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A New NagaZasshi project – The Nagasaki Calendar! Photo submissions wanted!
Greetings all! We’re happy to announce a new project from the NagaZasshi team: A NagaZasshi Nagasaki Calendar!
Many of us involved with the NagaZasshi as readers or editors are involved with the JET Programme, and a long-time tradition — the annual JET Calendar, showcasing the best photographs from JETs around Japan — has not continued for 2012. Seeing as there’s now a calendar-shaped gap in our lives, we’ve decided to do something about that and commission our own Nagasaki NagaZasshi Calendar!
What’s more, we’re looking for photography submissions for the calendar!
Submission Deadline: April 30, 2012
Submission Requirements: Pictures must be taken in Japan and should be high-resolution JPEG images in landscape orientation.
Anyone who wishes may submit photos, but please limit entries to 3 per person.
In the case that you submit photographs including people’s faces, please receive permission from those featured BEFORE submission.
Submission Process: Please send all entries to nagazasshi@gmail.com with the subject in the format: [name - title - picture location (City, Prefecture)].
For example: [John Doe - Night View from Mt. Inasa - Nagasaki City, Nagasaki]
We look forward to your submissions! Remember, the deadline is April 30th!
Catching up – issues 4.3 and 4.4 out now!
Hisashiburi, NagaZasshi faithful! Hope you’re surviving the chilly Nagasaki winter. Nothing better than huddling under the kotatsu with some nabe and something to read!
And that’s where we come in. Here’s links to the online copies of our two most recent issues: Volume 4 issue 3 from November, and fresh off the presses, volume 4 issue 4! Issue 3 has a feature on volunteering in Tohoku, a guide to traveling in many popular southeast Asian countries, and an investigation into the origin of Turkish rice.
The brand new Volume 4 issue 4 features articles on staying warm in the winter (how topical!), Sapporo Snow Festival, a travel guide for Bali, and a guide to Setsubun. Pass the word along and give these issues a read!
Tanada Festival Date Correction
In the most recent issue of the Nagazasshi — Sept./Oct. 2011, Volume 4 issue 2 — there was a small error in listing the date and location of the Tanada Festival.
Fortunately, there’s still time to see the festival — the real date and location is October 30th in Kawatana. Apologies for the inconvenience!
O’hana Cafe Eighth Anniversary Party
A longtime supporter of the magazine, O’hana Cafe, will celebrate its eighth anniversary next weekend.
The event on Sept. 16 in Hamanomachi, Nagasaki City, features a special live performance by the Kentarow Band. Doors open at 8 p.m. and admission is 2000 yen, which includes one drink.
For more information, visit the O’hana Cafe’s anniversary party Facebook page. You can also check some videos of the Kentarow Band on the cafe’s blog.
We hope to see you there!
AJET Publication Award
The NagaZasshi Team is proud to announce that we have been honored with an award by AJET. The award is for the best prefectural publication. We went up against some very impressive publications throughout Japan, so, needless to say, we are thrilled to have won the award.
We would like to thank all of our article contributors, our sponsors, and all of you for reading the NagaZasshi. This award inspires us to continue making the best, most informative magazine we possibly can.
Below you can read the email we received from AJET. We’ve posted links to the other publications around Japan on our Links page, so make sure (Read more)
Mooks – A Trendy Dining Experience
Mooks (a.k.a. monne legui mooks) holds a special place in my heart. Combining a trendy atmosphere, delicious food, and friendly staff, it keeps me coming back time after time. Mooks is located in the small pottery town of Hasami. The owners, originally from Tokyo, opened Mooks about 3 years ago. Their urban and international perspective on food, presentation, and atmosphere make Mooks unique not only for Hasami, but for the whole of Nagasaki prefecture.
Food
Mooks features a small but eclectic menu. During lunch hours, a limited set menu is offered. One usually has the choice of a (Read more)
Shanghai Chinese Restaurant
Just across Nagasaki Prefecture’s border, about a ten minute drive from Nagasaki’s own Hasami, lies the town of Arita. Part of Saga Prefecture, Arita is world-renowned for its beautiful hand-crafted pottery. While I appreciate Arita for its pottery (though most of it is far above my pay grade), I appreciate it even more for a little Chinese restaurant called Shanghai. While Nagasaki City boasts one of only three Chinatowns in Japan and, therefore, some great Chinese restaurants, it’s a bit far to travel for those of us in the northern parts of Nagasaki Prefecture that develop a sudden craving for delicious Chinese food. When just such a craving hits, I recommend (Read more)
1st Year Anniversary Party
On April 17th we would like to invite you to the celebration that was a year in the making…the NagaZasshi’s First Year Anniversary Party! To honor this historic landmark the wonderful staff at Neutral+ has invited us back to celebrate together and toast an auspicious year.
This invitation is of course open to everyone and anyone who wants to dance, drink and listen to great music with the NagaZasshi’s resident DJs, DJ Fumin (Brethren) and Momo.
The event begins at 9:00pm and ends at 3:00am or until the wheels fall off. 1500yen at the door includes a free drink! It has been a great year so let’s start the next one in grand fashion! Hope to see you all there!
W. (LD Project)
and the NagaZasshi Team
NIB Piece on NagaZasshi
Check out this piece about the NagaZasshi that debuted on NIB (Nagasaki International Broadcasting) last October starring our very own Mutia Adisoma.
You can also view it directly on YouTube.
Haiti Donation Update
This is an update for you on the status of the donations you made to Haiti at the last NagaZasshi party. We recently received a confirmation email from the Canadian Red Cross, which you can read at the end of this message. We decided to donate through the Canadian Red Cross because the Canadian government vowed to match any donation made to Canadian charitable organizations between Jan. 12 and Feb. 12, 2010.
We collected about 47,000 yen in donations at the party, and with a few more donations within the next week or so, we ended up with an even 50,000 yen. Since the Canadian government matched donations dollar for dollar, we were able to send roughly $1,000 in relief aid to Haiti.)
Our donation was made on (Read more)