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KOBE's local culture SHITAMACHI-RETRO discovering excursion

"How to enjoy traditional shopping arcades in SHITAMACHI?!"

■date : 24th, August, 2008 Sunday 10:00 a.m. 〜15:30 p.m.　
■meeting : @ Kobe Kosoku Tetsudo Line "SHINKAICHI"station west exit
■participation fee : \3,000（foods,drinks,lesson's fee all included)

SHITAMACHI is a hinterland with “traditional and human atmosphere”
an aspect, which unfortunately has been disappearing in Japan.
SHITAMACHI consists of a number of close-knit communities
with heartiness and human scale atmosphere.
In SHITAMACHI in Kobe, many heritages of good old days
still remain despite the severe earthquake hit in 1995.

We would like you to join this excursion of SHITAMACHI to discover an
alternative image of Kobe, more “human” and “popular”.
In this excursion, we eat local popular foods, enjoy shopping at small
traditional sweets’ shop, have a small cultural lesson from local
inhabitants, self-introduce during tea-time at an old style café etc…

The guides of this excursion speak English during the excursion.
So please do not hesitate to join un though you are non-Japanese
speaker ! Japanese and foreign participants walk together during the
excursion. So please enjoy not only a discovery of SHITAMACHI but also
an international communication.

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Firstly, we visit Shinkaichi area where used to be the capital of amenity
in the west part of Japan and now we can taste a little bit "hot"
atmosphere in several ways: teatime at retro popular cafe.

Then move toward Minatogawa area where we find the biggest markets
in kobe: eat local foods in markets like Japanese traditional cake
(Omanjyu), fried BBQ (Kushikatsu), sweet potato (Yakiimo), Tofu donuts,
fruits smoothie in Japanese style(so called mix-juice) etc...

Then, we visit Nagata Shrine, an old shinto shrine in Nagata ward.
And have a short lesson of camera by Mr. Ito, KOBE meister,the selected
honourable photographer of Kobe at Miyamae Photo studio.
Then we take a group photo together !

We also try there traditional iced candy, Shitamachi style flied potato,
etc…
more info and reservation : citamatiretro@yahoo.co.jp
tel(fax)078-220-4337 or please contact through our web site
http://situationniste.com/citamatiretro.html

association Crazy about SHITAMACHI-RETRO
3-5-17 Shioya-cho, Tarumi-ku, KOBE, 655-0872, Japan
tel and fax : 078-220-4337

8/23(sat.) Nobu Rock Night

@elevate(Tsukamoto,Osaka)
near JR Tsukamoto station(JR kobe line)

6pm start adv.\1000
bands:Riot Dance Party,and many more

rock,electolo,anything goes!
come to the party and drink a lot!

myspace http://www.myspace.com/riotdp
map&info http://www.elevate.jp/

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For those of you still baking/boiling/roasting (don't forget to baste yourselves!) in Japan on Sunday, Aug.31, 12-8pm,

there's a free outdoor music festival (3rd year?) called Rockfan at Ogimachi park near Umeda in Osaka.....please spread the word even if you can't make it.

Sponsored by Covent Garden, Captain Kangaroo, and Bar B-Trip. Rain or shine. Food booths.

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Enjoy the summer soul session at Rug Time, Osaka when soul singer-songwriter, ALICIA SALDENHA, takes the stage with her band on August 3rd (Sunday).

The band features Mariko Endo (sax), Yohei Arai (bass), Fumihiko Nakamura (guitar), Larry Marshall (drums) and special guest, Kureha Ryuichi (keys).

Rug Time, Osaka
Across Bldg. 4F
Shinsaibashi Suji 2-6-14
Osaka

大阪市心斎橋筋２−６−１４アクロスビル４F
☎: 06-6214-5306

7:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.
\3, 000.

http://alicia.kansaiblogger.com
http://www.myspace.com/aliciasaldenha

The Kansai St David’s Society is a friendship society for expat Welsh and Japanese & other nationalities who used to live or who have a genuine interest in Wales. We are the Kansai branch of the St David's Society Japan, ("Cymdeithas Dewi Sant Siapan" in the Welsh language) and we are also a registered loyal society at the British Consulate-General Osaka. But as in the famous Welsh character, we are quite casual and enjoy each other's company regardless of age, sex and title.

If you are Welsh, or Welsh speakers or are very interested in Wales and its culture, please do join us! Croeso (Welcome)!!

For more info and/or to join, please e-mail at
cymruambythkansai-4stdavidssociety@yahoo.co.jp

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Soul singer-songwriter, ALICIA SALDENHA, returns to the GREAT BLUE in Sannomiya, Kobe on Saturday June 14 for another night of original soul, jazz and reggae. 8:00 p.m. & 9:30 p.m. Tel: 078-231-0071. Please check the following for more details:
Great Blue HP -
www.livehousegreatblue.com
and
Alicia's HP -
http://alicia.kansaiblogger.com
or
http://www.myspace.com/aliciasaldenha

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Bar Zion & Covent Garden present ZION FIESTA LIVE REGGAE EVENT at Covent Garden in Kitahorie (5 min. west of triangle park) on Sat. May 31, starting 9pm.

Featuring Barry Micron from Jamaica, Sauti, Life Saver Band, and Martin Wadada.

Open 9:00pm~
1st Stage 10:00pm~10:45pm
2nd Stage 0:30am~1:30am

\2,500 advanced tickets w/1 drink
\3,000 at the door w/1 drink

Covent Garden: 06-4391-3177 www.coventgarden-jp.com
Bar Zion: 06-6213-6644 www.barzion-osaka.com

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Saturday night soul session when singer-songwriter, ALICIA SALDENHA, performs with her band at MOTHER POPCORN in Hommachi on May 31st. The band features the steelpan and the sax to get you dancing. There will also be guest band and dance performances. 7:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. 2, 000 yen with 1 drink.

Mother Popcorn
1-10-22 B-1 Nishi Hommachi, Nishi-ku, Osaka
Tel: 06-6535-0002
Visit Alicia's blog for more details:
http://alicia.kansaiblogger.com

DAJK presents 3 Free June Movie Nights:

1) "THE FUTURE OF FOOD" in Kyoto on Tue. June 10, 7pm at Falafel Garden.

2) "IN DEBT WE TRUST" in Osaka on Mon. June 16, 7pm at Blarney Stone Irish Pub.

3) "FAVELA RISING" in Kyoto on Tue. June 24, 7pm at Falafel Garden.

All free, but a movie-fund donation is welcomed.

Info: DAJKansai.movies@gmail.com