Towada Koma Festa 2011 第１８回十和田駒フェスタ
Website (Japanese) | Flyer (Japanese)
Date: October 15-16, 2011
Time: 10:00*-15:00
Location: Towada Chuo Koen (Central Park)
(十和田市中央公園緑地)
Admission: Free
Events & Activities: yabusame (horseback archery) competition; show jumping competition; children's horseback performances; horse-drawn cart rides; horseback riding experiences; leather craft making, etc.
You can view pictures of last year's event on the Towada Horseback Riding Club's Facebook page.
*The flyer says it starts at 10:00 but the schedule for competitors says that the opening ceremony starts at 9:00 and the competition starts at 9:30, so...
Monday, September 26, 2011
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Towada Fall Festival on TV!
Some TV specials about this year's Towada Aki Matsuri (Fall Festival) will be airing on Aomori TV stations this weekend:
【RAB青森放送】「空に響け 十和田市秋まつり2011」平成23年9月23日（金・祝）10：55～11：25
RAB Fri. Sep. 23 10:55-11:25
【ATV青森テレビ】「十和田市秋まつり2011」平成23年9月24日（土）13：00～13：54
ATV Sat. Sep. 24 13:00-13:54
【RAB青森放送】「空に響け 十和田市秋まつり2011」平成23年9月23日（金・祝）10：55～11：25
RAB Fri. Sep. 23 10:55-11:25
【ATV青森テレビ】「十和田市秋まつり2011」平成23年9月24日（土）13：00～13：54
ATV Sat. Sep. 24 13:00-13:54
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Takko-Machi Garlic & Beef Festival
Takko-Machi Ninniku To Bego Matsuri (Garlic & Beef Festival) 田子町にんにくとべごまつり
Date: October 1-2, 2011
Time: 10:30-15:00
Location: Ookuromori 229 Dome (Tapukopu Souyu-Mura)
大黒森２２９ドーム(タプコプ創遊村)
Admission: Free
Events: "Country Dance" and Yosakoi performances; large grills are available to barbecue your own meat/veggies,etc.
"BBQ Set": Pay 2000yen to get 250g of Takko beef, plus veggies (presumably including garlic), tare sauce, a plate and chopsticks; tickets must be purchased *in advance* from select shops in Takko, Aomori City (Shinmachi Narita Honten), Hachinohe (Lapia, Miharuya, etc.) Oirase Town (Shimoda Jusco) and Misawa (on base)--see flyer below (Japanese) for details; takko beef will be sold on site, but the 2000yen set will not be sold at the festival
Date: October 1-2, 2011
Time: 10:30-15:00
Location: Ookuromori 229 Dome (Tapukopu Souyu-Mura)
大黒森２２９ドーム(タプコプ創遊村)
Admission: Free
Events: "Country Dance" and Yosakoi performances; large grills are available to barbecue your own meat/veggies,etc.
"BBQ Set": Pay 2000yen to get 250g of Takko beef, plus veggies (presumably including garlic), tare sauce, a plate and chopsticks; tickets must be purchased *in advance* from select shops in Takko, Aomori City (Shinmachi Narita Honten), Hachinohe (Lapia, Miharuya, etc.) Oirase Town (Shimoda Jusco) and Misawa (on base)--see flyer below (Japanese) for details; takko beef will be sold on site, but the 2000yen set will not be sold at the festival
 |
| BBQ Set (from 2007) |
 |
| We brought our own yakisoba noodles (from 2007) |
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Support literacy!
Growing up, I was always encouraged by my parents to read. I have many fond memories of cuddling up on their big bed while they read me story books I'd borrowed from the class library.
Although I had an allowance that I was supposed to use to buy things I wanted for myself, books were always an exception. Pretty much every time the Scholastic book catalogue/order forms came from the school, I could count on getting at least a book or two. They also gave me extra pocket money to buy books from the school library book fairs.
Most recently, last year, they gave me a Kobo eReader for a Christmas present.
Not only did my parents support my reading habits, but I was also lucky to go to schools close by public libraries. In junior high school and the years in high school before my brother and I got a car, I often spent the couple of hours after school waiting for my father to come pick me up at the library.
Since reading has been and continues to be a big part of my life, I strongly believe in the importance of encouraging reading and literacy, particularly in children.
So here are some great and easy ways that I've come across to support literacy in your local community and around the world:
Indigo Adopt a School (Sept 11-Oct 1, 2011)
1. Choose a local school to support.
We’ve identified over 150 schools across Canada that need your help. For every 100 supporters of your school, Indigo will give a book to its library.
2. Give books by donating, or buying an Indigo e-gift card.
For every $25 gift card purchased, Indigo will donate one book to your school - you can redeem the full value in any Indigo Chapters Coles store or at chapters.indigo.ca. You can also make a direct donation - every $12 will give a book.
3. Become a top fundraiser by spreading the word.
Tell your family & friends and get credit for every person that gives a book. The top fundraiser for each school gets a $25 Indigo gift card. Top three fundraisers in Canada will receive a Kobo eReader!
We Give Books
Sign up to read children's books online for FREE. One book will be donated to a campaign of your choice for each book you finishing reading online. Read classics such as "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," "Madeline" and "The Snowy Day," or new titles such as "You Can't Go to School Naked" and "Goodnight Goon."
Better World Books
Better World Books collects and sells books online to fund literacy initiatives worldwide. With more than 8 million new and used titles in stock, we’re a self-sustaining, triple-bottom-line company that creates social, economic and environmental value for all our stakeholders.
All books are available with free shipping worldwide. And in case you're concerned about your eco-footprint, every order shipped from Mishawaka is carbon balanced with Green-e Climate certified offsets from 3Degrees, a leading green power and carbon balancing services firm.
Here’s the best part: In addition to selling new titles, Better World Books supports book drives and collects used books and textbooks through a network of over 1,800 college campuses and partnerships with over 2,000 libraries nationwide. So far, the company has converted more than 53 million books into over $8.6 million in funding for literacy and education. In the process, we’ve also diverted more than 26,000 tons of books from landfills.
Because we believe that most every book has lasting value and the potential to help change the world, we see our job as helping to find new homes for unwanted books. Thus far, we’ve donated 3.3 million books to partner programs around the world. Our five primary literacy partners are Books for Africa, Room to Read, Worldfund, the National Center for Family Literacy, and Invisible Children. Good company, no doubt.
Every book purchased from Better World Books contributes to individual literacy throughout the world and the promise of a better life. Clearly, we can’t do this work without our customers. That's why we’re so passionate about trying to offer the best price, selection, customer service, and overall shopping experience.
[For a true story about Better World Books' superior customer service check out my blog post from July 11, 2009: http://melt-in-japan.blogspot.com/2009/07/superior-customer-service.html.]
Although I had an allowance that I was supposed to use to buy things I wanted for myself, books were always an exception. Pretty much every time the Scholastic book catalogue/order forms came from the school, I could count on getting at least a book or two. They also gave me extra pocket money to buy books from the school library book fairs.
Most recently, last year, they gave me a Kobo eReader for a Christmas present.
Not only did my parents support my reading habits, but I was also lucky to go to schools close by public libraries. In junior high school and the years in high school before my brother and I got a car, I often spent the couple of hours after school waiting for my father to come pick me up at the library.
Since reading has been and continues to be a big part of my life, I strongly believe in the importance of encouraging reading and literacy, particularly in children.
So here are some great and easy ways that I've come across to support literacy in your local community and around the world:
Indigo Adopt a School (Sept 11-Oct 1, 2011)
Did you know that most of our school budgets don't allow for one book per child?
The Indigo Adopt a School program helps puts more books in the hands of children by partnering with the Indigo Love of Reading Foundation. Its power is in the grassroots outreach between Indigo stores and a school in their community they raise money for. To date, we have raised over $533,000 to put more than 46,000 books into the hands of children at 305 schools across Canada.
We’ve identified over 150 schools across Canada that need your help. For every 100 supporters of your school, Indigo will give a book to its library.
2. Give books by donating, or buying an Indigo e-gift card.
For every $25 gift card purchased, Indigo will donate one book to your school - you can redeem the full value in any Indigo Chapters Coles store or at chapters.indigo.ca. You can also make a direct donation - every $12 will give a book.
3. Become a top fundraiser by spreading the word.
Tell your family & friends and get credit for every person that gives a book. The top fundraiser for each school gets a $25 Indigo gift card. Top three fundraisers in Canada will receive a Kobo eReader!
We Give Books
Sign up to read children's books online for FREE. One book will be donated to a campaign of your choice for each book you finishing reading online. Read classics such as "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," "Madeline" and "The Snowy Day," or new titles such as "You Can't Go to School Naked" and "Goodnight Goon."
Better World Books
Better World Books collects and sells books online to fund literacy initiatives worldwide. With more than 8 million new and used titles in stock, we’re a self-sustaining, triple-bottom-line company that creates social, economic and environmental value for all our stakeholders.
All books are available with free shipping worldwide. And in case you're concerned about your eco-footprint, every order shipped from Mishawaka is carbon balanced with Green-e Climate certified offsets from 3Degrees, a leading green power and carbon balancing services firm.
Here’s the best part: In addition to selling new titles, Better World Books supports book drives and collects used books and textbooks through a network of over 1,800 college campuses and partnerships with over 2,000 libraries nationwide. So far, the company has converted more than 53 million books into over $8.6 million in funding for literacy and education. In the process, we’ve also diverted more than 26,000 tons of books from landfills.
Because we believe that most every book has lasting value and the potential to help change the world, we see our job as helping to find new homes for unwanted books. Thus far, we’ve donated 3.3 million books to partner programs around the world. Our five primary literacy partners are Books for Africa, Room to Read, Worldfund, the National Center for Family Literacy, and Invisible Children. Good company, no doubt.
Every book purchased from Better World Books contributes to individual literacy throughout the world and the promise of a better life. Clearly, we can’t do this work without our customers. That's why we’re so passionate about trying to offer the best price, selection, customer service, and overall shopping experience.
[For a true story about Better World Books' superior customer service check out my blog post from July 11, 2009: http://melt-in-japan.blogspot.com/2009/07/superior-customer-service.html.]
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Posts
