2017年 9月 日本関連イベント情報 from 在アトランタ総領事館

シャーロットでのCarolina Anime Day (Charlotte, NC)やアトランタでは恒例のJapanFestなど

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Carolina Anime Day (Charlotte, NC)

September 9, 2017 
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM 
Hilton Charlotte Executive Park
5624 Westpark Drive
Charlotte, NC 28217
 
Come to Carolina Anime Day where our vendors will have items you won’t find in a regular mall store. Carolina Anime Day is a one day anime marketplace that brings all your anime/manga needs to you without all the hassle or extra expense associated with other conventions. Admission is only $4.00 at the door so you won’t have to spend all your money just to get inside. Also all kids 10 and under will get in FREE as well as those with a military ID. Carolina Anime Day is at the Hilton Charlotte Executive Park Hotel featuring a large Dealers room, Videos, Giveaways, Video Games, Cosplay, and FREE Parking. So come by and spend the day with other anime fans just like yourself.
 
For more information visit http://carolina.animeday.net/
Japanese Shamisen Performance & Lecture (Kennesaw, GA)
September 15, 2017 
11:00 AM – 12:15PM
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw Campus
SO-1019 Social Sciences Building
402 Bartow Ave
Kennesaw, GA 30144
 
No registration is required.
2017 JapanFest (Duluth, GA)
September 16 – 17, 2017
INFINITE ENERGY CENTER
6400 Sugarloaf Pkwy
Duluth, GA 30097 
JapanFest, now in its 31st year, typically draws crowds exceeding 20,000. The festival is designed to promote understanding between Japanese and Americans in the Southeast. Purchase tickets in advance from the website and skip the lines! Tickets are $10. Children age 6 or younger are free. Teachers can bring their students to JapanFest for free by applying online at www.japanfest.org. Larger organizations can save money by purchasing advanced ticket packages online.
JapanFest is organized by the Japan Chamber of Commerce and the Japan America Society of Georgia and is supported by the Consulate General of Japan in Atlanta. 
For more information, visit www.japanfest.org
Separately, there will be a special performance held in conjunction with the festival, Saturday, September 16, 7pm-8pm, in the Infinite Energy Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door.
JASNC Business Speakers Series (Charlotte, NC)
September 22, 2017
11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Charlotte City Club
121 W Trade Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
Join us for the Japan-America Society of North Carolina’s Business Speakers Series. We are honored to present one of our Speakers Series to you with our presenter.  This event will be hosted by JASNC and generously supported by a grant from the Keizai Koho Center (KKC) of the Keidanren via the National Association of Japan America Societies.  Lunch will be provided. 
 
Our guest speakers:
Mr. Minoru Yoshinaga, President, Toray Industries (America), Inc., “Outline of TORAY and its Activities in the Americas”
Dr. Brian Woodall, Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology’s Sam Nunn School of International Affairs,  “US – Japan Relations under the Trump Administration”  
 
For more information and registration visit https://www.jasnc.org/2017-charlotte-speakers-series
AWA (Atlanta, GA) 
September 28 – October 1, 2017
Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel & Convention Center
2450 Galleria Pkwy SE
Atlanta, GA 30339
Anime Weekend Atlanta is the largest anime convention in the Southeast, and is a 4 day celebration of all things anime, manga and Japanese culture. AWA is the only place in the Southeast where you can find Japanese Seiyuu (voice actors), music and fashion guests, as well as leading English voice actors and musicians.
AWA is proud to be one of the top 10 largest conventions in the US, and is a fun and safe place for fans to gather, cosplay, and celebrate their love of anime. AWA features the best of the best in panels, guests, gaming, amvs, and cosplay, not to mention an elegant ball and rocking Saturday Night Dance.
For more information visit www.awa-con.com
Bring Japan to Your Classroom – Special School Caravan