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So much fun at the KID Museum () in DC with our booth! 🟢🥢

Visitors tested their skills with our Chopsticks Challenges and made delicious inari sushi while learning about healthy foods. From teamwork to tasting new flavors, it was wonderful seeing families and children cooking, creating, and smiling together. Thank you to our volunteers and everyone who stopped by to celebrate food education and healthy eating with us!

We celebrated Kodomo no Hi in Los Angeles with fun, food, and friendly competition! 💚🥢

Visitors at our booth took on the Chopsticks Challenge and learned how to make delicious inari sushi together. From practicing chopstick skills to creating tasty Japanese food, it was a joyful day to promote food education for children and families alike.

Thank you to our generous partners for helping us bring these experiences to more children:
/ Nishiki, Global Foundation, itochuintl, Capitol Hill Community Foundation, .corp, and . We truly appreciate all of your support.

Special thanks to the JFC / Nishiki team and family for their warm support and help on-site!

We had a wonderful time at the Spirit of Japan Festival in Ventura, California (.ventura) where we shared Japanese food culture through our onigiri making workshops 🍙✨

Participants joined us to learn how to shape and season their own onigiri while discovering how food can bring people together across cultures. From first-time rice ball makers to creative onigiri designs, the workshops were filled with smiles, learning, and delicious fun!

Thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth and helped support the message of — every onigiri shared helps raise awareness about fighting hunger and providing meals to children around the world.

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From rolling sushi to building the cutest bentos 🍱✨

Students made tuna-mayo cucumber sushi rolls, decorated adorable veggies, and assembled colorful bentos with tamagoyaki (Japanese omelet) and fresh strawberries 🍓

This was the final lesson of the school year. Over the past months, students explored Japanese food culture, learned about balanced meals, and built confidence in the kitchen. They truly became mini chefs!

Thank you so much to for your continued support and for joining us in the classroom to help inspire the next generation to enjoy cooking and healthy eating 💓

🌸 Highlights from Sakura Matsuri DC: Part 2 🌸

In addition to the booth, we had two events on stage. First we had Chopsticks Challenge competitions! Adults and kids competed to see who could pick up and move the most edamame the fastest. 🟢🥢

Next, we held a bento demonstration - we gave tips to the audience and offered guidance on how to put together a balanced and fun bento. We hope they are able to incorporate what we taught at home! 🍱✨

Thank you so much , for providing the beautiful BENTO featuring Japanese yellowtail teriyaki, served with teriyaki chicken, hijiki seaweed salad, Japanese rolled omelet (tamagoyaki), and pickled red onions!

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🌸 Highlights from Sakura Matsuri DC: Part 1 🌸

What a vibrant and beautiful weekend to celebrate Japanese culture! Visitors stopped by our booth to pose with fun props, participate in Chopsticks Challenges, learn more about our programs and to take a look at our Wa-Sho cookbook.

Thank you to /Nishiki, Global Foundation, itochuintl, Capitol Hill Community Foundation, .corp, and for your generous support that helps us to provide our food education program to more children and for providing the beautiful bento for the demo and delicious lunch to our volunteers!