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2006 Otoshidama Raffle
2006お年玉ラッフル
New Year’s Eve Dinner & Dance
大晦日ディナー＆ダンス
2006 Shin Nen Kai Dinner
2006新年会ディナー
January Movie Night “Swing Girls”
映画鑑賞会「スウィング・ガールズ」
December 2005/January 2006 2005年12月/2006年1月 Vol. 32 Issue 1
Haiku Corner
俳句コーナー
This month’s seasonal reference is yuki or snow. In the
first poem, the sun reflecting off a distant snowcap brings
to the poet’s attention, for the first time, the presence of
a far-off peak.
初雪や
海をへだてて
何処の山
子規
Hatsuyuki ya
umi o hedatete
doko no yama
Shiki
The first snow.
Beyond the sea,
What mountains are they?
Shiki
features
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JCCC Otoshidama Fundraising Raffle
2
JCCC New Year’s Eve Dinner & Dance
2
2006 Shin-Nen Kai Dinner
3
President’s Holiday Message
3
Shashin Exhibit
4
Executive Director’s Holiday Message
5
Movie Night “Swing Girls”
７ Nikkei Community News
11 JCCCお年玉ラッフル
Walking through the snowfall we are barely aware of the
flakes moving through the air around us. Stopping for
a moment, the snow seems to move quickly in its “soft
swiftness.”
たたずめば
猶降る雪の
夜道かな
子規
Tatazumeba
nao furu yuki no
yomichi kana
Shiki
Standing still;
In the evening road,
The snow falls more insistently.
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イベントニュース
12
日系コミュニティーニュース
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
DEC 2005 JAN/FEB 2006
December
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The Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre Newsletter
Editors: Toshiko Yamashita, James Heron, Kathy Tazumi
Japanese Translation: Toshiko Yamashita
Cover Photo: Shoson (Koson) (1877-1945)
Heron on a snowy bough at night.
January
2
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26
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JCCC Closed: open only for
Shin Nen Kai Dinner
JCCC Closed
Japanese Cooking Workshop
NJCA/JCCC Oshogatsu
Movie Night “Tony Takitani”
Movie Night “Swing Girls”
Otoshidama Raffle Draw
February
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16
23
Origami Workshop
Japanese Cooking Workshop
Movie Night
March
4 & 5 Haru Matsuri
30
Movie Night
We welcome your news! Please send articles to:
[email protected] or
Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre
6 Garamond Court, Toronto, ON M3C 1Z5
www.jccc.on.ca
Tel: 416-441-2345 Fax: 416-441-2347
The submission deadline for the February 06 issue is
Wednesday January 4, 2006.
日本語の記事も受け付けています。
2月号の締め切りは
２００6年１月4日(水）です。
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Kohaku Utagassen
JCCC Closed from Noon
JCCC Closed for
Christmas Holidays
JCCC Closed from 3pm
New Year’s Eve
Dinner & Dance
2006 JCCC OTOSHIDAMA FUNDRAISING RAFFLE
WIN BIG! We mean really big! Here’s your chance to win a 50-inch Sony Plasma TV Monitor! Exciting
news from the JCCC – we’ve super-sized the first prize in the 2006 JCCC Otoshidama Fundraising Raffle
to an exciting prize package valued at over $10,000!
2006 could be the year that you bring home one of 5 great prizes. We’re giving away a total of four cash
prizes, totaling $4,900 and a grand prize of a state-of-the-art 50-inch Sony Plasma TV Monitor (PMF50C1)
and speakers valued at $10,604. Tickets are only $5 each, and the winning tickets will be drawn on
Thursday January 26, 2006 at JCCC Movie Night. Money raised from this raffle helps us provide world-class
facilities, first-rate instructors, fun-filled community events and much, much more to you, our members.
Good luck to everyone - WIN BIG!
1ST Prize
2nd Prize
3rd Prize
4th Prize
5th Prize
Sony PMF50C1 50” Plasma TV Monitor and speakers (valued at $10,604)
$2,500
$1,250
$750
$400
Lottery License # M408759
The JCCC would like to thank Sony of Canada Ltd. for their very generous donation.
JCCC NEW YEAR’S EVE
DINNER AND DANCE
The annual JCCC New Year’s Eve Dinner and Dance will take
place on Saturday December 31, 2005 in the Kobayashi Hall.
Plan now to attend what is known as one of the best New Year’s
Eve events in the GTA. The price of $95 (per person) includes a
full course dinner, midnight snacks, door prizes, and favours.
The fully sprung dance floor combined with music of Toronto’s
best DJ – Ralph and Theresa Yuan promises a fun evening for all.
Cocktails at 6:30pm, dinner at 7:30pm.
Line Dances - Minyo Dances - Spot Dances - Ballroom Dances
– Something for everyone.
Tables of 10. To purchase tickets, please call the JCCC at 416441-2345. Last day for tickets sales is Wednesday December
21, 2005.
JCCC CULTURAL CLASSES
WINTER 2006
Shodo (Calligraphy):
Fridays, starting January 13 (8 weeks)
Time: Choose from 1:00pm, 3:00pm, 7:00pm; each class 2 hours
Max. 15 students per class, $80 (+GST)
Bunka Shishu:
Classes will start in March 2006
Japanese Cooking:
Thursday January 19 (Noodles), Thursday February 16 (Bento),
Time: 7:00pm – 10:00pm
JCCC Members $30 (+GST), Non-members $40 (+GST)
Japanese Language:
Tuesday, January 24 – March 14 (8 weeks)
Beginner II ONLY (all other levels will start in March 2006)
Max. 15 students
Time: 7:00pm – 9:00pm, 2 hour class, $91 (+GST)
Further information and registration forms are available at the
JCCC 416-441-2345 or our website www.jccc.on.ca
2006 SHIN-NEN KAI DINNER
Celebrate New Year’s Day the Japanese way - with a feast! The
JCCC and Tori Ichi present the 5th annual JCCC Shin-Nen Kai on
Sunday January 1, 2006, a glorious array of delicious festive food.
Master Chef Kunio Ishii has once again teamed up with the
JCCC to present a sumptuous start to the New Year. Classically
trained in French and Japanese cuisine and experienced in Hilton
kitchens internationally, Ishii-san currently operates a highly
successful catering company. Locally, at the former Hilton Harbour
Castle in Toronto, he held the prestigious title of Main Kitchen
Sous-Chef.
The 2006 Shin-Nen Kai will feature door prizes, entertainment,
a 50/50 raffle, and of course, the star of the show - and absolutely
luscious buffet. A plethora of mouth-watering Osechi Ryori
(traditional Japanese New Year’s fare), sushi and yoshoku (North
American fare) will tempt your taste buds. A cash bar is also
provided.
Bring your friends and family to this
unique New Year’s Day event like no
other in Toronto. The dinner is on Sunday
January 1, 2006. Doors open at 4:00pm –
dinner begins at 5:00pm. Seating is limited
so please call the JCCC 416-441-2345 to
purchase your tickets today. Tickets are:
$55 adults, $22.50 children 6-12, children
5 and under are free (for seating purposes,
please ask for an under 5 years ticket). All
prices include taxes and gratuities. The
last day for ticket sales is Thursday
December 22, 2005.
2006 is the Year of the Dog
Papier-mache dogs, or Inuhariko, date back to the
late Edo period (1603-1868), when they were given
to children as toys. The colourful dogs have also been
given to pregnant women as good-luck charms because
it was traditionally believed in Japan that dogs give birth easily without any
complications.
PRESIDENT’S HOLIDAY MESSAGE
We are nearing the end of another exciting year in the Centre’s long and illustrious history. It has been another
banner year, with an ever-increasing membership base, continued success with our annual events and many
new additions to our activities and programs. We were proud to honour and thank our Nikkei War Vets at our
annual Gala Dinner. Fundraising efforts continue to mark new milestones as we strive to raise enough capital
to build a commercial kitchen on the main floor, install an elevator at the front entrance, construct proper library
facilities and multipurpose rooms on the second floor, and relocate the admin offices and boardroom.
The successes we have achieved over the past 43 years are directly attributable to the tireless efforts of
our volunteers and donors at all levels of the organization. We are very grateful to have such a large and
diverse group of people, corporations, organizations and groups willing to help to spread “Friendship through
Culture”. It is not only our motto, but also the basis for our success. We have always been open to everyone
and inclusive in our membership and programs. We continue to open our arms and welcome everyone to our
Centre.
At this festive time of the year, I would like to take this opportunity to give our heartfelt thanks to all our volunteers, donors, members and
friends past and present who have given so generously to help create and sustain our vibrant and exciting Cultural Centre. May each and
every one of you enjoy the warmth and love which comes from being with friends and family during the holiday season.
Wishing you all the best of health and happiness in 2006!
Marty Kobayashi
President
Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre
SHASHIN: JAPANESE CANADIAN
STUDIO PHOTOGRAPHY TO 1942
The JCCC Heritage Committee and the Gendai Gallery are
pleased to bring the Shashin: Japanese Canadian Studio
Photography to 1942 exhibition to the JCCC. This exhibition looks
back through a period of almost fifty years of history, through the
eyes of Japanese Canadian studio
photographers who operated in
Cumberland, New Westminster,
and Vancouver. Curated by Grace
Eiko Thompson, it is a travelling
exhibit from the Japanese Canadian
National Museum in Burnaby, BC.
The official opening will be
held on Wednesday January 11,
2006 at 7:00pm. Light refreshments
will be served. Please call the JCCC
416-441-2345 if you wish to attend.
The exhibit will be held in the Gendai
Gallery through March 2006.
THE NJCA AND THE JCCC JOINT
2006 NEW YEAR’S CELEBRATION
Let’s celebrate the New Year with Japanese traditions and a
warm atmosphere! The event features such
Japanese traditions as Japanese food,
Mochitsuki, O-toso New Year’s sake, Kakizome
calligraphy, Children’s games, Hyakunin-Isshu
card game and a variety of entertainment for
everyone to enjoy. It is a day for Japanese
Canadians, Ijusha, visitors and anyone who
loves Japanese culture, traditions and festivals.
Bring your family! Bring your friends!
Date:
Time:
Place:
Admission:
Sunday January 22, 2006
11:00am to 5:00pm
JCCC
NJCA and JCCC members $4
Non-members $5
Children 12 years and under free.
For more information, contact Yoshi Nagaishi 905-475-7173
If you have a professional photograph
that was taken in Cumberland, New
Westminster, or Vancouver before 1942,
the Heritage committee would like to
display it along with the Shashin exhibit.
Please contact Toshiko at 416-441-2345
ext.227 or email [email protected]
VOLUNTEERS WANTED!!
JCCC is seeking regular volunteers who can help out at the
reception desk as well as the JCCC gift shop. We would like to
work with volunteers who are willing to devote a couple of hours
regularly on weekdays and weekends.
For more information, Please call Yuki at 416-441-2345 ext.222
or e-mail at [email protected]
Volunteer forms can also be downloaded from our website at
www.jccc.on.ca
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HOLIDAY MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Dear Members:
It was certainly a busy and exciting year at the JCCC. We continued to ride the momentum created
last year with the completion of the second phase of our expansion. The Japan Information Centre has
proven to be a very compatible partner; not only do they bring a great facility to the heart of our Centre,
they have also been enthusiastic participant in our major festivals. The Kobayashi Hall is in constant
demand, providing a venue for monthly film nights, community events and festivals, trade shows and
product launches, classical and jazz performances, martial arts tournaments and weddings, among
other things. This year we even hosted the Emperor’s Birthday Reception. To say it has been a success
as a multi-propose auditorium would be an understatement of the highest order. We look forward to
even bigger and better things in 2006.
Overall membership and enrollment in traditional cultural, martial arts and Nihongo programmes and
workshops continue to increase. We hosted a great many special events including, a speaker session with Consul General Yamaguchi,
a welcome reception for Ambassador Numata, numerous heritage events, a Gala, domestic and international theatrical, singing and
traditional dance performances, even an event featuring Japanese rock stars, Shonen Knife. Our popular monthly movie night in the
“Kobayashi Cinema” has also rekindled an old tradition from 123 Wynford Drive and attendance increases monthly.
Our traditional festivals and events proved to be the most successful in many years, from Oshogatsu, Haru Matsuri, Bazaar, Kamp
Kodomo and Natsu Matsuri earlier in the year through to the 5th annual Road to Asia Festival last month.
We still face many challenges. The development of the Phase 3 second floor – central to cultural, community and administrative functions
has yet to be designed and funded. We also have to be vigilant in our efforts to identify operational funding - our successful fundraising has
meant great physical expansion but that brings with higher operating costs. Meeting those costs is an ongoing challenge. This year we said
goodbye to two great staff members, Linda Oikawa and Alice Zhao, both of whom contributed so much to the Centre for so many years.
Our new staff is working hard to fill the very big shoes left behind. I am pleased to report that they have been meeting the challenge very
well.
I can’t tell you how often people have approached me to say they are visiting the JCCC for the first time and how impressed they are with
the size, beauty and energy of the place. They wonder how a small community could have created such an overwhelming cultural centre.
The answer, of course, is simple. The JCCC is blessed with a multitude of selfless and inexhaustible volunteers, an active membership and
community, a committed board of directors and a dedicated staff. To offer mere words of thanks seems profoundly insufficient.
Finally, I want more than anything to offer my sincere thanks to you the community for giving me the chance to be a part of the Centre
again for this, my fifth year. It is an honour and I am trying my best to make sure that I (and the JCCC) serve the community in the manner
it deserves.
I wish you a Merry Christmas, a Happy Holiday and a Wonderful 2006. Yoi otoshi o omukae kudasai. Rainen mo yoroshiku onegai
itashimasu.
With warmest regards,
James Heron
JCCC HOLIDAY OPERATING HOURS
December 23, 2005
December 24 - 27
December 28 - 30
December 31
Reception
8:30am – Noon
Closed
8:30am – 6:00pm
9:30am – 3:00pm
January 1, 2006
January 2
Closed
Closed
Building
8:30am – Noon
Closed
8:30am – 6:00pm
9:30am – 3:00pm (open after 3:00pm only for New Year’s Eve
Dinner & Dance)
Closed (open after 4:00pm only for Shin Nen Kai Dinner)
Closed
Principle
Aikido
Iaido
Judo
Karate
Kendo
Naginata
Shorinji Kempo
Bridge
Clogging
Last Class in 2005
December 18
December 18
December 21
December 20
December 18
December 11
December 21
December 16 (Fri) & 20 (Tue)
December 15
First Class in 2006
January 3
January 5
January 4
January 10
January 8
January 8
January 4
Janaury 10 (Tue) & 13 (Fri)
January 12
JCCC CLASSES YEAR END SCHEDULE
MOVIE NIGHT: SWING GIRLS!
ANOTHER CROWD-PLEASING HIT
FROM THE MAKERS OF “SHALL WE DANCE?”
Get ready to swing! We are excited
to bring you the new film from the
makers of “Shall We Dance?” It’s
Swing Girls, an inspirational tale
about a group of school girls who
form their own their jazz band!
Tomoko (Ueno Juri) leads
a group of bored girls (stuck in
remedial summer math class) who
decide to ditch their boring teacher
(Takenaka Naoto) to deliver lunches
to the school brass band. But the
girls’ extreme laziness causes the
lunches to spoil, and soon nearly the entire brass band gets sick.
The girls decide it is their duty take the ailing members’ place and
form a band of their own. But there’s a catch: nobody knows how to
play a wind or brass instrument. This doesn’t deter them however,
as they embrace swing band jazz and take their act all the way to a
battle-of-the-bands finale!
Directed by Yaguchi Shinobu (Waterboys), Swing Girls struck
a chord with Japanese audiences thanks to its feel-good emotions
and energetic cast of young girls, and ranked eighth at the Japanese
box office for 2004.
Like the characters they
play, many of the actors
were strangers to their
instruments when filming
began, and learned to
play as filming went on!
Full of humor, heart,
and more than a little
satisfying
irreverence,
Swing Girls is a toetapping, crowd-pleasing
good time at the movies!
Date:
Time:
Admission:
Thursday January 26, 2006
7:00pm
$5 for JCCC Members, $7 for non-members
HARU MATSURI SPRING FESTIVAL
JUST AROUND THE CORNER!!!
Come to the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (JCCC) and
experience a weekend of activities, entertainment and exhibits! We
welcome everyone to a Japanese spring weekend at Haru Matsuri
2006!!
As Columbia Pictures gets ready to release their film adaptation
of the popular book “Memoirs of a Geisha” (December 2005),
geisha have been brought to the forefront of public attention. Thus,
“the Art of the Geisha” was an appropriate theme for the upcoming
festival. We hope to dispel some of the mystery and stereotype of
the life, through the demonstration and celebration of the many arts
that are a part of the geisha’s world: traditional music, dance, tea
ceremony and costume.
As always the JCCC and Kobayashi Hall will be colourfully and
elaborately decorated to welcome the spring and the long-awaited
close of the winter season. Festival guests entering the Centre will
be greeted by an elaborate display of Hina Matsuri Dolls.
Haru Matsuri will feature Japanese arts and crafts demonstrations
such as Ikebana (flower arranging), Bunka Shishu (embroidery),
Sumi-e (brush painting), and Shodo (calligraphy) and Cha-no-yu
(Tea Ceremony). The JCCC offers classes in all of these areas and
you can sign up for our Spring programmes. There will be various
booths of origami, doll-making, and more.
The JCCC’s martial artists will demonstrate the techniques
of “The Way of the Warrior” through Aikido, Judo, Karate, Iaido,
Naginata, Shorinji Kempo and Kendo.
For entertainment, there will be odori (traditional Japanese
dancing) by JCCC traditional dance groups Ayame-Kai and
Sakura-Kai, Taiko (Japanese drumming) and you can also enjoy
the “tranquil” moments of a tea ceremony demonstration. Japanese
cuisine will also be available in the food court.
Gather your family and friends and come to the JCCC, and join
us as we celebrate the arrival of Spring!
Date:
Time:
Admission:
Saturday March 4 and Sunday March 5, 2006
12:00pm - 5:00pm both days
Family $10 (2 adults/2 children), Adults $4
Children and Seniors $2,
JCCC Members free
Further information will be available in future issues of the newsletter
or call 416-441-2345.
MOVIE NIGHT ENCORE PRESENTATION: TONY TAKITANI
A Delicate and Haunting Contemporary Classic
On November 24th we screened Tony Takitani in the Kobayashi Hall. The film was a delicate, strange and facinating drama about lonliness
and love which everyone enjoyed. The Hall was toasty warm but, unfortunately, the weather outside was extremely cold and we were in
the middle of our first big snow storm of the year. As as result very few people were able to attend, including many who had pre-purchased
tickets. Other showed up late because of the traffic chaos.
For all those people, and anyone else interested, we will be rescreening this little gem of a film on
Wednesday January 25, 2006 from 7:00pm. Tony Takitani, a 2004 film staring Issei Ogata and Rie
Miyazawa, was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize (World Cinema - Dramatic) at the 2005 Sundance
Film Festival. It was directed by Jun Ichikawa based on a novella by Haruki Murakami.
Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times calls it, “an exquisite film, as elegant and precise as an
impeccably cut diamond. It’s small in scale but wholly mesmerizing, holding us captive as it demonstrates
how much enveloping richness can be conveyed with a minimalist style.”
We hope you’ll join us for 2 films in January. Original tickets for the November screening of Tony Takitani will be honoured.
Date:
Time:
Admission:
Wednesday January 25, 2006
7:00pm
$5 for JCCC Members, $7 for non-members
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ARE YOU STILL LOOKING FOR A
UNIQUE HOLIDAY GIFT?
MANY NEW ITEMS ARE IN!
Which is worse: shopping at the last minute or not getting that unique
holiday gift? Maybe both, but do not worry! Our JCCC Gift Shop
can help you with at least one of your problems: getting that unique
holiday gift. JCCC’s Gift Shop can provide you with our constant
selection of new and unique made in
Japan items, such as: Japanese dolls,
origami papers, wristwatches, pottery,
and wind chimes. In addition, we pride
ourselves with items which have been
made by local artists. Let us help your
Holidays be a bit more joyful.
One more joyful thought - all JCCC
members get 10% Membership discount.
(The discount applies to all of our
merchandise, except for consignment
items and some sale items already with
more than a 10% discount)
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Maiko doll $30
Display case $25
ANOTHER DISCOUNT FOR JCCC MEMBERS
Takarabune Japanese Restaurant (2450
Sheppard Ave. East, Unit #106, North York)
is offering a 10% discount to JCCC members
who show their membership card when
dining at the restaurant. There is no minimum
spending amount required to receive the
discount and payment can be made in cash,
by debit, or by major credit card. For more
information on Takarabune Restaurant, please call 416-491-6688
or visit www.takarabunerestaurant.com
REMEMBERING SHICHAN
The JCCC recently hosted a tribute to the late Shizuye “Shichan”
Takashima. More than 150 friends and family gathered to
reminisce and exchange stories. Shichan was both painter and
author. She was best know for her much acclaimed book “A Child
in Prison Camp” which relates from her point of view as a child, her
experiences during evacuation. This book and one she illustrated,
“Kenji & the Cricket”, which relates the story of a young war orphan
in Tokyo, are much loved, and are both still in print. The display
case near the Heritage Lounge contains a detailed biography of
this remarkable lady, as well as a painting and various editions
of her books. The JCCC gift shop is carrying current editions of
the books. Donations made to Gendai Gallery will assist in the
mounting of a future retrospective of her work.
CONGRATULATIONS MUTSUKO!
A Child in Prison Camp
by Shizuye Takashima
$10.99
Tea cup set $73.80
Congratulations to Mary Mutsuko Fukuda,
former JCCC receptionist, children’s Japanese
teacher, and Kamp Kodomo counsellor, on
her marriage to Hidekazu Fukui. Mutsuko
and her new husband were classmates at the
Hoshuko Japanese School in Toronto. The
couple now reside in Tokyo, Japan where she
teaches English and he works as a computer
engineer.
THE ROAD TO ASIA FESTIVAL 2005
Like all the JCCC festivals and traditional events this year, our Autumn Festival eclipsed
its predecessors as the biggest success in years! This November 5th and 6th, the JCCC
once again found itself at the centre of the Asian-Canadian community as 11 countries
converged on 6 Garamond Court for the fifth annual Road to Asia Festival.
The festival’s opening ceremonies kicked off with a marching band from the
Philippines. This was followed by dancers from India and Sri Lanka. The show finished
with a vocal performance from Sri Lanka.
And that was just the beginning - among the constant flow of activities were:
Participants from Indonesia
Taiwanese arts, crafts and artefacts; demonstrations of Yoga, Ninjitsu, Kenjutsu, and martial
arts of the Philippines, as well as dancers of all types: Thai, Indonesian
and Chinese. Naturally Japan was also well represented through, among
others things, odori, music, traditional arts, martial arts and food. Visitors
also had a chance to try Thai, Pakistani, Taiwanese, Sri Lankan, and Indian
delicacies in the food court.
In his opening address, President Marty Kobayashi call the Road to
Asia perhaps the ultimate manifestation of the JCCC’s motto, “Friendship
Through Culture”. Few visitors to the festival would have disagreed.
The JCCC thanks Chairperson, Jim Ura and his staff and volunteers for
all their hard work. The Road to Asia gets bigger and better every year. We
look forward to meeting new friends on that road again in 2006.
Indian Traditional Dance
“BUILDING BRIDGES” GALA EVENT
BRINGS COMMUNITY TOGETHER
Attended by more than 300 guests, this event paid tribute to our
World War II and Korean War veterans, as well as the first Nikkei
Member of Parliament, Bev Oda, and lawyer and former MPP
David Tsubouchi, holder of numerous provincial cabinet positions.
Held on Thursday October 20, the Nikkei community gathered to
honour and celebrate the contribution made to our community by
our war veterans and others who continue to make outstanding
contributions in Canadian society.
Highlights of the event included a moving speech by Min Yatabe,
Chairman of the S-20 and Nisei Veterans. Sadly, the group was
officially disbanded. They donated their group banner along with
other war artefacts to JCCC President, Martin Kobayashi. These
items are to be housed in a planned Nikkei Resource Centre. About
40 vets, wives and family members were in attendance.
Special recognition was given to James Matsumoto and Chako
Setoyama who made a donation of $300,000 to the JCCC. The
President of the Japanese Association of Commerce and Industry,
Mr. Hiroshi Kobayashi, was also present to unveil the permanent
Shokokai Court sign in recognition of that organization’s generous
$1 million gift earlier in our campaign. Sid and Marie Ikeda were also
recognized for their many
years of volunteer service to
the JCCC. The tower at the
entrance to the Centre’s main
entrance has been named
“Sid and Marie Ikeda Tower”
in recognition of their selfless
dedication and decades of
hard work in the service of the
greater Toronto area Nikkei
community. The Ikeda Tower
initiative was supported by a
group of anonymous donors
from within the community.
The Ikeda Tower
JSS HOLIDAY DRIVE
By Japanese Social Services
Our Annual Holiday Drive is currently underway. It is that time of the
year when for the past five years, members of the Japanese ethnocommunity have embraced the holiday spirit and have given to the
less fortunate among us. We are again calling for your support and
participation. Donations of Japanese groceries (non-perishable, dry
and canned goods), toys or gifts for children, and unused clothing
are much appreciated. Donation box locations:
*JCCC main entrance, 6 Garamond Court, Toronto
*Ikebata Nursery, c/o JCCC
*Momiji Health Care Centre, 3555 Kingston Rd., Scarborough
*J-Town, 3160 Steeles Ave. E. Unit 11, Markham
*St. Andrew’s Japanese Anglican Church, 49 Donlands Ave.
Toronto
*Toronto Buddhist Church 1011 Sheppard Ave. W., Toronto
*Toronto Japanese United Church / Centennial-Japanese
United Church, 701 Dovercourt Rd. Toronto
*Japanese Social Services (JSS), 6 Garamond Court, Toronto
Please feel free to ask JSS 416-385-9200 any questions regarding
the holiday drive.
38TH ANNUAL ONTARIO SENIORS’
GOLF TOURNAMENT
By Ontario Seniors’ Golf Tournament Committee
The 38th Annual Ontario Seniors’ Golf Tournament was held on
Wednesday September 7th, 2005, at the Parkview Golf Course.
One hundred and forty-two golfers, consisting of 102 men and
40 women, descended on the Upper Course, under beautiful
sunny conditions. Out of town participants were represented
from Bancroft, Wasaga Beach, Kingston, Kitchener, Hamilton/
Burlington area, Caledon, and Ottawa. A sumptuous Japanese
buffet dinner, prepared by Ruth Ryoji, followed at the Japanese
Canadian Cultural Centre.
Winners were: Sab Seki for men’s low net, Lily Kusano, a first
year participant, for the ladies’ low net, Barron Wakabayashi, for
the second year in a row, for the super seniors low net.
This event is held every year at Parkview Golf Course on
the Wednesday following Labour Day weekend. The format is
shot-gun and the Callaway system is used in determining the
winners, therefore, no established handicap is required. To qualify,
participants must be a minimum of 60 years old for men and 55
years old for ladies. The entry fee (partially subsidized through
sales of raffle tickets at the dinner buffet) includes cart, green fees,
dinner and prizes.
Be sure to mark this date on your 2006 calendar and enjoy a
day of exercise, camaraderie, and great Japanese food! If you
wish additional information, please contact George Baba at 416281-0663.
NATSUKASHI NO MELODY
by Toronto Geino Aiko-kai
“Natsukashi no Melody” is coming back to Kobayashi Hall on
Saturday February 18, 2006, starting at 6:30pm. It’s been 10
years since the last show, and finally, you can satisfy your craving
for those good old Japanese hit songs!
Tickets go on sale on Saturday December 10, 2005 at 4:00pm
at the JCCC. This is the day of the “Toronto Kohaku”, so if you are
coming to see the show, you can purchase tickets at the same time.
All seats reserved, $15 each. For ticket inquiries, please contact
Keiko Omori 416-531-2749 or Joanne Nishikawa 416-438-8919
email [email protected]
J.S. BACH CHRISTMAS ORATORIO
By The Bach Consort Chorus and Orchestra
On Friday December 16, 2005 Toronto’s Bach Consort Chorus
and Orchestra (a group of musicians from the Toronto Symphony
Orchestra and Tafel Musik) will present the only full performance of
J. S. Bach’s Christmas Oratorio this year in the Toronto area.
This is the fifth annual performance of this wonderful oratorio
as a fundraiser for Delisle Youth Services. The exciting and everpopular Yannick Nézet-Séguin returns as guest conductor for
this concert in the acoustically brilliant sanctuary of Eglinton St.
George’s United Church, 35 Lytton Boulevard, Toronto.
This unique fundraiser will feature a buffet dinner served during
the intermission (wine bar available). The evening will start at 6:30pm
(doors open at 5:30pm). Dinner will be served at approximately
8.00pm. The concert will resume at approximately 9:15pm and will
be completed by 10:30pm. Only 500 tickets are available. Tickets
are $50 per person and can be reserved by calling 416-481-1141
ext.250.
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JC HOCKEY
By Mel Tsuji
A Japanese Canadian team has rejoined organized hockey in the
Toronto area after an absence of nearly 50 years. The team, known
as the Japanese Arashi, meaning storm, is playing in the inaugural
Canadian Multicultural Hockey Tournament against 15 other ethnic
squads. It’s the first time since the late 1950s when JC hockey was
in full bloom.
At that time, the
Nisei Flyers, a team
comprised of secondgeneration
Japanese
Canadians, played in the
Toronto Hockey League,
forerunner of today’s
Greater Toronto Hockey
League.Out of that team
grew the more talented
squad named Double S
The Nissei Flyers
Tile, which eventually won the
championship in 1957 of the very competitive East York Senior
League.
No JC team has taken part in any competitive leagues in the
Toronto area since those days, but Arashi has been making up for
lost time very quickly. It’s played a series of exhibition games over
the last few months to prepare for the tournament, and observers
have been surprised by the speed and skill of the team.
The team is coached by Bob Fukumoto, former star of York
University who also played pro in Europe. Top players include Derek
Tanaka, a former winger with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds,
Trevor Amodeo, who plays in the Scarboro Major League, Eric
Nabeta from the University of Toronto and Trevor Tsuji, a former
Toronto Marlboro. Other players have varied hockey backgrounds
ranging from tier 2 junior to AAA.
It’s been a pleasant surprise for team organizer Wayne
Yamashita, because he was very doubtful he could bring together
a team on such notice.
He originally thought he could get hockey-playing friends to
make up the team, but that wasn’t too feasible because the friends
had gotten too old. “I wasn’t really sure I was going to be able to
put a team in,” he said.
“When I went to the first meeting, I thought the level was going
to be too high for us to compete in,” he remembered. “But Stan
(league organizer Papulkas) reassured me there was enough talent
out there.”
“I asked around and found out that a lot of my friend’s kids were
now old enough to play. So we found a lot of AAA and AA who were
Japanese,” he said.
The players who eventually signed on to play have brought an
unexpected benefit. “For the Japanese community I think it’s great
because a lot of these players never knew or played with other
Japanese Canadians.”
Yamashita also hopes the new players will help the Canadian
Japanese hockey, now into its 44th year of play. “I’m hoping…that
we’ll be able to recruit a lot more younger players into the league.
So from a community point of view, it’s been great,” he said.
The multicultural tournament runs from December 27 to 30
at two arenas in Toronto --- Scarborough and Ted Reeve. The
Japanese Arashi team plays its first games at 2:00pm and 8:00pm
at Ted Reeve Hockey Arena (175 Main Street, Toronto) on Tuesday
December 27, 2005. Another game will be played at Ted Reeve at
1pm on December 28. Tickets for each of the games are $5 and
may be purchased online at www.ticketweb.com or by calling 1888-222-6608.
The team is also playing a series of exhibition games at York
University on November 19, December 3, 10 and 17, 2005. All
games start at 7:00pm. Admission is free.
HALL OF FAMER MAW MORI
In November of this year, Nisei Maw Mori was inducted into the 5 Pin Bowling Hall of Fame as a living legend. Maw was inducted to
recognize his outstanding bowling achievements including winning the Canadian Bowling Association Singles title in 1958 and the 1966
Northern Classic in Sudbury. Later that year, he was also named to the national all-star team that was announced by the Canadian Bowling
Press Association.
Maw was born in British Columbia and excelled at sports and especially baseball, hockey and table tennis as a young man. By 1946,
with the war over, the Mori family relocated to Toronto. Maw’s gifted athleticism was evident throughout the sport scene in Toronto as Maw
displayed his baseball skills learned in Western Canada. In addition, as both a pitcher and first baseman, Maw was scouted by the Chicago
White Sox and was selected to pitch for an Ontario All Star team that played against the Triple A Toronto Maple Leafs at the old stadium
located at the foot of Bathurst Street. Maw was the winning pitcher in that game as the provincial group won a rain-shortened five inning
game by the score of 5-1. He played in the top leagues in Toronto and in 1952, won the city championship with an all-Japanese team. This
club continued under the name of the legendary retailer, Honest Ed’s, and, from 1958 to 1963, Maw was a player manager. In his final
year, he won the batting title with a phenomenal .471 average. Maw even turned down an offer to travel to Japan and tryout for the Tokyo
Giants.
As well as baseball, Maw found himself involved in the world of bowling in Toronto. Originally, Maw
bowled in the Nisei Japanese League at Spadina Bowl. Maw continued his bowling career into the early
1980’s bowling in the major leagues in Toronto, carrying averages as high as 271. In the Crosstown Major
League at the Ace Bowl, Maw rolled a perfect game on November 2, 1981 as part of a 906 triple.
While Maw was a top five pin bowler of his day, he also bowled tenpins at the major league level.
Beginning in 1958, Maw carried almost a 200 average in leagues at Olympia Edward and at Playtime
Bowl.
In golf, Maw won the Japanese Canadian Seniors championship in 1993 at the Kananaskis Country
Club in Alberta. Maw’s victory was recognized with a presentation by Consul General Hayashi of Japan. Mr. Maw Mori at the Hall of Fame
On behalf of the Japanese Canadian Community, congratulations to Hall of Famer Maw Mori.
induction ceremony
“LUNCHTIME VIDEO SCREENINGS” AT
THE JAPAN INFORMATION CENTRE
By the Consulate General of Japan
Once a month, the Japan
Information Centre (JIC)
screens short video features
on modern Japanese culture,
society and other subjects in
the JIC Event Room. Each
English-language,
lunchhour screening (12:10pm to
12:45pm) features a regular
showing of episodes from the
Okinawa Sanshin player
series Japan Video Topics,
as well as other culturally relevant videos in the JIC collection.
These screenings are a wonderful opportunity to discover many
things about Japan that you never knew before!
Feel free to drop in with your lunch and enjoy the sights and
sounds of Japan on the Event Room’s large movie screen and
theatrical sound system. Admission is free, and you’re bound to
learn a lot about Japan in the process!
SCREENINGS FOR FRIDAY JANUARY 13, 2006
Japan Video Encyclopedia 2005 – Defence (An overview of the
modern roles of Japan’s Self-Defense Forces.)
Traditional Japanese Sports – Kyudo (An in-depth look at Japanese
Archery.)
Japan Video Topics
· Tsunami Alert! (In the near future, Japanese cutting-edge IT
Technology may help to dramatically reduce deaths in disasters
such as the 2004 Sumatran Tsunami.)
· Games Reach the Next Level (Take a look at Nintendo and
Sony’s new powerful handheld game systems!)
· Okinawan Sanshin (Predecessor to the Japanese Shamisen,
the Sanshin is a three-stringed instrument that is an essential part
of Okinawan music and culture.)
· Lacquer Reborn (See how traditional Japanese lacquer-ware
and techniques have evolved to meet modern day needs.)
· Cultivating the Tuna (Japan’s Kinki University has developed a
way to artificially cultivate Tuna that may not only benefit Japan, but
eventually the entire world.)
· The Island that Runs on Water (Yakushima Island is not only a
World Heritage Site, but also a leading edge experiment in creating
a “zero CO2-emission” society.)
For additional information, contact the Japan Information Centre,
Consulate General of Japan at 416-363-5488.
Season’s Greings
Thank you for your submiions, comments, and feedback for
the past year. Readership input is much
ariated as we strive to further
improve the JCCC Newsletter. Wishing
you and your family a safe and hay
holiday season, and a wonderful 2006!
JCCC Newsletter Staff
THE VERSATILE “DAIKON”
By Haruko Ishihara
Daikon, sometimes called White Radish in supermarkets, literally
means large root in Japanese. This root vegetable looks like a
giant white carrot and plays a big role in Japanese cuisine. You
can purchase it throughout the year but it’s in season between
December and February.
Daikon can be used in a side dish such as Dengaku (broiled
Daikon with miso paste), or a part of main dish such as Uma-ni
(simmered vegetables with meat/chicken) or as a condiment and
garnish. The cooking styles include parboiled, simmered, stir-fried,
grilled, baked or boiled. It can also be eaten raw in salads.
As a condiment, Daikon radish is grated and served with
many dishes such as Tempura and Nabe. Daikon is rich in active
digestive enzymes including diastase, amylase and esterase and
aids digestion when eaten raw. This is why grated Daikon is often
served with fried dishes or raw foods. It’s amazing that people in the
old days knew these things without a lot of scientific experiments.
Daikon is low in calories and provides you with a good amount of
vitamin C. Fresh Daikon leaves are also delicious and nutritious,
rich in vitamins A, B2 and C and minerals calcium and iron as well
as fibre. When you buy Daikon with leaves it is very important
to cut the leaves off in order to prevent moisture loss in the root
through the leaves. Also the leaves get damaged very quickly so
cook them as soon as possible. Daikon should be wrapped with
plastic wrap or sealed in a plastic bag to keep in the humidity and it
can be stored in the refrigerator.
Daikon is a restorative vegetable. It contains diuretics and
decongestants as well as substances that fight against many
bacteria and fungal infections. Japanese people have used Daikon
as a home remedy for common cold, flu and respiratory infections.
Daikon also has anti-carcinogenic properties.
This recipe is a great winter food. It is nutritionally wellbalanced, rich in vitamins and minerals and provides you with a
good amount of protein, essential fatty acids and fibre as well as
digestive enzymes, all from Daikon!
Simmered Fish and Tofu with Grated Daikon (for 4 people)
Ingredients:
- 4 pieces of cod (or halibut): cut into 5cm lengths
- 1 block of tofu (medium firm or silken): cut into 3-4cm cubes
- 1 leek: cut into 4 cm length and cut in half
- 1 carrot: julienne cut
- ½ pack of Enoki mushrooms: ends trimmed
- 3 cups grated Daikon: grated at the last minute
Soup:
- 4 –5 cups of stock (fish or vegetable)
- 2 tbsp sake
- 1 tbsp shoyu
- 1 tbsp mirin
1. Put all soup ingredients in a pot (you can use an earthenware
nabe pot if you have one) and bring to a boil. Add the cod, leek and
Enoki mushrooms and cook at medium heat for a few minutes
2. Add the tofu and carrots and cook until all ingredients are
tender.
3. Reduce the heat to low and add the freshly grated Daikon and
leave for 30 seconds (make sure not to boil) and put in bowls.
4. Enjoy the dish!
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DONATIONS TO THE JCCC
As of November 13, 2005
The JCCC gratefully acknowledges the following donations:
JCCC
Mr. David Arikado
1,000
25
Mr. & Mrs. Walter Bartnik
Mrs. Jean Goto
150
JCCC Judo Kai
200
Mr. & Mrs. Masayuki Kagamida
10
Mr. S. Kamo
250
80th donation
Mr. & Mrs. Sanji Kanno
50
Ms. Debbie Katsumi
50
In appreciation - 2005 OVSA
Mr. & Mrs. Koko Kikuchi
50
30
Mr. & Mrs. Maw Mori
Mrs. Tomi Moriyama
30
150
Nikkei Heritage Day
Mr. Robert Nishimura
20
Mr. Stephen Oikawa
3,000
Mrs. Hisa Okihiro
25
Mr. & Mrs. Sab Seki
100
Mr. & Mrs. Bryan Shigeishi
50
Mr. & Mrs. Kim Shikaze
25
20
Mrs. Yasuko H. Shimoda
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Takasaki
21
50
Mr. Richard Tanouye
Mr. Shinsuke John Uchikata
10,000
20
Mrs. Yukiko Yabuta
Mrs. Misako Yagi
30
100
Mr. & Mrs. Tom & Masae Yamashita
100
Mr. & Mrs. Yozy Yasui
15
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Yoshida
Metal Frames
Mr. & Mrs. Takehiko Yoshida
100
Mrs. Josie Yoshioka
5,000
Nelson Arthur Hyland Foundation
For Nikkei Heritage Project
The 'Jimmy'
Mrs. Eileen Harada
50
50
Ikebata Nursery School
50
Mr. & Mrs. Kiyo Ise
50
Koichi & Chiaki Ishihara
Mr. & Mrs. Randy Kayama
50
Mr. & Mrs. John Mernagh
100
50
Mr. & Mrs. Yoshi Nagaishi
50
Ms. Kay Nagao
50
Mr. & Mrs. George Nakamura
50
Mrs. Harumi Nakamura
50
Mrs. Yukiko Nakamura
50
Mrs. Atsuko Nakayama
300
New Japanese Canadian Association
Nisshu-Gakuin Japanese Language School
50
Mrs. Natsuko Oh
50
50
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Oikawa
Mr. & Mrs. Masami & Mineko Oishi
50
Mrs. Keiko Ono
50
100
Mr. & Mrs. Yoichi Saegusa
Mr. Frederick Sasaki
200
Mr.& Mrs. Michael Shin & Family
50
Toronto Fukuoka Kenjin Kai
100
Toronto Kohaku Utagassen
50
Ukifune no Kai
50
50
Mr. & Mrs. George Uyeyama
Mrs. Kana Watanabe
50
Mr. & Mrs. Bob Wesseling
100
In Memoriam
In memory of Chiyoko 'Chic' Yanagisawa
Mrs. Judy Kutsukake
20
25
Satoko & Joy Sato
25
Mrs. Yuki Tsukamoto
20
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Tsuruda
In memory of Frank Takayesu & Joseph
Takashima
Mrs. Christine Okawara
150
In memory of George Kaoru Yamashita
Mrs. Kikue Yamashita
100
In memory of Harold Morishita
Ms. Naomi Morishita
50
In memory of Hisako Catherine Shibuya
Mr. & Mrs. Tosh Sakura
100
In memory of Kiyoko Hamanishi & Taira
Uyeyama
Mr. & Mrs. George Uyeyama
100
In memory of our Mother & Brother
In memory of Kumy Hoshida
Mr. & Mrs. Henry & Aiko Okada
50
In memory of Mary Yonekura
Mr. & Mrs. Len Janiec
50
Mr. Mark Janiec
50
50
Ms. Michelle Janiec
Mr. & Mrs. Mike Janiec
50
50
Ms. Nicole Janiec
Wynford Seniors' Club
50
200
Mr. Tad Yonekura
20
Mrs. T. Jennie Seko
In memory of Noburo Yamamoto
Mr. & Mrs. Yaki Nakashima
25
30
Mrs. Jean Yoshiko Seki
25
Mrs. Kaye Oda
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Shigetomi
25
In memory of Hisao Yamamoto
Mrs. T. Jennie Seko
20
In memory of Ruth Hiroye Sakamoto
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Nakamura
100
In memory of Seiji Takata
Mr. & Mrs. Henry & Aiko Okada
100
In memory of Shizuye Violet Takashima
Mrs. Joanne Kiyonaga
25
Mr. & Mrs. Tom Nishio
100
Mr. & Mrs. Hideo Takasaki
50
20
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Tsuruda
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Wakayama
50
20
Mrs. Kim Yamada
Mr. & Mrs. Terry Adachi
25
Mr. & Mrs. Dominic Cali
40
Mr. & Mrs. Murray Ferguson
30
25
Mr. & Mrs. Seiji Fujiwara
Ms. Marie Hirano
20
25
Mrs. Kiyo Maikawa
Mr. & Mrs. Tad Miura
20
Mrs. Toshie Miura
50
Mrs. Mutsuko Nishikawa
25
Mr. & Mrs. Tak Sagara
25
25
Mrs. Fumiko Ruth Saito
Mr. & Mrs. Ed Sasaki
25
Mr. & Mrs. Mits Sasaki
20
25
Mrs. Miyeko Sugamori
1,000
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Takashima
Ms. Shizue Tonogai
20
Gendai Art Gallery
Mrs. Jill Davis
25
Mr. Dave Miura
20
20
Mr. & Mrs. George Natsuhara
USD 100
Ms. Hidy Ochiai
100
Mrs. Christine Okawara
Mr. & Mrs. Richard & Stacey Takashima 100
Rick Takashima, Terence Takashima,
Russell Takashima, Donna Curry &
50
Lindsay Takashima
Mr. & Mrs. Tad Tanabe
25
Mrs. Barbara Gravlin
20
30
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Takashima
Mrs. Patricia E. Williams
100
In memory of Loved Ones
Mrs. Louise Hayashi
In memory of Tom Kiyoshi Tsubouchi
Mrs. Pat Adachi
Ms. Natalie Fong-Yee
In memory of Tomi Ishii
Mr. & Mrs. Takao Sawada
In memory of Tye Sakaguchi
Mrs. Donna Davis
Mrs. Helen Sakaguchi
Mr Herb & Mrs Alice Sakaguchi
20
50
20
100
100
100
100
Gala
Anonymous
1,500
150
Gertrude Urabe Insurance Agency Ltd
Mrs. Shirley Ikeda
75
Mrs. Mitsuko Ito
300
Mr. Kaoru Kamimura
Painting
100
Mr. & Mrs. Noboru Koyama
Prizes
Ms. Sandy McClean
1,500
Mr. & Mrs. Kaz Nishio
100
Mr. & Mrs. Mickey Nobuto
Ms. Birgitte Robertson
150
100
Mrs. Kay Takeda
2,000
The Frank Hori Foundation
The Mitsui Canada Foundation
Wine
Family Golf
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Marubashi
Mr. & Mrs. Mike & Coleen Mulville
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Oikawa
Prestige Telecom
Supporting Members;
Leader:
Mrs. Yukiko Nakamura
Partner:
Mr. & Mrs. Ken Fukushima
Mrs. Yoshiko Fukushima
Mr. & Mrs. William Hashizume
Mrs. Susan Hidaka
Mrs. Kazuko Hiramatsu
Dr. Tatsuo Hori
Mr. & Mrs. Mike Ishida
Mr. Glen Kawaguchi
Mr. & Mrs. Reginald Mori
Mr. Roy Nagamatsu
Mrs. Harumi Nakamura
Dr. & Mrs. Rick Nishikawa
Mr. & Mrs. Kenji Nozaki
Mrs. June Saisho
Mr. & Mrs. Keigi Saisho
Mr. & Mrs. Gordon & Terrie Sakamoto
Mr. & Mrs. Walter Schlichtig
Mr. & Mrs. Tosh Shigeishi
Dr. & Mrs. Alan Shiozaki
Mrs. Miyoko Sora
Mr. & Mrs. Mits Sumiya
Mr. & Mrs. Yosh & Mary Tanino
Mr. & Mrs. George Tsushima
Mr. & Mrs. George Umemoto
Mr. & Mrs. Barron Wakabayashi
Mrs. Sumi Yamamoto
200
150
150
600
480
100
150
150
130
130
150
150
120
150
150
130
150
150
115
115
150
100
115
100
130
150
115
150
115
150
150
Issei Day donations are greatly appreciated;
however, the individual's name will not be
published in the newsletter.
Thank you JCCC
理事長からのご挨拶
胸躍ること多き一年が間もなく終り、長くて輝
かしい会館の歴史の中の一ページになろうとし
ています。会員は増加を続け、恒例イベントや
その他の新プログラムや活動は成功を重ねるな
ど、今年もまた「あたり年」だったようです。
ギャラディナーでは日系の退役軍人の方々を称
え、感謝の意を表しました。また１階に業務用
キッチン、表玄関にエレベーター、２階に図書
施設、多目的室、そしてオフィス、会議室を建設するための資金
集めも順調に進んでおり、確実に目標額に向かっています。
会館の過去43年間の功績はボランティアの方々のたゆみない努
力と各方面からのご支援の直接の賜物といえるでしょう。「文化
を通じての友情」というモットーを私たちと共に広めて下さる個
人、企業、団体、グループが多々あることに大変感謝しておりま
す。会館の会員になることやプログラムを取ることはどなたでも
できますので、今後も会館に多くの方々を歓迎し、受け入れを行
っていきたいと思っております。
一年で一番華やぐこの時期に、活力ある会館を生み出し、支え
続けて下さるボランティア、支援者、会員、そして友の皆様へこ
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そして愛情あふれる年末年始を過ごされることを心よりお祈り申
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2006年が皆様にとって素晴らしい年になりますように。
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ュバーが用意されます。 トロントでは他に類
のない元旦のパーティにお友達、家族の皆様でお越し下さい。席
に限りがございます。チケットは１２月２２日（木）までにＪＣ
ＣＣ受付４１６−４４１−２３４５でご購入下さい。
日時：
２００６年１月１日（日）
開場午後４時、ディナー５時
チケット：
大人＄５５（税、チップ込み）
子供＄２２．５０（税、チップ込み）
５歳以下のお子様は無料ですが席の確保のため
チケットをご請求下さい。
映画鑑賞会「スウィングガールズ」
２００６年１月２６日（木）午後７時か
らの映画鑑賞会は矢口史晴監督作品「ス
ウィングガールズ」です。
舞台は東北の片田舎の高校。夏休み返上
で補習を受けている女子生徒たちが、
サボりの口実としてビックバンドを始め
る。当然のごとくやる気はゼロでサボる
気満々。しかし、楽器からすこしずつ音
がでてくるにつれジャズの魅力にひきこ
まれ、ついには自分達だけでバンド結成
を決意！とはいえ楽器はないし、お金も
ない。バイトをすれば大失敗。なんとか楽器を手に入れて、いざ
練習！と思いきや、今度は練習場所もなく、ついにはバンド解散
の危機！？しかし、音楽への熱い思いがはちゃめちゃパワーとあ
いまって、紆余曲折を吹き飛ばし、感動のラストまで一直線！！
入場料はJCCC会員＄５、非会員＄７です。日本語；英語字幕。
＊アンコール上映「トニー滝谷」２００６年１月２５日（水）
JCCC会員＄５、非会員＄７
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会館館長からのご挨拶
会員の皆様へ
今年も多忙かつ活気あふれる一年でした。昨
年完成した日本総領事館広報文化センターは
素晴らしい施設であるだけでなく、会館のイ
ベントなどにも積極的に参加され、会館にと
りましても大変良きパートナーです。小林ホ
ールは映画鑑賞会、コミュニティーの催し
物、トレードショー、コンサート、武道トー
ナメント、結婚式など様々な用途に常時使用されています。多目
的ホールとしての役目は申し分ないほど果たされているといって
も過言ではないでしょう。2006年も会館にとって更なる飛躍の年
になることを期待しています。
会員数や文化、武道、ワークショップなどのクラスの受講者数
も増え続けています。山口総領事の講演会、沼田大使の歓迎会、
ヘリテージ関連イベント、ギャラディナーなど数多くのイベント
や活動を行ってきました。映画鑑賞会にも毎月多くの方がいらし
ています。また今年は恒例行事のお正月会、春祭り、バザー、キ
ャンプこども、夏祭り、アジアへの道祭りなどは例年以上の賑わ
いをみせていました。
まだ多くの課題も残っています。文化、コミュニティー、事務
の中心となる会館２階の改装を中心とする第3期工事は資金がま
だ目標に達しておらず、デザインなども初期の段階です。また拡
張に伴う会館の維持費の賄いも今後の大きな課題のひとつです。
今年は大きな人事異動もありました。長年スタッフの一員とし
て貢献してきたリンダ及川とアリス・チャオが退職し、それによ
って空いてしまった大きな穴を埋めるべく新スタッフが一生懸命
に頑張っています。その日々の努力が確実に成果を表してきてい
ます。
会館を初めて訪れる多くの方がその大きさ、美しさ、そして満
ち溢れるエネルギーに感心されるようです。小さなコミュニティ
ーがどのようにして抗し難い文化会館を創設できたのか、と。そ
の答えはもちろん簡単です。日系文化会館は無私無欲の献身的な
ボランティア、活動的な会員とコミュニティー、熱心な理事会と
スタッフに支えられているからです。ただ単に「ありがとう」と
いうだけでは不十分なくらいです。
最後になりましたが、今年も会館館長として５年目を迎えた私
をご支持、またご助言下さった皆様に心より御礼申し上げます。
今後も会館と皆様のお役に立てるよう努めていく所存です。
メリークリスマス、ハッピーホリデー、そして２００６年が素
晴らしい年になりますように。良いお年をお迎え下さい。来年も
よろしくお願いいたします。
日系文化会館館長
ジェームス・ヘロン
JCCC年末年始スケジュール
年末年始は受付時間、および開館時間に若干の変更がございます
ので、英語面ｐ４に掲載のスケジュールをご覧になって下さい。
ボランティア募集!!
ＪＣＣＣでは、定期的にボランティアできる方を募集しておりま
す。主に受付とギフトショップのお手伝いをして頂きます。週に
２ ３日、５ヶ月位から長期できる方を探しています。日英両語
の環境で、英語力の向上を目指す方、日本に興味がある人々と出
会う機会をお探しの方に最適です。興味ある方は、担当のゆきま
でご連絡下さい。電話：４１６-４４１−２３４５ 内線222
E-mail：[email protected]
日系コミュニティーニュース
＊日本ビデオトピックス
日本領事館広報文化センターでは毎月１回、日本紹介の短編ビ
デオ上映会を行っています。２００６年１月１３日（金)、に午
後１２時１０分から午後１２時４５分まで行われます。トピッ
ク詳細は英語面に掲載されています。上映会に関するご質問は
日本領事館広報文化センター４１６−３６３−５４８８まで
ご連絡下さい。
＊「懐かしのメロディー」
トロント芸能愛好会主催による「懐かしのメロディー」が十年
ぶりにJCCCのステージに帰って来ます。文字通り懐かしい日本
の歌が満載です。入場券の販売はJCCCにて、１２月１０日（
土）午後４時スタートです。「トロント紅白」開催日ですので
紅白を見に来られる方はその場でお求めになれます。
開催日：２００６年２月１８日（土）午後６時半開演
入場料：＄１５、全席指定
お問い合わせ：大森ケイ子 ４１６−５３１−２７４９
西川ジョアン ４１６−４３８−８９１９（英）
[email protected]
＊JSS歳末助け合い運動
ホリデーシーズンを数週間後に控え、ＪＳＳではホリデードラ
イブ（歳末助け合い運動）を開始致しました。高齢や障害のた
めに淋しい年末年始を過ごされる方々、生活上の助けを必要と
されている方々などが楽しく年末年始を迎えて頂く為に、皆様
からの温かいプレゼントのドネーションをお願いいたします。
ドネーションアイデア：日本の食料品（缶詰、乾物等の腐りに
くい物）、子供用衣類、玩具、贈り物（未使用の物）など
ドネーションボックス設置場所:
★JCCC正面玄関 6 Garamond Crt., Toronto
★池端ナーサリースクール c/o JCCC
★モミジセンター 3555 Kingston Rd. Scarborough
★J-Town 3160 Steeles Ave. E. Unit11 Markham
★St. Andrew s Japanese Anglican Church 49 Donlands Ave. Toronto
★Toronto Buddhist Church 1011 Sheppard Ave. W. Toronto
★Toronto Japanese United Church / Centennial-Japanese United
Church 701 Dovercourt Rd. Toronto
★Japanese Social Services (JSS) 6 Garamond Crt., Toronto
その他の設置場所およびドネーションについてのご質問等は、
ＪＳＳ（４１６―３８５―９２００）までお気軽にお寄せくだ
さい。
２００５年１２月
２００６年１月・２月行事予定
１２月 １０日
２３日
２４日ー２７日
３１日
３１日
１月
１日
２日
１９日
２５日
２６日
２６日
２月
３日
１６日
トロント紅白歌合戦
JCCC正午から休館
JCCC休館（クリスマス休暇）
JCCC午後３時から休館
大晦日ダンス＆ディナーパーティー
JCCC休館、新年会ディナーのためのみ開館
JCCC休館
和食クッキングワークショップ
映画鑑賞会「トニー滝谷」
映画鑑賞会「スウィングガールズ」
お年玉ラッフル抽選日
折り紙ワークショップ
和食クッキングワークショップ
TEL: 416.504.5111
436 Adelaide Street West, Toronto, Ontario M5V 1S7
EMAIL: [email protected] WEBSITE: www.tokyotours.ca
Our Nihongo class is available for
children who can speak Japanese.
It is an Immersion Style program
emphasizing oral communication
and Japanese culture.
Spring Registration begins
Saturday January 7, 2006
9:30 to 12:00 noon
Orde Street Public School
www.tjls.on.ca
Japanese
Canadian
Cultural
Centre
Gift Shop
japantown.ca
JAPANESE SHOPPING CENTRE
Woodbine Ave.
3160 Steeles Ave. E., Markham, Ontario
HOURS
Mon: Closed
Tue-Fri: 10am - 7pm
Sat: 9am - 7pm
Sun: 11am - 6pm
HEISEI MART
(905) 305-0108
HWY 404
TOYOTA
J-TOWN
Steeles Ave.
Buffet City
Victoria Park Ave.
BAKERY
NAKAMURA
(905) 477-3555
KOBO
JEWELLERY
(905) 947-4344
Jewellery, Engraving
Japanese Groceries
Breads, Cakes
Japanese Dolls
Bento Boxes
Homemade Ice-cream
Tableware
JAPAN BEAUTY
IMAGES
(905) 943-9248
Shiseido Cosmetics
Toiletries
TORA SUSHI
(905) 948-8047
TARO’S FISH
(905) 944-1377
JAPAN BOOK
CENTRE
Sashimi
Fresh Seafood
Bento Boxes
Japanese Magazines
Japanese Books
Rental Video Tapes
CAFÉ
GREEN TEA
(905) 470-0758
Take-out Sushi
(905) 415-0611
STUDIO T
Beauty Salon
(905) 475-4247
Japanese-style Café Quality Hair Services
Solutions
Eat-in and Take-out Japanese
and products
December 2005/January 2006
A Towering Honour
The Sid Kiyoshi and Marie Ikeda Tower at the JCCC
Leadership is like a beacon of light that provides direction through our journeys. In the 40-year history of the
Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, many individuals have
provided the leadership and direction to bring the JCCC to
where it is today, sharing culture and heritage with Canadians of all backgrounds in an environment that promotes
“friendship through culture.”
Marie has been an equally important supporter of the
JCCC, and has been extensively involved in organizing an
endless number of events; most recently it was the Building Bridges Gala. For decades Marie was also one of the
Head sumi-e instructors at the Centre. Marie’s elegance
and gentle demeanour is a great companion to Sid’s vivacity.
Two such leaders are Sid and Marie Ikeda. This remarkable couple has helped Canada to be a better, more understanding and more tolerant place to live. Both Sid and
Marie have led or have been involved with many organizations, committees and events, and they have improved
community relations for many worthwhile and needy
causes.
In 2000, Sid Ikeda was given the title of Special Ambassador for the JCCC due to his involvement in many organizations, his extensive network and his outgoing, helpful
and friendly manner, and has often been the JCCC’s official representative. Just this past year, Sid Ikeda was also
presented the prestigious Governor General’s Caring Canadian Award, an honour bestowed upon individuals and
groups whose unpaid, voluntary contributions provide extraordinary help or care to people in the community.
Anyone at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre can
speak specifically to Sid and Marie Ikeda’s contribution to
the organization, the community, and the community that
the JCCC serves.
Sid and Marie have used their boundless energy and spirit
of giving, to teach, encourage and attract hundreds of people to volunteer and generously give their time or financial
help to worthy causes. They accomplish this by setting
the example – by providing tremendous leadership.
Thus, the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre is pleased to
name our entry tower, which represents a beacon of light,
in honour of Sid and Marie Ikeda. When you see the Sid
Kiyoshi and Marie Ikeda Entry Tower at the JCCC, take a
moment to think of the man and woman whose leadership,
generosity and tireless efforts are like a beacon of light for
all.
During Sid and Marie’s 30 plus year involvement with
the JCCC, Sid and Marie Ikeda have led the way in fundraising campaigns, and participation and organization of
a countless number of charitable endevours. Sid’s efforts
have no boundary and include the Kobe Earthquake Fund
and the North Korean Famine Relief. He also spearheaded the JCCC efforts in fundraising activities for the Easter
Seals and the United Way through establishing links with
the Rotary Club and the Community Network (which is
an organization that represents many of the Japanese and
Japanese Canadian Organizations).
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栄誉の塔
日系文化会館、池田シッド清＆マリーの塔
リーダーシップとは旅の行き先を示す道しるべの明か
りのようなものです。日系文化会館４０年の歴史で、
異なる背景を持つ様々なカナダ人と文化理解を通して
親睦の和を広げている今日の会館があるのは多くの個
人の指導と指揮の賜物です。
池田シッド氏とマリー夫人のお二人はそのような指導
者です。このご夫妻の賞賛に値する業績は、思いやり
のある、住みやすい寛容なカナダ社会実現の為に尽く
されている点です。お二人は諸団体、委員会、数々の
イベントの指揮を執りあるいは携わり、支援を必要と
する活動を通じ地域社会との関係改善に努めていま
す。
日系文化会館の誰もシッドとマリーの功績を知らない
人はいません。それはJCCCコミュニティーのみならず
諸団体、地域社会にまで及んでいます。
シッドとマリーの疲れを知らない精力的な活動とチャ
リティー精神は何百人ものヴォランティアを惹きつけ
励まし啓蒙しています。支援を必要としている場合に
は惜しみなく自らの時間を費やし経済援助をします。
模範を示し強力なリーダーシップを発揮してことを成
し遂げます。
を努めました。上品で穏やかな振る舞いのマリーは陽
気なシッドに最高の伴侶です。
２０００年池田シッド氏は、その幅広い人脈と数多く
の組織への関与の故に、JCCC特別大使の称号を授かり
ました。人の役に立ち社交的で親しみやすい物腰の池
田氏はしばしば会館の公式代表を努めます。つい昨年
池田氏は、高名なGovernor General s Caring Canadian
Award（総督ケアリング・カナディアン賞）を授けら
れました。これは地域社会において多大な福祉活動を
自発的に無償奉仕した個人ないし団体に与えられる賞
です。
日系文化会館は池田シッド、マリー夫妻に敬意を表し
て、道しるべの明かりを象徴する正面入口の塔を名づ
けました。会館へお越しの際、池田シッド清＆マリー
の塔をふっと見上げてこの男女のリーダーシップ、大
らかな心、そして、たゆみない努力を道しるべの明か
りに重ねて思い起こしてください。
Translation by Sachiko Suzuki
シッドとマリーの会館との３０年以上の関わり合い
で、お二人は率先して募金キャンペーンを行い、数限
りない慈善活動組織に参加しています。シッドの募金
運動は際限なく続き、神戸地震基金や北朝鮮飢饉救済
金も含まれています。又、会館のイースター・シール
やユナイテッド・ウェイ募金活動の陣頭指揮を執りま
した。ロータリー・クラブや（日本人諸団体や日系カ
ナダ団体の代表組織である）コミュニティー・ネット
ワークとの連結関係を結びました。
マリーも同様に大変重要なJCCCの支援者です。あらゆ
る催しを組織し広範囲に渡って関わっています。最近
のイベントではBuilding Bridges Galaがありました。マ
リーは何十年も会館の墨絵クラスのインストラクター
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December 2005
Dear Members and Friends:
I would like to express my appreciation to all those who have already purchased tickets
for the Otoshidama Raffle. Sales usually start out slowly but we are definitely seeing
an increase in ticket sales. This is not surprising, given the great prizes this year
totaling over $15,000.00 in value!
The Otoshidama Fundraising Raffle is your chance of winning a Sony Plasma TV
(PMF50C1) & Speakers and 4 CASH PRIZES totaling $4,900.00. Winning tickets will
be drawn on Thursday January 26, 2006 at JCCC Movie Night. Here are the prizes
available:
1st prize Sony PM50C1 50” Plasma TV Monitor & Speakers (valued at $10,604)
2nd prize
2,500.00
3rd prize
1,250.00
4th prize
750.00
5th prize
400.00
I would also like to offer an apology for a typo in the last letter sent regarding the
number of tickets per book. As you have probably already noticed, tickets are $5 each
or the book of 6 for $30.
Tickets make an ideal gift for the hard-to-buy-for, or as a neat stocking stuffer or
card enclosure. And by doing so, you are helping to support the JCCC and its on-going
growth. You are also buying a chance to start 2006 with a big and exciting New Year’s
Bonus! Why not buy a book of 6 tickets to give out to friends and loved ones, children
or grandchildren?
We thank you for your consideration in purchasing the book, but if you cannot sell the
tickets, please return the unsold book to the Centre. We are severely limited in the
number of tickets that we are able to print and distribute – all tickets are numbered and
accounted for. By returning your unsold book, we are able to pass them on to other
members who did not receive a chance to win part of the $15,504 in otoshidama.
Thank you for your continued support. We are counting on the return of the stubs and
ticket proceeds or your unsold book to make this raffle a success!
Kore kara mo yoroshiku onegaishimasu.
James Heron
Executive Director
6 Garamond Court, Toronto, Ontario M3C 1Z5
Tel: 416.441.2345
Fax 416.441.2347
www.jccc.on.ca
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6 Garamond Court, Toronto, Ontario M3C 1Z5
Tel: 416.441.2345
Fax 416.441.2347
www.jccc.on.ca
JCCC OTOSHIDAMA RAFFLE
WIN BIG!
WIN BIG!
REALLY BIG!
Buy your tickets today for your chance to win a super-sized
first prize SONY 50” Plasma TV Monitor and Speakers valued at
over $10,000!
1ST Prize
2nd Prize
3rd Prize
4th Prize
5th Prize
Sony PMF50C1 50” Plasma TV Monitor and Speakers
$2,500
(valued at $10,604)
$1,250
$750
Lottery License # M408759
$400
Tickets are only $5 each, and the winning tickets will be drawn on Thursday January
26, 2006 at JCCC Movie Night.
Tickets available at the reception desk – Good Luck!
The JCCC would like to thank Sony of Canada Ltd. for their very generous donation.
JCCC Heritage Lounge Speaker Series
Mr. Bill Hashizume
The JCCC Heritage Committee is pleased to invite you to hear the life and times of Mr. Bill Hashizume
on Friday January 6, 2006 at 7:00pm in the Heritage Lounge at the JCCC.
The author of “Japanese Community in Mission: A Brief History, 1904-42”, Mr. Hashizume is a facinating member of our community. Born in Mission, he was educated in Canada and Japan. He attended
college in Japan where he became an engineer, then was conscripted into the Japanese navy after
graduation. Barred from returning to Canada after World War II as the government did not recognize
him as “Canadian”, he petitioned the government and returned to Canada in 1954. Please join us to
learn about yet another little known chapter of our community’s history. Mr. Hashizume will also have
copies of his book available for sale.
Light refreshments will be served. Admission is free but a reservation is strongly recommended.
Please contact the JCCC at 416-441-2345 or [email protected] to register.
6 GARAMOND CT.
DON
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WY.
HWY 401
GERVAIS
Friday January 6, 2006
7:00pm
Heritage Lounge, JCCC
Free
DON MILLS RD.
Date:
Time:
Place:
Admission:
WYNFORD DR.
6 Garamond Court, Toronto, ON M3C 1Z5
416-441-2345 www.jccc.on.ca
EGLINTON AVE. E.
“I am a Nikkei Kid”
Contest
Parents and grandparents all across Canada are encourage to get their children to take part in this first
celebration of Nikkei youth pride.
For primary-aged children (Grade 1 to Grade 3) there is the “My Family Tree And Me” project. They
can use pictures, drawings, or even the computer to tell their family story. Junior-aged children (Grade
4 to 6) are asked to write a 250-word speech about “What Being Nikkei Means To Me”. This is not a
competition but rather an opportunity to celebrate being a Nikkei kid. All participants will receive some
form of recognition.
This celebration will culminate at the JCCC during March Break 2006 with a fun day of speeches, a
gallery showcasing all family tree submissions, Japanese animation, a party and, of course, prizes for
participants.
Please encourage your children and grandchildren to take part. The success of this event will
depend on you! All submissions may be sent to:
“I am a Nikkei Kid”
c/o Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre
6 Garamond Court, Toronto, Ontario M3C 1Z5
The deadline is February 10, 2006.
For more information, please contact [email protected]
6 Garamond Court, Toronto, ON M3C 1Z5
416-441-2345 www.jccc.on.ca