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JCF photos!!

2010-01-29T08:01:00.000-08:00

Here are the photos of Japanese Cultural Festival 2010!!

Really, really hot weather!!

Senbei from Morioka Tourism and Convention Association

Morioka booth - freebies were given away according to the number of correct answers students got in their quizzes

The cosplay team + the 3 reporters from J-Plus at the back row

(J-Plus is a local free Japanese magazine which can be found at Kinokuniya Orchard, look at the previous post for the web link where we are featured)

The overview of our festival and various booths

Visitors from Japan who happened to pass by our festival posed for a picture with the cosplayers

Thank you to all who bought goods, played games, answered quizzes or just soaking in the atmosphere! This event would not have been possible without the support of all of you!

To our sponsors who helped sponsored the free gifts and suppliers,

To the sub-com who helped manned the booth, set up the booth, decorated the booth, helped in whatever way,

To the main com who started planning this last year, brainstorming, sacrificed sleep/storage space and whatnot,

To Minghui who planned the whole event and followedup everything despite tough and stressful times for him and demands of everyone,

どもうありがとうございました。

お疲れ様でした。

Shee Min ^^

Japanese Cultural Festival

2010-01-26T09:12:00.000-08:00

Our Japanese Cultural Festival is over!! Thank you to our sponsors and partnerships with Morioka Tourism and Convention Association (MTCA), Embassy of Japan, Mizkan, Beard Papa, Yamakawa, Kirei, Otaku no Uchi and others.

Our 2 day event has been featured on the website of MTCA at http://hellomorioka.jp/mtca Do take a look and you may find yourself there!

We have attracted the attention of J Plus, a local Japanese magazine!! Reporters came down to our JCF and they have written an article about us in their website at http://singapore.keizai.biz/headline/4908

A brief summary of what JPlus has written:

NTU's JAC has been holding the annual event of Japanese Cultural Festival since 1996 and this year's theme is 'Modern Japan'. The booths are divided and named according to the street names in Tokyo - Asakusa, Akihabara, Harajuku and Morioka City. These different booths are actually Yoyo Tsuri, Anime & Manga, Cosplay, showcase of Morioka City respectively.

The president of JAC, Lee Kuok Howe, has a deep understanding of the modern trends and lifestyles of Japanese. He then wishes to deepen people's interest in Japanese culture through various activities.

Entry is free for all.

No pictures as of now as I'm too tired to upload them now... Wait till next time! Stay tuned for the photos! (You might be in it!! ^^)

Japanese Cultural Festival 2010

2010-01-15T21:49:00.000-08:00

Hey all~

Our annual Japanese Cultural Festival (25th - 26th Jan) is back, this time under the theme of 'Modern Japan'! The theme encompasses Japan as a country that embraces modernity without compromising on its traditional roots and the festival seeks to represent today's Japan in a microcosmic light.

So, what should you expect?

◎ Traditional festival games such as Yoyo Tsuri (ヨーヨー釣り) and Kingyo Sukui (金魚すくい), plus prizes!

◎Dressing up in a yukata (浴衣), with photo opportunities

◎Portrait sketching by anime artists

◎Cosplayers, with photo opportunities *You've definitely got to check out their elaborate costumes

◎Awesome sales of imported snacks and beverages from Japan (alcoholic beverages included!)

◎City spotlight: Morioka City in Iwate prefecture *Make this place your next holiday destination!

◎Quizzes plus prizes

Don't forget to exercise your privileges as a JAC member by flashing your membership card to enjoy special rates at all the stalls.

Event: Japanese Cultural Festival

Date: 25th - 26th January 2010

Venue: Canopy K (outside LT1A, or near McDonalds)

Come on down and let's make this festival a success!

New Year Tea Gathering

2010-01-15T21:31:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone,

There's an opportunity to experience a traditional Japanese New Year Tea Gathering on 31st January 2010! You'll be able to observe the intricacies of tea preparation and the likes.

The details are as follows,

Date: 31 January 2010 (Sunday)

Time: 11am (exclusively for NTU students)

Venue: 177 River Valley Road, #02-11, Liang Court

Ticket price: $30

Please do not miss out on this rare chance to immerse yourself in a truly unique aspect of Japanese culture. Do drop a short email to us to sign up now!

Christmas gathering!

2009-12-25T02:56:00.000-08:00

As 2009 draws to an end, some of us met up to celebrate the season of giving - Christmas day! We met at Shokudou Raffles City Shopping centre and ate to our heart's content. Food!! A season of presents, forgiveness and feasting! Of course, what can you expect from the Japanese Appreciation Club but Japanese food. ^^

The presents exchanged is actually more than the above... Half of those who went exchanged their presents first whilst waiting for the rest.

The last person to arrived was forced to down the whole glass of Kirin beer! Luckily Ming Hui didn't get tipsy drinking on an empty stomach!

Most of those who gathered were recollecting their fond memories of Japan. One can never forget what/who/where one did/met/went in Japan! A reason that we're all in JAC!!!

Japan trip

2009-12-12T07:06:00.001-08:00

HOLIDAYS HOLIDAYS!!

The 14 members are happily enjoying their Japan trip now with the below-aircon-temperature weather while the rest of us are stuck here in Singapore with the sauna...

Anyway, here are some photos they took there~

More to come when they get back. Stay tuned~ ^^

NOH

2009-12-12T06:31:00.000-08:00

NOH performance~

I would recommend those who do not know what NOH is about to go for it! NOH is a traditional performance with costumes, masks and musical instruments. The performance is an insight to the Japanese culture and opens your eyes to the traditional Japanese culture.

Interested parties please look at the poster and register by yourself.

Enjoy!

AFA

2009-11-16T21:59:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone

How's studying?? Below is an event for you to relax ~

Anime Festival Asia

The Anime Festival Asia is finally here again (Nov 21 and 22 at Suntec Convention & Exhibition Centre, Singapore)

In conjunction with Anime Festival Asia, there will also be a one day business conference, Animation Asia Conference 2009. Themed “Globalisation of Asia’s Soft Power”, the conference revolves around three tracks: Create, Manage & Engage, the conference will be held on Friday, November 20 at Suntec Theatre.

For more details, please visit: http://www.afa09.com/

JAC T-shirts

For those who have ordered the T-shirt, it will be ready by next semester. You should have received an email from Arthur on 11 November with regards to your order. So if you did not receive it, please let him know at: arthurgcm@yahoo.com.sg

Happy studying =)

All the best for the final exam!

2009-11-07T06:15:00.000-08:00

As the days for the final examinations are drawing near, don't forget to have a good rest and take good care while "chiong"ing for the final battle :)

All the best, everyone!

皆、がんばってください！

~Cal~

Let's Make Sushi! お寿司を作りましょう！

2009-10-22T11:27:00.002-07:00

Our Sushi-making event on the 21 October 09 at Hall 12!! Here are some photos for those who could not make it for our big event!!!!

The setting up process~ 1st the banner!!

preparation done~ waiting for Chef Sinma

Begining of the arrival of participants. Sorry to those who were queuing outside for a long time.

Our Chef Sinma from Mizkan! Thank you for taking time off your busy schedule to come teach NTU students how to make sushi!

The sushi-making process~

tada!! end result: teardrop sushi!

Photos of the participants: Listening attentively, hard at work, having fun, filling their stomachs!!

These are some of our Japanese exchange students currently studying in NTU~ ^^

A participant's teardrop sushi - Well done!!

A total of about 135 - 140 students turned up for our event!! Thank you!!

California Handroll~

Bloody Mary drink~ Made by our Marketing director - Ivan

皆さん、お疲れ様でした！

A thank you note from JAC:

A BIG THANK YOU to all of you who came down for our "Let's Make Sushi" !. It is your participation that has made this event such a success! We hope that you have enjoyed yourself throughout the entire programme.

Like many other activities, there is always room for improvement and we thank you for your patience in areas where we may not have performed to your satisfaction.

All feedback given to us have been heard and looked into, and we welcome any other suggestions so as to make our future events more successful! Please continue to support and join us in our future events! We look forward to seeing all of you again~!

Thank you to all our sponsors, Mizkan, main and sub com members who helped out and participants!!!

（Stay tuned for more photos of our event!!)

NUS Japanese Cultural Night

2009-10-22T10:38:00.001-07:00

To those who were unable to attend the JCN, here's an update of what happened! Read below to find out more~

On 16 October 2009, NUS's Japanese Study Society held their first-ever Cultural Night!!

The 2 MCs - entertaining and hilarious. Daniel kept changing his clothes... ~

The first item was a taiko performance, which unfortunately i failed to capture that performance.. Sorry about that ><

Traditional dance Club ~ '傘踊り’ (Kasa Odori means Umbrella dance)

Koto! It was really, really nice. Guess what, this club only started activity in 2009!! Less than a year old and I was really surprised that they could play that well! On top of that, a number of songs too!! If you get a chance to hear them play again, go for it!! You'll definitely not be disappointed!

Their songs were light, peaceful, and as the MCs said, 'You'll feel as though you are experiencing spring now'.

A fantastic night!!

I'll leave Sharyl to upload the remaining photos for you guys to see!!

Sharyl, please~ :D

By: Shee Min ^^

Sushi-making Madness!

2009-10-15T20:08:00.001-07:00

5 more days to our Annual Sushi-making Course!

Oh boy~ I don't know about you, but I can't wait ^^ I just find the idea of making my own temaki-s and california rolls interesting ((: Although the prospective of me actually making an edible form of anything is sparse, at least I'll take one step towards my goal of being actually able to make something. I really hope to see everyone there ((:

Anyway, if you haven't gotten your tickets, don't fret! You can still get tickets from us ((: Just e-mail anyone from the Main Committee or contact Sharyl (that's me~) at 98379106 or at vindication.27@hotmail.com and register with me~ ((: You will make the payment and collect your tickets on the day itself (21 Oct 2009)

I really hope to see you there and chronicle this with my dearest JAC family!

With much much love,
Sharyl

P.S. Place your order for the T-shirts soon~

NUS Japanese Cultural Night

2009-10-13T03:17:00.000-07:00

As mentioned in the previous post, NUS is holding their Japanese Cultural Night and JAC is going to go!!

Venue: National University of Singapore, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, LT13
Date: 16 October 2009 (Friday)
Time: 1830
Cost: FREE ADMISSION!!
Highlights: Japanese dance, drums and koto performances as well as a tea ceremony demonstration.

We will all be meeting at Clementi MRT station at 6pm sharp on 16 October.

See you there!!

Sushi-making

2009-10-13T03:11:00.000-07:00

Booth for Sushi-making and T-shirt

Venue: Outside Broadway, Food connection
Date: 13 to 15 October 2009 (Tuesday to Thursday)
Time: 1030 to 1730

Additional date:
Venue: Canteen B
Date: 16 October (Friday)
Time: 1030 to 1730

Sushi-making
Venue: Hall 12 Function hall
Date: 21 October 09
Time: 1900 - 2100 at Hall 12.

The sushi chef graduated from California Sushi Academy with many accreditations and awards. Sinma Dashow has been featured regularly in several of Singapore's mediacorp variety shows such as Channel U Mamamia and Channel 8 Yummy Lunch Box, just to name a few.

Interested parties, please sign up at our booth and you can get a free Sushi-making pack, consisting of a bamboo mat, rice vinegar, recipes and seasonings

Price: $15 (members), $17 (non-members)
($1 off for early birds!!)

We will also be taking orders for JAC T-shirts and collecting payment first at the booth. Each shirt is at an affordable price of $10!! Sizes are listed below.

Sizes, Female , Male
S (inches), 34, 38
M (inches), 36, 40
L (inches),38, 42

JAC T-shirt design for AY2009-2010 is the previous post.

If you decide to sign up for the sushi-making event and order the T-shirt, the discounted price is $22!! So hurry, come down to the booth to sign up and order your shirt!!

Tee with colour

2009-10-08T00:54:00.000-07:00

Here's the final version of the tee with colour. Please support! :P

-Cal-

JAC T-shirt...

2009-10-03T00:38:00.000-07:00

We have a new T-shirt this year! The colour of the year XD is ORANGE, and it's only $10! We have sizes 34, 36, 38, 40,and 42.

The design of the shirt is shown below:
Those interested in buying, please feel free to contact us! :)

Japan trip!

2009-10-03T00:35:00.000-07:00

We are organising another trip to Japan! The tentative date is from the 8 Dec to 15 Dec, and we will be going TOKYO! We will also be visiting Waseda University, Soka University, Aoyama Gakuin, and also loads of sightseeing too! For those we want to extend their trip after 15 Dec, it's possible too.

OCTOBER events!

2009-10-03T00:19:00.000-07:00

Alrighty, here are the exciting events that JAC will be holding for October!

14 Oct
We will have our Yukata photoshoot for the subcoms! It will be held in Tutorial Room 1 at 7pm. You will get to learn how to wear a Yukata, and the best part is... *drums rolling* you get to take pictures! hahaha... so all fans of cam-whore, get ready!

16 Oct
We're goin NUS! hahaha... there will be a NUS-JSS Cultural Night held at 630pm, let's all liaise with our fellow NUS Japanese culture lovers! The exact venue will be known at a later date, but don't fret! We will surely update in our website http://clubs.ntu.edu.sg/ntujac/dark.html and also in our blog, PLUS sending emails to u guys!

Those interested, please email your name, contact number and gender to ntu_jac@yahoo.com

21 Oct
Who doesn't love food? We're having a sushi-making lessons open to all NTU students! We will be posting updates about this fantastic event soon, so stay tuned to JAC!

Aoyama Gakuin University Visit!

2009-10-02T23:47:00.000-07:00

3 Aoyama Gakuin University students and their professor visited NTU on 4 September 09.

Here are some pictures... :)

The students were all separated and we had a Commercial Making Competition! The winning team is......

HAYASHI AND TEAM!

Jun-san and Naoki-san : buffet lunch! Very delicious!!

Spot Mitsui Toshi Sensei!

After eating and playing, we went on a school tour!! Hot weather~!!! Everyone was perspiring like mad!

and then,...

it was time to eat again!

So, we brought them to dinner at our nearest biggest shopping mall, Jurong Point!! For xiao long bao!!

and the day ended~

Hope to see you guys again!!

Waseda Visit!

2009-10-02T23:21:00.000-07:00

Ohhkay here are some of the pictures taken when the students from Waseda came to Singapore from 28 September to 1 October 2009......

Kabe Sensei, who came last year too~ Apparently this is his 5th time bringing his Waseda students to Singapore!

...some fun during the games session~!

Fabius acting out the 'merlion' word :)

Yasu drawing Pikachu!! The tallest guy in the whole group!

and finally... group photos! :)

The students finally left on the 1 October 2009 :( Hope we'll get to see all of them real soon!!