THE JONES BEACH, 2011

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Annual beach trip to Jones beach, Long Island.  Mr. Shige (on the right of the photo) rents a 15-passenger van, plus some folks w/ zip cars, organized by Mr. Mike Nogami.  BBQ actions and watermelon splitting (スイカ割り) . This tradition has been around since 1980's.

Young talents in Newark, NJ

I had a chance to spend some time with enthusiastic kids in Newark, New Jersey. Visit Life Cinematic to read about it.

Tanabata nightout

A nightout to Japan Cuts film festival/ Tanabata night out with Ai, my hometown j-girl friend. She wanted to wear Yukata on Tanabata day. To view more photos of the night, visit my flickr slideshow or set.

HOT SUMMER BIKE WEEKEND

Photo above, Davi Russo in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

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Went for a bike ride 2 days in a row to Williamsburg, from Astoria, Queens.
Ride, eat, drink and hang, hit the road again, stop, eat and drink till it's dark.
Cheers to you, Summer!

7 train : Long Island City

JAPAN CUTS 2011 - New York Festival of Contemporary Japanese Cinema, part 2

At Japan Society, July 7 - 22, 2011


Photo above is Sora Aoi (蒼井そら）, an actress from  the movie Three☆Points (スリー☆ ポイント), Directed by Masashi Yamamoto, stirring Jun Murakami, Sora Aoi, Daichi Watanabe, and Shinji Aoyama.

To view the rest of 58 photos from the after-party, visit my flickr set or slideshow.

JAPAN CUTS 2011 - New York Festival of Contemporary Japanese Cinema

At Japan Society, July 7 - 22, 2011


Photo above is from the after party for Yakuza Weapon, with director and star Tak Sakaguchi (middle), and co-director and writer Yudai Yamaguchi (left).  To view the rest of photos (55 images), visit my flickr set or slideshow.

Girls night out

at Gemma, of bowery st, NYC.

登戸／遊園 KARAOKE ALL NIGHT: JAPAN TRIP 2011, Part 06

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A karaoke night out with my homies in my old neighborhood, Noborito, Japan.
I used to hang out with those gals either at a karaoke box, or Mr.Donuts, almost everyday after school in my high school days. This was a pure nostalgia for me.

a ghetto tennis girl

my partner said I don't deserve a white wimbledon tennis dress, yet.

Please spread the words!!

"Create your own shop" 
Japan relief charity flea market, at Union Square  
Saturday, June 25 · 2:30pm - 4:30pm


CRS (Center for Remembering & Sharing)
123 4th Ave, 2nd FL (between 12th & 13th streets), New York, NY


If you have anything you're not using or thinking of taking them to Salvation Army, please sell them at flea market - Thank you for helping Japan vol.2 event! You can donate any % of your sale:) You can come & create your own shop starting 1:30pm, or drop us off before Saturday.


It's nice to mingle with your friends who haven't seen long time or you may find your new skill/sales:))
We're going to prepare some refreshments & sweets so please come, sell & enjoy. Or just stop by!


Please let me know if you'd like to spend nice time with us!
Feel free to contact @ 917-602-8352, or visit Tohoku Japanese Artists in US in facebook, for more information.


Special thanks to:

CRS
Ayurveda Japan Association
Ripplu-www.ripplu.com
friends who support this event!

Logo designed by Yuki Nakajima

Mexican Feast Saturday

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A weekend mexican home cooking with the folks we traveled mexico with.

Menus:
Hand fried tortilla chips
Guacamole
Pico de gallos
Shrimp ceviche
Enchiladas verdes
Rice and beans

Margaritas
Mezcal
Pacifico
Negra Modelo

and much more...

Thanks, Alyse and Jona for the excellent cooking and top-notch hospitality.