be distributed on a first-come, first-serve basis. Ticket pick-up is limited to one (1) ticket per person per event."

j-Cationing in New York for Tokyo Thursdays # 134

Previously: Korean Moonshine, Makgeolli, Is Tokyo It Drink

Posted on April 08, 2010 in Event, Film, Food and Drink, Music, Personal Organizer, Serge the Concierge, To Do Lists, Tokyo Thursdays, Travel, Weblogs | | Comments (0)

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