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Food / Activity / Electronics Tents
 
Summer Stage:
The performances showcase some of the most exciting elements of traditional and contemporary Japan.
Food Tents:
  • Curry provided by House Foods America Corporation
  • Gyudon (Beef Bowl) provided by Ajinomoto U.S.A., Inc.
  • Gyo-za (Dumpling) provided by Ajinomoto U.S.A., Inc.
  • Japanese Tea provided by Ito En (North America) Inc.
  • Temaki Hand Roll Sushi (provided by Sushi-Den) and Soba Noodle (provided by Restaurant Nippon)
  • Japanese Candy
  • Cold Beverages
Activity Tents:
  1. Yo-Yo Scooping provided by Amnet and Artfit *1
  2. Calligraphy provided by Japanese American Association of New York*2
  3. Origami Workshop provided by Ms. Toshiko Kobayashi*3
  4. Traditional Toys provided by Yamato Transport U.S.A., Inc.*4

*1 Visitors participate in fishing yo-yos out of a tank of water using a paper string; the yo-yo must be removed from the tank before the string breaks.
*2 Visitors can have their names elegantly written in Japanese on a strip of paper decorated with ribbon. Also instruction of how to write Calligraphy.
*3 Demonstration and instruction of how to fold Origami.
*4 Instruction of how to play with Japanese traditional toys such as Kendama, Menko, and Take-Tonbo.

Contemporary Tents:
  1. Digital Cameras provided by Canon U.S.A.
  2. Video Game and Robots provided by Sony Computer Entertainment (Video Game) and Tomotaka Takahashi, Takanori Shibata, and American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (Robots)
Other Tents:
  1. Headquarters
  2. Omikoshi (portable shrine) Display courtesy of Mr. Bon Yagi
  3. First Aid provided by JAMSNET: Japanese Medical Support Network
 
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