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Japan-in-Houston Events Calendar

 

December of 2009

 

December 2 Cooking class SUSHI will be taught at Central Market (Westheimer at Weslayan), 6:30 - 9:00 pm, by Chris Nemoto. Call 713-993-9860 for more information.
2 The Houston Bonsai Society holds their monthly general membership meeting and their annual Christmas party.
2 A "My Roll Competition" sushi roll competition will be judged at Kubo's Sushi Bar & Grill from 6 pm to 7:30 pm.
5 Class "Sushi & Sashimi" is taught at 3 pm to 6 pm at Leisure Learning as class no. S4100L. Call 713-529-4414 for more information.
8 The Houston Japanese Conversation Group meets at 7:00 pm at Le Viet on Westheimer. This is a great opportunity for students and native speakers to socialize and speak Japanese in a casual setting. Like other MeetUp events, this is organized using the MeetUp WWW site.
8 A Christmas Ikebana and wine tasting event (first of two) starts at 11:30 am. This event is intended for Japanese speakers only. Contact akemisaito (at) sbcglobal.net for further information.
10 A class "Sushi 101" is taught by Jason Cammack at Sur La Table.
10 A Christmas Ikebana and wine tasting event (second of two) starts at 11:30 am. This event is intended for Japanese speakers only. Contact akemisaito (at) sbcglobal.net for further information.
11 A "Play Date" event for Japanese speaking children will be held in the vicinity of Katy, starting at 11 am. Contact houstonplaydateclub (at) gmail.com for more information.
11 - 12 The classic Kurosawa film "Rashomon" is shown at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, at 7:00 pm on both evenings.
12 A book reading event for Japanese speaking children will be held at the Sansuikai Center starting at 10:30 am. Contact the Sansuikai Center for further information, 281-493-1542.
13 The Japanese Association of Greater Houston holds their annual Year End party from noon to 3 pm. Contact the Japanese Association of Greater Houston for further details.
13 The classic Kurosawa film "Rashomon" is shown at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston at 5:00 pm.
14 Class "Advanced Sushi" is taught at 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm at Leisure Learning as class no. S4103I. Call 713-529-4414 for more information.
14 The Japan American Society of Houston holds their Annual Ladies Holiday Luncheon at 11:00 am. Contact the Japan American Society of Houston at 713-963-0121 for further information.
20 The Japanese Association of Greater Houston holds a 2nd Friendly Tennis Competition and Consul-General's Cup at Pine Forest Country Club from 9 am to noon. Contact the Japanese Association of Greater Houston for further details.
December 31 Experience New Years in Japan in real time via TV or radio. The Kohaku Uta Gassen New Year TV program of NHK TV is shown in Houston starting at about 7:30 am Houston time via NHK International (large dish antenna, c-band) or TV Japan (small dish antenna, ku-band) satellite broadcasts. An alternative to satellite TV is the shortwave broadcast on NHK World Radio at 11,705 kHz, which seems to start at roughly 8 am in Houston.

Do you know of an event that is missing? Write to the Japan-Houston mailing list, which provides timely notification of these events. Also see Useful Japan-related Links for the Houston Area.