2014 Japan Day

We are celebrating Japanese language and culture at “Japan Day” on April 13, uniting Japan Club’s annual event J-Night and Family Sunday Funday of the Festival of Art. At 11:00 am, we begin the Japan Day singing together “Ai wa Katsu(literally "Love will win") re-recorded by Ganbarou Nippon Ai Wa Katsu Singers for an earthquake relief effort.

At 11-2pm, a group of Japanese language teachers in the Greater Sacramento Region will lead this year’s event through singing, dancing, educational quizzes and games. Then, Sac State Japan Club will host stage performances at 2-4pm. Our stage performance will begin with national anthems. Our performers include students from various schools and universities as well as local performers.


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Teacher-led Activities on the Stage

11:00 am

  • Group Singing (Ai wa katsu: Lyrics typed in Roma-ji), led by Kumagai sensei, Mira Loma High School Click here - Song
  • Group Dancing (Koisuru Fortune Cookies), led by Kuichi sensei, Elk Grove High School Click here - Dance


11:30 am

Please come to the Green areas behind the information booth.

  • Ultra Quiz (Quiz on Japan - geography, history, culture, society, etc.)This ideas came out of "Trans America Ultra Quiz" aired from 1977 until 1992, and 1998 in Japan.
  • Preliminary Contest => The winners will move on to the next stage.
  • Click here - Possible Quiz Questions


12:30 am

  • Ultimate - Ultra Quiz (Quiz on Japan - geography, history, culture, society, etc.)This ideas came out of "Trans America Ultra Quiz" aired from 1977 until 1992, and 1998 in Japan.
  • Finalists will complete their knowledge of Japan on the stage.
  • $20 for the winner of Ultra Quiz (2nd and 3rd: $10.00)


1:00 am

The contest is held at the stage in the Library Quad


1:30 am

The contests and activities are held at the stage in the Library Quad

  • Kendama Finalist Contest
  • Tongue Twister Finalist Contest
  • Group Singing (Ai wa katsu: Lyrics typed in Roma-ji)
  • Group Dancing (Koisuru Fortune Cookies)

Activities at the Information Booth - 11:00 am - 2:00 pm


Main Information Table

- Event brochure (please pick up a brochure)

- Information on Japan Quiz & Loud Contest

- Information on Sac State's information


Table 1 **Chopstick Skill Contest** by Kiuchi Sensei (pin)


Table 2 Tongue Twister by Ito Sensei & Watanabe Sensei at UC Davis (pin)

Table 3 University of California, Davis Table

Table 4 Traditional Japanese Games by McHale Sensei (pin)


Table 5 Calligraphy Name Writing by Eri Okuda, and other Exchange students from Japan

Table 6 Origami by Kato Sensei & Austin

Table 7 Japanese Celebrity by Michaela Erwin

Table 8 Japanese Game Show by Jerry Chan and Sanh Lui

Table 9 Japanese Music by Gabriel

Table 10 Anime by Kou Vue

Table 11 Manga by Jason Bowman

Table 12 Cosply by Katrina Giroux-Combs

Table 13 Japanese food by Celeste Winterton

Table 14 Japanese Region


The following two activities may be organized on the green.

Table 15 Gold Fish by Sandy and Josh

Table 16 Nerf activities By Julien


We will set up "Keep Smiling Project38" at the Library Quad throughout the event.

You can send your smiles to children in Tohoku

http://www.keepsmilingproject38.com

Stage Performance Hosted by CSU J-Club - 2:00 – 4:00 pm

2:00 - 3:00 pm

  • National Anthems of America and Japan by Jason Pano
  • Welcome Speech by Lilian Diep
  • Fashion Show by Emynee
  • Cosplay Contest, led by Emynee Click here - Cosply Contest Guideline
  • Martial Arts Group Performance by CSUS Martial Arts Club


3:00 - 4:00/4:10 pm

  • Japanese Bon Dance by Hokka Minyo Tanoshimi Kai
  • Aikido dojo
  • Diablo Performance by Makarand Nadendla
  • Music Performance by Dalton, Mai, Masashi, and Solina
  • Sakura Sakura Dance Performance by JCC from Laguna Creek High School
  • Iaido Performance by Dianna Lynne, Nippon Budo Kai
  • Rimokon Dance Performance by Davis High School Japanese Club
  • Soran Bushi by CSUS Japan Club
  • Ending Ceremony

ウルトラクイズ


We will ask you "YES" "NO" question.

The followings are example questions.

The winner gets "Prize"!


Geography

Japan is made up of four main islands

Yes (Honshu, Shikoki, Kyushu and Hokkaido, and more than 6000 small islands).


History

There was an era that the Japanese government broke off all relations with foreign countries, prohibited foreign travel early in the seventeenth century. The power to break this isolation of Japan was the U.S. government.

Yes (the arrival of Commodore Perry in 1853 marked the end of Japan’s isolation.)


Languages

There are three main types of written characters in Japan.

Yes (Three main types: Kanji, Hiragana and Katakana)


Daily Customs

In Japan, when you take a bath, other people use the same bath water.

Yes (It’s quite clean, because we’ve already washed and rinsed ourselves before getting into it.)


Popular Culture

Picachu is a cat?

No (a mouse)


Food

The term Pocky is named after the Japanese onomatopoeia (sound) of biting.Yes ("Poki"is a snapping sound of breaking a piece of something apart)*contributed by SacState students.

Japan Day in 2014 was a big success!

What a day! The outdoor event attracted a large number of people this year (Sunday, April 13, 2014).

I am very thankful to all presenters, information booth people, and event participants. This year we celebrated “Japan Day”, uniting Japan Club’s annual event J-Night and Family Sunday Funday of the Festival of Art. At 11-2pm, a group of Japanese language teachers in the Sacramento Region led a number of activities such as singing, dancing, quizzes and games. Then, Sac State Japan Club hosted outdoor stage performances at 2-4pm.

You may not know, but we have a large concentration of the Japanese language program in the Great Sacramento region (Please see http://www.csus.edu/indiv/m/masuyama/Community/Japanesek_12.htm). Japanese language teachers regular meet and discuss how we can help students learn Japanese better. We are always learning from each other. I am very pleased that they joined this year’s event. They were great activity hosts! Their students also joined activities actively, too (They did very well in Japan Quiz, Cosplay, Kendama performances, etc…!!!)

This is the sixth year of this event for J-Club. I am simply impressed with how hard J-club officers, J-club members, Japanese language teachers, and Japanese language students have worked together to put this day. I am very happy to see what people with a variety of backgrounds and expertise have come together and accomplished with this event. My special thanks go to the following people who demonstrated strong leadership for Japan Day event.

Ms. Lilian Diep, J-Club President (2014-2015)

Mr. Josh Narava, Adviser to the President and J-Club President (2013-2014)

Ms. Naoko McHale, Teacher Leader

I would also like to thank Dean Edward Inch who created the “Family Sunday Funday” event in the Festivals of Art week. Mr. Jason Alviar, the event coordinator, has been very helpful to secure event location, tables, chairs! Thank you very much for helping us.

We also had a number of administrators, faculty and staff members from our campus: Associate Dean Kimo Ah Yun and his family, Chair Bernice Bass de Martinez, Prof. Charles Gossett, Prof. Prof. Pattaratorn Chirapravati, Prof. Eun Mi Cho, Prof. Greg Kim-Ju, Prof. Reiko Komiyama, Prof. Laurette Suter and more. Professor Kumagai provided us with technical assistance on how to measure the volume of voices for the Shouting Contest - thank you very much. We are also very please to have Ms. Ozawa, the Japanese Educational Specialist, from the Consulate General of Japan who came from San Francisco. We truly appreciate you all coming to this event.

Again, thank you very much for taking a part on Japan Day in 2014.


P.S. The stage performances get better every year. I enjoyed all events and performances – the fashion show was a true delight! I recommend everyone to check fashion show photos and/or video! Emynee-san, I don’t know how you put together J-Fashion Show for 2 years in row. It is stunning – please send my best regards to the fashion designers! Well, however, I still liked CSUS Soran Bushi the best… (yes, I am pretty biased). Their dance is a really entertaining – at the same time, it is sincere. I know they practiced throughout the semester and they really did an amazing job.


I have too many people to thank

I listed the names here.

どうもありがとうございました！


< Teacher Led Activities: 11am – 2pm>

Japan Day Teacher Committee and Helper (alphabetical order)

Allison Fiskum (MC for Teacher Activities)

Junko Hosoi

Hiromi Hurtado

Junko Ito

Makiko Kaneko

Atsuko Kiuchi

Yoko Kato

Miko Kumagai

Lee Brian (event assistant)

Naoko Sugano McHale

(Kazue Masuyama)


11:00 am Library Quad


11:30 am Green Area – Library Quad by Ryu (Masako) Sensei

  • Preliminary Contest Ultra Quiz (Quiz on Japan - geography, history, culture, society, etc.
  • Final Contest Ultra Quiz Congratulations on winners (1st, 2nd, & 3rd)!


1:00 am Library Quad by Kumagai (Miko) sensei and me

  • Shouting Contest (How loud you can say Japanese phrases!) Congratulations on winners (1st, 2nd, & 3rd)!

1:30 am Library Quad

  • Kendama Finalist Contest by McHale (Naoko) Sensei
  • Tongue Twister Finalist Contest by Ito (Junko) Sensei and Watanabe (Moeko) Sensei
  • Group Singing & Group Dancing by Kumagai Sensei & Kiuchi Sensei


< J-Club Led Activities: 2 - 4 pm >

Japan Club Officers

Lilian Diep

Josh Navarra

Kenneth Mercado

Roy Trublood (MC, Performance@2-4pm)

Emynee Carter


Kendall Stark (MC, Performance@2-4pm)

Christopher Thao (Music & AP system @2-4pm)


America and Japan's National Anthems

2:00pm- Jason Pano (Amazing voice, thank you for driving from Southern California!)


Introductions

2:05 pm - Lilian Diep (one of the most hard-working individuals that I know)


2nd Annual Lolita Fashion Show

2: 15 pm - Emynee Carter w I Hill Tribe Fusion & Juicy Sweets (IMPECCABLE in everything she does)


Cosplay Contest

2:30pm - Emynee Carter (simply AMAZING!)

Please see Japan Day 2014 - Fashion Show and Cosplay Contest (18:15)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kj4n_lwkkLQ&feature=youtu.be


Ferocious Winds

2:45 pm - CSUS Martial Arts Club (A truly entertaining with a full of humor !!!)


Shiogama Jinku & Tanko Bushi I Japanese Bon Dance

2:50pm - Hokka Minyo TanoshimfKai (My sincere appreciate to Hokka Minyoo Tanoshimi kai because they have been participating in our event every year since 2009. Their dances are delightful and enjoyable.


Aikido Demonstration

3: 10 pm - Aikido Dojo (Very educational – please teach us more! Jeremy-san, thank you for everything!)


Diablo Performance

3: 15 pm - Makarand Nadendla (REALLY entertaining with great personality)


Music: Itsuka no Merikurisumasu and Sangatsu Kokonoka

3:25 pm – Shiki (Such calming songs with beautiful voices and instrument playing!)


Sakura Sakura Dance

3:40pm- Sakura Joshi-JCC from Laguna Creek High School (So cute - CHO Kawaii - and graceful with fan and kimono!


Iaido Performance Iaijutsu

3:45 pm - Dianna Lynne, Nippon Budo Kai (A very refined and dignifying performance)


Please see Japan Day 2014 - Iaido Performance Iaijutsu (7:22)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foDUE7Vj9uc&feature=youtu.be


Rimokon Dance

3:50pm- Davis High School Japanese Club (Such an entertaining and cute dance moves! Nice choreography!)


Soran Bushi Dance

4:00pm- CSUS Japan Club (Yes, I am biased but this is my favorite.)

Please Japan Day 2014 - Soran Bushi (5:44)

http://youtu.be/qovqcK_4kMg


< Information Table Organizers: 11 - 2 pm >

Chopstick Table by Kiuchi Sensei

Tongue Twister by Ito Sensei & Watanabe Sensei

Information table on the University of California, Davis by Koyama Sensei

Traditional Japanese Games - McHale Sensei

Calligraphy Name Writing

Origami by Kato Sensei & Austin Takechi

Japanese Celebrity by Michaela Erwin

Japanese Game Show by Jerry Chan & Sanh Lui

Japanese Music by Gabriel Schlafer

Anime by Kou Vue

Manga by Jason Bowman

Cosplay by Katrina Giroux-Combs

Japanese Food by Celeste Winterton & Belina Kim

Gold Fish by Sandy Tieu and Josh Navarra

Nerf Activities by Julien Tran

Aikido Demonstration by Aikido & Healing Arts of Roseville

Keep Smiling Project by Dillon Scheive and Mitul Bhakta

http:/ /www.keepsmilingproject38.com



Members, and Helpers

Vero Almanza

Kelsy Bisig

Abeje Blackburn

Matthew Brady

Jerome J Calabiao

Rojie Jasareno Calabiao

Rick Cea

Quince Chen

Michael Constantinou

Timothy Federle

Alex Few

Jasmine Flores

Gavin Fuller

Ricardo Garcia

Jonah De Guzman

Joseph De Guzman

Brent Hayes

Tracy Ho

Risa Horiuchi

Alyse Kinoshita

Shannon Kumar

Metrey Keo

LCHS Student Volunteers

Shen Low

Derrin Martin

Aldrinne Merluza

Jessica Musgrove

Rouel Nepomuceno

Timothy Nguyen

Eri Okuda

Morgan Potter

Karen Pham

Siethasay Rasynouvong

Aimee Rush

Chai Saetern

Gabriel Schlaefer

Austin Sobon

Jacqueline Storey

Timothy Vang

Ryan Waddle

Saki Watanabe

Javara Wilburn

Erika Wu

Kazouapa Yang

Mai Yang

Siyu Yan



Written by Kazue Masuyama

(Please email me if you have comments/corrections/suggestions)

kmasuyama@csus.edu