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HOW TO GET TO NICHI BEI AND SAN JOSE'S JAPANTOWN. Click on (Map)

NEW ITEMS AT NICHI BEI:

RICE HULLS are now carried at NB. These are great for all sort of craft ideas.

UPCOMING WORKSHOPS AT NICHI BEI:

2003 Temari Schedule with Susan Watts: Feb 8th, Mar 8th, Apr 5th, May 10th, June 14th, July 19th, Aug 2nd, Sept 6th, Oct 4th, and Nov 8th. December workshop to be determined. Email or phone us to sign up. $40 initial sign-up fee (Includes supplies for one Tamari) collected at the workshop. Each subsequent workshop is $25 (Student to furnish own supplies). Reserve your spot in this ongoing workshop & join in the celebration of an ancient art brought to life amidst a kaleidoscope of colors.
NB also carries the four Temari instructional books by Diana Vandervoot as well as her recently produced video mirroring her first book. A few autographed copies of her books are still available.
Bunka workshops are by appointment only (Fri or Sat). Email or call to schedule an appointment. Cost is $10 an hour.

EVENTS AND FESTIVALS:

Send us your Event or Festival schedule and NB will post it here for you.
JAPANTOWN COMMUNITY CONGRESS: Next meeting in a series devoted to sharing information and strategy in the effort to preserve San Jose's Japantown, part of a bigger movement to preserve the 3 remaining Japantowns in California. Buddhist Church Annex. Registration from 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan 25th. Meeting from 9am - 12pm.
NIKKEI MATSURI , San Jose Japantown's Spring craft, food, and demonstration festival. 5K walk/run hosted by Yu-Ai Kai, senior services center. SUNDAY, MAY 4th.
SAN JOSE BUDDHIST CHURCH OBON FESTIVAL July 12th & 13th, on 5th St between Jackson and Taylor Sts. Join in the BON ODORI dancing along with over 700 dancers from the community. Free dance instruction, open to the public, at the Buddhist Church annex in the weeks prior to Obon. Watch for the practice schudule.

Link to Nikkeiwest's complete events calendar.

Karen Tadlock
	Kudos to Karen Tadlock of Severn, Maryland for creating this exquisite bunka kit rendering of a flower cart for her long-time friend Susan Messersmith who was kind enough to share this photo with all of us at Nichi Bei. We welcome photos of your NB-inspired creations.

Kudos to Karen Tadlock of Severn, Maryland for creating this exquisite bunka kit rendering of a flower cart for her long-time friend Susan Messersmith who was kind enough to share this photo with all of us at Nichi Bei. We welcome photos of your NB-inspired creations.