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DESCRIPTION:JAPAN EXPO\, a convention to highlight and celebrate all things
  Japanese\, will be held Saturday and Sunday\, November 18 and 19\, 2005\,
  at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The event will feature a Sushi Maki
  competition\, a Soul Caliber III video game tournament\, Japanese food\, 
 music\, dance\, and exhibitors.\n\nThe theme for the expo is PEACE 60. JAP
 AN EXPO will recognize and celebrate the 60th anniversary of PEACE between
  the U.S and Japan. One purpose of JAPAN EXPO is to provide an enjoyable o
 pportunity for both countries' citizens to bridge cultural differences and
  to learn from each other. \n\nJAPAN EXPO will offer a multitude of exhibi
 ts including fine art\, automobiles\, apparel\, anime-manga\, games\, arts
  and crafts\, food\, health products\, garden exhibits\, workshops and mul
 tiple entertainment stages. \n\nSeveral workshops will be offered during t
 he Expo including traditional woodcarving\, origami\, Japanese calligraphy
  (shuji)\, a textile design (roketsu-zome) class\, and more. A range of ho
 liday gift ideas will be offered for sale\, ranging from silks\, jewelry\,
  books\, and health products to arts and craft supplies. Japanese food pro
 ducts will include green tea\, seaweed\, and a variety of health food prod
 ucts. \n\nFor the sake and shochu connoisseur there will be sampling stati
 ons and for the culinary connoisseur there will be an array of Japanese cu
 linary delights including sushi\, teriyaki\, yakisoba and udon noodles. \n
 \nThe Sushi Maki Competition should be interesting and entertaining\, with
  two teams of 50 people competing to make an 80-foot-long Maki-Sushi!\n\nG
 eneral admission prices at the door are $12 for adults\, children under 12
  are free. According to the event website\, discounted tickets are also av
 ailable online until November 19. The discounted prices are $9.00 for adul
 ts and children under 12 are free.\n\nThe expo will be held in the Los Ang
 eles Convention Center\, West Hall A\, at 1201 S. Figueroa St.\, Los Angel
 es\, CA 90015\n\nFor more information\, see\n<a href="http://www.japanexpo
 .org/index.html">http://www.japanexpo.org/index.html</a>
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SUMMARY:Japan Expo -- Los Angeles -- Nov. 18 & 19\, 2005
URL:/en/events/2005/11/18/japan-expo----los-angeles----nov-18--19-2005/
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