The Fort Worth Japanese Society Our Mission: To foster understanding between Japanese and Americans by providing an opportunity to learn about Japan, it’s people, language and culture. The Fort Worth Japanese Society Newsletter Newsletter Newsletter Sept. – Oct. 2016 www.fwjs.org Fall Festival in the Fort Worth Japanese Garden Sat. Nov. 5 th and Sun. Nov. 6th Sept. – Oct. 2016 www.fwjs.org Fall Festival in the Fort Worth Japanese Garden Sat. Nov. 5 th and Sun. Nov. 6th
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The Fort Worth Japanese Society
Our Mission:
To foster understanding between Japanese and Americans by providing
an opportunity to learn about Japan, it’s people, language and culture.
Everyone seems to like our “Izakaya” style luncheon, where we have tables around the
room offering a variety of Japanese food like yakisoba and takoyaki. It’s almost like filling
up on yummy appetizers. We had about 70 people in attendance. Alisha Sharp, the recipient of the Fort Worth Japanese Society’s scholarship to participate in the Fort Worth
Sister Cities student summer exchange gave a very interesting presentation on her visit
to Nagaoka. We also tied our wishes on our Tanabata bamboo wishing tree and watched
our Kamishibai theater.
September “Obento” Luncheon
This newsletter is very late, so by the time you receive this, we will already have had our September luncheon. This was our very first “obento” luncheon where we can select
many different Japanese delicacies and place them creatively into our Obento box. As of now, we have 66 RSVP’s, so it’s going to be another great luncheon.
In Remembrance
Elaine Yoko Yamagata, 94, passed away on Saturday, September 3, 2016. Elaine was
one of the founders and a driving force in the establishment and growth of the Fort Worth
Japanese Society. She spread the scope of our society by aligning us with other area
organizations with similar missions, the Fort Worth Sister Cities International and the
Japan America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth. She led an adventurous life and her inspiring
story is on another page of this newsletter.
Chef Julia Dunaway talked about “obento” and brought in samples of obento making accessories.
Madeleine shows
off her obento kit
which she won at at
our raffle, Her
mother, Aimee
Shinamoto Hunter
shows us how she
put it to use.
One of the obentos
made at our luncheon
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SOCIETY NEWS – continued
UPCOMING EVENTS
Friendship Painting Dedication Sunday, October 9th 2:00pm
Fort Worth Central Library 500 West 3rd Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102.
Several groups representing Fort Worth, including the Fort Worth Japanese
Society, will reaffirm our friendship with Japan by celebrating the gift of Friendship
Paintings to be permanently displayed in the main lobby of the Fort Worth Library.
The work is by Hiroko Tanaka and depicts in paintings the statue of an American
Girl Scout with a Japanese Girl Scout and Brownie which stands in Yamashita
Park, Yokohama. The models for the Girl Scouts in the statue were Hiroko Tanaka,
and Libby Watson who resides in Fort Worth and was a former City Manager. Fort
Worth Mayor Betsy Price will accept the paintings and Consul General of Japan in
Houston, the Honorable Tetsuro Amano will speak on behalf of the Japanese
community.
Luncheon – Sunday, Oct. 23rd from 12:30PM at Yamagata Kaikan
This will be a relaxing luncheon (especially for those of us who usually prepare the
food). The program is bingo and hanafuda (a Japanese card game). The food will
be potluck, so everyone should bring their favorite dish to share with others.
RSVP by Monday Oct. 17th. There is no charge for this luncheon, but just so we
will have an idea of the number who will attend, please RSVP to [email protected]
Fall Festival in the Japanese Garden – Sat. Nov. 5th to Sun. Nov. 6th
It’s time again for the Japanese Garden Festival. Volunteer sheets will be on the
front table in the Yamagata Center. You can also volunteer online via the FWJS
website as well as contact the leads for each activity as shown on another page of this newsletter. Put these dates on your calendars so you won’t miss the fun in
volunteering for our various cultural demonstrations in calligraphy, origami, tea
ceremony, taiko drumming, Japanese games, Kamishibai, kimono dress-up, etc.
Mid-Nov Shinbokukai (“Dinner Get-Together”)
We are going to have another gathering at a local Asian restaurant in November. We have not selected the restaurant or date, but we’ll let everyone know as soon