Atlanta Okinawa Kenjin-Kai Party is SUPER!

Atlanta Okinawa Kenjin-Kai had an absolutely wonderful Christmas Party tonight up in Kennesaw, Georgia. I enjoyed the party so much. The Okinawan music was tremendous giving everyone the traditional melodies of the Okinawan people and there was so much marvelous dance also. There was also terrific Taiko drum dancing. The big sounds rang out and thoroughly delighted all the adults and children in attendance. One great thing was the fact one Okinawan woman is graduating from Kennesaw State University. Her parents and family came all the way from Okinawa yesterday. That family loved all this happening very much. It was delightful to see all the joyful passion that was a part of this Atlanta Kenjin-Kai celebration. But there was a truly delightful cultural blend because the little children got a thrill when there was a great experience of the arrival of Santa Claus and Mrs. Santa Claus. It is so fantastic when the diverse cultural aspects of the Southern Americans and also the Okinawan people mesh into a fine fabric of meaningful good harmony together. It does my heart good to be a part of a truly delightful and creative multi-cultural experience. This Atlanta Kenjin-Kai Party was a tremendous delight!

Japan, Okinawa and EXCITING JapanFest!

The great JapanFest event is coming this Saturday and Sunday, September 18 and September 19. This is a beautiful annual experience here in the Metro Atlanta area. Once again the two-day event will be held at the Gwinnett Center Convention Center located at 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway in Duluth, Georgia 30097. I know that all people, adults and children will get a huge amount of fun out of this colorful, exciting cultural time of celebration! There will be fun crafts for the young people and unusual cultural things for all the adults in attendance. The very diverse elements of all Japanese society will be presented. Things like the classic dances of all parts of Japan, martial arts, bonsai, lovely original classic folk music, anime, and company exhibits will all be a part of the exciting, gorgeous activities. I am especially interested in the work of the people of Okinawa. The work of the members of the Atlanta Okinawa Kenjin-Kai will be presented to all. This is an exciting group that does wonderful things to show the contributions of the Okinawa prefecture to the incredible beauty of the totality of all Japanese culture. Get ready for some truly great times at the 2010 JapanFest. Come on all of you! You will have a marvelous great time this coming Saturday and Sunday at JapanFest at the Gwinnett Center Convention Center located at 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway in Duluth, Georgia 30097.

Atlanta Okinawa Kenjin-Kai: Exciting People

Atlanta Okinawa Kenjin-Kai is staying busy with many activities at this time. The members of this fine group promote the culture and ideas of the Okinawan people here in the Metro Atlanta area. The Okinawan culture has a long history of truly fascinating and profound creative experiences. The dances of these people bring a poetic and delightful approach to showing everyone how exciting and joyful the people of Okinawa are. I am excited about the many things going on with the Atlanta Okinawa Kenjin-Kai. In the month of September the busy people of Kenjin-Kai are going to be working extra hard.
On Saturday, September 18 and on Sunday, September 19, the fine members of the Atlanta Okinawa Kenjin-Kai will be participating in the annual JapanFest which will be held once again at Gwinnett Center, Sugarloaf Parkway. This is a fascinating event with lots of fun for everyone, both children and adults. This is a wonderful exchange of cultures--that of Okinawa, Japan and America. We know many people from all over the U.S. will enjoy this great time.
Also, I would like to let all people know that the annual Atlanta Okinawa Kenjin-Kai Christmas Party is coming on December 11 of this year. This event is always so much fun and it contains so much joyful music, dance and cultural exchanges. Remember, the culture of Okinawa is filled with creative, thoughtful history. I know my sons were excited (when they were young) when I told them Okinawa was the birthplace of Karate. And the energetic Taiko drum dances have always fascinated so many people. Also, the energy and attractiveness of the Okinawan people is indeed a wonderful thing to behold!
I am giving you a great recipe for a delicious Okinawan dish below. It is a sweet rice cake.
Okinawan Famous Baked Nantu!
5 cups Mochiko
3 cups dark brown sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1 and one-half cups coconut milk (1 can 12 oz.)(Thaw coconut milk before you make)
2 and one-half cups of water
1 tsp vanilla.

Mix all the ingredients together and put in greased 9 X 13 baking pan and bake for 1 hour at 350F. Leave in pan until it is cool.
# Bake until knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
P.S. If you like, then add Sliced Almonds and Walnuts.
This makes it even more DELICIOUS!

Atlanta Okinawa Kenjin-Kai Big Anniversary

This is a Sunday culture blog, people. Yesterday was a great experience. We had the celebratory 25th anniversary of Atlanta Okinawa Kenjin-Kai event at a church location in Gwinnett County, Ga, A huge crowd of folks from all over came and the cultural event celebrating the interesting cultural dynamics of the Okinawan people proved to be a fun time for all the celebrants who came to the event. There was a tremendous number of traditional dances, taiko drum groups and just all kinds of super performers. The people of Okinawa have marvelous personalities and they are so friendly and a lot of fun to be with. It is great for the Metro Atlanta community to have unique cultural activities that interpret the vigorous joys of numerous multi-cultural experiences and modes of expression. All folks had a great time at this very happy May 22 event. The Lord bless the wonderful times that we all have in the so happening Metro Atlanta area.