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DESCRIPTION:&lt;p style=&quot;white-space: pre-wrap\;&quot;&gt;As part of our continued 50t
 h Anniversary celebration we’re bringing back Japantown Immersive! This 
 year’s theme is focused on the stories and histories of Japantown. What 
 will you discover about our wonderful community?\n\n&lt;strong&gt;When: Saturday
 \, May 20 4:30 - 8:30PM\n Where: San Jose Japantown (Event kick off at 4:3
 0PM at 5th &amp;amp\; Jackson)\n Cost: FREE&lt;/strong&gt;\n&lt;p style=&quot;white-space: p
 re-wrap\;&quot;&gt;Enjoy the many activities and performances hosted by our Japant
 own community!\n\n&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;white-space: pre-wrap\;&quot;&gt;4:30PM &amp;amp\;
  8:00PM EPIC taiko performances from San Jose Taiko. You’ve never seen a
 n SJT performance in Japantown like this!\n\n&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;white-spac
 e: pre-wrap\;&quot;&gt;5:15PM Lotus Preschool Taiko Performance!\n\n&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p st
 yle=&quot;white-space: pre-wrap\;&quot;&gt;5:30\, 6:00\, 6:30PM “Japantown Returnings
 ”: immersive play performances by &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.wesleysj.net&quot;&gt;&lt;st
 rong&gt;Wesley United Methodist Church&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt; about eras of Japantown\
 n\n&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;white-space: pre-wrap\;&quot;&gt;7:15PM Intro to Bon Odori b
 y Reiko Iwanaga and the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.sjbetsuin.org&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;San Jo
 se Buddhist Church Betsuin&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;\n\n&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;white-space
 : pre-wrap\;&quot;&gt;Activations happening throughout the event:\n\n&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p st
 yle=&quot;white-space: pre-wrap\;&quot;&gt;Learn Hanafuda (Japanese poker game) hosted 
 by &lt;a href=&quot;https://svjacl.wordpress.com&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Silicon Valley Japanese 
 American Citizens League&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;\n\n&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;white-space: 
 pre-wrap\;&quot;&gt;Learn Fantan (a counting game) hosted by Robert Ragsac and &lt;a 
 href=&quot;https://www.fanhs-scv.org&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FANHS&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt; (Filipino Ame
 rican National Historical Society - Santa Clara Valley)\n\n&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p sty
 le=&quot;white-space: pre-wrap\;&quot;&gt;Document your favorite Japantown story about 
 you and/or your family at Story Station in the Issei Memorial Building\, h
 osted by San Jose Taiko.\n\n&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;white-space: pre-wrap\;&quot;&gt;Cr
 eate and play taiko at San Jose Taiko’s interactive station!\n\n&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li
 &gt;&lt;p style=&quot;white-space: pre-wrap\;&quot;&gt;Get dressed up at Kimono Photo Booth h
 osted by &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.nbstore.com&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nichi Bei Bussan&lt;/stron
 g&gt; &lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kimonoclub.org&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kimono Club&lt;/stro
 ng&gt; &lt;/a&gt;\n\n&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;white-space: pre-wrap\;&quot;&gt;Augmented Reality 
 stations by &lt;a href=&quot;https://hiddenhistoriesjtown.org&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hidden Hist
 ories&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt; of San Jose Japantown&lt;/strong&gt;\n\n&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p
  style=&quot;white-space: pre-wrap\;&quot;&gt;Japantown history scavenger Hunt hosted b
 y &lt;a href=&quot;https://zonkeytoys.com&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Zonkey’s&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;\n\n&lt;/l
 i&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;white-space: pre-wrap\;&quot;&gt;Check out &lt;a href=&quot;https://zonkey
 toys.com&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Zonkey’s&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt; homage to Cook’s Appliance at
  their storefront\n\n&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;white-space: pre-wrap\;&quot;&gt;Take a se
 lfie by some vintage cars from the 1950’s hosted by &lt;a href=&quot;https://sjh
 eadliners.com&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Headliners&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;\n\n&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;whit
 e-space: pre-wrap\;&quot;&gt;Japantown history kids coloring station hosted by SV 
 JACL\n\n&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;white-space: pre-wrap\;&quot;&gt;Visit &lt;a href=&quot;https:/
 /roysstation.com&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Roy’s Station&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt; and check out some
  classic Japantown memorabilia.\n\n&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;white-space: pre-wra
 p\;&quot;&gt;Participate and win prizes such as commemorative pins from &lt;a href=&quot;h
 ttps://kogura.co&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kogura Company&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt; or special Hank’s
  Rod &amp;amp\; Reel stickers by &lt;a href=&quot;https://sjheadliners.com&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;He
 adliners&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;\n\n&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;\n\n&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;\n\n&lt;p style=&quot;white-spac
 e: pre-wrap\;&quot;&gt;Hungry? Order ahead from any of our amazing &lt;a href=&quot;https:
 //www.jtown.org/places&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Japantown dining establishments&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;
 /a&gt; &lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt; on/near Jackson Street.\n\n&lt;p style=&quot;white-space: p
 re-wrap\;&quot;&gt;Hope to see you there!\n\n&lt;p style=&quot;white-space: pre-wrap\;&quot;&gt; 
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SUMMARY:Japantown Immersive 2023
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