“Visitors and special guests from Japan will be in attendance. Japanese students from Tosashimizu will have a table creating origami and writing names in Japanese free for visitors. Admission to the festival is free.”
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“On Saturday, October 7, the 18th Manjiro Festival will be held to celebrate the historical ties with Japan and the 36th anniversary of the signing of a Sister City agreement between Fairhaven and Tosashimizu, Japan, the hometown of Manjiro.”
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There will be Japanese and American music and food, martial arts demonstrations, taiko drummers, flower arranging, raffles, food and craft booths, a tea ceremony, and much more!
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The festival will run from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Center Street between the Town Hall, 40 Center St., and the Millicent Library, 45 Center St.
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The Rhode Island Chinese Dragon Boat Races & Taiwan Day Festival is tomorrow, Saturday, September 2nd, 2023 9 AM – 4 PM at the Festival Pier in Pawtucket, RI%21
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The prestigious University of Tsukuba is hosting a Japanese essay contest for current high school students.
For more information about the Art Writer Award for High School Students, check out their application website: https://t.co/VyRPgKk9uL
“Saturday, September 2, 2023 9 AM – 4 PM Festival Pier in Pawtucket, RI!
Action-packed all-day entertainment with exciting dragon boat races, cultural performances, authentic cuisine, and the popular dumpling eating contest all along The Pawtucket River"
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"The Rhode Island Chinese Dragon Boat Races & Taiwan Day Festival is an extraordinary event for the whole family to enjoy!”
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Japan, the U.S., Australia and the Philippines have held joint naval drills in the South China Sea, the Japanese Defense Ministry said Friday, amid China's attempts to obstruct Manila's supply activities at military footholds. (via @kyodo_english)
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This weekend marks the 40th annual Black Ships Festival organized by the Japan-America Society of RI. This event celebrates Japanese culture and recognizes the Treaty of Kanagawa -the first treaty between the United States and Japan negotiated by RIer Commodore Matthew Perry.
Thank you for coming to ERI’S TEA HOUSE demonstration!
I’m glad to had have met so many people who are interested Sencha-do.
Please visit ERI’S TEA HOUSE.
You will be able to learn in my Sencha tea ceremony room.
Thank you!
Over the weekend, JSB visited the Japanese Cultural Marketplace Fair in Bristol, Rhode Island as part of the annual Black Ships Festival organized by @JASRhodeIsland