Taste of Japan: 19 September
Taste of Japan
The annual Taste of Japan is coming up again. This is a free event where you can experience Japanese culture and food at its best in Auckland City. There will be Japanese food, Taiko Drums, calligraphy, tea ceremony and more. We encourage everyone learning Japanese to attend this event, and certainly a number of us from Euroasia will be there. If you’ve always wanted to learn Japanese, go along to be inspired. It’s the closest you will get to Japan at spring-time in Auckland.
When: Sat 19 Sep, 10:00am–4:00pm
Where: Logan Campbell Centre, ASB Showgrounds, 217 Greenlane West, Epsom
I’ve been to Taste of Japan when it was held at ASB Stadium in Kohimarama, and certainly moving to the Showgrounds is a great idea. At least it solves the parking problem. I really don’t know what the fascination is with shaved ice but there were 50 people in the queue at any one time at a previous festival. It’s the lowest cost product with the highest margins, and the enterprising guy who passed this off as Japanese food deserves high commendation (as well as the thousands I’m sure he took home for a day’s work). I will be going along just to sample the authentic Japanese food, although the drummers should be good too.
This is the perfect day out with your friends and family so don’t miss out.
see if you have interest
There’s definitely a lot of interest in Japanese culture where I live, in Chicago, Illinois, USA. We recently were at an event sponsored by the Japanese consulate, and it was jam packed.