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Baseball Japan Day on Sat, 30th of Nov 2024

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 11月30日は Baseball Japan Day ― 読売ジャイアンツの選手とAdelaide Giants を応援しよう! オーストラリアのプロ野球リーグABL が開幕しました!         3選手のプロフィール紹介は以下のGo豪アデレードリンクへ For more details of the three Japanese players, please go to the link of GoGo Adelaide site. All in Japanese language(^^♪ https://www.gogoadelaide.com.au/life/news/1130-baseball-japan-day-adelaide-giants.html 3 連覇を目指す我らがAdelaide Giants には今シーズン、ウィンターリーグとして読売ジャイアンツから秋広優人選手、京本眞選手、山田龍聖選手が加わっています。 読売ジャイアンツの選手たちのプレーを間近で見られる貴重な機会です。 今年の夏はWest BeachのDiamond Sports Stadiumで野球を楽しもう! 11 月30 日のホームゲームは"Baseball Japan Day"。 読売ジャイアンツの選手を歓迎し、Adelaide Giantsを応援しにWest BeachのDiamond Sports Stadiumに集まろう! Baseball Japan Day 日本国旗の掲揚、国歌斉唱のセレモニー 試合終了後は選手と交流してサインをもらえます 試合途中には Adelaide Giants 恒例のキッズ向け"Diamond Dash"(外野のフィールドを思いっきりダッシュ)もありますので、お子さんたちは是非ダッシュも楽しんでください!  フードストールや Jurlique のスタンドも出店予定です。 Baseball Japan Dayは、Adelaide Giantsとアデレード日本商工会議所の共催になります。 ⚾ディスカウントチケット⚾ Baseball Japan Dayとなる11月30日の試合ではディスカウントチケット(半額)をご利用いただけます。Go豪アデレードのサイトをご覧ください。 https://www.gogoa...

About AJA 2024 - 2025

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        Photo above : AJA team participated in the Australia Day Respecting Country Parade on 26th of January, 2024 上は、2024年1月26日のオーストラリアデーパレードに参加した時の写真 How to become an AJA financial member? Please scroll down the page. AJAの正会員になるには?会費の支払い方法などはページの下に記載されています。 Our members are:  AJAのメンバーは AJA's members are Japanese people who mainly live in South Australia and Australians of any nationality who LOVE Japan (^^♪ 南オーストラリア州に住む日本人と、日本が大好きなオージー(日本人以外の)親日家の人たち(^^♪の集まりです。 All ages – from young to old, so far youngest member is a 16 years old Japanese student and the oldest is a 96 years young gentleman. 年齢は様々-16歳の高校生から96歳の紳士まで AJA's main purpose  AJAの大切な目的は: Our main purpose is to provide an environment for socialising and providing community connections with no political or egregious reasons.  政治や宗教的なことは抜きにして、楽しくおしゃべりできる場を提供すること Main regular activity  主な活動は? 1カ月に1度、日豪会話ダイニングクラブ開催 食事をしながら、日本語と英語で楽しくおしゃべりをしています。 会場はだいたい市内の日本食レストランやカフェレストラン(決まっていません) 日本人、オー...

Japanese films information

Adelaide Film Festival, Oct 23 to Nov 3 Japanese Features films: Australian Premiere of Animated Feature THE COLORS WITHIN, Award Winning documentary BLACK BOX DIARIES and Sydney Film Festival hit THE CONTESTANT.   The details and Tickets below:   ★★ Black Box Diaries   ★★   Saturday 26 th  October 4:15pm Eastend Cinema 04 Wednesday 30 th  October 6pm Piccadilly Cinema 02   An audacious documentary weaving together secret recordings and first-person perspective, Black Box Diaries follows Japanese journalist/filmmaker, Shirio Itō, after her allegations of sexual assault are dismissed by Japanese authorities. Refusing to stay silent, Itō writes a tell-all memoir and turns the camera on herself as she investigates her own case.   Images https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/fiztm7dy6dxxee10lrtc2/ADlV-DZxO_glPzaSINJQl8U?rlkey=n9zg7b1wtsdc5j338yq52i8a8&e=1&dl=0   Tickets and Full info below https://www.a...

Matsuri on Mobara 2024

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  Matsuri on Mobara is bringing the vibrant spirit of Japan to Mawson Lakes 🎌 茂原祭り(Mobara Matsuri) When : Sunday, 27th of October in Mawson Lakes Venue : Mobara Park, Denison Centre in Mawson Lakes Time : 11am to 3pm Come celebrate the City of Salisbury's Sister City connection with Mobara City, Japan. Enjoy live performances Delicious Japanese food Exciting family-friendly activities  Modern and Traditional Japanese Cultures  The Event is organised by the  City of Salisbury , supported by; Australian Japanese Association of SA (AJA of SA) Mawson Lakes Primary School Mawson Lakes Rotary Music & Dance - Main Stage Outside First Nation's Welcome to Country Smoking ceremony and Didgeridoo (Yidaki) Matsuri Taiko Japanese Taiko drumming performances Noriko Tadano Performance - Shamisen and a traditional Japanese folk songs AJA Japanese Folklore Club - James Norman - Japanese flute, traditional Japanese dances Martial Arts Demonstration - Inside Stage Jindokai Karate-...

ハーンドルフ「土の宿」で特別展示会開催

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ハーンドルフ「土の宿」で特別展示会 ハーンドルフの「土の宿」にて木村浩子さんを中心に展示会が開かれます。 木村浩子さんは30年余り前にハーンドルフにバリアフリーの宿泊所を開設されました。 沖縄にある土の宿のハーンドルフ版とも言えます。 現在は宿泊所は閉じておられますが、このたび展示会を久方ぶりに開かれることとなり、今週日曜日にアデレードに到着される予定です。 展示会は9月20日から9月25日までです。 興味のある方はぜひハーンドルフの「土の宿」へ足を運んでみてください。 また、このイベントを盛り上げるために、アデレードヒルズに住んでいて、土の宿の庭の手入れをしている日本の庭師、上田心也さんが、お庭を案内しながら禅の庭と木々と植物についての説明をすることになっています。詳細は以下のリンクへ  https://ajaofsa.blogspot.com/2024/09/special-open-garden-in-hahndorf.html 木村浩子さんについて http://www.arsvi.com/w/kh11.htm

Special Open Garden in Hahndorf on Sun 22 Sept 2024

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Special Open Garden in Hahndorf on Sun 22 Sept 2024 Please see an update from Shinya Ueda below about an Art for Peace Event For the Japanese Text of this notice please see; this blog;  https://ajaofsa.blogspot.com/2024/09/blog-post.html When: SUNDAY 22nd September, 10am - 2pm Where: 1 Strempel Ave Hahndorf Cost: FREE ADMISSION  Wanna go checkout a special Open Garden this Sunday? Please go to  Private Hahndorf residence/art-space of Japanese artist Hiroko Kimura. The garden coined YUI 結, means to 'tie' and unite. This garden ties together the German environment, Japanese culture, and the Australian land. Over 100 birch trees were planted in this small residential garden. The forest designed by Shinya Ueda evoke the wild groves of Hahndorf in Germany. From inside the gallery space it feels like being in a tree house surrounded by a sea of green. Shinya_Birch.jpg    Shinya_Birch2.jpg The other wing of the garden is a Zen garden. A composition of Spherical black g...

2024 AJA Kaiwa Club Dinner and AGM

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2024 AJA Kaiwa Club Dinner & 2024 AGM    Saturday, 12th of October AJA KAIWA Club with Japanese Society of Adelaide Dinner + AJA AGM When : Saturday, the 12th of October Time arrival : 6pm, start eating 6:15pm AGM Starts : 7:45 pm RSVP : Monday 7th of October to: ajaofsa@gmail.com further details below Where : @ TOYAMA Japanese Cuisine in Rundle Street, City Address: 277 Rundle St, Adelaide SA 5000 Toyama Japanese Cuisine FB page https://www.facebook.com/p/Toyama-japanese-cuisine-100063609249606/ Special event スペシャルディナー The Japanese Society of Adelaide (JSA) and AJA committee decided to have a friendly together dinner. Both committees hope that this will be a good bonding event and everyone can make a good friends. JSA members are Japanese background. Timing JSA will start eating dinner 5:30pm(5:15 seating) AJA members will start eating from 6:15pm (6:00 seating) AJA's  AGM will start 7:45pm for about 30minutes After the AGM, continue socialising Business To keep ...

Next Nichi-Go Kaiwa Club @ Ryumon Ramen Izakaya - 2024 Sept 13th

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  Next Nichi-Go Kaiwa Club @ Ryumon Ramen Izakaya  Chatting using English and Japanese, while having a dinner together 😀 日本語と英語で   おしゃべりしながら   楽しい夕食会😊 When: Date: 2024 Friday September 13th of September Time: at 6pm Where:会場 Ryumon Ramen Izakaya 2/16 Hindley St, Adelaide https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076438146905 RSVP:参加申し込み If you would like to come to this Kaiwa Club meeting, please reply to AJA by Tuesday, the 10th of September. 参加希望の方は、9月10日(火)までに、AJAのメールアドレスまでお知らせください。 To:  ajaofsa@gmail.com Anyone can come and bring your friends. メンバー以外でも誰でも参加できます。お友達を誘っておいでください。 Food can be individually ordered and paid for on the night  支払いは個人払い、注文時にレストランでお支払いください。

Eastern Eats on Sun, 21 Sep

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Eastern Eats  Saturday 21 September from 4pm – 9pm  Venue: Beefacres Reserve - 14 Pittwater Drive, Windsor Gardens SA 5087 Entry Free ! Immerse yourself in Asian food and culture at the City of Port Adelaide Enfield. https://www.facebook.com/share/or1cBSNeaEZHJEPR/?mibextid=9l3rBW Enjoy a wide range of food and try new cultural experiences including music and art. With carefully selected vendors, the festival will let you explore, experience and connect with the diversity of Asian food and culture. AJA members will participate as below Munetaka & James will perform as  AJA Japanese Folklore Club -  Yoshimi Mizobe - Studio Yoshimi Origami Workshop Activities at the event include: - Origami Workshops by Yoshimi Mizobe - AJA Japanese Folklore Club - Umehara and James Taiko & Shinobue 5:20 - 5:40 - Lantern Workshops - Mahjong Demonstration - Indonesian Batik and Japanese Shibori Fabric Demonstration - Tai Chi Demonstration - San Ureshi musical trio - Dumpling Coo...

Indian Arts and Cultural Festival 2024

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Indian Arts and Cultural Festival UIOSA Arts and Cultural Ganesh Festival of South Australia  Mr. Munetaka Umehara & James Norman will perform  on Sunday, 8th of September  https://www.uiosa.org.au/ Date: Saturday, the 7th and Sunday, the 8th of September Venue: The Hub at Angle Park  46 Cowan St, Angle Park SA 5010 Free Entry! Day 1 (Saturday 7 September, 10 am onwards) • Traditional prayers (Pratisthapana) of the Ganesh idol accompanied by holy chanting and Indian classical dances to launch the festival on the auspicious occasion of 'Ganesh Chaturthi’ • Dhol-tasha and lezim community procession with chanting of hymns, Maha Aarti, and Acknowledgement of Country ceremony • Multicultural programmes • Felicitation of special guests between     Day 2 (Sunday 8 September, 10 am onwards) • Satyanarayan puja (prayer service with 100 families) • Multicultural programmes • Closing ceremony • Ganesh visarjan (immersion of the idol) Go Along and Enjoy Ganesh...