by Austin Otaku | Sep 18, 2009 | Groups and Meetups
A few of us members from the Japan-America Society of Greater Austin took Tsugaru shamisen player Toshie Suzuki and pianist Kohei Moriyama from Wednesday night’s concert out to Austin’s famous The Oasis. The Oasis is a multi-tiered restaurant overlooking...
by Austin Otaku | Sep 17, 2009 | Events
Last night, Toshie Suzuki, a championship player of the Tsugaru Shamisen, performed at Casa de Luz in Austin. Well over 100 people showed up for the event, which is great. That just shows how interested Austinites are in Japanese culture, from anime and manga to the...
by Austin Otaku | Aug 21, 2009 | Events, Groups and Meetups
This week, I attended the happy hour hosted by the Japan-America Society of Greater Austin at the Central Market on North Lamar. Roughly 15 people showed up to connect and get to know each other a little better. I had a chance to chat with several people, including...
by Austin Otaku | Aug 13, 2009 | Events
Last night, I attended the opening ceremony for Tokyo Electron’s art exhibit “A Close-up View: East Asian Art & Antiquities,” located in the lobby of Tokyo Electron America here in Austin. The exhibit showcases the work of photographer Cecilia...
by Austin Otaku | Aug 12, 2009 | General
I started AustinOtaku.com as a way to allay my own restlessness, living in the heart of Texas, far away from Tokyo or any of the three Japantowns (nihonmachi) in the U.S.. It’s one of the annoyances of adulthood that you have to settle into a job and worry about...
