2023 J-Sei Family Festival (Celebrating “Keiro no Hi” Respect for Aged Day, A Time to Honor Our Elders & Celebrate with Our Families..)NEW

J-Sei’s Family Festival.
Each year we celebrate “Keiro no Hi” respect for the aged day, a time to honor our elders and celebrate with our multigenerational families.

Event Date
Sunday, September 24, 2023

Time
12:00 pm -3:00 pm

Location
J-Sei, 1285 66th Street, Emeryville (btwn Hollis St & San Pablo Av)

Pre-0rders available until Thurs, Sept 21, 3 pm. The menu items will be available for walk-up sales at the festival.

Festival Schedule
11:00 am - Book Reading with Mystery Writer Naomi Hirahara on “Evergreen”
12:00 pm - Berkeley Buddhist Temple Taiko
12:30 pm - Cal Hawaii Club
01:00 pm - Book Signing with Naomi Hirahara, Eastwind Books booth
01:00 pm - Daruma no Gakko and J-Sei Intergen Choir
01:30 pm - Taiso Experience
01:45 pm - Let’s Groove
02:00 pm - Community Ukulele

Booths & Activities
• Daruma no Gakko, Eastwind Books, Setsunai Snacks
• Shared Cultures, Summer Scarves by Koko
• Watercolor Meditations, paintings by Gerry Furuzawa, Karen Allen, and Wendy Kiniris (Gallery)
• Senior Cuts by JR Studios and Chiha Hair (2nd floor) - by appointment

Festival Menu
• Taco rice $16 - ground beef , lettuce, cheese, fresh salsa and avocado crema over koshihikari rice
• Salmon Batayaki $18 - salmon marinated in butter hawaiian marinade, with sauteed mushrooms, onions with rice and mac salad
• Katsu Dog $18 - katsu hot dog with savoy cabbage, tonkatsu aioli & pickled red onions in an Acme bun w/ a side of baby smashed potatoes
• Korroke Lunch $15 - vegetable croquette with savoy cabbage, tonkatsu aioli & pickled red onions in an Acme bun w/ a side of baby smashed potatoes
• Vegetable Curry Rice $10
• Kids bento $8 - chicken teri, broccoli and rice

Pre-Orders Pay Online