The official OZORA Festival video from 2010. rules for watching: 1. switch to HD (720p) 2. full screen 3. turn up the volume!! Enjoy the video, we hope it brings back good memories! For those who were not there: ozorafest.hu - don't miss the next one!! Please leave a comment, we would love to know what you think ! [...]
French Kiss at Francofonic in Berlin, Germany by Zaza Fournier Trailer. comin up [...]
(Apologies in advance for the tardiness of this post. For some reason, I never got around to writing about this fun little annual event. I'm posting it for those interested in attending next year's festival. :)While Southern California doesn't have even a fraction of the festivals that are celebrated annually across Japan, Mitsuwa Marketplace has [...]
Thanks to Keizo's early posting, I discovered that Mitsuwa Market was holding a Food Fair, dubbed "2008 Mitsuwa Umaimono Gourmet Fair." It's being held this weekend from Thursday, May 15, through Sunday, May 18, at select Mitsuwa locations (for So Cal, their website lists the Costa Mesa branch and the Torrance branch). I was able to plan ahead [...]
2008 marks the 13th Anniversary for the Bridge USA Natsu Matsuri (Summer Festival) being held in Torrance, California. Bridge USA publishes a "Japanese Info-Tainment Magazine" and while being a So Cal native, I've managed to miss the last 12 Summer Festivals somehow. (^_^;This year, however, I finally remembered when the Summer Festival was [...]
Last year's special Japanese Gourmet Food Fair, dubbed the "Umaimono Gourmet Fair," was a fun way to experience some specialty foods of Japan, all courtesy of Mitsuwa Marketplace. So when I heard about the return of this food festival, I quickly enlisted a willing Japanese Hound to try out the foods at both festivals for their Opening Day. (Note: [...]
While far from perfect, the various Food Festivals that Mitsuwa Market sponsors in Southern California each year provide a chance to try some rarer and sometimes interesting delicacies from across Japan. The highlight of these various festivals would have to be the guest Ramen Shops that are invited, depending on the theme of that event. After [...]
The island of Hokkaido is the largest prefecture in Japan, and in terms of land-mass, only second to Honshu (where Tokyo resides). Once a year, a Hokkaido Fair is held in Southern California, sponsored by Mitsuwa Market (in Torrance and Costa Mesa). I missed part of last year's festivities and this year, I was determined to try at least both of [...]
As previously mentioned, I visited the 2008 Mitsuwa Umaimono Gourmet Fair in Costa Mesa, CA. However, according to the promotion, not every Mitsuwa Market had the same vendors, with the Torrance branch of Mitsuwa Market having at least one restaurant not featured in Costa Mesa (Chibakiya and their Shark Fin Ramen!). Intrigued, I stopped by the [...]
