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FAMILY GOLF
TOURNAMENT

FALL CLASSESFLYER INSIDECOMMUNITY
NEWS

ファミリーゴルフ
トーナメント

秋季コース情報（チラシ）

コミュニティニュース

Contact the JCCC ・ お問い合わせFor enquiries, please contact respective staff directly [see staff directory here] or email us at jccc@jccc.on.ca.
For general enquiries by telephone, please call 416-441-2345 during our operating hours (Mon–Sun, 10am–5pm).
担当スタッフに直接ご連絡（スタッフリストはこちら）、又は、jccc@jccc.on.caまでEメールをお送りください。

一般的なご質問は、
４１６−４４１−２３４５内線２２２に電話、メッセージを残してください。開館時間内（月～日、午前１０時～午後5時）にご連絡ください。

2021 - 2022 JCCC Board of Directors

PresidentGary Kawaguchi
Past President/Advisor
Marty Kobayashi
VP, Heritage
Karen Webb
VP, Management
Brian Toda
Finance Chair
Linda Ono
Admin Secretary
Sharon Marubashi
Secretary 
Jan Nobuto
Directors
Ann AshleyJiro FukushimaKaren Gordon
Mark HashimotoChris Hope
Seiji Ichii

Kristin Kobayashi-Reid
Ryan LangDavid Moritsugu
John Ota
Cary Rothbart

Nao SekoElaine Shigeishi
Advisors
Mackenzie Clugston(Former Ambassador of Canada to Japan)Janice Fukakusa
William Hatanaka
Steve Oikawa
Connie Sugiyama
Christine Nakamura
Community Relations Advisor
Sid Ikeda
Chair - Capital Campaign
Chris Hope
JCCC Foundation Chair
Janice Fukakusa

JCCC Staff

James Heron
Executive Director
jamesh@jccc.on.ca 416-441-2345 ext.224

Sandy Chan
General Manager
sandyc@jccc.on.ca 416-441-2345 ext.226

Kathy Tazumi
Chief Accounting/Administration Officer
kathyt@jccc.on.ca 416-441-2345 ext.229

Constantin Dutescu
Operations and Technical Manager
constantind@jccc.on.ca Haruko Ishihara
Special Events and Rentals Manager
harukoi@jccc.on.ca 
Christine Takasaki
Community Events Coordinator
christinet@jccc.on.ca 

Yayoi Kawabe
Website and Database Administrator
yayoik@jccc.on.ca Community Rentals
rentals@jccc.on.ca 416-441-2345 ext.236
416-441-2345 ext.228
416-441-2345 ext.221
416-441-2345 ext.223
416-441-2345 ext.231

Su Yen Chong
Heritage Manager – Exhibition and Researchsuyenc@jccc.on.ca 416-441-2345 ext.303
Theressa Takasaki
Heritage Manager – Archives, Collections and Programming
theressat@jccc.on.ca 416-441-2345 ext.300
Shino Ihara
JCCC Receptionist
jccc@jccc.on.ca 416-441-2345

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YOUR NEWS IS WELCOME!
皆様からの寄稿をお待ちしております。

The submission deadline for the next issue is:
Friday, August 12, 2022.
次号締切日：2022年08月12日（金)Yoko Tsumagari
Communications and Accounting Associate
yokot@jccc.on.ca 416-441-2345 ext.227

Please email to newsletter@jccc.on.ca
Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre
6 Garamond Court, Toronto, M3C 1Z5
Phone: 416-441-2345
www.jccc.on.ca

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What's On at the JCCC
AGM / Family Golf TournamentMoriyama Drive
Toronto Japanese Film Festival 2022
The Ishizue Award Dinner 2022
JCCC on the Web
Seniors' Supper Club
Volunteer Spotlight
Maru: Immigration Stories Audio Tour
Heritage News
Donations
健やかな老後をめざして その54
JSS Online Programs: August 2022
Japan Foundation Toronto News

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directly to each section

Cover Art: Pstedrak Dreamstime.com
Photo, right: KPMB Architects

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What's On at the JCCCWE ARE OPEN. The JCCC is open 7 days a week, 10am to 5pm.
開館時間について：月曜日から日曜日の午前１０時から午後5時   
New in August / 8月のイベント

Coming Soon ・ 今後のイベント

Events ・ イベント

Saturday August 20, 2022
Honour Our JC Survivors Day

Japanese Canadian Survivors Health and Wellness Fund
Grant event at the JCCC; pre-registration required.

８月２０日
（土）
：JCサバイバーを敬う日

日系カナダ人サバイバーの健康とウェルネス助成金 関連のイベントがJCCCで開かれます；参加には事前登録が必要です

Exhibitions ・ 館内展

Sunday September 18, 2022 JCCC Family Golf
Tournament
9月18日
（日）
：JCCCファミリーゴルフトーナメント
Returns at Rolling Hills Golf Club.
お馴染みのローリングヒルズ・ゴルフクラブにて開催します。

Saturday October 1 and Sunday October 2,2022 Nuit Blanche
10月1日（土）、2日（日）：Nuit Blanche

The JCCC will be participating in Nuit Blanche, the City ofToronto’s all night exhibition of art, for the first time. Moredetails in future newsletters.
トロント市主催のアートイベントNuit BlancheにJCCCも初めて参加します。

Open Wed to Sun 10am – 5pm
水曜日から日曜日の午前１０時から5時まで
Moriyama Nikkei Heritage Centre

Maru: Immigration Stories.
Contact heritage@jccc.on.ca for a guided tour.

森山日系ヘリテージセンター

丸：日系移民物語。
ツアーガイドをご希望の方はheritage@jccc.on.ca までご連絡ください。

JCCC Gallery • ＪＣＣＣギャラリー

August 26, 2022 – Algorithms of Innocence (p14)Artist Maari Sugawara in the JCCC Gallery

Thursday October 20, 2022 6th Annual Ishizue
Awards Dinner
10月20日（木）：第6回礎アワードディナー
Coming in October - Save the Date, Thursday October 20,
2022 at 6:30!! Join us for the 6th Annual Ishizue Awards
Dinner hosted by the JCCC Board of Directors. More information on page 7.
礎アワードディナーを10月の20日、木曜日の6時半から開催します。

8月26日：アルゴリズム・オブ・イノセンス
アーティスト：マリ・スガワラ JCCCギャラリーに於いてJCCC Library ・ 図書館

Ongoing / 開催中August Schedule • ライブラリー8月開館日

The Library is now open (2 days/month).
Please check the JCCC website for the schedule of this month.

Programs ・ クラス

Martial Arts Classes • 武道クラスニュース

Martial Arts are returning this fall! Please see the 4 pagebrochure included in this newsletter for more details orvisit our website.
この秋武道クラスが再開されます。詳細はこのニュースレターに同封の小冊子をご覧ください。JCCCのホームページでもご案内していますCultural Arts Classes • カルチャー教室

Cultural Arts are returning this fall! Please see the 4 pagebrochure included in this newsletter for more details orvisit our website.
この秋カルチャー教室が再開されます。詳細はこのニュースレターに同封の小冊子をご覧ください。JCCCのホームページでもご案内しています

JCCCライブラリーは現在月二回オープンし、貸出/閲覧が可能です。
スケジュールはウェブサイトで確認してください。

ライブラリーでは閲覧日、貸出日にお手伝いくださるボランティアを募集しています。
ご興味のある方（要、日本語）はharukoi@jccc.on.caまで
ご連絡ください。

Contact the JCCC

For enquiries, please contact respective staff directly [seestaff directory on page 1] or email us at jccc@jccc.on.ca.
For general enquiries by telephone, please call 416-441-2345
during our operating hours (10am –5pm). 開館時間内（午前１０時～午後5時）。

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SPECIAL MESSAGE

Notice of Annual General Meeting –Monday, September 26, 2022
Members of the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre are requested to attend the Annual General Meeting on Monday
September 26, 2022 at 7:30 pm at the JCCC, 6 Garamond Court, Toronto, Ontario M3C 1Z5.

AGENDA

1) Approve Minutes of AGM – September 27, 2022
2) Report from the Finance Chair 3) Appointment of Auditor for the ensuing year 4) Appreciation to Retiring Board Members 5) Approve Nominations to the Board
6) Message from the President 7) Close of Business

Jan Nobuto
Linda Ono
Linda Ono
Gary Kawaguchi
Jan Nobuto
Gary Kawaguchi

Any member who will not be present in person can sign the enclosed Proxy Form. Members may only vote in personor by completing the Proxy Form. This form can be filled in and returned online by following this link: https://jccc.on.ca/
agm-2022-proxy
Dated at Toronto, Ontario, this 1st day of August 2022.
By order of the Board of Directors,
Jan Nobuto, Secretary

JCCC Family & Friends Golf Tournament reminder
Reminder that the 24th Annual Family & Friends Golf Tournament is being planned and will be on Sunday September
18, 2022 at Rolling Hills Golf Club. This is a chance for families and friends to share a fun day of golf – all skill levels welcome and there are lots of prizes to be won! After a great day of golfing, there will be presentations and dinner back at
the JCCC. We encourage everyone to join with grandparents, aunts, uncles, brothers, sisters, moms and dads, or just agroup of friends.
We will have an early shot gun start at 8:30am with Scramble format and shared carts included in the cost. Registration
may be limited depending on course maximum.
Application forms are available at the JCCC reception area or on the JCCC website at https://jccc.on.ca/event/2022/09/
jccc-family-friends-golf-tournament-2022. We welcome hole sponsors and prizes – corporate, family and In Memoriam- some sponsor levels include your green fees and contributes to our Heritage programming at the JCCC. The Heritage
Dept is working on the celebration of the JCCC’s 60th Anniversary next year and proceeds will help with the exhibits anddisplays being planned.
For more information, please contact Sharon Marubashi (Co-chair) at 647-291-4751 email sharon.marubashi@jccc.
on.ca and Dawna Kobayashi (Co-chair) at dawna.kobayashi@sympatico.ca.

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Major Street in New
Don Mills Subdivision
to be Named"Moriyama Drive"
Raymond Moriyama was celebrated last month with the official
naming of a new street in Toronto in his honour. “Moriyama Drive”
is located at the Don Mills Crossing and is the continuation of
Wynford Drive west of Don Mills Road. Raymond’s contributions
to the area are immense including, of course, the original JCCC at
123 Wynford, as well as the nearby to the Ontario Science Centre and Aga Khan Museum and Ismaili Centre.
Raymond’s legacy as a Canadian architect, designer, and urban
visionary will be treasured through this namesake. This special
honour was inaugurated during a ceremony hosted by The City ofToronto on Monday June 13th. Congratulations Raymond!

Photos courtesy of Kelly Fleck of the Nikkei Voice
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Toronto Japanese Film Festival 2022:
Thousands return to the Kobayashi Hall forFirst In-Person Festival since 2019

Our TJFF made a triumphant returnto the Kobayashi Hall from June 16th
to the 30th. The event featured visiting
filmmakers (Tetsuo Shinohara whose
film INUBU: THE DOG CLUB drew a large
crowd), performers (shamisen from Aki
Takahashi and a stirring performancefrom the JCCC’s Kyowa Taiko Ensemble) and sold-out opening and closing
screenings and receptions. We were oneof the first festivals to return to on-site
screenings and expected much smaller
audiences. While we attracted fewer
than 2018 and 2019, turn-out was higher than expected and we look forward
to an even bigger festival in 2023.
The 2022 Grand Jury Award for Best
Film went to Takahiro Horie’s SENSEI,WOULD YOU SIT BESIDE ME? Starring
Haru Kuroki and Tasuku Emoto, it is adelightful game of romantic cat andmouse between husband and wife manga artists. One jury member commented“Through clever and playful storytelling, Sensei Would You Sit Beside Me?
flawlessly integrates manga into the film
in a way that never feels gimmicky orcontrived. As a result, Sensei Will You
Sit Beside Me? is a delightful, quirky,
odd, but riotously fun film that keeps
audiences going back and forth on what
is really happening, right up to its final
twist”.
The Kobayashi Audience Choice
Award was presented to the film chosen as the festival favorite by audiences

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based on ballots completed at the endof each screening. This year’s winner is
Eiji Uchida’s much celebrated MIDNIGHT
SWAN, winner of Japanese Academy
Awards for Best Film and Best Lead
Performance.
The JCCC thanks everyone who madethis year a successful come-back: thesponsors, the audiences, the volunteers
and our dedicated staff. Like everythingat the JCCC, the TJFF is fueled by passion, generosity, cooperation and hardwork.
We will resume monthly screenings
in the Kobayashi Hall this September.
Please watch our newsletter or the JCCC
website.

SPECIAL MESSAGE

The Ishizue Award Dinner 2022
The JCCC Board of Directors cordially invites you to join us for a night of celebration
on Thursday October 20th. at 6:30 p.m. honouring the 6th Ishizue Award honourees.
The Ishizue Award, meaning cornerstone or foundation, was created to pay tributeto the 75 families who in the early 60’s, at significant personal financial risk, guaranteed
the original mortgage for the JCCC at 123 Wynford Drive. These families provided
the foundation upon which the JCCC was built, and their support for the JCCC will
forever be recognized as the cornerstone for who we are as a community.
The Ishizue Award acknowledges and expresses our appreciation and respect to members or friends of the Japanese
Canadian community who have made exceptional contributions to the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre. Their contributions have supported the community locally, nationally, and globally.
In keeping with tradition, this year’s recipients are a very distinguished group of people who have made significant
contributions to the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre. They are:Sid and Marie Ikeda
Marty Kobayashi
Bob and Katie Nishino
Sam and Sue Nishiyama

Yoichi Saegusa
Paul Sunn
George TakahashiPeter and Ethel Wakayama

An intimate and elegant dinner to honour these distinguished award recipients is planned and we invite family, friends,
and community to support this evening of celebration and recognition. In support of this dinner, the cost is $150 per person.
Tickets can be ordered by calling JCCC Reception at 416-441-2345, by visiting the JCCC during Reception Hours or
through TicketWeb at https://bit.ly/3zxgBng by October 7, 2022.

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JCCC on the Web!

黒板 KOKUBAN

This month on the Web we are focusing on FOOD! As wenear the harvest season, we thought it would be fun to takeyou on a bit of a tour of the GTA’s culinary offerings.
First, Kokuban's lead article is highlighting the work of Eiko of
Ohisama Farm. Eiko uses the many fresh vegetables that she
grows and harvests throughout the warmer months to prepare
bentos for sale. Her philosophy of providing home cooked“mother’s meals” keeps her clientele coming back for more.

Click here to view
this month's Kokuban!

Check us out on social media as:JapaneseCanadianCulturalCentre

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In addition, one of our dedicated volunteers captured
this 360° view of the dancing at our recent Bon Odori Festival. We have posted it to our website for your enjoyment.
https://jccc.on.ca/event/2022/07/bon-odori-festival-2022

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SENIORS’ SUPPER CLUB

Photo by Lisa Hobbs on Unsplash

Carrot andDaikon Salad(serves 2)

Ingredients
1/2 daikon, julienned
1/2 carrot, julienned

Dressing

1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup white vinegar
1/8 tsp mirin
1/8 tsp salt

Equipment

With the harvest season fast approaching, this is a great time to get
out to your local farmers market to find fresh vegetables to use inthis easy to make salad.

Instructions

1. In a medium mixing bowl, combine dressing ingredients. Stir until
sugar is dissolved.
2. Add julienned vegetables and stir well.
3. Serve.

Storage and Reheating• This recipe does not store well. It becomes quite fragrant (stinky)
as it sits, so only make what you think you will need for that meal.
• You can make a larger quantity of the dressing and keep it ready inthe refrigerator in a resealable bottle.

 utting board
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Vegetable knife
Medium mixing bowl
Wooden spoon

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VOLUNTEER NEWSVOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT
BOB N.

What type of volunteer work have you done?

I’ve volunteered mostly in the kitchen. For Issei day, I emcee
in Japanese and I am also involved in contacting seniors
for the program. I am passionate about helping seniors
and this was instilled in me by my mother who volunteered her time towards helping seniors. When asked, I also
assist with entertaiment program during the Spring andSummer Matsuri.

Describe in ONE word your volunteer experienceat JCCC.
I like helping people.

JCCCでボランティアをしてどのくらいになりますか？
JCCC創設以来からですから60年以上になります。

どのようにしてJCCCを知りましたか？

Photo Credit ©Tonopix

How long have you been a volunteer here at the
JCCC?
I’ve been volunteering for 60 years ever since the first
JCCC was built.

 ow did you get involved with volunteering at
H
the JCCC?

It started with a group of nisei who would hold singing
events. My 3 year old daughter showed one of the organizers a tape of her dad singing and that’s how I got involved
and I also emceed for these events. The first song I sungwas “Muju Jo No Yume”, a song from the early ‘30s. Backthen, most songs were from the 1930s and 1940s andbecause there was no Japan TV at the time and videotape were not as popular, so these shows were incredibly
popular. By the 1960s, with the incoming new immigrants
from Japan, newer songs were introduced and Karaokealso introduced new songs as well!

歌のイベントを行っていた2世のグループと繋がったのが始まりです。
当時３歳の娘が私が歌っているテープを主催者に見せたんです。
それからイベントに参加するようになり、司会もするようになりました。
初めて歌ったのは30年代に流行った”無常の夢“です。
当時ここで歌われていたのは3,40年代の歌ばかりでした。
ジャパンTVも無く、ビデオもそこまで普及していなかったので、私達のショーはいつも大人気でした。60年代になると新移住者も増えて次第に新しい曲も増えてきました。
またカラオケも出てきて新しい歌も歌われるようになりました。
60年代には、紅白歌合戦でのボランティアもしました。一日に２公演のショーは、満員の観客で大変な人気でした。

どのようなボランティアをしてきましたか？

主にキッチンでの仕事です。
一世デーでは日本語で司会をしたり、シニアと連絡を取ったりしました。
シニアの手助けをするのが大好きだったんですが、これは私の母がお年寄りのヘルプをするボランティ
アをしていたので、そこから影響受けていると思います。
春、夏祭りの余興も頼まれればいつも手伝っていました。

JCCCでのボランティア経験を一言で表すと？
人の役に立つのが好きです。

In the 1960s, I volunteered for the white/red contest(Kohaku) show where men and women singing in teams
as a competition. There were 2 shows/day and it was also
a hit with full audience.

日系文化会館日本語クラス講師募集 - JCCC Japanese
Language Program is looking for instructors
日系文化会館では、今秋コース日本語クラスの講師を現在募集しております。
日系文化会館の日本語クラスで日本語を教えることに興味がある方
は、チーフ講師 丸岡
（akikomaruoka@gmail.com）
までご連絡ください。
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HERITAGE

Introducing the Maru: Immigration Stories
Audio Tour
It is said that a picture tells a thousand words – something thatis very true of the many images that are used throughout the
Maru: Immigration Stories exhibit. But where do these images
come from, and why were they chosen for this particular exhibit? What other information had to be left out of the narrativeof the exhibit?
The Audio Tour that has been created for Maru: Immigration
Stories will help to answer some of these questions. Knowingthat not all visitors are able to book a private guided tour, wehave created this Audio Tour for visitors to listen to at their own
pace. Broken into exhibit components, the Audio Tour will provide
more information than what is available on the panels as well as
information about the curatorial process. Signage will be posted
throughout the exhibit directing visitors to the Audio Tour, which
will be available on your personal device through Vimeo.
We hope that you will come visit soon and take the time to listen
to the Maru: Immigration Stories Audio Tour. To listen to a sampleof the Audio Tour, please visit https://vimeo.com/725674453
or scan the QR code!

Introducing New Summer Interns at the
Heritage Department

Jiajia Wang is currently a Master of Information student at
the University of Toronto. Prior to enrolling in the program,
Jiajia worked as a product designer for a Japanese software
company and was responsible for designing enterprise collaboration products and business websites. Jiajia has many
interests and she majored in Journalism in her undergraduate
studies but became a product designer afterward.

Thomas Bray-Joubert is currently completing his Masters
in Japanese Companies Management at Rennes Graduate
School of Management in France. Before that, Thomas spentyears studying Japanese language and culture at Strasbourg
University in France preparing for his first Master's degree.
During that time, Thomas spent a year as an exchange
student in Kyoto. His experience at the JCCC is his firstreal working experience. A fun fact about Thomas is that
his family has an army of 4 cats and 3 dogs and it always
surprises people when he tells them this.

Both Jiajia and Thomas will be working on research and designs for future exhibits in the Moriyama Nikkei Heritage Centre.
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JCCC’s 60th Anniversary
2023 will mark the 60th anniversaryof events being held at the Japanese
Canadian Cultural Centre. 60 years ofcommunity, culture, classes and constant improvement!
As we look ahead to our 60th Anniversary, the Heritage Department has
begun a project of digitizing the collections and records of some of our founding members. In the coming months,
the JCCC related collections of Susan
Hidaka, Coby Kobayashi and Roy Shinwill be made available through our online
database, nikkeimuseum.org. Sedai
interviews from the JCCC community
such as Kay Fujiwara, Nori and Blanche
Kanashiro, Josie Yoshioka and Umeko
Kuba are being transcribed and madeavailable through our Sedai Catalogue.
We will also pursue additional interviewsin the coming months that highlightstories and memories in relation to the
JCCC community.
We would like to invite you to get
involved with this 60th Anniversary project. If you would like to submit any
photographs or documents that you
have from the opening of the JCCC,
please contact Theressa at theressat@
jccc.on.ca. If you would like to tell us about your memories of the opening of the JCCC, special moments of the JCCC or
if you have suggestions on who we should interview, please contact Su Yen at suyenc@jccc.on.ca.
Keep an eye out in future newsletters for more information about our 60th Anniversary!

JCCC60周年記念
2023年は日系文化会館にとって60周年という記念すべき年になります。
日系社会が、日系文化が、
そしてカルチャークラス等の活動が、常に向上しつ
つ60年続いてきたということです。
そこで来年の60周年記念に向けて、
ヘリテージ部門では新たなプロジェクトに取り組んでいます。会館創設メンバーに関する記録や資料のデジタル化です。
今後数か月以内に、
スーザン・ヒダカ、
コビー・コバヤシ、
ロイ・シンの三人のJCCC関連のコレクションがオンラインでご覧頂ける予定です（nikkeimuseum.org）。
また、
ケイ・フジワラ、
アーサー・イケダ、
ジョシィ・ヨシオカ、そしてウメコ・クバのＳｅｄａｉ関連のインタビュー記事を世代カタログ上でご覧いただけるよう準備中です。更にＪＣＣＣ関連の記念、思い出などに焦点をあてたインタビューも追加して行う予定でいます。
そこで、皆様にもどうぞ60周年記念プロジェクトにご参加頂きたく、ご案内申し上げます。
ＪＣＣＣ創立時の写真や記事などをお持ちの方がいらっしゃ
れば、
ぜひヘリテージ部のテレサ・タカサキにご連絡ください(theressat@jccc.on.ca)。
また、
創立当時の思い出についてお話しされたい方や、思い出を語ってくれそうな人にお心当たりのある方は、
スー・エンまでご連絡を頂ければ幸いです(suyenc@jccc.on.ca)。
今後も60周年記念関連の情報をどうぞお見逃しなく。

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HERITAGE

SUMI-E: THE WAY OF THE BRUSH –a smash hit!

In John Ota’s esteemed words, “this may be the most elegant and meditative
exhibition at the JCCC Gallery -- ever.” We couldn’t agree more. Heralding the
opening of the JCCC from two years of lockdown, Sumi-e: The Way of the Brushis the JCCC Gallery’s featured exhibition that appropriately paralleled the first
cultural art class offered 60 years ago by the Centre when the JCCC opened its
doors - welcoming the community with friendship through culture. In recognitionof the show, the AGO Insider published an article that proclaims, “the show celebrates the powerful complexity of our environment.”
This exhibition was the JCCC’s entry to Baycrest’s DiverseCity Expo and May
1st was the lead event for the month-long unique programs. A delegation fromthe Expo community and artists’ families opened this multicultural celebration.
During Doors Open Toronto, over 3,000 visitors to the JCCC were treated to sumi-edemonstrations in the Gallery by artists Hiroshi Yamamoto, Roslyn Levin, and Kate
Cherney to further enhance their enjoyment and understanding of the exhibition.
The enthusiasm by visitors of experiencing Sumi-e in a tangible way spurred theartists to add another event between movie showings at the Toronto Japanese
Film Festival. While Hiroshi Yamamoto impressed visitors with his demonstrations,artist Marie Ikeda encouraged visitors by instructing them on sumi-e strokes using
sumi ink on washi paper.
On the summer evening of July 21st, the Artist Walk & Talk event was the
finale for this beautiful exhibition. This event provided an opportunity for guests
to meet some of the artists and their families as they informally dialogue with art
enthusiasts in a casual setting.
Thank you to the participating artists: Hiroshi Yamamoto, Nicole Tamir, Neli
Iordanova, Kate Cherney, Marie Ikeda, Terry Adachi, Roslyn Levin, Ruth Yamada,Peter Ito, Anne Nakagawa, Mary Ikeda, Marjorie Pigott, and Kazuo Hamazaki. And
our appreciation to collectors who generously lent their painting(s) to the exhibit.
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Algorithms of Innocence in the JCCC Gallery
The JCCC Gallery is announcing our
featured artist for Nuit Blanche this Fall.
Maari Sugawara will exhibit a series ofimmersive audio and video installations
entitled, "Algorithms of Innocence".
Maari Sugawara (born 1994 in Tokyo,
Japan), a Japanese interdisciplinary artist, researcher, translator, writer, andsoon-to-be Ph.D. student at the Schoolof Creative Media at the City Universityof Hong Kong, splits her time between
Toronto, Tokyo, and Hong Kong. She is
the recipient of the Hong Kong Ph.D.
Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS), establishedby the Research Grants Council (RGC).
Employing a wide range of mediums
such as VR, animation, videography, andstock materials, Maari problematizes aspects of Japanese national and cultural Images courtesy of Maari Sugawara
identity and encourages a departure from traditional categories of difference. "Algorithms of Innocence" will open in lateAugust and will be available to view until mid-October.

Susan (Kobayashi) Hidaka
Receives Queen’s Platinum
Jubilee Award
To mark the 70th Anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to
the throne, the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Award is being given to deserving members of the Commonwealth Community through the office of Hon. John McKay,
MP (Scarborough-Guildwood). Susan Hidaka was nominated by Jovel Patricio,
Manager, Volunteers and Learning, with the support of the entire Momiji Staff.
Susan was nominated because of her contribution not only to Momiji but tothe wider community. She has been very involved with the post war Japanese
Canadian community in the restoration and growth within Canadian society. She
is very aware of the needs of the community and the changing needs of Momiji
residents. She is a leader, a great role model and human rights advocate. Susan
was a bit hesitant and had to be convinced that Momiji should have representation.
As a former member of the Board of Directors of Momiji Health Care Society, as
well as the Board of Directors of the JCCC before it opened, Susan has been agreat contributor to the non-profit sector in the community.
Congratulations Susan!

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DONATIONSDONATIONS TO THE JCCC

AS OF JUNE 29, 2022
T H E J C C C G R A T E F U L LY A C K N O W L E D G E S
T H E F OL L OW I N G D O NAT IO N S :JCCC

AnonymousAnonymous

Mr. Kwame Ben Eden

Mr. & Mrs. Ray Edamura
Mr. Gerry Hogenhout
Mrs. Linda Hustler
Mrs. Kumiko Ishii

Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Kanda
Ms. Meg Karper

In honour of The Otani Family

50

2,500
100
100
200
100
100
60
10

Mrs. Masako Kawabe

200

Mrs. Tosh Kodama

27

Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Kikuta
Ms. Karen Lo

Mr. George Matsuyama
Ms. Kathy McMenemy
Mr. Stanley Nakagawa
Mr. Tsutomu Nakano

Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Nishikawa
Mr. Chris Y. Nomura

Mr. Curtis T. Okazaki
Mrs. Doreen Oyagi

100 Japanese Karaoke mini discs

Mr. Khalil Shaffeeullah
Mr. Harry Tonogai
Ms. Donna Tsuji

Mr. Naoyuki Yoshida

20
50
50
60
50

200
50
50
66

20

100
613
60

In Memoriam

In memory of Alice Akiko Nagami
Mrs. Chiyo Inamoto

In memory of April Miwa
Maeda Family

50

150

In memory of Daniel Shigeru
Maeda

Maeda Family

300

Mrs. Sally Kondo

30

In memory of Diane Kitazaki
In memory of George
NishimuraMrs. Betty Kagayama

50

Mr. Grant & Mrs. Brenda Gerow

30

Mrs. Sally Kondo

30

In memory of Isao Furukawa
In memory of Joan Hirano

In memory of John Kinichi
Nishimura25

Ms. Sarah Elvins

100

In memory of Mitsuo
KurodaMrs. Chiyo Inamoto

50

Mrs. Janina Rios Lobos

100

Mrs. Kay Umemura

50

Mr. Rick & Mrs. Kathy Tazumi

In memory of Miyeko
Sugamori

50

Mrs. Sally Kondo

30

Ms. Joy Sato50

In memory of To Kaga
In memory of Yaeko
Nishihama

Mr. John Callaghan

Mrs. Mitsue Kay Fujita
Ms. Diane Gandy

Mr. Akira & Mrs. Ursula Ikegami

100Mrs. Miyoko Matsuda

300

Mr. & Mrs. Iwao Kuroyama
Mr. Elmer Morishita

Mr. Ronald & Mrs. Judy Nishi
Mrs. Shirley Nishi

Bill, Tad, Seishi, Lily Shinde &

50

100
100

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300
500
100

Sumi Wilson

Marcy & Kayo Taguchi
of California

Mr. Paul &50

Ms. Kathy Rymal

50

Mrs. Marion Preiswerck

Mr. Austin Tanaka

Mrs. Cathy Tanaka

In memory of June Nakano

Mrs. Eiko Kiyonaga

Mrs. Eiko Terashita

Mrs. Fumiko & Ms. Joanne Uyede
Mr. Michael Uyede

200
50

Ms. Shari Megumi Kuroyama

100

Ms. Grace Takenaka

100

In memory of Yoshihiro Kamiyama

Heritage
AnonymousAnonymous

In honour of Harvey Okawara

Mrs. Marie Ikeda

Ms. Kathryn Okawara
Deanna Shinde

In memory of Yaeko Nishihama

108

25

300
50

Foundations &Organizations

B. Ozawa and Brother Foundation

The Frank H Hori Charitable Foundation
New Japanese Canadian
Association

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DONATIONSPartner

Subaru Canada Inc

TJFF 2022 Sponsorship

Mrs. Carolyn S. Miura

127

Mrs. Jan Nobuto

127

Mr. Kevin Hyatt

Support Member
LeaderMs. Sharon Eiko Fune

443

Dr. & Mrs. Alan Shiozaki
Mr. Regan Takenaka

116
93

127

EMERGENCY APPEAL DONATIONS TO THE JCCCAPRIL 1, 2021 - JUNE 29, 2022
T H E J C C C G R A T E F U L LY A C K N O W L E D G E S
T H E F OL L OW I N G D O NAT IO N S :Clubs

Mr. Adam Goucher

Mr. Tim Nishikawa

JCCC Judo Kai

In honour of Front line workers,

Mrs. Jan Nobuto

Hiroko Barall Room

GeneralAnonymous (11)Ms. Martha Arima

Ms. Mary-Beth Arima
Mrs. Joanne Asano
Ms. Meredith BestMiss Linda Caplan
Mrs. Diane Carter

Ms. Heather A Chan
Ms. Ruby Yap Cruz

Miss Caitlin Dailey

Mrs. Elinor J. Dunlop
Mr. Patrick Dunlop

Mr. Henry Edamura

Mr. Ray & Mrs. Caren Edamura
Mr. Ian Findlay

Mrs. Norma N. Fleming

In celebration of Yaeki Frances
Nakamura’s 100th Birthday

Mrs. Yukie Fuchigami
Mr. Stephen Fulton &Ms. Lisa Archibald

Mr. Robert Gossage
16

Mr. Robbie Grant
Small BusinessMrs. Amy Hanada-Nagahara
Mr. Damon Hartlin

Mr. Winston Hayashi

Ms. Catherine Heighway

In celebration of Chiyo Izumi’s

Mr. Ron & Mrs. Sarah Min Nakashima
Mr. David & Mrs. Barbara Ono
Mr. Ron Ono

Ms. Chiyo Osawa

Ms. Toni Osbourne

Mr. & Mrs. Karl Otani

In honour of Teruko Otani

100th birthday

Mrs. Teruko Otani

Mrs. Patricia Idenouye

retirement

Mr. & Mrs. James Heron

In honour of Dr. John Kawaguchi’sMs. Nadia Gigi Inara

Mr. Seishiro Gordon Ozawa

Ms. Haruko Ishihara

Mr. Richard Phillips &Ms. Stacey Inouye
Mr. Ken K. Ishii

Mr. Paul J. Park

Ms. Kyoko Takahashi

Ms. Louise Ishii

Mrs. Nancy Roxby

Mr. Dave Kaneko

Mr. Jon Sasaki

Mr. Stephen Jacobs
Dr. Susan Kitchell

In honour of James Heron

Ms. Alley Kurgan
Mr. Stephen Lau

Ms. Dawn Maruno

Mr. & Mrs. Masaru Matsubara
Mr. Michael Micheff

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Nishi
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Mr. Jerome Ryan

Ms. Diana Seko-Challenger
Mr. Keith Smithers

Mr. George Suyama

Ms. Kathryn Tamaki
Mr. Yukio Tannoch
Ms. Ruby Tezuka

Danny, Jerome and Yoko

Mr. & Mrs. Rui Umezawa

DONATIONS
Ms. Laila Vincze

In memory of Joyce, Tom &In memory of Pauline Tanaka

JCCC Aikikai

Mr. Greg Nishio &Mr. Jesse Cranin

Mr. Dmitry Vinokurov
Mrs. Irina Werner

Ian Nishio

Ms. Carolynne Mori

Proud & honoured member ofIn memory of June Nakano

Mr. & Mrs. Duncan Wood

In memory of Ken &the JCCC Kendo ClubMr. Masuo Yamashita

Mr. Wayne Yamashita
Ms. Marion Yanase
Ms. Joanne Yano

Dr. & Mrs. Kazuhiro Yasufuku
Keep the Lantern Lit 2021

Mr. Gordie Maikawa

Ruth Tanino

Anonymous

Mrs. Norma N. Fleming

In memory of Alan Sora
Mr. Dereck Oikawa &Mrs. Christine Ling

YamanakaDon, Lisa & Garrett Nose

In memory of Saburo &Mr. Greg Nishio &Ms. Carolynne Mori

In memory of Norma Cheng

YokotaIn memory of Richard Hiroji

Katsumi Sakamoto

In memory of Kenneth

Mr. & Mrs. Mark Yoshimura

In memory of Aileen Reiko

Mrs. Jennifer Williams

In memory of Roman T Yap

In memory of Lily Kuroda

In Memoriam

Mrs. Kay Fukuda

Ms. Karen Tanino

Mr. & Mrs. Takehiko Yoshida

Mr. & Mrs. Toshi Yoshimatsu

Bunka Shishu GroupMr. Vince Noro

Mrs. Kathleen Nasu

In memory of Masayuki(Roy) Uyenaka
Anonymous

Mrs. Larysa Essex
Mr. Taras Isoki

Mr. Gregg Paisley

Elinor, Tim, Doug, Mel , Sarah &GennieMr. William Cruz

Nancy Morita
Anonymous

In memory of Saburo Morita
AnonymousAnonymous

Mrs. Kay Mitsui

In memory of Saishi “Shank”
Kuroyama

Ms. Cathy S. Nakamura

Mr. Gary & Mrs. Laurie Tehara

In memory of Sakae Ogaki
Mrs. Eleanor McAnsh

In memory of Shoji &Sachi Takahashi

Ms. Audrey Fox

In memory of Minoru Yamashita

Ms. Leslie Brindley

In memory of Miyeko Micky

In memory of Suzuko Susie

Mrs. Josie Bolzonello

Mrs. Marie T. Baba

In memory of Bert Nasu
In memory of Bob &Paul Marubashi

Mrs. Yuli Marubashi-Scheidt

In memory of Eleanor Shizu
MarunoMs. Karen Asano

In memory of Eric &Tomiko Nobuto
Anonymous

In memory of Fukue Yanose
Mr. Masuo Yamashita

In memory of John Binions
Mr. & Mrs. James HeronThe Date Family

Sugamori

Ms. Kathryn Okawara

Mrs. Marlene MacKenzie
Mr. Peter Wakayama

In memory of Mits Kuroda

Mr. Chris Barkley &Mrs. Midori Takahashi

Mori

Mrs. Janice Gonsalves

Mrs. Claire (Joe) Nakamura
Mr. Ken &Mrs. Cathy Nakamura (nee Otsu)

Mrs. Eleanor McAnsh

Mr. Matt & Mrs. Sharon Shintani

Wendy, Jinaha &Mr. Steve & Mrs.Laura Hirano

In memory of Mitsue Miyazaki
the Mount Pleasant Funeral Centre
Team

In memory of Paul Marubashi
Mrs. Norma N. Fleming

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In memory of Tad Miura
Mrs. Mitsy Miura

In memory of Teiko &Yosh Kishimoto

Ms. Patti Kishimoto
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DONATIONSIn memory of Tomi-Taro

In memory of Yaeko Nishihama

Mrs. Dale Reid

In memory of Yosuhiko &NishioIn memory of Tony &Kimi Takenaka

Mr. Regan Takenaka

Mr. Masuo Yamashita

Kyoko AbeMr. Kevin Takahiko Abe

DONATIONS TO THE FRIENDS OF THE MORIYAMANIKKEI HERITAGE CENTRE INSCRIPTIONSAPRIL 1, 2020 TO PRESENTT H E J C C C G R A T E F U L LY A C K N O W L E D G E S
T H E F OL L OW I N G D O NAT IO N S :Individuals/Couples

GroupsIn Memory of Mother Hiroko Fukushima

Crow Creek Settlement Reunion

Kihup Boo (夫)Jiro Fukushima

Chinatsu ICHIDA

Checkmate Development
Hanayagi Essay Group

Hiromi ICHIDA
Keiko ICHIDA
Yumi ICHIDA

Lucas, Sayaka, and Emika Koolma
Dr. Seiko Shirafuji

Mr. Douglas Dwyer

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COMMUNITYCOMMUNITY

健やかな老後をめざして その54 - 朝の一歩を踏み出す時、足裏やかかとが痛い！
マーナ豊澤英子（ 医学博士 老年看護スペシャリスト

mernagh@rogers.com ）起床して歩き始めた時や急に歩き出した時に足の裏やかかとに痛みが
生じたら、
それは
「足底腱膜炎」
かもしれません！足底腱膜とは足の裏に広がる繊維状の組織です。歩く・走る時には、
まずふくらはぎの筋肉が収縮してアキレス腱を引き上げます。
この力が足底腱膜に伝わって、足は地面を踏み、蹴り上げることができるのです。
マラソン、
サッカー、
ジョギング、登山な
どで激しく運動すると、使い過ぎにより足底腱膜の繊維が損傷し、痛みが起こることがあります。高齢者では、
ふくらはぎやアキレス腱の柔軟性の低下、足底腱膜の繊維の老化などによって起こりやすくなります。
私は50代前半にこの症状を経験しました。
移住して数年間は、自宅でコン
ピュータワーク（本出版や教材作り）に専念し、大好きな読書ができる時間
を心から楽しんでいました。
日本に居た頃は寝る時間も惜しんで働く生活が続き、読書三昧の日々など夢のまた夢でしたから。特に、当地の冬には雪と氷の世界に閉じ込められて（九州生まれの私には...）、戸外活動が極端に減少しました。
しかも、全く知り合いもいなかったので出かけることがありませんでした。
それ迄が元気一杯の日々だったために、衰えなど想定外で「屋内で身体を積極的に動かす」という意識に欠けていました！
初めて足底腱膜炎を経験したのは、上記の様に家から出ない生活を続けて双春目が巡ってきた時です。5月に仕事で中国と日本へ出かけました。
そして、戻ってきたある朝、ベッドから一歩を踏み出した時に痛みを感じました。活動量が急激に減少して筋力や柔軟性が落ちていたところに、突然に4週間ほども長距離を歩く日々が続いたことが原因でした。
デスクワークの人が退職を機に運動を始めたら足底腱膜炎を起こすことがありますが、それと同様ですね。
足裏の痛みが足底腱膜炎ではないかと思った場合はセルフチェックをしてみましょう。
片方の足を反対側の膝にのせて、その足の親指を反らすと足裏に痛みがありますか？さらに、足裏（特にかかとの前あたりの骨）を押すと痛みがありますか？もし痛みが現れるようであれば、腱膜炎の可能性が考えられます。私の場合は、まだ痛みが軽い早期に腱膜炎の可能性に気づいて、
ふくらはぎ・アキレス腱のストレッチと筋力アップに取り組んだので、受診せずに済みました。
その後に再発はしていません。
10数年を経た今、確実に身体能力は低下しているにも関わらず足を健やかな状態に保つことができているのは、
ふくらはぎ・アキレス腱のみでな
く膝・股関節を意識した歩き方、運動やストレッチを心がけている効果と考えています。足の指に体重をのせていることを意識した歩行、室内でつま先立ち歩行、床に敷いたタオルを10本の足指で大きく手繰り寄せる運動、手すりのある階段に足先をのせて立ち、
ゆっくりとかかとを下げるストレッ
チ、
青竹踏みの要領で丸めたタオルを踏むストレッチ等を実施しています。
しかし、運動やストレッチを行うことにより悪化する場合があります。激痛のある人や慢性的に痛みの続く人は、どのようなトラブルなのかを調べてもらいましょう。骨粗しょう症による骨折などが原因かもしれません。足
底腱膜炎の程度、仕事や生活に及ぼす影響などを考慮して、運動・薬物・装具・手術などの治療法を選択することになります。

Back2feet Running Away in JC3-Pitch Play
Submitted by Bob Doi

On June 26th, the JC3-Pitch league celebrated the completion of the first month of play with a league BBQ. The weather
was hot and humid but the rain held off allowing close to 48 players and guests to enjoy a post-game BBQ. Following 33
months of inactivity due to Covid-19, the league started back up minus 3 of 4 long-term captains. Nick Chung, Andrew
Lok and Justin Ogino stepped up to the plate and volunteered to assume the rolls so that the league could continue on.
They joined Tod Nagamatsu in leading their respective teams onto the field.
Out to an early lead is Back2feet led by Nick with a perfect 4-0 record. iA Private Wealth captained by Tod and Thornhill
Toyota led by Justin sit in a tie for 2nd with 1 win, tie and 2 losses. Andrew’s Loknest Monsters sit in 4th with 1 win and 3
losses. Justin’s Thornhill Toyota team has had the most interesting season thus far with the 1 tie and the other 3 games
all decided by a single run.
Games run Sunday mornings at Risebrough Park in NW Scarborough. The league would like to thank the captains fortheir volunteerism, new sponsor Thornhill Toyota and our three returning sponsors for their continued support in the
success of the league.
www.JC3Pitch.com

Standings as of June 27, 2022
Team

Wins

Ties

LossesIA Private Wealth

1

1

2

Back2feet

Thornhill Toyota

Loknest Monsters

4
1
1

0
1
0

0
2
3

JC3-Pitch BBQ Crew on June 26th (Left to Right):
Andrew Lok, Meghan Nagamatsu, Tod Nagamatsu, Tsai Yeh, Jon Nagamatsu
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JSS プログラム：2022年8月
2022年8月に予定されている JSSのプログラムです。詳細やお申込みは各リンクから、
または416-385-9200 / programs@jss.ca) まで。

Check out our upcoming August programs! *Pre-registration
required. Click each link and/or contact 416-385-9200 / programs@jss.ca for more details & RSVP.

（１）モミジ＆JSSオンライン講座シリーズ(1) e-Learning Series※登録可能な講座・過去の講座一覧などシリーズ情報は、
モミジ・JSS：オンライン講座シリーズ をご覧ください。

*Visit our website for the list of seminars & past recordings.

「関節炎と共に生きるヒント」

Tips for Living with Arthritis

8月10日（水）15時Wed. Aug 10, 3pm (English)

英語

慢性疾患に対処するには、その疾患について様々な知識を付ける事が大切
で、それは関節炎についても同じです。
今回のセミナーでは、
The Arthritis
Societyより作業療法士を招き、痛みやこわばりに対処するための方法、
股関節炎や膝関節炎と共に生きるためのヒント、そして手の関節炎に対処するための方法について学びます。

This seminar will provide information on understanding arthritis
and the condition. Knowledge is power when managing any chronic
illness, which arthritis is. We will discuss strategies to manage pain
and stiffness, tips for living with hip and knee arthritis, and finallystrategies to manage arthritis in the hands.

※詳細・お申込みはJSSウェブサイト、またはprograms@jss.caまで* Click here or contact programs@jss.ca to register「地域介護支援を知ろう：ホーム＆コミュニティケア・サポートサービス」

Learn about Home and Community Care Support Services

8月24日（水）15時 日本語

Wed. Aug 24, 3pm (Japanese)

年齢とともに、また急な事故やケガなどで生活の一部に支障が出てきた、
今はなんとか自分でこなしているがそのうち難しくなるかもしれない、などは多くのシニア世代が抱えている不安や悩みです。
今回のセミナーでは、
地域支援のひとつであるHome and Community Care Support Services（旧LHIN・CCAC）の職員さんをお招きし、利用資格・ホームケア・ロングタームケ
アホーム・申し込みの手続きなどを学んでいきます。

In this seminar, we will invite a guest speaker from Home andCommunity Care Support Services (formerly LHIN/CCAC) tolearn about the application process of a long term care facilities,
eligibility, and home support services.

※詳細・お申込みはJSSウエブサイトまたはprograms@jss.caまで(2) “Ogenki-desuka (How are you)?” Program（２）
電話で話そう「お元気ですか？」プログラム

パンデミックで孤立していたり、困っている事はありませんか？１回だけのおしゃべり・相談はもちろん、定期的にお電話などでおしゃべりを設定することも可能です（12月までの期間限定）。
JSSスタッフと電話で気軽にお話ししてみませんか？
※詳細・お申込みはJSSウエブサイトまたはprograms@jss.caまで

8月3日（水）10時半–正午（対面＆オンライン）「キャップを使った小さい針刺し」「四脚椅子の脚カバー」（オンラインのみ）
8月24日（第4水曜）10時半–正午（hotlunch@jss.ca）

20“Bottle cap pincushion “Knitting : Wed. Aug 17, 10:30am to noon (Online Only)

2. Hot Lunch Social Wed. Aug 24 (4th Wed) 10:30am to noon

2. ホットランチ交流会

月１回。
お問合せは SMSG@jss.caまで。

(3) JSS Regular Online Programs (in Japanese)“Chair leg covers”

8月17日（水）10時半–正午

3. シングルマザーサポートグループ* Click here or contact programs@jss.ca to register

Sewing: Wed. Aug 3, 10:30am to noon (In-person & Online)

1. クラフトクラブ交流会（craftclub@jss.ca）

編み物

Feeling isolated or lonely due to COVID-19? Are you interested inchatting with JSS staff? We are more than happy to talk to you
either once, a few times, or set a regular chat schedule (*until Dec2022). Contact us today!

1. Craft Club Social *RVSP at craftclub@jss.ca（３）
レギュラーJSSプログラム（日本語）縫い物* Click here or contact programs@jss.ca to register*RVSP at hotlunch@jss.ca
3. Online Single Mothers Support Group (monthly)
Inquire to SMSG@jss.ca

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and many more!

Access JF OverDrive for ebooks and audiobooks: https://jf.overdrive.com/
Visit JFT Library for physical books and audio-visual materials: https://jftor.org/jft-library-visitor-policy/
To get a new library card or to renew your existing JFT Library card, please follow the instructions here.
*JFT Library will be closed on August 22th – 26th for inventory. JFT gallery and JF OverDrive Library will remain open.

JFT Online Language Events

 . Marugoto Teaching Material Project 3: Document Collection Pre1
sentation
Online Event | Saturday August 6 @ 1:00pm – 2:30pm (Eastern Daylight
Time)

This project meeting will be a presentation of materials collected and/or createdfor use with the Marugoto Pre-Intermediate (A2/B1) textbook by the Canadian Japanese-language teachers who were members of the 3rd Marugoto Teaching Materials
Project. Anyone who is currently using Marugoto textbooks, who would like to usethem in the future, or who is simply interested in participating are welcome so pleasefeel free to join us: https://jftor.org/event/marugotoproject220806/

2. Online Teachers' Workshop: Portfolio Sharing Session
Online Event | Wednesday August 17 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (Eastern Daylight Time)

This training is a portfolio practice sharing session by teachers who conducted
the "Portfolio Evaluation" in the 2021 Summer Training. We plan to have a broad
exchange of ideas about portfolio evaluation, focusing on sharing practices by theteachers who will be presenting. Those who did not attend the 2021 JFT Summer
Workshop are also welcome to attend.
https://jftor.org/event/workshop220817/

3) Feel free to also check out our Sawakai events for Japanese language teachers,
as well as Nihongo Salon for teachers and advanced learners, all year round!

Whispering Spirits: Ghosts in the Literature of Izumi Kyōka and Book Design of Komura Settai
Tuesday, August 16, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM (ET) @ ONLINEIZUMI Kyōka (1873-1939), largely ignored by critics during his lifetime due to his single-minded obsession with ghosts
and monsters, later came to be identified as one of Japan’s most important writers. Images of ghosts adorn the boxes,
covers, frontispieces, and endpapers of his books, particularly those created by KOMURA Settai (1887–1940), a pioneerof modern design in Japan. Using optical illusions and impossible perspectives, Settai’s book designs capture the central
monster of Kyōka’s literary universe: A faceless, wandering female spirit that draws on traditions of Japanese monsters
such as the nopperabō, a smiling demon without eyes or a nose, and the tōrima, an evil spirit that whispers of calamity. In
this talk, Dr. Pedro Bassoe will shine a light on the whispering spirits of Kyōka's books.

Register for free here: https://jftor.org/event/dr-pedro-bassoe/

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JCCC Fall Classes 2022
Registration starts August 2
To register, visit jccc.on.ca, or call the
JCCC at 416-441-2345

Japanese Language For Adults - ONLINE & IN-PERSON

Instructors - Akiko Maruoka (Coordinator), Taiko Feldkamp, Noriko Furuya, Natsuko Mayers,
Namiki Mochizuki, Osamu Shinya.

Schedule
Sep 20 - 10 classes

Fee

JCCC Member $130.00 (+HST)

Textbooks can be purchased at the JCCC Gift shop.

IN-PERSON
Beginner 1&2
Tuesdays 

7pm-9pm

ONLINE
Beginner 3
Tuesdays 

7pm-9pm

Beginner 1&2
Wednesdays 

7pm-9pm

Intermediate 1, 2, 3 & Conversational
Thursdays 
7pm-9pm

JCCC membership is required for all courses

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CULTURAL ARTS CLASSES

Sumi-e - BRUSH PAINTING

Instructor – Hiroshi Yamamoto (Hakuho)
Sumi-e is a traditional brush painting technique,which is based on using brush and black ink or
subtle watercolours on rice paper. This course isopen to students of all levels, from beginner toadvanced.

Creative Sumi-e Course (Wednesday

mornings only)This course is open for students who have 3
years or more experience in Sumi-e. During
this course, students will develop their styles
and create artworks of their own and also
study Sumi-e techniques of specific historicalJapanese artists.

Fee

Schedule
Sep 21 - 8 classes
3 years experience and up
Wednesdays 
10:30am-12pm

JCCC Member $105.00 (+HST)

All levels

Wednesdays 

1:30pm-3pm

Bunka Shishu - NEEDLE PUNCH EMBROIDERY
Instructors – Poncey Acromand, Sono Sugie

Bunka Shishu, Japanese “Needle Punch” embroidery,uses rayon lily thread combined with specific stitching
techniques to create lovely pieces of art. Students begin
by stitching a small pictorial sampler and progress to kits
depicting traditional Japanese scenes, flowers, animals or
people.

Schedule
Sep 6 - 8 classes

Fee

JCCC Member, Senior 

Tuesdays 

10am-12pm

Fridays 

1pm-3pm

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JCCC Member, Adult $56.00 (+HST)$80.00 (+HST)

Materials are extra and payable to the instructors.

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Ikebana - FLOWER ARRANGEMENT
Ikebana is the art of arranging flower or plants to reflect their natural beauty. The JCCC offers classes
by the Ikenobo School and the Sogetsu School.

Ikenobo Ikebana

Instructor – Betty Lou Arai
Ikenobo expresses both the beauty of flowers and the beauty of longing in your heart. Ikenobo
considers a flower bud most beautiful. You will take home your creations.

Schedule
Sep 21 - 8 classes

Fee

JCCC Member $80.00 (+HST)

Wednesdays 

7:30pm-9pm

Materials are extra and payable to the instructors.

Thursdays 

1pm-2:30pm

Starter Kit, as well as scissors, containers, floral tape,kenzan and kenzan case are available at the JCCC Gift
Shop.

Other courses offered in the Fall including the following programs. While they are currently notaccepting new students, please contact the JCCC at jccc@jccc.on.ca or 416-441-2345 to be placedon the waiting list.

Hula
Hula, the ancient dance of Hawaii has evolved into a modern
form that is known for its grace and fluidity of motion. Hula is adiscipline of the body, mind and spirit expressing the beauty of
the world. It tells stories of almost any phase of life. In this class,students will enjoy a refreshing time and great exercise for theirhealth.

Chado - URASENKE – TEA CEREMONY – THE WAY OF THE TEA
Students will learn procedures for making tea as well as how tointegrate the spirit of tea into their study and daily lives.
This course is for people who have previously taken any JCCC
Chado course. Class instructions will be adapted to the level ofexperience of students.

Sogetsu Ikebana

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The Sogetsu School of Ikebana believes anyone can arrange
Ikebana anywhere with multitude of materials. Sogetsu
encourage students to be individual and imaginative. There
are no limitation to the variety of materials used dependingon various levels prescribed in the Sogetsu Text Book usedworldwide.
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MARTIAL ARTS CLASSESThe JCCC offers seven different types of martial arts programs for our members.
Please check our website for registration times and details.

AikidoKarateNaginata

Judo

Jodo

Kendo

Iaido

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Kyudo

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Notice of Annual General Meeting –Monday September 26, 2022
Members of the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre are requested to attend the Annual General
Ontario M3C 1Z5.

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Approve Minutes of AGM – September 27, 2021
Report from the Finance Chair
Appointment of Auditor for the ensuing year
Appreciation to Retiring Board Members
Approve Nominations to the Board
Message from the President
Close of Business

Jan Nobuto
Linda Ono
Linda Ono
Gary Kawaguchi
Jan Nobuto
Gary Kawaguchi

Any member who will not be present in person can sign the attached Proxy Form. Members may
only vote in person or by completing the Proxy Form.dŚŝƐĨŽƌŵĐĂŶďĞĨŝůůĞĚŝŶĂŶĚƌĞƚƵƌŶĞĚŽŶůŝŶĞďǇĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐƚŚŝƐůŝŶŬ͗ https://jccc.on.ca/agm-2022-proxy
Dated at Toronto, Ontario, this 1st day of August 2022.

By order of the Board of Directors,

Jan Nobuto, Secretary

In accordance with the By-Laws of the JCCC, Proxies may be exercised by any member of the
JCCC Board of Directors or any other member of the JCCC in good standing. Any such member
may exercise a maximum of 5 proxy votes.
I/We* hereby appoint______________ as proxy for each of the undersigned
to vote for the undersigned on all matters to be put before the Annual General Meeting of themembers of the JCCC to be held at 7:30 pm on Monday September, 26 2022 at any and all
adjournments thereof.
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, 2022.
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address to exercise one vote each. You may leave the appointment name blank; your proxies will
be exercised by a member of the JCCC Executive Committee or JCCC Board of Directors.

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