Gene Dinovi's Jazz Concert

Gene DiNovi’s Jazz Concert : The Nikkei Suite ジーン・ディノヴィジャズコンサート「日系組曲」 Rakugo Movie Night “Talk Talk Talk” 落語映画「しゃべれどもしゃべれども」

May 2008 2008年5月 Vol.34 Issue 5 1 features 2007-2008 JCCC Board of Directors President Martin Kobayashi VP – Expansion Gary Kawaguchi VP – Management Ann Ashley 日 2 Gene DiNovi Japanese Suite VP – Legacy Arthur Ito VP – Heritage Ken Noma VP – Marketing/Membership Dereck Oikawa 3 Movie Night "Talk Talk Talk" Special Ambassador Sid Ikeda 系 Secretary/VP- Projects Sharon Marubashi 5 Nostalgia Night Treasurer Sri Kugan Past President Steve Oikawa 文 Executive Director James Heron 6 Upcoming Events Directors-at-large Wai Chak Donna Davis Glen Inamoto 化 7-8 Community News Ojan Jamkhou Jane Liu 11 ＪＣＣＣニュース Yuki Nakamura 会 Lorene Nagata Russell Onizuka 12 日系コミュニティーニュース Tak Yoshida Advisors Miki Kobayashi 館 Mickey Matsubayashi Fred Sasaki CALENDAR OF EVENTS Connie Sugiyama 役 MAY/JUNE/JULY 2008 May JCCC Staff 員 James Heron Thu 1 Bakumatsu Exhibit opening Executive Director Fri 2 Bazaar Prep [email protected] 416-441-2345 ext.224 及 Kathy Tazumi Sat 3 Bazaar Accounting/General Administration Manager Thu 8 Origami Workshop [email protected] 416-441-2345 ext.229 び Sat 10 Karate Tournament Christine Takasaki Community Events/Volunteer Coordinator Thu 15 Masako Goto Pottery Exhibit opening [email protected] 416-441-2345 ext.221 ス Sat 17 Karaoke Club Haruko Ishihara Community Rentals Mon 19 JCCC CLOSED (Victoria Day) [email protected] 416-441-2345 ext.228 タ Wed 21 Manju Workshop Christine Seki Corporate Rentals/Programming and Business Development Fri 23 Gene DiNovi Jazz Concert [email protected] 416-441-2345 ext.231 ッ Thu 29 Movie Night Sally Kumagawa Fri 30 Speaker Session Membership/Database Administrator [email protected] 416-441-2345 ext.223 フ Sat 31 Karaoke Club Toshiko Yamashita Sat 31 Mike Shin Charity Golf Heritage/Newsletter Coordinator [email protected] 416-441-2345 ext.227 June Yuki Hipsh Tue 3 Katsura Sanshi Rakugo Receptionist/Giftshop [email protected] 416-441-2345 ext.222 Thu 12 Origami Workshop Constantin Dutescu Sat 14 Karaoke Club meeting Operations and Techinical Coordinator [email protected] 416-460-3522 Sat 14 Saigo Takafumi Lecture Fri 20 Euchre Night The Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre Newsletter Sat 21 Nostalgia Night Editors:James Heron, Kathy Tazumi, Toshiko Yamashita Mon 23 JCCC Annual General Meeting Japanese Translation: Toshiko Yamashita Thu 26 Movie Night Cover Photo: Ayame by Hiroshi Yamamoto Fri 27 Speaker Session Sat 28 Natsu Matsuri and Gujo Odori We welcome your news! Please send articles to: [email protected] or July Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre Tue 1 JCCC CLOSED (Canada Day) 6 Garamond Court, Toronto, ON M3C 1Z5 Mon 7 Kamp Kodomo starts tel 416-441-2345 fax 416-441-2347 www.jccc.on.ca Sat 12 Bon Odori The submission deadline for the June/July 08 combined issue is Fri 25 Speaker Session Wednesday May 14, 2008. Thu 31 Movie Night 日本語の記事も受け付けています。 6/7月号の締め切りは2008年5月14日(水）です。 2 The Nikkei Suite – A Musical Tribute to the Japanese Canadians World Premiere at Gene DiNovi's Japanese Suite Concert

Very special piece of music will be debuted and recorded live at the Gene DiNovi Japanese Jazz Suite Concert on May 23, 2008.

Gene DiNovi’s “Nikkei Suite” is an essential component of his larger “Japanese Suite.” Its three distinct parts reﬂect the phases of the community’s history: a) arrival and settlement, b) internment and forced resettlement and, c) the thriving contemporary Nikkei community. Gene has been a great friend and supporter of the Japanese in Canada. Through “A Nikkei Suite” he is able to manifest this afﬁnity, respect and affection artistically.

In the fifty years that followed internment and the loss of their property and livelihoods, the Japanese did something exceptional. The Nikkei community thrived: creating leaders in fields such as business, medicine, politics, architecture and the performing arts. They won ultimate vindication, redress and an apology from the Government of Canada for their mistreatment. Five generations after the arrival of the first Japanese immigrant, the Nikkei have created one of the largest Japanese cultural centres in the world; they have made innumerable contributions to Canadian society and remain one of the most respected communities in Canada.

Accompanying Gene in the performance are two Order of Cana- da-winning jazz/classical musicians: James Campbell on clarinet and Dave Young on bass.

Come and join us on May 23, 2008, when three of Canada’s most respected musicians pay a personal tribute to our community with The Nikkei Suite.

Date: Friday May 23, 2008 Time: 7:30pm Admission: $30 for JCCC members, $35 for non-members From left: Dave Young, Gene DiNovi, and James Campbell

“Brand New Morning” Gene DiNovi's Latest CD Recorded and Launched at the JCCC

Last July Gene DiNovi’s Generations Trio held a highly successful live concert recording of jazz standards and originals in the Kobayashi Hall.

The CD, entitled Brand New Morning – will ﬁnally be launched at the Japanese Suite Concert (see above article) on Friday May 23, 2008. Produced by Japanese producer Mitsuo Jofu and released on Marshmallow Records, the CD marks an exciting new landmark in the JCCC experience. Gene, of course, will be on hand and happy to sign your copy!

The track list includes: Stardust, Red Dragon Fly (Akatombo), Flower of the Night,You Will Still Be Mine and the title tune.

3 Kastura Sanshi’s Return to Toronto After a hugely successful performance last year, Katsura Sanshi, the Rakugo master, will be returning to Toronto for a single performance at the Kobayashi Hall on Tuesday June 3, 2008 at 7:00pm. Please note that the performance is entirely in Japanese so if you’re not a native speaker, come ready to put your Japanese ear to a real test! Tickets start from $30 and are on sale now at the JCCC. Please call 416-441-2345 for more information. Shaberedomo Shaberedomo – Talk Talk Talk A Bittersweet Comedy about Japanese Art of Laughter With Rakugo superstar Katsura Sanshi’s performance coming up on June 3, we are pleased to announce our May movie carries on the facinating theme of rakugo. Shaberedomo Shaberedomo (Talk Talk Talk) is a 2007 Japanese fi lm based on a novel by Takako Sato and directed by Hideyuki Hirayama. The fi lm revolves around the traditional art of rakugo, or comical storytelling. A storyteller, or rakugoka, recites a long and often complicated comical story, taking on different characters through variations in tone and pitch, facial expressions, and slight gestures. Rakugo is sometimes cheekily referred to as sit-down comedy, as the storyteller remains seated throughout, with only a paper fan as prop. Bringing rakugo to the big screen is no easy task but director Hirayama Hideyuki (The Laughing Frog) and lead Kokubun Taichi do a superb job of capturing the spirit of the art in this heartwarming, consistently entertaining fi lm. The rakugo routines are interesting and enjoyable to see and watch,

and often remarkably funny. Shaberedomo Shaberedomo is largely people- © 2007 “ TALK, TALK, TALK ” Film Partners driven, presenting very real personalities that are not necessarily likable, but always understandable. Much of the fi lm’s charm comes from gradually learning about the characters and seeing them grow. Mitsuba (Kokubun Taichi) has been studying rakugo for years, but he elicits more yawns than laughs. A decidedly mediocre representative of a dying art, he stubbornly perseveres out of passion and pride. Through an odd turn of events, he ends up teaching rakugo to three students who are even less verbally gifted than him - a sullen beauty (Karina), a loud dialect-speaking kid (Morinaga Yuki), and a tongue-tied baseball player-turned-commentator (Matsushige Yutaka). Though none are particularly interested in rakugo initially, they slowly but surely begin to fi nd their way with words. Mitsuba, meanwhile, is preparing for his biggest challenge: performing his master’s (Ito Shiro) favorite story. Funny, dramatic and moving by turns, the fi lm received glowing reviews upon its release last year and was one of the top fi lms at the 2007 Osaka Film Festival.

Date: Thursday May 29, 2008 Time: 7:00pm Admission: $6 for JCCC members, $8 for non-members

JCCC Annual General Meeting Notice Masako Goto Pottery Exhibit The membership of the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre Original pieces by Japanese potter is hereby given notice of the 2008 Annual General Meeting on Masako Goto will be featured in Monday June 23, 2008 at 7:30pm at the JCCC, 6 Garamond the Heritage Lounge display case Court, Toronto. If you are interested in getting involved with the from May 15 to June 2008. The JCCC, please consider volunteering as a Board member. For more pottery “houses” she creates are information, please call the JCCC 416-441-2345. all unique and creative, allowing interpretation to be left to the The Bakumatsu Exhibition imagination of the viewer. A must see exhibit! The JCCC Heritage Committee presents an Opening reception and artist exhibition of artifacts from the era of the last talk (in Japanese) will be held days of the samurai - Bakumatsu. The exhibit on Thursday May 15, 2008 is open for the month of May in the JCCC at 7:00pm. Admission is free. Gallery. Hours are 9:00am to 9:00pm Monday Please RSVP to 416-441-2345 or - Friday, 9:00am to 3:30pm Saturday & Sunday. [email protected]. Admission is free.

4 Kamp Kodomo Summer Sessions A Summer of Odori at the JCCC Mark your calendars and don’t miss out on all the summer fun at Gujo Odori Natsu Matsuri the JCCC!!! Kamp Kodomo’s summer session is ready to start Saturday June 28, 2008 registration. Join us for a busy week filled with sessions covering 3:00pm to 10:00pm a wide range of activities including martial arts, ikebana, origami, folklore, language, and so much more! Be part of 400 years of history The camp operates from 9:00am to 4:30pm from Monday to with the Gujo Odori musicians Friday. There will be three sessions offered: July 7 – 11, July 14 and dancers from Gujo – 18, and July 21 – 25, 2008. Fees for this program are $180 per Hachiman, Japan! Join us for a child for a 5-day session (same price as last year!). A 10 % discount once in a lifetime opportunity to will be applied for JCCC members and additional children from recreate the famous Japanese the same family will receive a 5% discount. Extended camp care summer bon dance festival. is available from 8:00am to 9:00am and from 4:30pm to 6:00pm While we normally hold with an additional cost of $35 per session. Camp fees cover all our Natsu Matsuri festival materials, two nutritious snacks per day, and a special activity each with the Toronto Buddhist week. Campers are required to bring a lunch and drink. Church celebration of Obon, So call us today, as the registration deadline is June 27, 2007 we have moved it up two and Kamp Kodomo’s maximum attendance is 40 children per weeks to coincide with this session. rare opportunity. The festival For more information or to register, please consult the enclosed will start in the afternoon with flyer, call 416-441-2345 or check the website at www.jccc.on.ca. a variety of activities including games and activities for the kids and magnificent performances JCCC Lunchtime Yoga Course with taiko drums and odori. There will be vendors with a wide range Due to popular demand, there will be a yoga class offered during of wares including traditional Japanese toys, handicrafts, and lunchtime on Wednesdays. Great way to take off some of that delicious, tasty treats. workday stress! As the sun begins to set, we invite you and your family to Dates: Wednesdays, from May 7 to June 25, 2008 join the hundreds of yukata clad dancers. Singers, musicians (8 sessions) and dancers from Gujo Hachiman Japan will be here to perform Time: 12:15pm – 1:15pm live, and share with us their love and knowledge of this important Course fee: $80 plus GST cultural folk festival. Not only are the Japanese dancers are ready Drop-in: $12/class to entertain, they will also teach you to participate in this exciting Students are required to be members of JCCC. Membership fee is Japanese tradition! $30/year for individual. The dancers will also perform at Metro Hall on the Friday night Please bring your own mat. prior to Natsu Matsuri.

Zen Meditation and Yoga Workshop Bon Odori This summer, the JCCC will be hosting a Zen meditation and Yoga Saturday July 12, 2008 workshop by Masao Tanaka. Look for details in the June/July issue of the newsletter. 7:00pm to 9:30pm

What do you get when Last Chance to Register!!! you combine several Euchre night at the JCCC is rapidly approaching. This event only community organizations, occurs once a year and you don’t want to miss out on the excitement a beautiful location, of this night. Scoring system is individual based; no set partners. scores of dancers and a Rules are based on Bicycle® rules and once again the dreaded sunny summer that fades “stick the dealer” rule will be in effect. There will be a cash bar, light in to a balmy evening? refreshments, and prizes for the top scores! So plan to join us for You get the Bon Odori at friendship, fun and a little card playing finesse. the JCCC. On Saturday July 12, 2008 the JCCC Date: Friday June 20, 2008 invites you to join them as festival dancing returns for a second Time: 7:00 p.m. (Play starts at 7:40 p.m. promptly) summer night. Organized by the Toronto Buddhist Church, this Fee: $25 (+GST) for non-members event features dancers from all across the GTA and beyond. Bring $20 (+GST) for members your family and experience a part of the traditional Bon Festival to Entry is limited to experienced players ages 19 years and older honour the spirits of our ancestors! Maximum 40 players Weather permitting the event takes place outside in the parking lot or in the Kobayashi Hall. Dancing starts at 7:00pm. For more information please contact the JCCC at 416-441-2345 or We hope to see lots of new and familiar faces! Look for more [email protected]. details in the June/July issue of the newsletter. 5 Nostalgia Night 2008 However, the present-day champions of the Sunday Baseball By Lindsay Tsuji League aren’t one of them. The reigning champions are the Warriors, a team made up primarily of recent Japanese immigrant players. They’ve dazzled the leagues over the last decade, winning several championships with strong hitting and defensive play, but especially with the amazing pitching of 46-year-old Mike Takahashi. Also being honoured are two Nisei, who were the top athletes of their generation. One is Maw Mori, a member of the 1956 senior champion Honest Ed’s Nisei baseball team. He was an all-star pitcher who was scouted by the major leagues before succumbing to arm problems. Because he couldn’t pitch anymore, he became an all-star first basemen, who became noted for his hitting exploits. Maw also became an outstanding bowler, who later was selected to the Bowling Hall of Fame. His sister, Mary Ebata was also an outstanding bowler. But she was especially outstanding on the ballfield, when she played Mark your calendars for Saturday June 21, 2008 because this in the elite ladies fastball league at Sunnyside in its heyday of the year’s Nostalgia Night should be a blast.The 5th annual event 1940s and 1950s. could be one of the biggest celebrations ever held at the Japanese If star power like that isn’t enough, the menu being prepared Canadian Cultural Centre because it will be headlined by a tribute for the evening should be enough to draw a full house. Theresa to Caravan and a foodfest of Japanese Canadian favourites. Sano, a member of the Heritage committee, is supervising food Planning for the event, which takes place between 3:00pm and preparation and she’s promising a celebration of great eats. And 8:00pm, has been going on for a while but organizers still have a all is included in the general admission price of $5. A cash bar will big job ahead of them, like trying to find some of the guests being also be provided. honoured that night, some of whom date back over 40 years. The menu will feature food from the Caravan days as well as This search for names and numbers is crucial, because snacks and dishes favoured by JC families during the internment this year’s Nostalgia Night will be featuring the Caravan tribute, and the immediate postwar era. which was a hugely successful multicultural festival that ran in Be sure to mark your calendars for June 21, 2008! Toronto between 1970 and 2001, as well as a salute honouring the champions of the Japanese Canadian Sunday Baseball League and two Nisei athletes of the early postwar era. Heritage Lounge Speaker Series One of the most popular Caravan sites was the Tokyo Pavilion that ran out of our own cultural centre. It was often awarded the most Bryce Kanbara talks about the Urasaki Project popular pavilion during the festival’s 20-year run. There are plans Bryce Kanbara is an artist/proprietor of “you me gallery” in Hamilton, to have some of the mayors of the Tokyo Pavilion represented at Ontario. He has worked as curator at Art Gallery of Hamilton, Nostalgia Night. But the stars of the night could be the former Miss Burlington Art Centre, and was Executive Director of Toronto Tokyos, who represented the pavilion in each year of Caravan --- if Chapter NAJC, and Visual Arts Officer of the Ontario Arts Council. they can be found! The Heritage Committee, which is organizing In 1999, he started the Urasaki project. Nostalgia Night, is relying on family and friends to connect the The Urasaki House former, young beauties with their present-day names and phone is the old Kanbara family numbers. homestead which stands The committee has the names of most of the Miss Tokyos beside a Shinto shrine when they reigned, but not only is it missing over a dozen of the atop a hill overlooking names, but is hampered by the fact that many or most of the ladies village houses, garden may now be married. The committee is appealing to readers to plots and the Inland help in this quest. Please call 416-441-2345 ext. 227 or email Sea. Since 1999, the vacant house has been made available to [email protected] if you have their present names and contact (especially) Japanese Canadians and artists. Urasaki is 19 km information. from Fukuyama (sister city to Hamilton ON) and 6 km (a pleasant A more difficult task may be in store for the baseball tribute. bike ride) from Matsunaga. It’s rural, rustic, and -- some have said The problem for the committee comes with honouring the Japan -- magical! Camera team that won the 1964 championship, the last year the Sansei poet Gerry Shikatani who is travelling/writing/ Sunday league was a hardball league. The league folded after that researching in Japan for a couple of months, stopped there for a season. There was no Sunday league until the mid-1970s, when few days in April. Japanese immigrants brought the league back. But it did so only by Please join us for what promises to be an interesting evening using a special ball used in Japan’s sandlots - a baseball made of to learn about this Sansei's effort to preserve his father's family rubber. home by welcoming the Japanese Canadian community to visit Organizers Bob Nishikawa and Mel Tsuji put their heads and enjoy it. together, but could only remember a few of their old teammates. Nikkei Voice writer Norm Ibuki hosts this Speaker Series talk They’ve also put out an appeal for these old players to get in touch on Friday May 30, 2008 beginning at 7:00pm. Refreshments will with them for the reunion/tribute. be served afterwards. 6 Staff Intro: Tohru Kawakami Nikkei Day at Canada’s Wonderland The JCCC is pleased to welcome The JCCC is very pleased to Tohru Kawakami as a new full-time announce Nikkei Day at Canada’s staff member working afternoons Wonderland – an opportunity for JCCC and evenings Monday through members and their family and friends Fridays. We asked Tohru to to purchase discounted tickets for introduce himself: admission to Canada’s Wonderland “I was born in Fukuoka, Japan on Sunday May 25, 2008. Prices for and came to Toronto in 2002 at age the day are substantially reduced to of 18. My original goal of visiting only $28.00 per person (regular price is over $53.00)! Canada was just to study English, To order, have your credit card ready and follow these easy however, I had been interested in steps: having more experiences about native Canadian culture through STEP 1: Go to the Paramount Canada’s Wonderland Web site: local communities. Then I went to Fanshawe College in St Thomas, www.canadaswonderland.com. ON and received a diploma in Theatre Arts Technical Production in STEP 2: Click “TICKETS” on the navigator bar, then “Corporate 2007. After graduating college, JCCC picked me up as a building Partners.” operator. Also, I had some chances to show my lighting and sound STEP 3: Enter “nikkei” in the “Company ID” box. techniques through events held at JCCC. For now, I am working for STEP 4: Input the quantity and type of tickets you require, then Darton Property Advisors & Managers Inc. at JCCC and organizing click “ADD TO CART.” Max 8 tickets per purchase. a performing arts group called BUYAKU as a production director to STEP 5: If your selection is displayed correctly, click “CHECKOUT.” show a large number of people, who still believe in the existence of If not, select “CONTINUE SHOPPING” to correct your order. samurai, a better understanding of Japanese culture.” STEP 6: If you do not have an account, you may create one (which saves your personal information for easier access the next time From the JCCC Giftshop you are visiting the site.) If you have already created an account, Sometime between late May and early June, the JCCC will be enter your account information. If not, click ‘CONTINUE.’ Then opening its very own Bento Kiosk. Disposable cups and chopsticks enter your billing and shipping address. will of course be available, but in support of a greener Toronto, we STEP 7: Select your method of ticket delivery. Options include: would like to encourage everyone to use their personal cups and printing an e-ticket or standard mail. chopsticks. Come to the Gift Shop and see the new series of cups STEP 8: Input your credit card information and click ‘CONTINUE.’ and chopsticks available! You will be asked to confirm your billing and shipping information Also, new products from the popular “Nagomi” series before completing the transaction. are now in stock. They include rings, pendants and other hair We look forward to see everyone there for a day of great Nikkei accessories. Stock is limited, so please visit our store now to avoid Family Fun! disappointment. Greenwood Reunion First Annual Friends of Mike Golf by Greenwood Reunion Committee Tournament, Dinner and Silent Auction A reminder that the Greenwood/Grand Forks/Midway/Christina by the Friends of Mike Organizing Committee Lake reunion will be held on Sunday June 29, 2008 at the JCCC. On Saturday May 31, 2008, join the growing circle of family & Doors will open at 1:00pm. Bento dinner will be catered. This all friends who are providing their support to Michael Shin and his day event will feature entertainment by Nikkei singers, dancers and family. This fundraising event is in support of the future needs speakers. There will be a sing along and dancing in the evening. of Mike & his family. We are also trying to raise awareness of Admission is $40 per person. Each table seats 10 so bring your Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) and raise funds for research to whole family and friends! All seats reserved. No cancellation after find a cure. June 1, 2008. Options to participate: A display will be set up for pictures and artifacts. You may · Golf and Dinner e-mail your pictures for the video portion (limit two pictures per · Dinner Only person). E-mail address: [email protected] · Sponsorship Contacts: · Donation Yuki Onizuka 416-444-9244 Faye Harafuji (Yonemitsu) 416-447-3413 Golf location: Sachi Nakai 416-429-3598 Bushwood Golf Club Steve Hamamoto 905-237-3038 (Treasurer) 10905 Reesor Road, Markham, ON L6B 1A8 Dinner and Silent Auction location: Please send cheque payable to “Greenwood Reunion” to: Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre Marjorie Wani-Hiraki 6 Garamond Court, Toronto, ON M3C 1Z5 234 Ranleigh Ave. Toronto ON M4N 1X4 or Space is limited so please register early. For more information please Steve Hamamoto call Gordon Shin at 905-502-5660 or visit www.friendsofmike.ca. 23 Marble Bridge Dr. Richmond Hill ON L4E 4K5 7 May Video Screenings at the 45 Years of Ikenobo in Toronto Japan Information Centre by Ikenobo Ikebana Society of Toronto by the Consulate General of Japan 2008 marks the Ikenobo Ikebana Society of Toronto’s 45th Anniversary. In honour of this occasion, there will be a demonstration Feel free to drop in with your lunch! Admission is free! by the Headmaster, Sen’ei Ikenobo from Kyoto, Japan at the WEDNESDAY MAY 7, 2008, 1:45pm-2:30pm annual Floral Show on Sunday May 11, 2008 at the Hilton Suites (Encore Presentation from March 2008) Toronto/Markham Conference Centre & Spa in Markham (8500 JIC Signature Series: Japan Video Topics “Golden Digest” Warden Avenue, Markham, ON 905-470-8500). The Headmaster A collection of Japan Video Topics episodes featuring the last visited Toronto for the 40th anniversary when over 300 guests increasingly active, community-focused lives of Japan’s senior were treated to his skillful and artistic demonstration. citizens. The demonstration by the Headmaster will start at 1:30pm. The guest speaker Masafumi Ikenobo will speak on Korekara No FRIDAY MAY 9, 2008, 12:10pm-12:50pm Ikebana (looking into the future of Ikebana). Traditional Japanese Culture – Bunraku Ikenobo embodies the “Spirit of Harmony” – a mystical place (Presented by The Japan Foundation, where floral material and surroundings converge with the soul of the Toronto.) arranger and viewer. As Ikenobo students and teachers, we have This program enables viewers to grasp an embarked on a continuous journey of learning and experiencing. idea of the classic “Bunraku” puppet-play. Each Floral Show presents members of our Ikenobo Ikebana Society with a new opportunity to express our innermost thoughts Japan Video Topics and desires. · Yokohama – Japan’s First Modern City In honour of Mother’s Day, there will be a special draw for · Traditional Art Meets Pop Culture the Headmaster’s arrangement. Bring your mother and watch the · A Challenge of Skills Headmaster as he creates stunning floral arrangements to mark · Never Too Old to Play this anniversary. View the members’ floral arrangements. The Ikenobo Society of Toronto invites everyone to the floral show. Admission is $20. Doors will be open from noon to 5:00pm. N.B. There will be an Encore Presentation of this Screening on For more information, call 416-229-9950 or 905-839-0535 or email Wednesday, May 21st at 1:00 pm. [email protected]. The Ikenobo Ikebana Society of Toronto is a chapter of the FRIDAY MAY 30, 2008, 12:10pm-1:00pm Ikenobo Society of Japan. The Society works to promote Ikenobo JIC Signature Series: Japanese Architecture Around the World in the GTA by holding classes, workshops and certifying students (Japanese with English Subtitles. Presented by The Japan and teachers. The floral show is held annually showcasing the Foundation, Toronto.) arrangements of our members and visiting guest professors from Japan is a country Japan. The Ikenobo Ikebana Society is a volunteer led organization where the traditional with over 100 members throughout the GTA. and the new sit side- by-side. While the old Sogetsu Flower Show civilization is kept, the by Soegetsu Ikebana Toronto East Branch world’s most advanced The Sogetsu Ikebana Toronto East technologies are Branch's 38th Flower Show will be held created in the very on Sunday May 25, 2008 from 1:00pm same culture. This to 5:00pm at the JCCC. The official concept can also be opening will be at 1:30pm, followed by found in many of the an Ikebana demonstration at 2:30pm. recent architectures, in which harmony with the nature and tradition There will also be a tearoom and a are preserved, yet innovative designs are incorporated. Featured pottery sale. Admission is $5, 12 & this week: Art Spaces, Travel. under are free. For more information, please call Senior Citizen Power 416-491-7705. (Presented by The Japan Foundation, Toronto.) More than 10% of Japan’s population is now over 65 years old. However, many elderly people are still very energetic and young Annual Kokikai Reunion at heart, and they have plenty of time on their hands. Today they by the Kokikai Reunion Commtitee are playing various important roles in the local community, such as The annual Kokikai reunion will be held on Wednesday June working as volunteers. 25, 2008 at the China Buffet King Restaurant (Warden/401) from 11:30am to 3:30pm. Members and friends are more than welcome For additional information, contact the Japan Information Centre, to attend. Please advise Misao Tehara 416-259-1285 or Eiko Consulate General of Japan at 416-363-5488. Tateishi 416-267-2063.

8 Ken Page Memorial Trust Fundraising Gala by the Ken Page Memorial Trust You won’t want to miss the season’s most (clarinet), Warren Vache (cornet) with Pat Collins (bass), Reg swinging celebration of jazz when the Schwager (guitar), Don Vickery (drums) and Jim Galloway’s JCCC hosts the 10th Anniversary Ken ‘Echoes of Swing’ Sextet. Page Memorial Trust Fundraising Gala Guest host is Ross Porter, President & CEO of JAZZ.FM91, on Wednesday May 14, 2008 at 6:00pm. presenting sponsor of the KPMT Gala. Tickets are $150 – Tables The evening will feature gourmet dining for 8 are $1200 (substantially tax deductible). For more information by en Ville Catering, fine wine service by or to reserve tickets, please call Anne Page at 416-515-0200 or Churchill Cellars, great raffle prizes, and non-stop entertainment email [email protected] (major credit cards accepted). starring some of the biggest names on the International Jazz Party The Ken Page Memorial Trust is a non-profit charitable fund circuit : Peter Appleyard (vibes), Guido Basso (trumpet), Jim created to benefit jazz as a vital art form, the musicians who perform Galloway (saxophone), Eddie Higgins (piano), Ken Peplowski it, and the music education which ensures its future wellbeing. DONATIONS TO THE JCCC As of April 10, 2008 The JCCC gratefully acknowledges the following donations:

JCCC Mrs. Miyeko Sugamori 25 Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ohori 25 Mrs. Pat Adachi 501 Wynford Seniors' Club 50 Mr. Percy Ozawa 100 Anonymous 10,000 In memory of Akiko Ide & Yuki Nakamura Ms. June Pinkney 25 Mr. Jordan Alfarero 20 Mrs. Mitsue Kay Fujita 50 Kevin, Kim and Lilliana Sato 100 Mrs. Nancy Ariza 50 Mrs. Sachiko Oue 50 Ms. Mary Shakespeare 25 Mr. and Mrs. Masao Baba 15 In memory of Frank & Mary Takayesu, Mr Kaz Shikaze 25 Mrs. Agnes Carroll 30 Shizuye Takashima Mr. and Mrs. Fred Simons 50 Mr. and Mrs. George Fujimoto 50 Mr. George Toyama 50 Mrs. Vera Solo 50 Mr. and Mrs. Mikio Hayakawa 100 In memory of Ginny Kawasaki Mr. and Mrs. Tom Sumi 20 Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hikida 50 Mrs. Mary Kawasaki 100 Mr and Mrs Victor Suzuki 25 Mrs. Carol R. Howell 30 In memory of Irene Aiko Shintani Mr. and Mrs. Edward Tsuji 20 Miss Masuko Iguchi 5,000 Mrs. Shizuko Fujimoto 30 Ms. Evelyn Veale 25 Mrs. Hanaye H. Isoki 30 In memory of Kay Kanako Matsuo In memory of Teiko Kishimoto Mr. and Mrs. Ross Kawabata 65 Mr. and Mrs. Kenji Hori 30 Miss Yoshie Kosaka 30 Kokikai 30 Mrs. Miyo Ito 50 Mr. and Mrs. Mickey Matsubayashi 50 Mr. and Mrs. Noboru Koyama 100 Mr. and Mrs. Mickey Matsubayashi 50 In memory of Tsurikichi Kusano Mrs. Kazuko Kumamoto 50 Mr. and Mrs. Victor Ohashi 25 Mrs. Tsuyo Kusano 100 Mr. and Mrs. Joe K. Miyazaki 100 Mr. and Mrs. Harry Okada 50 In memory of Yuki Nakamura Estate of Isao Mori 1,000 In memory of Kiseko Jean Nakamura Mr. Yoshio Hyodo 50 Mr. and Mrs. Frank Moritsugu 25 Mr and Mrs Tada Ebata & Miss Yoshie Kosaka 40 Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Moritsugu 100 Mr and Mrs Ian Callaghan 300 Mrs. Nori Kosugi 10 Mr. and Mrs. A. Roy Nagami 25 In memory of Mark Ito Mrs. Barbara Kuwahara 25 Mrs. Sue Nakashima 10 Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Okawara 25 Mr. and Mrs. Kiyoshi Maikawa 25 Mrs. Makiko Ngo-Shirosawa 100 In memory of Meyko Tanaka Mr. and Mrs. Akio Oda 25 Mr. and Mrs. Nhieu Van Nguyen 50 Mrs. Teruko Otani 25 Mrs. Miyeko Sugamori 50 Mr. and Mrs. Hank Nishimura 50 In memory of Mikiko Otsu Mrs. Atsuko Tateyama 25 Mr. and Mrs. Hideo Oshimo 35 Mrs. Mitsue Kay Fujita 25 Mrs. Jodi Tateyama-Lee & Mr. and Mrs. Shigeo Seko 15 In memory of Mitsy Yonemitsu Mr. Statler Lee 25 Mr. and Mrs. Roy Eizo Sugimoto 100 John, George, Joe, Jim Yonemitsu & Mr. and Mrs. Peter Wakayama 25 Mr. Terence Takashima 100 Faye Harafuji 300 Mrs. Toshie Yokoyama 25 Mr. and Mrs. Roy Tsukada 15 In memory of Miyo Kato In memory of Tsutae Yamamura Mr. and Mrs. Peter Wakayama 502 Ken, Kazumi and Miki Fukushima 250 Mrs. Mae Nagasuye 100 Heritage Dream of Riches Exhibit Ms. Mary Hiraishi 25 Mr. and Mrs. Soichiro Yamamoto 500 Ms. Tomi Hiraishi 25 Bazaar Shinnen Kai Mrs. Pat Y. Kusano 25 Konko Church of Toronto 150 Mr. and Mrs. Satoshi Yano 65 Mr. Arthur Shaw 25 Anonymous 300 Mrs. Connie Y. Yasui 30 Mr. and Mrs. Ko Sogawa 25 Nissin Transport (Canada) Inc 100 Mrs. Mitzi Yau 50 Mrs. Miyeko Sugamori 20 St. Andrew's Japanese Anglican Church 300 Mr. and Mrs. Nori Yoshida 15 Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Tonegawa 20 Wesley Chapel Japanese Church 50 In memory of Seiji Ralph Fujiwara In Memoriam Ms. Reiko Baba 20 Supporting Members: In memory of Mary Takayesu Mr and Mrs Dennis Foster 40 Leader: Ms. Christine Okawara 900 Mr. and Mrs. Takeshi Fujiwara 50 Ms. Yoko Kobayashi 500 Gendai Art Gallery Mrs. Chiyo Inamoto 30 Mr. and Mrs. Henry Okada 465 Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Curry 50 Mrs. Teresa Isaacs 25 Partner: Mrs. Kay Fujiwara 30 Mr. Roy Katsuyama 50 Mrs. Miyo Ito 130 Mr. and Mrs. Ken Kobayashi 25 Mr. and Mrs. Kiyoshi Maikawa 25 Mrs. Shizuko Kadoguchi 150 Mr. and Mrs. Henry Okada 200 Mr. Mas Matsui 40 Mr. and Mrs. Toshiki Kaga 150 Mrs. Miyeko Sugamori 50 Mr. and Mrs. Tony McGrath 50 Mrs. Kay Matsumoto 130 Mrs. Yoshiko Sunahara 100 Mr. and Mrs. Tokio Thomas Nagami 20 Mr. and Mrs. Joe K. Miyazaki 150 In memory of Aki Ide Mr. and Mrs. George Nakamura 20 Mr. and Mrs. Keigi Saisho 115 Mr. and Mrs. Ross Fukushima 50 Mr. and Mrs. Kaz Nishio 50 Mr. Brefni Shuttleworth & Mrs. Barbara Kuwahara 30 Mr. and Mrs. Akitsugu Obukuro 50 Ms. Michiko Yano-Shuttleworth 100 Mr. and Mrs. Frank Moritsugu 25 Margaret and Robert Ohashi 30 Mr. and Mrs. Carl Uchikura 150

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13 Kamp Kodomo Summer 2008

Our Mission To provide a stimulating and educational Japanese/Japanese Canadian cultural experience for young children.

Who can register? Children ages 6 to 12 Years

Dates Session 1 – July 7-11 Session 2 – July 14-18 Session 3 – July 21-25

Times Camp Hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Extended camp care is available daily from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. and from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m.

Fee $ 180/week 10% discount for JCCC Members 5% discount for additional siblings attending the same session Extended care is $ 35/week.

What is included?

Children get to participate in a variety of hands-on sessions including:

Drama Language Martial Arts History Music Arts and Crafts Cooking Geography Dance And More!!!

There are two snacks each day and one special activity day per week that may include an offsite trip. Children must bring a nutritious lunch and drink each day.

Why register? Kamp Kodomo is run by trained and qualified instructors and many dedicated volunteers. This team knows that exposure to culture is the best way to ignite interest and to hand over tradition to the next generation. Together, they work to ensure that the children have a wonderful time in a safe environment.

How to register Just fill in the form on the opposite side. Submit one (1) Registration Form for each child. Return to the JCCC via mail, in person or via fax. Enrollment is limited to 40 children per week. Registration deadline June 27, 2008

6 Garamond Court, Toronto, ON M3C 1Z5 Tel: 416-441-2345 Fax: 416-441-2347 Email: [email protected] Website: www.jccc.on.ca 14 Kamp Kodomo Registration Form July 7-25, 2008 Please Print Clearly One Form for Each Child

Child’s Name: Last First

Child’s Home Address: Number Street Apt/Suite

City Postal Code Telephone, include area code

Birth Date: Sex: [ ] Male [ ] Female Age: Date Month Year

Ontario Health Insurance Number Doctor’s Name Phone No.

Name of Parent or Guardian: Last First

Relationship to Child: [ ] Mother [ ] Father [ ] Other, please specify:

Contact During the Day: Work Telephone Number Cellular Phone/Pager Number

Email Address:______

Is there other important information about your child that you would like us to know? For example, friends at the program, special interests, sports, musical instruments or arts and crafts:

Medical Conditions/Food & Other Allergies:

Program Fees = ($180.00 per week) ( ) Week 1: Jul 7-11 No. of weeks = ( ) Week 2: Jul 14-18 Sub-total = ( ) Week 3: Jul 21-25 Deduct 10% if you have JCCC Family Membership = Deduct 5% for additional children from same family = Additional Extended Program Fee = ($35.00 per week) Specify week: Total =

Payment is included by: [ ] Cheque (Payable to JCCC) (Debit Card payment accepted at JCCC reception desk) [ ] MasterCard [ ] VISA [ ] AMEX Number Expiry Date Payment and Withdrawal information: Fees can be made by current dated cheques, VISA, MasterCard, AMEX or debit card. Indicate the children’s names on the reverse side of all cheques. Include your VISA, MasterCard or AMEX information on this registration form if you wish to pay by credit card or if you are faxing your forms. Please note there is a $10.00 administrative charge for all NSF Cheques returned or for VISA, MasterCard or AMEX declines. Debit card payment in person only. Full payment must be made prior to session start date. Refund Policy: Refunds, less a $25.00 administrative charge per registrant, will be issued for all program session cancellation received in writing. Refunds are not available within one week prior to the program start date. Medical & Emergency Information: Please ensure that you provide all information requested on the registration form. A minimum of one program supervisor, coordinator or assistant is certified in Emergency First Aid Care and CPR. Special needs: Please contact the JCCC office and we will endeavor to accommodate them. Release: I hereby agree to the terms and conditions outlined above and hereby release and agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, its directors and offices, its staff, employees and volunteers from any liability concerning our child(ren)'s involvement in JCCC’s Kamp Kodomo and further agree that the use of all JCCC facilities is made at the risk of the applicant. The child(ren) & parent(s) agree, that any pictures taken during the program can be used in any promotion or advertisement by the JCCC. By signing below, parents/guardians and child (ren) agree to abide by all rules, regulations & standards of conduct as required by the program staff for the session for the enjoyment & benefit of all participants.

Parent/Guardian Signature Date

If you are registering more than one child, submit one (1) Registration Form for each child. Return to the JCCC via mail, in person or via fax. Enrollment is limited to 40 children per week. Registration deadline June 27, 2008 JCCC, 6 Garamond Court, Toronto, Ontario M3C 1Z5 Phone: (416)441-2345 Fax: (416)441-2347 www.jccc.on.ca

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6 Garamond Court, Toronto, ON M3C 1Z5 416-441-2345 www.jccc.on.ca 16 The Soul of Satsuma 薩摩の魂

Saturday June 14, 2008 at 2:00pm

Master Potter Saigo Takafumi, great-grandson of Saigo Takamori ( “The Last Samurai”), speaks on Satsuma-yaki pottery and his family’s legacy. Free admission ~ RSVP to 416.441.2345 or [email protected] Presented by the JCCC Heritage Committee Sponsored by Elite Orient Tours Inc.

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