Come celebrate the Holidays with Nakayoshi!

Please help us support Northern Japan Tsunami/Earthquake relief efforts by either volunteering with us or by purchasing tickets for you and your friends (or both)!

To sign up for a volunteer shift, go to our online shiftboard at: http://www2.mysignup.com/cgi-bin/view.cgi?datafile=sf_jacl_spaghetti_crab_feed

Date: Saturday, December 3, 2011
Time: Event runs from 5-8pm, Volunteer shifts from 10:30am-3pm, 3pm-7pm, and 7pm-9:30pm.
Location: Christ United Presbyterian Church, SF Japantown, 1700 Sutter Street (at Laguna), San Francisco, CA
Online Volunteer Signup: http://www2.mysignup.com/cgi-bin/view.cgi?datafile=sf_jacl_spaghetti_crab_feed

You are encouraged to sign up for as many shifts as you are available to help! Volunteers are needed for 3 main shifts from 10:30 am – 3:00pm, 4:00pm – 7:00pm and from 7:00pm – 9:30pm. We ask all volunteers to bring a hat or hairnet as well as aprons if you have them, as many volunteer shifts involve handling food.

Can’t commit to a volunteer shift but still want to support? Buy tickets or donate! Please contact Nakayoshi/SF JACL Board Members Brandon Unruhe at bunruhe or Haruka Roudebush at haruka.roudebush. Tickets are $30/person, $40 at the door and $15 for children ages 5-12.

If you have any questions or would like to purchase tickets, please e-mail us at nakayoshi.ncwnp. Contact Brandon Unruhe or Haruka Roudebush on the day of the event at (530) 906-9265 (Brandon) | (415) 203-7002 (Haruka). Thanks again for your help with ongoing relief efforts in Northern Japan!

The fun times with Nakayoshi will continue from 10am-noon on Sunday, November 20th at our monthly planning meeting. Join the rest of the Nakayoshi core as we plan out our next great social events and volunteer opportunities. Lunch in Japantown to follow the meeting. Everyone is welcome, new or old!

The wait is finally over, the highly anticipated event of the year, Nakayoshi Nomikai, is finally back! What is nomikai you ask? It’s basically a gathering of friend to celebrate our bonds in the community, which can include drinks.

If you haven’t been to any of our events this year then this is THE one you DO NOT want to miss. There will be food, there will be drinks, and most importantly there will be great company. It gets better because we have our spot from 7pm until closing, so come join the fun anytime. We do have a special treat for those that arrive on time. We will be providing FREE appetizers. These are limited, so while supplies last. Also, all drinks and additional food can be purchased individually.

Date: Saturday November 19, 2011

Time: 7:00-10:00pm

Location: Goemon Japanese Restaurant

1524 Irving St San Francisco, CA 94122

This event is FREE, so come out to join the fun and meet great folks at the same time. RSVP with this LINK on our FB page. Remember, just say nomikai!

Let us know if you have any questions or comments.

Cheers!

Greetings Day Walkers,

This October, Nakayoshi has more events lined up than a Trick-or-treating kid with a sweet tooth!

Saturday, October 22, 2011,

We’re kicking off our weekend with Sansei Live!

Step out for a night of music and friendship to support Kimochi!

Sunday, October 23, 2011

We regroup to plan even more events in our October General Meeting.

Come get involved and see how you can help make the community a better place.

Friday, October 28, 2011

No Halloween is complete without some screams, so gear up with us as we volunteer at the annual JCCCNC Family Halloween Carnival.

Those kids asked for it, Trick or Treat!

Sunday, October 29, 2011

Instead of a pumpkin, get a turkey for Halloween. Join us for Halloween Bowling!

No candy bowl can compare to the sweet taste of victory!

This month has a little something for all you un-dead, so join us as we celebrate the month of Halloween!

Cheers,

Nakayoshi

Everyone is welcome to both portions of the day’s activities.  This is a great opportunity for those of you looking to get more involved with Nakayoshi and the community to help us plan upcoming events and activities. Hope you can join us!

nihonmachiROOTS, a local group of young adults in San Francisco, is hosting an Open Forum event this Saturday, September 17th at 5pm. It will be held at the JCCCNC (1840 Sutter Street). If you’ve ever thought about something that you want to see in Japantown, learning about what’s going on in the neighborhood, or wanted to connect with other young people to impact the community, then you should definitely be at this event! Best of all, this event is free and there will be food!

For more information about nihonmachiROOTS, please visit their website at japantownnow.com

Benefiting “San Francisco Hep B Free”
Friday, September 9, 2011 at 8 PM
Club Fugazi, 678 Beach Blanket Babylon Blvd.
(formerly Green St.) San Francisco, CA

Join Steve Silver’s Beach Blanket Babylon for their first ever Asian Heritage Night on Friday, September 9, 2011 at 8 PM.! Organized by the AsianWeek Foundation, a portion of each ticket will benefit San Francisco Hep B Free – a citywide effort to screen and vaccinate all Asians and Pacific Islanders for Hepatitis B, which affects 1 in 10 APIs.

Recently hailed as “A constant cascade of showstoppers” by the San Francisco Chronicle, Steve Silver’s Beach Blanket Babylon is the world’s longest running musical revue. Packed with hilarious spoofs of pop culture & political characters, spectacular costumes, outrageously gigantic hats and one show-stopping number after another, the show continues to dazzle audiences at Club Fugazi in North Beach.

Asian Heritage Night guests will receive Beach Blanket Babylon: A Hats-Off Tribute to San Francisco’s Most Extraordinary Musical Revue, a commemorative book by Janet Lynn. Educational information about Hep B will also be distributed.

For more information, check out the event pages on their Website or Facebook.

Nakayoshi is a community partner with this event, so invite your friends and come out for a good cause and a great time!

Cheers.

Some like it hot or it can be a dish best served cold, Nakayoshi served up hot udon and cold somen during this year’s Nihonmachi Street Fair in San Francisco, Japantown. This was our food booth debut and judging by the response, it may not be the last. Nakayoshi is no stranger to food preparation. We annually volunteer at Kodomo No Hi (Children’s Day) by making spam musubi, and cooked up 4 items at the Soy & Tofu Festival earlier this year. Our participation in the street fair this year was to raise funds for our organization. We like to thank all our supporters that include the Nihonmachi Street Fair committee, North American Food for donating their products, all our volunteers and coordinators, and of course, you, the customers! We all had a great time participating in the street fair and we hope you enjoyed it as well. Be sure to visit us again next time!

The Japanese Takara Group established their U.S. headquarters in 1982 in Berkeley, California. They apply traditional craftsmanship and modern technology to produce their popular beverages. Takara’s goal is to introduce the public not only to different types of sake but also to Japanese culture through their facilities, which include a museum and tasting room.

The Museum features items and displays of interest to both experts and the general public. It includes an exhibit of the historical sake-making process, sake artifacts and implements collected by Takara Sake USA, and a history of sake-making in America. The collection is the only one of its kind in the U.S.A.

The Tasting Room offers a selection of sake and plum wine products. Not only can you taste and experience the quality of Sho Chiku Bai Sake, but you can learn about sake production as well. A video describing the story of sake brewing can be viewed. (Must be 21+).

We will be visiting the facility to tour the museum on Saturday July 16, 2011 at 12:00pm-6:00pm. The tasting is completely optional and has a cost of $5. We may not stay for the full 6 hours and carpooling is encouraged.

More information can be found on the event page on Facebook.

Contact us for any questions.

Cheers!