2023 Adelaide Japanese Cultural Day Burnside Pictures & videos 2023 アデレード和風文化祭 バーンサイド の写真と動画 To see pictures of our 2023 Bunkasai, please follow the links below. 2023 Adelaide Japanese Cultural Day in Burnside was hele on Sunday, 16th of July. @ Burnside Ballroom, Burnside Old Town Hall and the Car Park To see the program, please go to another blog page https://ajaofsa.blogspot.com/2023/03/adelaide-japanese-cultural-day.html On Sunday 16th of July, our annual Adelaide Japanese Cultural Day in Burnside was held and again there were so many people visited and enjoyed the event. This festival could not have been a success without the the help of Burnside Library & Burnside City Council and of course our wonderful volunteers. Thank you all very much.  ７月１６日（日）に行われた　2023アデレード和風文化祭バーンサイドは、今年もたくさんの人達に来ていただきました。協賛してくださったバーンサイド図書館とバーンサイド市役所に心より感謝するとともに、会場準備、片付け、当日のアクティビティーのお手伝いをしてくださったたくさんのボランティアの皆さん、本当に本当にありがとうございました。皆さんのお手伝いがあってこそ開催できたイベントですので、ここに厚く御礼申し上げます。 Please enjoy the picture

Volunteer for the Hiragana Challenge at Immanuel Primary School  ５年生ひらがなテストのボランティア募集 One of AJA's members, Ms. Shoko McInerney who is a Japanese teacher at Immanuel Primary School sent an email to AJA.  AJAの会員で、イマニュエル小学校で日本語を教えていらっしゃるしょうこ先生から、AJAのメンバーやお友達の皆さんにお願いのメールが届きました。 イマニュエル小学校　５年生ひらがなテストのボランティア募集 イマニュエル小学校では、引き続き試験官のボランティアをしてくださる方を募集しています。 期間は8月1日（火）から15日（火）までで、全部で5回のテストです。 ひらがなが読める人ならどなたでも大丈夫です。 全部でなくても、これる日だけで構いません。 詳細は以下です。 Volunteers needed for the Hiragana Reading Challenge ＠ Immanuel Primary School Date : Challenge 1: Tuesday 1 Aug 9:10~11:50  Challenge 2: Wednesday, 2 Aug 12:40-3:15  Challenge 3: Tuesday 8 Aug 9:10-11:50  Challenge 4: Wednesday, 9 Aug 12:40-3:15  Challenge 5: Tuesday 15 Aug 9:10~11:50  Place : Immanuel Primary School, Cnr Saratoga Drive and Morphett Rd, Novar Gardens, SA 5040 What to do: There are 11 levels of Hiragana reading tests.  Act as an examiner, listen to Y5 students' reading Hiragana words.  I will explain the details. First timer, pleas

  Next Nichi Go Kaiwa Club is on Thursday, 6th of July 2023 次の日豪会話クラブ は　７月６日（木）です！ At Bocelli Italian Café and Ristorante The next Nichi Go Kaiwa Club is  on Thursday, 6th of July from 6pm.  The venue is at Ryumon Ramen Izakaya 16 Hindley Street Adelaide SA 5000 Please RSVP if you would like to come.  参加したい方はAJAのメールアドレスへ参加希望を連絡してくださいね。 Please let us know in  ajaofsa@gmail.com Also we need to pre-order so please have a look at the link below and let us know what you would like to order as well.  参加したい人は、事前のオーダーが必要になりますので、下のメニューリンクからオーダーしたいものを選んで、参加申し込みと一緒にメールをくださいね。 Menu https://www.ubereats.com/au/store/ryumon-ramen-izakaya/cXi31GqLV76PvaUyARzZdA About Nichi Go Kaiwa Club 日豪会話クラブについて AJA's monthly dining and conversation meeting  In Japanese 日豪会話クラブ(Nichi Go Kaiwa Club)  We meet once a month, somewhere in a café or restaurant At the meetings, members and friends enjoy dining together & talking in Japanese & English. It is a very good opportunity to make a good friend. You w

  Next Nichi Go Kaiwa Club  次の日豪会話クラブ  @ Bocelli Italian Café & Ristorante At Bocelli Italian Café and Ristorante The next NichiGo Kaiwa Club is on Wednesday 7th of June 次の日豪会話クラブは、６月７日（水） It start from 6:00 PM　 午後６時から The venue is Bocelli Caffe - Ristorante　 ボッセリーカフェレストランにて Address is 住所は以下です Address: 81-83 Hutt Street, Adelaide, SA, Australia, South Australia https://www.facebook.com/BocelliCaffeRistorante Please RSVP if you would like to come.  参加したい方はAJAのメールアドレスへ連絡してくださいね。 Please let us know in ajaofsa@gmail.com About Nichi Go Kaiwa Club 日豪会話クラブについて AJA's monthly dining and conversation meeting  In Japanese 日豪会話クラブ(Nichi Go Kaiwa Club)  We meet once a month, somewhere in a café or restaurant At the meetings, members and friends enjoy dining together & talking in Japanese & English. It is a very good opportunity to make a good friend. You will be able to learn English and Japanese. If you are from Japan recently, our members are happy to listen and help giving a good

About Nichi Go Kaiwa Club 日豪会話クラブ At Bocelli Italian Café - Ristorante AJA's monthly dining and conversation meeting  In Japanese 日豪会話クラブ(Nichi Go Kaiwa Club)  We meet once a month, somewhere in a café or restaurant At the meetings, members and friends enjoy dining together & talking in Japanese & English. It is a very good opportunity to make a good friend. You will be able to learn English and Japanese. If you are from Japan recently, our members are happy to listen and help giving a good advise or information about Adelaide life. No need to pay for this club. However, if you could become AJA financial member that would be very appreciated as AJA is a non profitable organisation and our committee members are all volunteers. Please see the link below how to become a financial member https://ajaofsa.blogspot.com/2023/05/about-aja-aja.html   １カ月に１度、食事会兼会話クラブ開催 日本語では、日豪会話クラブ 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。 お友達ができます(^^♪ 英語と日本語を勉強できるいいチャンス。 また、日本の人たちでアデレードに来たばかりの人は、地元の人たちから、いろいろ

About AJA, AJAについて Australia Japan Association of South Australia (AJA of SA) was Established in 1967 and it makes AJA 56 years old this year!   If you would like to read a more detailed history of AJA, please follow the link below  南オーストラリア豪日協会は、１９６７年に設立されて、今年で５６歳になりました。 AJAの歴史の詳しいストーリーは以下のリンクへ https://sites.google.com/d/1XUrPnwjlBCIkWdwuF2hXBjYtQYZxIJKL/p/1TtRrhMwf_Ed4E-gyUVWbnd8MgU7tAtbz/edit Our members are: AJAのメンバーは All ages – from young to old, so far youngest member is a 16 years old Japanese student and the oldest is a 95 years young gentleman. 年齢は様々-16歳の高校生から95歳の紳士まで we have Japanese people who mainly live in South Australia and and we have Australians of any nationality who LOVE Japan (^^♪ 南オーストラリア州に住む日本人と、日本が大好きな親日家の人たち(^^♪ AJA's main purpose AJAの大切な目的は： Our main purpose is to provide an environment for socialising and producing community connections 政治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？ AJA's monthly dining and conversation meeting  In Jap

Adelaide Japanese Cultural Day @ Burnside 2023 アデレード和風文化祭＠バーンサイド 2023 This event is proudly presented by AJA in conjunction with and supported by the City of Burnside このイベントは、AJA 主催 バーンサイド市の協力で開催されます。 Date: Sunday, 16th of July 2023　 7月１６日（日）from 11:00am to 4:00pm Venue: Burnside Ballroom + Burnside Old Town Hall Address: 401 B26, Tusmore SA 5065 Free entry, 入場無料 Gold coin donation is appreciated Also some activities will ask some donation  Theme: Tanabata & Obon in Winter テーマ：冬の七夕・冬の盆 Event Program イベントプログラム　 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-9pWk9utc0amItI7mDSy0PH-XhY2k2BW/view?usp=drive_link <On the Stage> @ Burnside Ballroom Japanese Koto Music by Carolyn Parker Taiko Drums by Matsuri Taiko  Taiko and Japanese flute by James Norman & Munetaka Umehara Japanese Nankin Tamasudare by Yae Sakai with James  Japanese children's songs by Kimono Choir - Spirited Away & more Japanese Soprano singing by Hisae Wood - Princess Mononoke & more Piano Solo of Japanese mus

How to make Lemonade scones At the last BBQ, some ladies were talking about cooking. And Pat was happy to share a recipe from her friend. Lemonade Scones – Tips! Lemonade Scones Ingredients 3 cups self raising flour 1 cup of lemonade or soda water 1 cup of thick cream Optional 1pinch of salt Method Preheat oven to 220 conventional or 200 fan forced Sift flour  pour in lemonade mix slowly knead very lightly flour the worktop press into 3 centimetre base use 6cm thick cutter to cut rounds place rounds on tray close together lightly brush tops with cream cook for15 -20 minutes remove from tray serve with jam and cream. Lemonade Scones – Tips! From the internet Few tips to share to ensure your scones come out soft and fluffy every time!! Less dough handling = fluffier scones. So only mix the batter until the flour is almost fully incorporated (ie can still see some flour), then scrape onto work surface and knead as few times as possible to bring together into a disc shape with a pretty smo

 Poems of Japan by Pat Lee  One of AJA's dedicated members, Alan Lee and his wife Pat Lee both love Japan. They have traveled to Japan several times and Pat has written some poems about Japan.  Here are some of Pat's poems of Japan from her book of poems  These poems are part of a collection by Pat Lee published in ‘Nudge the Morning‘ by Ginninderra Press (2017).  Japanese Cherry Blossoms 2012 Enroute to Nikko from Tokyo  Little Boy on the platform 2014 Kobe-Culture Day 2014 Kobe Autumn Days 2014  Kobe Japan Farmland and Forest 2019 Enroute from Kyoto to Komatsu  Cherry Blossoms Japan 2012 In a waltz with warmer days, in timed progression, cherry trees transform to clouds, pure and pastel pink. Frail blossoms faintly glow in morning light and day’s beginnings seem luminous. After the bleak, dismal, dim, the strengthening sun opens wide, the possibilities of days. People brim the streets with colour. This is the time of Hanami* to view the blossoms’ blush to pro

  あなたも、テニスサークル”Let”で テニスを楽しみませんか？  Tennis Club called "Let"  テニスサークル”Let”は南オーストラリア州アデレードで自由に集まってテニスを楽しむサークルです。２００１年からスタートしました。 Do you like to play tennis with Japanese people? Sakai san who is one of the AJA life members established a tennis club "Let".  代表は、AjAのライフメンバーの一人、坂井龍彦さん。 活動日時: Every Sunday from 10am. There is no official end time.  毎週日曜日10時頃から好きなだけ 用意してほしいのは：You need your own tennis racket and your shoes, sun screen cream and water. ラケットとテニスシューズ、それと水と日焼け止めがあればOK！ 参加費用は：Fee is only $1 for a tennis ball. 一回1ドル、ボール代として集めています。 都合の良い日、時間に自由に参加出来ます。 参加資格： テニスが好きな方ならどなたでも参加出来ます。初心者から上級者まで楽しめます。 Qualification: Anyone who like tennis. Beginners are welcome. コートの場所ついて Place Ridge Park（リッジパーク） Ridge Park Barr Smith AV Mytle Bank SA アクセス：バスは161−165番、バスストップ11番か12番から歩いてすぐ。 ホームページに場所の地図が載っています Please see the map in the link http://let-tennis.sakura.ne. jp/ シティから10分ほどです It takes about 10 minutes from city by car 人数は30人くらいメール登録していますが、 常時来るのは15－20人です。でも、その時により色々です。 大体は日本人です

  City of Burnside Harmony Week Concert                                           This concert is Free to enter but booking is essential. Go to the link below for booking.   https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/harmony-week-concert-tickets-470747467347 AJA member, Carolyn Parker will perform on her Koto in the concert. When and where Date and time Tue, March 21, 2023, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM ACDT Location Burnside Ballroom 401 B26 Tusmore, SA 5065 Performances from China, India, Japan and Iran.  A traditional Lion Dance as well as other music and dance performances. Food trucks available on the night.  Please come and join us to help the City of Burnside celebrate Harmony Week. Harmony Week celebrates Australia’s cultural diversity. It’s about inclusiveness, respect and a sense of belonging for everyone.​