Festival Japan at Uwajimaya Sept 16&17

[oishiidesuyo]

It's that time of year again ... a Japanese festival at Uwajimaya !

I picked up a flyer last weekend (I was buying moon child. <3) , here's what it says.

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September 16 % 17, 2006
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Uwajimaya Plaza

This exciting community event will showcase a wide variety of performances, exhibitions, cultural demonstrations and artisans.
Everything from taiko drumming to koto, martial arts and Japanese children's games will be experienced at this event which will highlight the many aspects of Japanese culture.
Exciting events to take place will be the tofu eating contest (sat&sun) and the sashimi samurai contest (sat only).
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...and you can cosplay!!! <3 ~
I cosplayed at the last festival, and some people took pictures of me. :3
I might go on Saturday ; hopefully i'll see you guys there!
(i'm waiting to get an outfit from ebay...)

[yukimizu]

Well I'll try to go on Saturday! Maybe even cosplay too! (probably as Sailor moon, or something)
Sounds like fun!

[otakusan]

yay! sounds like fun!
oh! id love to go...but I work -_-
though I might be able to go on sunday....

[TopNerd]

I feel so dumb righ tnow. is Uwajimaya in oregon or washington. could someone PM me with the address or where it is. that would be awsome

[pieisexactlythree]

I feel so dumb righ tnow. is Uwajimaya in oregon or washington. could someone PM me with the address or where it is. that would be awsome

Actually, It's both!

http://www.uwajimaya.com/locations.html

[superjaz]

looks like sunday for me too i hope they have that yummie shaved ice
wish i could go on sat but my friend would kill me
aww oishiidesuyo know khows the heart warmingness of owening a copy of moon child of her very own
*tear*

[TomtheFanboy]

I think I'll try and show up in my helmet to buy some more Pocky if I can get over there.

for those of you who don't drive, it's on Tri-Met route 54.
Beaverton Hillsdale Highway

[BlackjackGabbiani]

So what days are (is?) everyone going to be there?

[Hazuza]

I can't believe I didn't know about this!! I guess I'll go, I'm only 5 minutes from there <3...

I think o.o... if that's where I think it is... *goes to check link*

<3 yup it is


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What EXACTLY happens there? Is it worth bugging my mom to go? Or should I just tell her /secretly/ by saying I want to go to the bookstore (name?) again?

If I do go, I won't really cosplay, just probably wear a sound headband, some ninja sandals, and maybe the gloves I used for my Kabuto cosplay. If you see me there, PLEASE come and say hi!!! I'm... just... so lonely... ;__;  ... -~-~emo~-~-

[kairi]

oh oh im going!!! i will cosplay as kairi from kingdom hearts 2 there say hi if u see me k?

[pieisexactlythree]

if I do go, I won't really cosplay, just probably wear a sound headband,

I just stepped out of the office to run an errand and spotted a hobo on the street wearing one of those naruto visor things!  LOLZORS

[Hazuza]

O.O oh.. crap...

it's... um... bigger than I thought o.o... Anyone willing to meet up with me and walk around with me for a bit?  :oops: I don't want to waste the day wandering like an idiot not knowing what to do T.T...

[oishiidesuyo]

aww oishiidesuyo know khows the heart warmingness of owening a copy of moon child of her very own
*tear*

>w< ~ yes!!!
talk about gackt and hyde eye-gasm.
there was a sho cosplayer at kcon. XD; i didn't get a picture though ...[/size]

[Kotoumi]

I went last year and got extra credit in my Japanese class.

Expect me there, just not in cosplay, because if I got extra credit last year, I will this year, too.

...Wait.
This means I've had my pink and black Copics for a year.
<3

Kinokuniya is love.
I'm so getting the rest of the Ouran manga in Japanese.
xD
(9 just came out.  Perfect excuse to go get it~)

Oh yeah, I saw some Naruto cosplayers last year when I went.
There were only like, three of them, though.

Meh.
I'll love eating there again. =B

[Miss_Deja_Vu]

O.O oh.. crap...

it's... um... bigger than I thought o.o... Anyone willing to meet up with me and walk around with me for a bit?  :oops: I don't want to waste the day wandering like an idiot not knowing what to do T.T...

no problemo! Miss Deja Vu is on the case! I love that place, and I'll be there hopefully both days. I always go to those festivals! What day are you wanting to be there? I'll meet up with you in the bookstore! I'm there start to finish. Look for a puchiko hat! Everyone look for the Puchiko hat!!! Say hi to me if you see me! xD

[Hazuza]

O.O oh.. crap...

it's... um... bigger than I thought o.o... Anyone willing to meet up with me and walk around with me for a bit?  :oops: I don't want to waste the day wandering like an idiot not knowing what to do T.T...

no problemo! Miss Deja Vu is on the case! I love that place, and I'll be there hopefully both days. I always go to those festivals! What day are you wanting to be there? I'll meet up with you in the bookstore! I'm there start to finish. Look for a puchiko hat! Everyone look for the Puchiko hat!!! Say hi to me if you see me! xD

(is idiot, does not know what puchiko is ;3;)

er... I'll look for a hat... not many people wore hats at Kumoricon, so if I just look for a weird hat here, I'll find you... right..?


And I just found a whole bunch of Japan and anime newbies at my school, so maybe they'll be willing to come! I hope, at least. I'll just tell them cosplayers will be there to lure them in +w+

[ambergen87]

*crosses fingers* I'm trying to go. I can only go Sunday though. *laughs weakly* Mom has to go scrapbooking on Saturday, so I have to take care of grandma.
 
If I go *thinks for a second* I'll probably be TenTen, but much older and dressed up.

*sitting at her desk, looking all professional-like* Weather Report: Saturday looks like cloudy, with a few showers. High of 67 degrees, Low of 50 degrees. Sunday looks partly cloudy. High of 74 degrees, Low of 52 degrees.

*scratches head* I remember the first year I went. It was raining off and on, but when it rained...it poured. Just wanted to give a heads-up to everyone.

[Hazuza]

This is the first time I've seen in rain here in Oregon <3
(<-- just moved here)

That won't be too much of a problem at the festival though, right?

[yukimizu]

You can never be sure of the weather from time to time. I'd suggest to bring an umbrella, just in case.

[superjaz]

rain makes it more fun,ooow i just heard thunder i love rainy season

[TomtheFanboy]

rain makes it more fun,ooow i just heard thunder i love rainy season

THUNDER!?
Awwww! LUCKY!

I wish it thundered at my house!

[oishiidesuyo]

i'm going to uwajimaya via max and bus ...
does anyone know where to stop and whatnot?
it's my first time taking it over to beaverton. >w<
my friends and i are starting at the gateway max stop by freddie's...
<3

[Trumby]

i'm going to uwajimaya via max and bus ...
does anyone know where to stop and whatnot?
it's my first time taking it over to beaverton. >w<
my friends and i are starting at the gateway max stop by freddie's...
<3

Take the max to Beaverton TC, grab the 54 to Portland...it'll be like..the 6th or 7th stop..as far as I can remember. You could always just ask the bus driver to let you know, that's what I usually do when going somewhere for the first time.

You could also grab the 54 downtown and take it towards Beaverton TC, though the first way might be faster, depending on your timing with the 54.

I might be there..haven't really decided yet.

[maetel]

loli-chan representin.

[EveofAbyss]

Ooh! *dances* I remember talk of this, and am really excited and glad I read this tonight and not tomorrow! ^_^

Of the stuff going on, let's not forget that our own A-Key Kyo will be playing both days, I believe.

I probably will not be cosplaying, but it will be nice to be at a sort of "Kumoricon: Round II" ^_0

[Hazuza]

oh, um... It doesn't... /cost/ anything to get in, right..? o.=... Or if it does, can someone tell me the price? (can't find it on the site)

[spindrift]

oh, um... It doesn't... /cost/ anything to get in, right..? o.=... Or if it does, can someone tell me the price? (can't find it on the site)

Free!!! just the booth cost money :-D

[TomtheFanboy]

Yeah, you only have to pay if you want to buy things. I'm buying Pocky!



About the 54 route.
The biggest landmark is the 217 overpass. You'll get to a stop right across the street from Fred Meyer before the overpass, and then there's one stop after the overpass.
Uwajimaya is closest to the second stop after the overpass. It is a stoplight just past a FANTASY adult bookstore (on the right), across from a Target.

The cross street for the stoplight you stop at is 107th avenue.

Heh heh, on Google it is diagonally across from the bullseye like Chinese Retaurant.

[Miss_Deja_Vu]

O.O oh.. crap...

it's... um... bigger than I thought o.o... Anyone willing to meet up with me and walk around with me for a bit?  :oops: I don't want to waste the day wandering like an idiot not knowing what to do T.T...

no problemo! Miss Deja Vu is on the case! I love that place, and I'll be there hopefully both days. I always go to those festivals! What day are you wanting to be there? I'll meet up with you in the bookstore! I'm there start to finish. Look for a puchiko hat! Everyone look for the Puchiko hat!!! Say hi to me if you see me! xD

(is idiot, does not know what puchiko is ;3;)

er... I'll look for a hat... not many people wore hats at Kumoricon, so if I just look for a weird hat here, I'll find you... right..?


And I just found a whole bunch of Japan and anime newbies at my school, so maybe they'll be willing to come! I hope, at least. I'll just tell them cosplayers will be there to lure them in +w+

It looks like big yellow cat ears. Anyway, see ya there ^_^

[Kotoumi]

I'll be there in about an hour.

Yay extra credit!  xD

[Hazuza]

@.@ whee~~ saw Miss da ja vu, like, three times... I was embarassed to come up to you with my mom around LOOMING over me.

I also saw your note in the bookstore o.=...


It was fun looking around, but mom got impatient and dragged me home ;__; I wish I coulda' stayed longer....

[Kotoumi]

I signed under that note in Kinokuniya, by the way.
(*star* Kotoumi too <3)

I was the girl in teal and white with a white belt headband.
If anyone saw me.
=B

[Hazuza]

bah, bad memory ><

I decided to only wear uh... *looks at self* jeans, a grey shirt, and a green blazer o.o... hm... I was also the one standing around in the manga section shyly -.- I stalked a girl in a dark blue hoodie half the time I was in there o.o

[Kotoumi]

I stuck around the manga section, too.
I do remember a few people around the back, though.
We both have bad memories, apparantly.

However, I was around the Copics and Japanese manga a lot, too.
Actually, that's really what I got.
1, 5, and 8 of the Japanese version of Ouran Koukou Host Club (^o^)
Origami paper
and a pencil.
=B

Then I ate at the restaraunt attatched with my parents.
Yeah.

[Vondan]

bah, bad memory ><

I decided to only wear uh... *looks at self* jeans, a grey shirt, and a green blazer o.o... hm... I was also the one standing around in the manga section shyly -.- I stalked a girl in a dark blue hoodie half the time I was in there o.o

Stalking in a bookstore way to go!    I remember once when B Dalton first opened they had an all night sale.  Some friends and me went there at midnight; we had it all planed out.  We had a nerdy looking girl with glasses as a decoy, so when Susan (Tzuxan) would call them over Nat would block there escape with a book cart and I’d say hi and run away.  

Of course the slickest trick I did in a bookstore I was in the used bookstore next to the U of O at 6PM on a Saturday night.  I noticed a be spectacled temptress who’s lenses  were windows into my soul and her hair was a radiant halo of mouse brown fire 6 places in front of me in line had the Hobbit.  What could be a bigger turn on than knowing such a dorkydorable lady was about to go home and read the hobbit alone on a Saturday night when every one else was about to party.  

So my first impulse was to dive for the book in her hand yelling noooooooooooooo, and offer to give her my extra 5 volume tolkien set if she told me her name and let me get her ice cream at dairy queen next door.  Of course I played it cool, you know she was just waiting for me to do that and jump over the 6 people between us.  She knew she was Nerdilicious and wanted to tease me with the thought of her reading and having a cup of coco while wearing frumpy flannel pajamas.   So I bided my time and waited for just the right time to strike and then she left the store and I was still 6 places from being able to leave.  So I went to Dairy Queen alone.

[oishiidesuyo]

thanks for all the directions, guys! we made it safely to uwajimaya by max and bus (even though it took a while!). :3

it was fun. :3
i bought ... 2 magazines ... hehe.
lovelovelovejapanesestreetfashion!

i was dressed like a normie. my folks didn't want me looking too funny on the max ride. i had on a black jacket, gray shirt underneath and light blue jeans. big pink purse. :3

[superjaz]

i'm going tomarrow i hope they still have lots of stuff going on

[Miss_Deja_Vu]

O.O Oh I'm so glad you were there! I felt so bad 'cause you didn't talk to me, I thought. Oh noes! He/she isn't here, and I didn't make it back on Sunday 'cuase mum dragged me to see Hollywoodland, which was really good. I hightly recomend it. I know I didn't spell that right, but oh well I'm to otired to care. the festival gave me a badass cold. I'm all stuffed up, and hacking. *cough cough*. I don't recall a green blazer >.<. I got yaoi from the bookstore ^_^!!! It makes me happy, and OMG, I got six bucks in theses Cardcaptors cards that were a dollar each, and had like 30 per pack. I think I'm addicted now 'cause I almost have the entire 2nd and 3rd set. It's been so long since I did any card collecting. It's cool.
Anyway, sorry you were so shy. I'm shy too. Heehee! x.x....

[Hazuza]

XD We made eye-contact for, like, 5 seconds when you were just standing in the middle of the place talking with some people...

-sigh- ah well, maybe next time ;P I'll see you again. I don't forget faces, just names.


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