4th of July Celebrations around Japan
Hi DAJ Members;
There are some great fun things going on for the 4th of July this year! Hope you can come out and celebrate with your fellow Americans, Democrats, and Progressives! See event details in Kansai and Kanto below.
Also mark your calendars now for the USA Embassy celebration which will not be on the 4th of July but will in fact be on the 29th of August at the Residential Compound in downtown Tokyo.
BBQ Party DAJ Kansai
BARACK BBQ!: July 4 Sat. 4-8pm @ Ogimachi Park near Umeda.
ALL WELCOME (especially Africans & Indonesians)
4 beers, brats, balloons, frisbee, music, etc.
@USA Independence Day party.
If rain move to Kiwis Pub nearby.
BYO Fireworks 7pm~
Info: ray5starATyahoo.co.jp 090-6732-6482
FUN American culture? Yes, You Can!
Welcome back USA!! Go OBAMA!!
Downtown Tokyo
Event: PInk Cow 4th of July Party
"U.S.A Independence Day and Obama’s 166th Day in Office Celebration!"
What: Holiday Party
Host: The Pink Cow
Start Time: Saturday, July 4 at 7:00pm
End Time: Sunday, July 5 at 12:00am
Where: The Pink Cow
To see more details and RSVP, follow the link below:
http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=114835132656&mid=ae7715G2539a140G2834335G7
BEACH FRONT Party Outside the City
Let's have a BBQ on the beach for the 4th of July and stay at a nice (and pretty cheap!) little Bed & Breakfast in Kanagawa. (or you can just go as a DAY Trip) Here is the deal:
You have two options, you can come in the afternoon and stay the night and leave in the morning. Or you can come in the afternoon and leave in the evening.
If you decide to do a day trip, you only pay for the BBQ (3500 yen) and a 1000 yen fee to use the space.
For this event Make sure to go to the ExpatMeetup group and RSVP here http://american.meetup.com/253/calendar/10620893/
If we have 15 people or more the price for the whole event will be 9,000yen (including one night hotel, BBQ dinner and breakfast in the morning).
If we have between 8-14 people it will be 10,000 yen.
Between 3-7 people will be 11,000 yen.
It will be BYOB, so if you want alcohol, you need to bring it yourself.
I will close the RSVPs on June 30th so we can finalize the menu and prices (based on the number of people).
-Kat
ADDRESS IN JAPANESE (YOU CAN USE IT WITH GOOGLE MAPS): 神奈川県 横須賀市 野比 ５丁目 ４−２９
DEADLINE TO RSVP IS JUNE 30TH AT 7:00PM. After that no new RSVP, and no cancellations will be accepted. Everyone on the list will be responsible for their spot.
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Directions:
By train -
Take the Keikyu Line bound for Keikyu Kurihama/ Misaki Guchi from either Shinagawa or Yokohama Station (if you live near Shibuya Yokohama is probably quicker) and get off at Keikyu Kurihama Station. There are limited express trains every 15 minutes (the fastest ones display the destination in green on white - the red ones are slower). Make sure you're in one of the first two carriages as sometimes the last few cars break off in a different direction but if you're up front, no worries. It takes 59 minutes from Shinagawa or 35 minutes from Yokohama. But be careful: The stop before Keikyu Kurihama is called Kita Kurihama so be cool and don't jump off the train too soon.
From Keikyu Kurihama Station, go left out of the only exit and down the stairs to street level. The Number 2 Bus stand is about 10 meters to the right of where the stairs land you. Catch the KURI NUMBER 3 BUS, which is bound for Kokuritsu Kurihama Byouin, which is where you get off, i.e., at the last stop. On the weekend, buses leave every hour on the half hour (i.e., at 11:30, 12:30, 1:30, etc.), but if you're early there's a handy Keikyu Store in the basement of the station building, the entrance to which is immediately opposite the ticket wicket upstairs. In fact, timing your arrival so that you have time to shop locally would be better than having to haul food and booze all the way from Tokyo, BUT if you're after something 'exotic', which in this neck of the woods means high-end herbs, cheese and wine, then it would be best to bring it with you.
The bus takes about 10 minutes and it's about a two-minute walk from the bus stop to the Nobi B&B. If you call with the time of the bus you're catching, I will be at the bus stop waiting for you - otherwise you might have to wait a few minutes for me to come and fetch you.
Note: From Zushi you can just ride the Yokosuka line to JR Kurihama and, from there, take the Kuri Number 8 bus to the last stop (aptly called Nobi Kaigan, meaning Nobi beach). However, I do not recommend taking the JR all the way from Tokyo - it takes longer and costs more, fyi.
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