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About this Event
Join a brief, enjoyable tune-up for this weekend's Japanese Matsuri and learn what is stirring at JCCA, courtesy of the National Association of Japan-America Societies (NAJAS) and the Embassy of Japan in Washington, D.C.
- Enjoy an evening of free admittance to the Japanese Friendship Garden*
- Taste and learn more about the latest UNESCO patrimony of world culture entry -- an old beverage with a noted sake sommelier.
- Learn what else is "brewing" across the Greater Phoenix Japan communities and at the JCCA, our 15-year-old group that is poised for an exciting chapter of growth as part of a national network, NAJAS.
- Take in a rare English language Japanese Storyletting Rakugo.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Japanese Friendship Garden of Phoenix, 1125 North 3rd Avenue, Phoenix, United States
USD 12.51