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2014 Oshogatsu Family Festival - New Years Performances, Food & Crafts - JANMNEW

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Date: Sunday, 5 January, 2014       Time: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Map of Japanese American National Museum (JANM), Los Angeles, Japantown Little Tokyo, 100 N. Central Avenue

Ring in the New Year and the Year of the Horse with exciting cultural performances, food, and crafts!

FREE ADMISSION ALL DAY

Date
Sunday, January 5, 2014

Time
11:00 am 5:00 pm

Schedule

12PM 1PMOsechi-Ryori Tasting
Sample some tasty osechi-ryori, or traditional Japanese New Year foods. Special gourmet tasting for members only! (While supplies last. First come, first served!)
12PM 2PMOnigiri Design Contest
Learn how to make onigiri rice balls in our Onigiri Contest. Sponsored by Common Grains
12PM 5PMHorse Candy Sculptures
Watch world-renowned candy artist Shaun Ichiyanagi make his specialty horse candy sculptures! (For children only. Candy horses will be raffled off at the start of every hour)
1PM 5PMMeet & Ride Live Ponies
Come meet and ride some real live ponies in celebration of the Year of the Horse! Member Express Lane available for members only. (For children only. Line ends at 4:30pm)
2:30PM & 4PMMochitsuki
Join Kodama Taiko as they perform a demonstration of mochitsuki, a traditional rice cake pounding ceremony. Mochi samples to be passed out at the end of the performance.
3:30PMOnigiri Contest Winners
Announcement of Onigiri Contest winners

onigiri

Activities

11AM 5PMHorse Jumper
Giddy-up in our horse bounce house!
11AM 5PMToddler Room
A fun place for our youngest guests to hang out!
11AM 5PMFukubukuro Sale
Special fukubukuro (lucky bag) sale at the Museum Store
1PM 5PMZaru Soba noodles
Begin the New Year with lucky zaru soba (buckwheat noodles) with Kidding Around the Kitchen.

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