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| Jun 12 - Sep 20 |
Lords of the SAMURAI
Asian Art Museum
200 Larkin Street
San Francisco
http://www.asianart.org
 Brilliant warriors. Artistic masters.
Enter the world of the samurai, and learn what it takes to balance the precision of the blade with the perfection of the brush stroke. More than just professional soldiers, samurai of the highest rank were visionaries, writers, and artists.
Drawn from the collection of the Hosokawa family -- a clan with a 600-year-old lineage -- Lords of the Samurai gives you a personal introduction to samurai culture. Let superb examples of armor, swords, paintings, lacquerware, masks, and musical instruments transport you to a time of honor and perfection.
The exhibition features more than 160 works from the family collection housed in the Eisei-Bunko Museum in Tokyo, the Kumamoto Castle, and the Kumamoto Municipal Museum in Kyushu. The Asian Art Museum is the exclusive US venue for this exhibition.
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Jul 5
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
Tanabata Flower Arrangement
Exhibition & Demonstration
Hotel Kabuki
Japan Center
1625 Post Street
San Francisco
.jpg) On Sunday, July 5, the San Francisco Area members of the Ikenobo Ikebana Society Northern California Chapter will present their 38th Annual Tanabata Festival Flower Arrangement Exhibition and Demonstration. The exhibition will be open to visitors from 10 am to 4 pm, and will showcase more than 90 arrangements.
Visitors also will have the rare opportunity to see a demonstration by Noriko Obata, Visiting Professor from Ikenobo Ikebana Society's headquarters in Kyoto, Japan. The demonstration begins at 1 pm and will last until approximately 2:30 pm.
The public is invited to both the exhibition and demonstration. Admission is free. For further information, please call 415.927.3513, or 415.346.2211, or 415.752.3756 between 9:30 am and 5 pm.
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Aug 8 - Aug 9
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM |
36th Annual Nihonmachi Street Fair
Japantown
Post & Buchanan Streets
San Francisco
http://www.nihonmachistreetfair.org
This vibrant two-day Asian American and Pacific Islanders celebration is held annually in San Francisco's Japantown. Among its many events are arts and crafts, children's activities, and a food bazaar. The popular festival is particularly well known as a venue for contemporary bands and ethnic and performing arts groups. From jazz to hip hop, from reggae to rock, catch one of the best free shows in town. This year's line-up will be announced here as soon as it becomes available.
The Fair also is an important outreach tool serving the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities by providing valuable information about AIDS, senior care, children and youth programs, newcomer services, and more. And it continues to be a platform where Asian American and Pacific Islander community nonprofit organizations can build awareness and raise much needed funds.
Everyone is invited and Festival admission is free. Mark your calendar...and bring your friends and family!
Watch this space for further information.
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| Aug 15 |
NEW PEOPLE
Grand Opening August 15
1746 Post Street
between Webster & Buchanan Streets
Japantown, San Francisco
http://www.NewPeopleWorld.com
.jpg) Mark your calendar...Saturday, August 15 is the Grand Opening of NEW PEOPLE, a unique destination at 1746 Post Street in the heart of San Francisco's historic Japantown. There will be all-day outdoor music, performance events, and more. Details will be announced soon.
NEW PEOPLE--a 20,000 square foot building distinguished by its striking three-story transparent glass façade--will feature the latest examples of Japanese popular culture expressed through film, art, fashion, and special events.
A spacious, 143 seat cinema space with cutting edge sound and projection equipment, will be housed on the building's lower level and will be the soul of the NEW PEOPLE experience. It will screen some of the latest and hottest films from Japan, as well as classics, documentaries, and anime, making it the only cinema of its type in the U.S.
An entire floor of the building will be devoted to several distinctive boutiques showcasing trendsetting clothing labels from Japan, including Baby, The Stars Shine Bright (Tokyo), Black Peace Now (Tokyo), 6%DOKIDOKI (Tokyo), and SOU•SOU (Kyoto). A short-term rotating storefront will feature a new brand every two to three months. These shops--several of which are pioneers of Harajuku, a vibrant district in Tokyo renowned for its unique designers--will make their retail debut in the U.S. at NEW PEOPLE. The building also will house a café, an inventive NEW PEOPLE retail store, and a 2,000 square foot art gallery providing an important venue for a new generation of artists inspired by Japanese pop culture.
About The J-pop Center Project
Launched by creative visionary Seiji Horibuchi, the founder and CEO of VIZ Pictures and the founder of VIZ Media, The J-pop Center Project develops and extends innovative creative alliances and collaborations across different media: film, animation, music, art, and retail products. For more information, please visit www.NewPeopleWorld.com
Hope to see you on the 15th. Bring your family and friends. Admission is free.
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