Feast on everything Japan Society has to offer at j-CATION, a day-long event taking over Japan Society’s theater, gallery, lounge, and classrooms.

Take your taste buds on a trip to Japan as the first-ever j-CATION digs into the theme of Japanese food.  Feast your eyes on Edible Cinema, drool over innovative bento box creations, and enjoy how-tos, tastings, and unexpected pairings of speakers throughout the day.  Authentic and unusual drinks and bites satisfy cravings of the curious.  The evening explodes into a feeding frenzy of music as the delicious sounds of Asobi Seksu deliver the main course.  D.J. AKI’s mouthwatering, sweet beats rock j-CATION into the night.

Can’t make it to j-CATION? You can still enter the Virtual Bento Box Battle and show off your culinary creativity!

Suggested Donation:  $5

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Full Schedule (PDF)

STARTERS

SHORT & SWEET Single-Serving Language Classes 1:15-6 PM		EYE CANDY Japanese Calligraphy (Shodo) Classes 2-5:30 PM
	IT’S A WRAP Furoshiki Workshops 1:30-4 PM
TEA TIME Japanese Tea & Sweets 101 1-5 PM		FRESHLY DRAWN… Manga Artist Hiroki Otsuka 1-5 PM

MAIN DISHES

SAVORY SHOW Graphic Heroes, Magic Monsters: Japanese Prints by Utagawa Kuniyoshi from the Arthur R. Miller Collection 1-9 PM		EDIBLE CINEMA Nippon Eiga Series Flavor of Happiness 2008, 35mm, In Japanese with English subtitles. Directed by Mitsuhiro Mihara. With Miki Nakatani, Tatsuya Fuji. © 2008 Flavor of Happiness Film Partners. 1:30-3:40 PM
	CLASH OF THE FOODIES! Live Game Show With pop superstars Our Hit Parade, Queen of Squeeze Amazon Annie, host Kenji America & many more! 4:30-5:20 PM
LUSCIOUS LECTURE Table Talk Featuring competitive eating champion Takeru Kobayashi of Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest fame. 6-6:45 PM		SONIC SENSATION Asobi Seksu The Delicious Sounds of the Brooklyn-Based Dream-Pop Band, with opening act by Me & Mars 9:30-11:30 PM

SIDES

j-LOUNGE Chill out with authentic and unusual drinks at the cash bar 1 PM-1 AM		FOOD VENDORS Snacks and treats will be available for purchase 1 PM-9 PM
	VIRTUAL BENTO BOX BATTLE Submit digital photos of your most innovative and adorable bento box creations through March 31, with all entries on view at j-CATION. Great Prizes!

DESSERT

PULSE & CHILL Afterparty with DJ AKI 11:30 PM-1 AM

Ticketing Information

Due to limited capacities, programs held in our onsite theater and classrooms require tickets. Edible Cinema: Flavor of Happiness, Clash of the Foodies!: Live Game Show, Luscious Lecture: Table Talk and language, calligraphy and furoshiki class tickets will be released at Japan Society on Saturday, April 10th starting at 12:30 pm. Tickets for Sonic Sensation: Asobi Seksu will be released starting at 8:00 pm. All event admission is included in the $5.00 suggested donation. Tickets will be distributed on a first-come, first-serve basis. Ticket pick-up is limited to one (1) ticket per person per event. Seating is general and space is limited.

For more information, contact [email protected].

Photo credits: Language class © Satoru Ishikawa.  Utagawa Kuniyoshi, , 1851. Color woodblock print, 14 3/8 x 29 5/8 in. The British Museum, JA 1906.12-20.01339. Photo © Trustees of The British Museum.  Takeru Kobayashi © Koji Takanashi.