Have you tried okonomiyaki (お好み焼き) before? It’s a Japanese savory pancake that contains a variety of ingredients. “Okonomi” in Japanese means “as you like it,” so it’s a savory pancake that contains whatever ingredients you like. Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki (広島風お好み焼き) is a type of okonomiyaki that originated in Hiroshima, Japan. Two Styles of Okonomiyaki 1. Osaka-style okonomiyaki […]
Takahashi Fellows reflect on time spent in Japan
August 19, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Ten youth recently returned to San Francisco following their trip to Japan, through the inaugural Takahashi Ambassador Youth Fellowship Program, organized by the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California (JCCCNC) and sponsored by The Henri and Tomoye Takahashi Charitable Foundation. The students are: Mina Han, Owen Iwamasa Angeline Junaedy, Grant Kawahatsu, Yumi Kobayashi, […]
NorCal community raises relief funds for Northern Japan at Cherry Blossom Festival
April 29, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Joining communities all over the world in taking action, San Francisco’s Japanese-speaking and Japanese American communities have been using art, food and other aspects of their culture to raise funds for the relief efforts following the March 11 earthquake, tsunami, and ongoing nuclear crisis. As it did to aid the Japan during previous times of […]
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