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• October Meeting with MaryAnne Jorgensen

  • When
    30 Oct 2025
  •  
    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Hilton Osaka (Umeda)

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  FEW Kansai October 30 Meeting

  
  

  CELEBRATING THE POWER OF COMMUNITY

  
  

  Join us as we celebrate the FEW Kansai community with past president and longtime member MaryAnne Jorgensen. For 35 years, FEW Kansai has been a place to learn, connect, and grow together. At this final official meeting, we’ll reflect on our legacy, honor the many contributions that shaped FEW Kansai, and celebrate the friendships and community spirit we carry forward.

  We hope you’ll join us in marking this special milestone.

  For detailed information about the speaker and the topic, visit the Monthly Meeting page. Feel free to share that page with your network. You can also share from FEW Kansai's public Facebook page.
  

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  DATE:          Thursday, October 30, 2025

  TIME:           6:00 pm–Social Hour, 7:00 pm–Dinner, 8:00 pm–Presentation
  PLACE:        Hilton Osaka (Umeda), Shinju 4F

  COST:          ¥6,000 - Members
  

                       ¥8,000 - Nonmembers (women only)

  RSVP by:      Midnight, October 22, 2025

  
  

  ONLINE OPTION

  FEW Kansai members who are unable to attend the face-to-face meeting can join online via Zoom by registering for the Online Meeting option. RSVP by midnight on Wednesday, October 29. Please contact us if you have any questions about the online meeting option.

  
  

  CANCELLATION POLICY
  Hilton Dinner Meeting: Cancellations accepted until midnight on October 22.
  Online Meeting: Cancellations accepted until midnight on October 29.
  Meeting fees are non-refundable after the cancellation deadlines.

  
  

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  Appetizer: Roast zucchini niçoise with tuna, shrimp, baby scallops, & anchovy cream

  Main dish: Prawn, scallop, sea bream a la nage (poached in a sauce)

  <Meat>

  Appetizer: Roast zucchini niçoise with tuna, shrimp, baby scallops, & anchovy cream

  Main dish: Pork fillet baked in puff pastry with flat beans, eryngii mushrooms & cider sauce

  <Vegetarian & Vegan >
  

  Appetizer: Roast zucchini with eggplant caviar, olives, avocado, & tomato vinaigrette

  Main dish: Topinambour (Jerusalem artichoke) puree – extra virgin olive oil with brussels sprouts & tomato confit

  All meals come with Dessert and Coffee or Tea
  

  Dessert: Pear & almond tart with caramel ice cream

  Vegetarian & Vegan Dessert: Pear & persimmon compote

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• FEW Kansai Readers Group

  • When
    12 Nov 2025
  •  
    8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  FEW Kansai Readers Group

  Date:       Wednesday, November 12, 2025

  Time:       8:00-9:00 pm

  Place:      Zoom (Link will be sent before the event starts.)

  Cost:        Free for FEW Members

  Registration: Open until 7:00 p.m. on November 12, 2025

  The FEW Kansai Readers Group is a casual gathering of readers who share what they’ve been reading lately. Any kind of book goes! Participants have shared fiction, non-fiction, books of poetry, and even books in languages other than English. If this sounds like something you would enjoy, please join us!

  Here is the plan:

  1. Meet at the scheduled time on ZOOM.
  2. Each participant has time to share a book (or books) they are reading or recommend. There will also be time for questions.
     
  3. The book(s) discussed can be fiction or non-fiction.
  4. You can use your time as you like. However, please don’t just recount the story or give spoilers.
     
  5. Once you have spoken, sit back, relax, and get more ideas for your reading wish list!

  We hope to see you there!

  Rebecca Arthur

  
  

  NOTE

  • The meeting is usually scheduled for the second Wednesday of the month. The date is posted about three weeks before the meeting.
    
  • This is not a book club. We are not reading one book together.
  • You are not under any obligation to attend regularly. Come as often, or as seldom, as you like.
  • You are welcome even if you don't have a book to share. Just let us know at the beginning so the time per person can be adjusted accordingly.
    

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• Kyoto Tour with Sandra Isaka

  • When
    22 Nov 2025

  Tour with Sandra Isaka

  
  

  Saturday, November 22

  
  

  SAVE THE DATE!

  Sandra Isaka, who spoke to us about machiya in June, has put together a tour for us in her trademark "off the beaten track" style. We will meet for a picnic lunch near Demachiyanagi station in Kyoto (indoors if raining), visit the machiya she has renovated and explore some shrines and temples while weaving our way towards Okazaki. 

  You will receive an email when the event details are finalized.

  We hope you can join us!

   

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• FEW Kansai Readers Group

  • When
    10 Dec 2025
  •  
    8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  FEW Kansai Readers Group

  Date:       Wednesday, December 10, 2025

  Time:       8:00-9:15 pm (We need time to finalize the next meeting.)

  Place:      Zoom (Link will be sent before the event starts.)

  Cost:        Free for FEW Members

  Registration: Open until 7:00 p.m. on December 10, 2025

  FUTURE PLANS: This group would like to continue after the closure of FEW Kansai. Details are in the process of being finalized but the main ideas are as follows:

  • Hold the Readers Group the second Wednesday of every month from 8:00 to 9:00.
  • Publicize the event and post the ZOOM link on the LINE group set up for FEW members to keep in touch. 
  • The roles of organizer/host will be shared by two volunteers who work as a team. 
  • Each month, a new team will be set up to organize/host the next gathering.

  Even if you have never attended a Readers Group gathering, you are welcome to join us! And we'd appreciate any ideas or suggestions you have about this group as well. Feel free to talk to me (Rebecca) in person or send me a message. Thanks!

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  The FEW Kansai Readers Group is a casual gathering of readers who share what they’ve been reading lately. Any kind of book goes! Participants have shared fiction, non-fiction, books of poetry, and even books in languages other than English. If this sounds like something you would enjoy, please join us!

  Here is the plan:

  1. Meet at the scheduled time on ZOOM.
  2. Each participant has time to share a book (or books) they are reading or recommend. There will also be time for questions.
     
  3. The book(s) discussed can be fiction or non-fiction.
  4. You can use your time as you like. However, please don’t just recount the story or give spoilers.
     
  5. Once you have spoken, sit back, relax, and get more ideas for your reading wish list!

  We hope to see you there!

  Rebecca Arthur

  
  

  NOTE

  • The meeting is usually scheduled for the second Wednesday of the month. The date is posted about three weeks before the meeting.
    
  • This is not a book club. We are not reading one book together.
  • You are not under any obligation to attend regularly. Come as often, or as seldom, as you like.
  • You are welcome even if you don't have a book to share. Just let us know at the beginning so the time per person can be adjusted accordingly.
    

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• Celebrating FEW Kansai

  • When
    14 Dec 2025

  Celebrating FEW Kansai

  Sunday, December 14

  
  

  SAVE THE DATE!

  
  

  Join us on Sunday, December 14, as we gather to celebrate the FEW Kansai community and our time together. 

  
  

  Event details will be posted once the venue has been decided in early October. Details will also be available in the October newsletter. 

  
  

  We hope to see you there!

  
  

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