Countdown Party

Countdown Party at Ramada Osaka
~Relive the 80s era with the Greatest Disco Hits~

Date:Dec 31st (Fri),2010-Jan 1st (Sat),2011
Time:11:00pm-1:00am
(open 10:00pm)
Place: Ramada Hotel Osaka 2F Oyodo-room
5 minutes walk from Hankyu Umeda station
Fee:Advance 4000yen/Doors 4500yen

Ramada Hotel
Countdown Party at Ramada Osaka
TEL:06-6372-8181

ICE BREAK
Countdown Party at Ramada Osaka

Osaka Bigband Friends

「OSAKA　BIGBAND　FRIENDS」

Date:Dec. 26th (Sun),2010
Place:Yomiuri Bunka hall
Toyonaka Osaka( Senri chuo station)
TEL:06-6833-5032
OPEN 1：00pm　START 1：30pm
Fee:2000 yen /(Student 1500yen)

BIGBAND
1:30pm～　K.G.Swing Charioteers 2010
2:30pm～　Rest Pops Jazz Orchestra
3:35pm～　Jazz Mint Electric Orch.
4:35pm～　Spirit Jazz Ensemble
5:40pm～　Kyoto Composers Jazz Orchestra

Osaka Bigband Friends

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Ryuichi Sakamoto
Do you use ustream?
Ryuichi Sakamoto show us his live music with Taeko Onuki.

A Project of Taeko Onuki & Ryuichi Sakamoto
UTAU TOUR 2010
USTREAM
Please check this.Enjoy live music!
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/utau2010

UTAU TOUR 2010
http://www.skmtcommmons.com/tour/
◎Date:Dec 19th (Sun)
Time:5:00pm-7:00pm JST
Place :Sendai
◎Date:Dec 22nd (Wed)
Time:7:00pm-9:00pmJST
Place:Hokkaido

skmtsocialproject
http://skmtsocial.com/

Pygmalion at Kansai Gaidai

Pygmalion at Kansai Gaidai University
by George Bernard Shaw
~ The Original Version of the musical My Fair Lady~

Date:November 16th (Tuesday)
Time:6:00pm open ,6:30pm start
Place:Tanimoto Memorial Hall (Nakamiya Campus)
(Higashino-cho, Nakamiya,Hirakata-city)
Free Admission
Inquiries: Tel: 072-805-2801 (The Secretarial Office)



Kansai Gaidai
"International Theatre Company London's 35th Japan Tour"
Directed by Peter Joucia
Translated for subtitles by Mariko Oe
University Performance(Open to the public)
(Doors open 30minutes prior to the performance opening time)

Mido-suji Gourmet Festival

◎Mido-suji Gourmet Festival
Nakanoshima
Date:October 8th(Fri)-10th(Sun),2010
Time:8th 5:00pm-9:00pm
9th 11:00am-9:00pm
10th 11:00am-9:00pm


Place:Osaka Nakanoshima
Yodoyabashi Station-Exit #1
(Southside of Osaka city Hall)
Mido-suji Gourmet FES


Midosuji Gourmet Festival in Nakanoshima
:with delicious food(Vietnamiese,Indian and Nepalese,Chinese,Texas BBQ, Korean,Thai,Mexican,Italian,German and more)beverages, and stage performances galore until late in the night!!!



◎Mido-suji Kappo
Date:October 10th ,2010
Time:12:00-4:00pm
Fee:Free

Place:Mido-suji street
Yodoyabashi Station-Shinsaibashi Station(Nagahori dori)
Walk Walk Mido-suji!!!Enjoy Walking and Osaka!
(Last year , over 400,000 people attended this event)
Mido-suji Kappo

Nara To-kae

Date:5th(Thu)-14th(Sat),August 2010
Light up:7:00pm-9:45pm

Nara was a capital 1300 years ago. Nara To-kae started in 1999.
People visit Nara and walk in a town and watch very beautiful candlelight.
The event is held only 10 days in Summer.
To-ka is written "light and flower" in Japanese Kanji.
It means a small lump on the top of a candlewick and the shape is like a flower.
When it is like a flower ,it is said to be good fortune.
Very beautiful candlelights are in Ukigumoenchi,Asajigahara,Ukimido,Nara National museum,Kasuganoenchi and more places.(Area Map)
Todaiji Temple(13th,14th only) and Kasuga Grandshrine(14th only).
Nara To-kae
JR Osaka Sta. to JR Nara Sta. 52min. （JR Yamatoji Rapid ExpressTrain）

Osaka Tenjin Matsuri

Tenjin Matsuri in Osaka
Date:July 24th(Sat) and 25th(Sun),2010
Place:Osaka Tenman Shrine
2-1-8 Tenjinbashi, Kita-ku, Osaka City, Osaka
Tenjin Matsuri is known as one of the three greatest festivals in Japan.
(Kyoto Gion Matsuri ,Tokyo Kanda Matsuri and Tenjin Matsuri)

on July 25th Fireworks 7:00pm-9:00pm
5,000 fireworks are set off in the night sky.
Map :walk from 5 min, JR Sakuranomiya Station
around Okawa River

”Osaka Jime "
Osaka Jime is the Osaka style of salutation.
This is the essential movement of the Tenjin Matsuri. Not only this festival but in the business chances
they also salute with this style in the stock exchange or the meetings of economy organizations to cheer them up.
The Osaka style salutation goes like this;
" Utima-syo, Ｍohitotsu se-,Iwo-te-sando "
＊The hands are clapped a total of seven times in a 2-2-3 rhythm.

Osaka-INFO
Tenjin Matsuri

Fusion English

I met my English teacher at my friend house today.
My English teacher , Roger has just started a new website and came to Japan last Saturday.

He came from New Zealand.He has a blog and he had been showed us a video everyday.He shot the film with his student who stayed at his house for study or with his family.I learned a lot from his English videos, because he introduced his place,his friend, his family,NZ food, some activities and other interesting things.He also put some questions so I answered the questions sometime.It was very useful.

My friend invited me because my English teacher visited to Japan and introduces his new website. We talked about a new website, English and New Zealand. I enjoyed it very much.
He also recommended some other good website which I can use for learning English by myself.They are all free.I like to study English while I 'm playing English games.It is fun.
He has enjoyed doing demonstrations / seminars showing people how they can use the Internet more to learn English.
He has a few more days here and leave for N.Z. from Narita on Sunday evening.

Fusion English English Made for you
Roger Hayward
info@fusionenglish.com

Jazz on Top July 18th

Sound Raizz Orchestra and MATE Jazz Orchestra

Date: July 18th( Sun)
Time:Open12:30, Start 13:30(MATE),15:00(Raizz)
Music charge: 1200 yen /(ADV1000yen)
You need to order one drink or one food,please.
Place:Jazz on Top
Wakasugi Osaka ekimae bldg B1,2-3-13,
Sonezakishinchi, kita-ku,Osaka
06-6341-0147
(10 minutes walk from JR Osaka station)

Sound Raizz Orchestra
MATE Jazz Orchestra

Meditation Class Osaka July 15th

Power Yoga and Meditation class by Rudy
Date:July 15th.2010
Time:9:30pm-11:00pm
Place:Edobori, Nishi-ku,Osaka
(Yotsubashi-sen, Higobashi,Exit No8.)
Bring blanket or cushion to sit on.

Twitter:@yogaenglish
English and yoga

Flea Market in Shinsaibashi

Flea Market in Shinsaibashi,Osaka
AT NEW C Flat

Date:July 19th(Mon),2010 1:00pm-4:00pm
Place:Shinsaibashi C Flat
Ashiikefukuda Bldg 401,3-3-24,Minamisenba, Chuo-ku,Osaka
06-6241-0246
Email:freespace_cflat@yahoo.co.jp
Fee:Free
C Flat blog: Flea Market

yoga in English

Yoga in English

:Meditation class by Rudy
Date:July 9th.2010.Time:9:30pm-10:30pm
Place:Edobori, Nishi-ku,Osaka
Bring blanket or cushion to sit on.
We meditate for one hour.Please join us.

:A Triadic Practice of Liberation(Pranayama)by Mark
Date:July 10th,2010 7:30pm-9:00pm
Fee:3000yen
Place:Green e books ,Kyoto.Green e books

Twitter:@yogaenglish
English and yoga

Renoir in Osaka

RENOIR:Tradition and Innovation" at the National Museum of Art, Osaka.Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841–1919)

English Meeting,July 10th

401st FADIG Meeting
Saturday, July 10, 2010, 2:30-4:30pm
at Kansai College of Business & Languages
by Mr. Duane Levi
Program : Going Global: A New Direction for Japan

Mr. Levi is from the USA and studied psychology and
political science at the University of North Carolina Charlotte.
He came to Japan in 2001, operates his own music company,
Shalestone Music, http://shalestonemusic.jp and is also the
founder of“Kansai Music Conference” www.kansaimusicconference.com
held in September every year.
He is also an English Rakugo performer with the stage name,
Juen (寿演)
and made his TV debut in NHK “Eigo de Shabera Night” in Dec. 2008.
This is his fourth lecture for us. His last one was in Feb. 2009
entitled “Comedy in English” with Rakugo performance.

Events in June

:IWCN 250th Meeting
International Woman's Club of Neyagawa
" Indian Folktales (in Japanese)and workshop of wearing sari
(in English)"
Date:June 12th (Sat) 10:00am-12:00
Place FlatNeyagawa 4F
walk from Keihan Korien station
(16-15 Koriminamino-cho,Neyagawa-city)
Fee:500yen
IWCN E-mail:iwcn@infoseek.jp

:NIEFA special program
Traditional Japanese Culture, "Noh" Noh dance performance
Date: June 24th (Thurs) 1:30-3:30pm
Noh(Aoino-ue) with American delegats from Newport News
(Neyagawa's sister city in Virginia)
Place:Kori Nohgakudo
5 minutes walk from Keihan Korien station
Fee:1500 yen
NIEFA TEL:072-811-5935
Nohgakudo is the classic Japanese dance theatre.

English Meeting,June 12th

400th FADIG Meeting
Saturday, June 12, 2010, 2:30-4:30pm
at Kansai College of Business & Languages
by Mr. Steve Silver
Program: The History of Jews in Japan

Mr. Silver was born and raised in a Jewish family in Tampa,
Florida in the USA. He received his undergraduate degree
in English and his graduate degree in Education from
Florida State University.
He came to Japan in August, 2003, and currently teaches
English at Kwansei Gakuin University in Nishinomiya.
He speaks Spanish as he lived in Costa Rica for four months
as an exchange student. He has visited Spain, the Netherlands,
South Korea, Cambodia and Thailand.
He is interested in singing, photography and learning more
about Japan.

Cooking class in Neyagawa

Cooking class :Indian Food in Neyagawa
(IWCN 249th meeting)
Do you like to cook?How about Indian food?

Date:May 29th(Sat)
Time:10:00am-2:00pm
Place:Neyagawa city espoir(cooking room)
walk 10minutes from Keihan Neyagawa station
21-3 Nishikicho,Neyagawa-city,Osaka
fee:about 1500 yen
class:puri potato,carrot haruwa,masala tea
Mail(Reference):iwcn@infoseek.jp

International Women's Club of Neyagawa
IWCN

Aloha Summer Festival in Osaka 2010

Aloha Summer Festival in Osaka 2010

You can enjoy Hula & Hawaiian Music!
Many Hula dancing groups are coming and have some live music too.
Please come and enjoy Hula dance, nice music and Hawaiian food!!!

Date:May 21st(Fri)4:00pm-9:00pm
22nd(Sat)10:00am-9:00pm
23rd(Sun)10:00am-9:00pm
Place:at Umeda Sky building in Osaka
Fee:Free
TEL:06-6453-4441
Access:1-1 Oyodonaka Kita-ku ,Osaka
(10 minutes walk from Hankyu Umeda,JR Osaka station)
Aloha Summer Festival

yoga smile 2010

YOGA Smile 2010
at Ryosokuin ,Kenninji in KYOTO
yoga smile

date:May 15th (Sat),16th(Sun) 2010
time:Schedule
place:Ryosokuin ,Kenninji in Kyoto
Please come and join us!
yoga smile(application):080-5337-0776

Access:
591 komatsucho,4 chome,shijosagaru,yamatoojidori,
higashiyamaku kyoto
(10 minutes walk from Hankyu Kawaramachi station)

HYOGO PAC Orchestra,9th,10th,11th April

Hygo Performing Arts Center Orchestra Subscription concert #33
Date: April 9th(Fri),10th(Sat),11th(Sun),2010
Open 2:15pm, Start 3:00pm~5:20pm
Place:HPAC Grand Hall
Yutaka Sado,Conductor & Artistic Director
Kazue Sawai, Koto
Hyogo Performing Arts Center Orchestra

PROGRAM
Ryuichi Sakamoto:Concerto for Koto and Orchestra(World premiere)
still,return,firmament,autumn
Sofia Gubaidulina:In the Shadow of the Tree for Koto,Bass koto,Zheng and Orchestra
Sergei Prokofiev:From" Romeo and Juliet" op.64

HYOGO PAC
2-22 Takamatsu-Cho
Nishinomiya City
Hyogo 663-8204
JAPAN

English Meeting,April 10th

398th FADIG Meeting
Saturday, Apr. 10, 2010, 2:30-4:30pm
at Kansai College of Business & Languages
by Mr Nick Halewood
Program : My Thirty-seven Years in Kansai

Mr Halewood is from England. He has a B.Sc. degree
in Zoology from the University of London.
He came to Japan in May 1973, and taught at Baika Women’s
University for 29 years until he retired three years ago.
He enjoys hiking, cycling, bird-watching, stamp collecting,
rail transport and rock music.
This is his third lecture for us. His last one in January 2010
was entitled ‘My Life: An Anecdotal Journey’.

Dear members,
We would like to collect our membership fee \2,000 for
the first half of this year in April. (Our annual fee is \4,000.)

Blue Note NY 3.1

Travis Sullivan’s All-Star Bjorktet
Yoshi Waki http://www.yoshiwaki.net

Brooklyn Bridge.2.28

Mamma Mia!

Thai red curry

Racoon at the park

Thai green curry

Roses

Korean food

Topic Feb.10

Last time I talked about showing " who you are ".
It's better not try too hard to make a good impression on your friends.Because of your pride, you shouldn't pretend to be someone.You need to be" You".If you puff yourself up too much, your friends can't understand you.
You also not shouldn't be too humble so you don't need to think about how you make impression at all.
Just be yourself.

in the evening

eggs benedict

English Meeting,Feb 6th

397th FADIG Meeting
Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, 2:30-4:30pm
at Kansai College of Business & Languages
by Mr. Robert Elliott
Program: Language, Culture and Communication

Mr. Elliott was born and brought up in Michigan, the USA.
He studied BA Divisional Humanities (History, Art, Literature)
at Michigan State University.
He came to Japan in 1985. Before coming to Japan, he visited
Ireland, France, Holland, Belgium, Germany and Luxembourg.
Now he is retired and enjoys designing and making jewelry.
He is an NLP practitioner and has a wide range of interests.

English Meeting,Jan 9th

396th FADIG Meeting
Saturday, Jan 9 , 2010, 2:30-4:30pm
at Kansai College of Business & Languages
by Mr Nick Halewood
Program : My Life: An Anecdotal Journey

Mr Halewood was born on the Isle of Wight off the south coast of England, and mainly brought up in Manchester and North Buckinghamshire, England.
He has a B.Sc. degree in Zoology from the University of London. He came to Japan in May 1973, and taught at Baika Women’s Universityfor 29 years until he retired two years ago. He enjoys hiking, cycling, bird-watching, stamp collecting and rock music.
This is his second lecture for us. His first one in September 2009 was entitled ‘Language Death’.

Happy 2010

Happy New Year!!!
Countdown and New Year 2010