Edo to Tacoma: Japanese Woodblock Prints from the Collection September 4, 2010 through February 13, 2011

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Spirited Away Playing at the Egyptian Theatre September 3rd and 4th at midnight Acclaimed director Hayao Miyazaki (Howl’s Moving Castle, Princess Mononoke) tells the fanciful animated tale of a young girl who stumbles into a secret world inhabited by strange spirits, assorted creatures and a grumpy sorceress. The girl’s slovenly parents are turned into pigs, [...]

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X-Japan, one of the original pioneers of Japan’s ‘Visual Kei’ movement (think Malice Mizer and Dir en gray for more current examples) will be playing at the Paramount Theatre on October 10th, 2010! Buy Tickets Event Information. For those curious what ‘visual kei’ is and need an information/picture overload, please go here! Wiki article for [...]

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There’s probably some confusion, but this year, at Aki Matsuri, we will have two booths! A PNWJETAA booth and a Japan Consulate booth! The Consulate is asking for volunteers for its booth for Saturday, September 11th and Sunday, September 12th! They need two volunteers per day, with the schedule as follows: 11th Sep 9:45  Gathering [...]

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