Chapter Beats July, 2018<\/p>\n
JETAA Chapter Beat is a periodic mosaic of events taking place in the JETAA sphere. Compiled by <\/em>A<\/em><\/a>JET<\/em><\/a>\u2018s Director of Alumni Relations <\/em>Megan Buhagiar<\/em><\/a> (Ishikawa Prefecture, 2017- Present)<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The 60th Zenshuji Obon Carnival \u2013 July 7 & 8, 2018, 11:00AM \u2013 8:00PM<\/p>\n Obon Service, July 7, 8 at 1:30PM<\/p>\n Zenshuji Soto Mission Zenshuji Obon Carnival is coming soon. This is the temple\u2019s biggest fundraiser of the year. Programs will include:<\/p>\n Bon Odori, Tea Ceremony, Flower Arrangement<\/p>\n Farmer\u2019s Market, Produce\/Flowers, Food & Drinks, White Elephant, Raffle & Prizes<\/p>\n Children\u2019s Games, Taiko Drumming, Folk Dance & Music, Shorinji Kempo<\/p>\n Metro Gold Line: Little Tokyo\/Arts District Station Zenshuji Schedule No Zazen on June 24, July 1, July 7 & 8 due to the Obon and the preparation.123 South Hewitt Street, Los Angeles, CA<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n JETAA NSW Mascot Design Contest<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Win tickets to any 2 JETAA NSW events! If you have an idea for a character that represents us as a link between Australia and Japan we would love to see it!<\/p>\n Submission guidelines:<\/u><\/p>\n The winner will be announced on\u00a0August 8th\u00a0and receive free admission to any 2 JETAA NSW events as well as credit on JETAA publications.*<\/p>\n So get those creative juices flowing and have fun!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Becoming a Japanese Teacher after JET: Free Webinar<\/p>\n This newly launched FREE webinar series is intended to provide guidance and instruction to JET alumni across the country on a variety of careers, professional development topics, and unique challenges and how to navigate them. This webinar is on how to become a Japanese teacher after JET. Current JETs and JET alumni are both welcome to join.<\/p>\n Although it has already passed, you can now view the recording.\u00a0https:\/\/youtu.be\/as4qIEq9Roo<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Carnival of Cultures<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Main St Cupertino is having a festival\u00a0 with\u00a0music, dances, food and merchandise from all the cultures represented in the Bay Area. Come check it out!\u00a0 Also, if you’re interested in\u00a0presenting a variety of Japanese music and dance forms at the festival, you can contact\u00a0Lalita<\/a>\u00a0from\u00a0Eventscoop<\/a>!<\/p>\n WHEN<\/strong>:\u00a0Saturday, July 21, 2018<\/p>\n TIME<\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a011:00 AM\u00a0– 6:00 PM<\/p>\n WHERE<\/strong>:\u00a0Main\u00a0St Cupertino:<\/a>\u00a019419 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino, CA 95014<\/a> <\/p>\n Hyper Japan Festival<\/p>\n Hyper Japan is the UK\u2019s biggest annual\u00a0J-culture event, celebrating all aspects of contemporary Japanese culture, from fashion to food, crafts to cosplay.<\/p>\n Get tickets here:\u00a0https:\/\/hyperjapan.co.uk\/tickets\/<\/p>\n Date:\u00a0 <\/strong>13th \u2013 15th<\/sup> July<\/p>\n Time: <\/strong>12:00 \u2013 20:00<\/p>\n Price:<\/strong> From \u00a317<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 14th<\/sup> Annual Natsu Matsuri<\/p>\n Come join us for the 14th annual Natsu-Matsuri: Celebrating Japanese Culture! It will be a great day filled with martial arts demonstrations, traditional Japanese music, dancing and drumming, and booths from local Japanese businesses and cultural groups. Also, returning from last year by popular demand is a forging demonstration by a blacksmith from Japan (thanks to KnifeWear Ottawa)!<\/p>\n Date: Sunday, July 22nd Come meet some of Ottawa’s Japanese community and explore local groups specializing in different aspects of Japanese culture.<\/p>\n For a full list of current participants, please keep an eye on our website:\u00a0http:\/\/jetaaottawa.ca\/announcing-the-14th-annual-natsu-matsuri-japanese-summer-culture-day-2018\/<\/a><\/p>\n We will be updating it with the schedule of events and links to participants websites over the coming weeks.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n NZIFF \u2013 Shoplifters \/ Manbiki Kazoku<\/p>\n Saturday 21 July at 6:30pm Come and join JETAA at the NZIFF to watch the winner of the Cannes Palme d’Or from Kore-eda Hirokazu.<\/p>\n Somewhere in Tokyo, Osamu Shibata and his wife Nobuyo live in poverty. While Osamu receives occasional employment and Nobuyo has a low-paying job, the family relies in large part on the grandmother’s pension. As he is shoplifting for groceries with his son, Shota, they discover Yuri, a homeless girl. Osamu takes her home, where the family observes evidence of abuse. Despite their strained finances, they informally adopt her.<\/p>\n JETAA will be subsidising tickets for attendees who RSVP and make payment to us by Friday 13 July. So our ticket price for JETAA members is $12 (tickets usually $18.50). After the film we will probably go for a bite to eat and\/or a drink somewhere close by (at your own cost).<\/p>\n To reserve your seat, transfer $12 to the JETAA Auckland bank account 06-0287-0494588-00, with your name as a reference on the transfer. Please also click ‘going’ on the event when you have transferred the money, so we know who to expect payments from (in case someone forgets to put their name in the reference).<\/p>\n Please note that tickets are subject to availability; we do expect this screening to sell out so if you want to be assured of a seat, make your payment sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n If you miss our deadline but still want to attend, you can buy tickets to the movie yourself through Ticketmaster.<\/p>\n Read more about the film here:\u00a0https:\/\/www.nziff.co.nz\/2018\/auckland\/shoplifters\/<\/a><\/p>\n Date:<\/strong>\u00a0 July 21st<\/sup><\/p>\n Time:<\/strong> 18:30<\/p>\n Place:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>The Civic Theatre, Queen Street<\/p>\n Tickets:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>$12.00 (Subsidised by JETAA AUCKLAND, IF<\/strong> you register)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tanabata Trails<\/p>\n When was the last time you celebrated Tanabata? For many of us it may have been years ago, but the memory is still fresh in our minds. While it is tough to find a bamboo tree to tie a tag onto, we can still find our own ways to celebrate Tanabata here in Canada.<\/p>\n While our little hike might not be a true Tanabata tradition, maybe it will become our Toronto Tanabata tradition?<\/p>\n Our hike is has two points to it. You can come along for a 10 km hike or join us midway at lunch for a wak around Crawford Lake and the shorter Escarpment Trail from Crawford Lake.<\/p>\n Those of us doing the full hike, will meet up at 10:00 am at the Rattlesnake Point parking lot. We will hike the 4.7 km Nassagaweya Canyon Trail to Crawford Lake, where we will have lunch (please pack and bring your own) and meet up with anyone looking to join us at 12:00 pm.<\/p>\n After lunch, and once everyone has met up, the group has a few options and we will play things a bit by ear. Either we can all stick together on an agreed upon course or we can split into a few groups as we see fit.<\/p>\n For those feeling a shorter hike, the Escarpment Trail is a fairly easy 2.4 km. Hikers who departed at 10:00 am can arrange a carpool back to the Rattlesnake Point parking lot with those who meet up with us at 12:00 pm. Otherwise, those who wish to head back on foot can take the Nassagaweya Canyon Trail back to Starting Point A. Furthermore, those who are super\u00a0genki<\/em>\u00a0can combine the Escarpment Trail with the return hike along the Nassagaweya Canyon Trail.<\/p>\n For trail maps and\u00a0HOW TO GET THERE<\/strong>\u00a0see Halton\u2019s Hiking website here (http:\/\/www.conservationhalton.ca\/hiking<\/a>)<\/p>\n When:<\/strong>\u00a0Saturday, July 7th, 2018<\/p>\n Starting Point A:<\/strong>\u00a010:00 am start time from Rattlesnake Point parking lot<\/p>\n Starting Point B:<\/strong>\u00a012:00 pm starting time from Crawford Lake Visitor Centre<\/p>\n Finish Time and Place:\u00a0<\/strong>Variable, depending on your start location and the route you choose to take following lunch.<\/p>\n Please keep in mind, we are going to take a flexible approach to this one in an attempt to cater to hikers of all levels.<\/p>\n Who can attend:<\/strong>\u00a0Anyone, JETAA members, friends, family and friendly strangers.<\/p>\n Halton Park Admission Fee:<\/strong><\/p>\n Adults (15 \u2013 64) $7.75<\/p>\n Senior (65+) $6.75<\/p>\n Child (5 \u2013 14) $5.50<\/p>\n 4 & under *FREE<\/p>\n What to Bring:<\/strong> Water Bottle (Between 1 and 2 litres recommended)<\/p>\n Packed lunch<\/p>\n Backpack<\/p>\n Sunscreen\/Raincoat (weather dependant)<\/p>\n RSVP:<\/strong>\u00a0email JETAA Events at events@jetaatoronto.ca<\/p>\n **Please RSVP \u2013 otherwise we might depart from Point A or B without you!**<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [Calling out to all JETAA Singapore Members]<\/p>\n Farewell Reception for JETs of 2018 Tanabata Party<\/p>\n Celebrate the Star Festival with Florida JETAA at Ushio Sushi in Davie! Wear your Yukata or Japan-inspired summer clothes, and come ready to reminisce and write wishes – Lauren will tie them to her bamboo at home for you!\n
\n123 South Hewitt Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
\n(213) 624-8658\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0www.zenshuji.org<\/a><\/p>\n
\nCheck\u00a0www.zenshuji.org<\/a>\u00a0for updated parking information in Little Tokyo<\/p>\n
\nJune 24 \u2013 Chochin Hanging\/Garden Cleaning\/Omigaki \u00a0\u2013 9 am
\nJuly 1 \u00a0\u00a0\u2013 \u00a0Container Cleanup \u00a0\u00a0\u2013 9 am
\nJuly 5\u00a0 \u00a0\u2013 \u00a0Booth Construction \u00a0\u00a0\u2013 5 pm
\nJuly 6\u00a0 \u00a0\u2013 \u00a0Preparation \u00a0\u00a0\u2013 all day
\nJuly 7 & 8 Zenshuji Obon Carnival \u00a0\u00a0\u2013 all day
\nJuly 10 \u00a0\u2013 Carnival Clean up \u00a0\u00a0\u2013 5 pm<\/p>\n\n
\nJETAA are looking to adopt a cute and versatile mascot to join our team, and we\u2019re looking to you to help us find one.<\/p>\n\n
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\nTime: 11am-4pm
\nLocation: Marion Dewar Plaza (Ottawa City Hall), 110 Laurier Ave., West, ON K1P 1J1<\/p>\n\n
\nNZ International Film Festival – Shoplifters \/ Manbiki kazoku<\/p>\n\n
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\nComfortable Hiking Boots or Running Shoes<\/p>\n\n
\nThis year’s Farewell Reception for 2018 JETs will be on 12 July. Come join us as we send off over 30 JETs from SG embarking their journey to Japan.
\nDate: 12th July 2017 (Thursday)
\nTime: 7:00pm to 8:45pm
\nVenue: The Japanese Association (Ballroom 1), 120 Adam Road, Singapore 289899
\nDress code: Smart Casual
\nSign up here:\u00a0https:\/\/goo.gl\/forms\/ZL0haR49GanxHll12<\/a><\/p>\n\n
\nUshio is a restaurant with KAITEN ZUSHI (conveyer belt sushi!) that is sure to make us feel \u306a\u3064\u304b\u3057\u3044\uff5e (Natsukashii!)<\/p>\n