2006 Obon Festival
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2006 Obon Festival by Tosh Ishioka
The Obon Festival was a HUGE SUCCESS with a new look and great community participation. The Obon dancing was held on the street. In the parking lot there was a large tented eating area surrounded by the various food and game booths. Six new booths/attractions were added:
(1) Boy Scout Troop #39 – Chicken Salad/Bibimbap
(2) WLA JACC, JIS, and WLA JACL – Girafffe Jump House
(3) WLA Kendo Dojo – Jump House
(4) WLA Hot Rodders – Kalbi Beef
(5) Mr. Keisuke Imamura – Blueberry Imagawayaki
(6) Westside Family YMCA – Basketball Toss.
Another outstanding addition was the interesting photo display by Margarita Nieto – “Gardens Telling Stories – Japanese Gardens and Gardeners of Sawtelle.” Entertainment by the Kinnara and WLA Taiko groups added to the festivities.
A BIG THANK YOU to all of the hard working committee members and the participants of the food and game booths. The outstanding support for setup and take-down of the booths was greatly appreciated. A very special thanks to Vance Nishimoto for taking care of the electrical challenge created by the street dancing and additional tents. Lastly, we would like to thank the merchants and banks for the very generous donations they make each year to our raffle booth.
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