2017 Seijin-shiki Donors      

​WE THANK YOU!

※Business Donors　
Shinsen ‐Gumi Restaurant Group,
UNI World Wide Financial Markeing
「Enjoy!! KIMONOきもの京小町」
Parachute Graphics Inc.
SAIZEN International, Inc.
The Gillam Group.com
JPM Mart Inc. Seiwa Market Japanese Grocery
Glico USA Inc.          　
Miyasaka Jozo USA Inc.    
Calbee North America  
Pacific Marketing Alliance, Inc.
JFC International Inc.
NPUSA Health & Happiness    
ASC Healing Inc.
Spa Relaken
Gaia Asset Management Inc.
SHISEIDO      
Den's Tea, Inc.
Mitsuko Floral   
Montessori Gakuen, Santa Ana
Southeast Japanese School, Norwalk
 
 
※Private lndividual Donors　　　　　
Naomi Machimura　(心書家)                                        　　   
Fumiko Ishii 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Andy Matsumoto
Akeri Hirasawa       Shigeo  & Takako S.Endo　
Ben & Hitomi Nonaka　　Yoshiko Nakamura　
Akihiko Ehdo 　 Keiko Bailey
Osamu Honjo     Hideo Furusawa
Hidejiro & Chiseko Matsu     Anonymous             　　　　　　　                             　　　　
 
※Cooporation:
 California State University Fullerton,　
UCLA Japanese Association ,　
North Torrance High School
 
 
※STAFF：Nadeshikokai Member  & Friends Volunteers
当日お手伝いいただきました皆様　　
Thank you for your support!
 
Specialists　: 技術者　
Kazue Morishige　　Joy Okuda　Machiko Ojaroodi  
Michiko Hirasawa  
Yoshiko Namikawa      Akeri Hirasawa        Rhea Nomoto       Miyoko Hirabayashi   Haruna Deasy      Masami Hashimoto       Saori Nakada        Yuri Chujo
Sueko Oshimoto     Kentaro Terauchi    Aiko Kichimi        　
​Sayoko Nakazono  
Miyumi Imagawa        Fusako Shiotani   　　　
Yui Yamamoto　  Hozue Miyasaka     Hiromasa Miyasaka    
Yoshi Ohara     Glenne Sawa　　　　　
Masa　Minoura　　　　　
Yoshinobu Nishida    Junzo Arai     Megumi Yuhara     　
  
 
Volunteers: ボランティア
Andy Matsumoto  　　Yamato Sasaki       　 Shigeo Endo           Shinichi Hirokawa 
Naomi Machimura    　Akemi Hanano 　　　Asako Takasue       Hitomi Nonaka 　
Emi Allen     Fumiko Ishii     Hiroe Ito     Hiroko Nobui     Hisayo Hatakeyama
Keiko Yamamoto     Mayumi Toida     Mayumi Oda    Mika Kuroda     Mindy Inouye     Mitsuko Ota     Naoko Iso     Sachiko Ford     Sanae Atkins     Teiko Miyoshi    
Shigeko Hanada　　Tomoko Adams     Yoko Emori    
Yukie Yoshimura    　Mariko Yamabe    Takako Sasaki  Hiroko Imoto    　 Yoshimi   　　Alex Weinberger　　　
Irene Morales     Andrew Boulter     Jenna Fuentes   
Melody Garcia     Lysa Lum    　 Bryan Snyder   
Ben Quang   
 

• 　History of “Seijinshiki”   成人式のはじまり：

The ceremony as practiced in Japan, SEIJIN DAY (coming-of-age Day) is the 2nd Monday in January and it is a national holiday.  Seijin Shiki, a traditional ceremony all over Japan, is normally represented or hosted by each city. 
More than 1300 years ago, During the Nara period it was called GENPUKU and the purpose was to encourage a youth festival initiation for a 15-year-old-boy to change his name to an adult name.  This admits the initiate to adulthood.   Then, after World War II, Seijin Shiki was started for 20-year-old initiates.  
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