Join us for a soul warming dish of Sukiyaki Donburi. We invite you cook alongside Azusa and enjoy a delectable dish immediately. We have learned how to be more at ease with cooking Japanese dishes through techniques and shortcuts shared in our classes.
Azusa Oda is an avid home cook, food blogger of HumbleBeanBlog.com and designer. RSVP for the class and receive a list of ingredients.
In commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the Northern Japan Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Disaster of 2011, OTONOWA will share music and reflections from their tours 2013-2019.
OTONOWA, or “sound circle”, is the ever-evolving musical creation of legendary jazz drummer Akira Tana. What began with a trio formed to play a benefit for victims of the Northern Japan Earthquake and Tsunami disaster of 2011, has emerged as an ensemble and a cause. OTONOWA has travelled year after year to share the healing power of music, to connect with the survivors and to support on-going rebuilding efforts in the Tohoku region.
OTONOWA musicians – Akira Tana (drums), Art Hirahara (piano), Masaru Koga (shakuhachi, saxophone, flute), and Noriyuki Ken Okada (bass), offer a unique sound melding American jazz craft to interpret traditional Japanese folk melodies of their ancestry. Guests: Saki Kono (vocals) and Takahiro Dai (trumpet).
“The quartet – recently returned from a goodwill tour of northern Japanese villages devastated by the 2011 tsunami and earthquake – gave a performance that seemed love-filled and compassionate. At times it felt like a lullaby . . . It was exquisite.” _ San Jose Mercury
“2011’s terrible earthquake and tsunami in Japan were to become a crucible for Otonowa, which launched this brotherhood of Japanese-American jazz luminaries into a program of touring and recording to raise both funds and spirits for the survivors. You’ll hear unique melodies you’ve never heard in highly original settings you’re unlikely soon to forget.” – Stanford Jazz Workshop
The program is hosted by J-Sei in conjunction with its 30th Annual Crab Feed. RSVP on Eventbrite for this free virtual program, “Coming Full Circle: Otonowa“.
Main Photo: Akira Tana, Art Hirahara, Saki Kono, Ken Okada, Masaru Koga
Photo credit: Gabi Nakashima
In our virtual landscape, we are discovering ways to connect and celebrate in community. Join us for our Japanese New Year’s celebration, an auspicious occasion to ensure hope and goodwill upon the year ahead. Celebrate with us the new year of 2021, the year of the Ox
Honor our aging elders and celebrate 90+ years of living with a sweet tribute.
Experience Japanese cultural traditions through music and dance by Minyo artists Keiko Allen and Kimie Hoshi.
Special guest Kimi Takesue, filmmaker of “95 and 6 To Go” will share a short clip from the film and a reflection on what it was like to capture her grandfather Tom in his nineties for the film.
“’95 and 6 To Go’ is a funny, imaginative and warm film about the close relationship – and creative collaboration! – between grandfather and grandchild. Takesue’s film is a personal ‘home movie’ of the rare kind.” – CPH:DOX Film Festival
While we cannot be together for a special luncheon, we are offering a chirashi bento by Chef Yuji for pick-up. More details below.
We do miss dining with you.
Although we cannot be together in person, we are offering a limited number of chirashi bento by Chef Yuji for a $12 donation. The bento pick up times on Jan 29 will be assigned for 12 or 12:30 to maintain social distancing protocol.
Please complete your order here. Enter the amount of your donation. Choose from bento, bento + donation, or donation only. You can indicate the number of bento you are ordering by clicking on the comment box and adding a note to us. If you have any questions, please contact Jill Shiraki at jill@j-sei.org
We are SOLD OUT for bento orders, however you are welcome to join us for the virtual program.
RSVP for ZOOM link to jill@j-sei.org with Oshogatsu 1/29.
This harvest season, we are grateful for the cultivation of the land and the ties we have to the earth from our past to our present. We are grateful for the bounty and the many helping hands that nurture the food that we prepare and serve for our J-Sei seniors. This year, despite all that we’ve endured with the COVID pandemic, we are especially thankful for the supportive community we are at J-Sei.
Join us for an afternoon to see the many faces of J-Sei classes, the volunteer kitchen crew, and hear personal reflections from Leslie Tsukamoto, Joyce Nakamura, and Pat Yamamoto, and special songs prepared by the J-Sei choir directed by Emiko Katsumoto and Carol Newberger.
Enjoy an easing of the soul with a meditative photo slideshow by Alan Maeda and soothing sounds by special guest, jazz guitarist Hideo Date.
The annual enrollment period is now underway October 15 – December 7. It’s easy to make mistakes when signing up for Medicare that can result in lifelong penalties or coverage gaps. HICAP counseling is here to help!
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HICAP provides free and unbiased community education, individual counseling, and advocacy to Medicare beneficiaries about Medicare, Supplemental Insurance, Prescription Drugs and Medicare Advantage plans, Long Term Care Insurance, Medicare Appeals, and Low Income Assistance programs.