WEST COVINA —?The East San Gabriel Valley Japanese Community Center, 1203 W. Puente Ave., West Covina, is proud to present the 2022 Akimatsuri Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 1, from 12 to 6 p.m.

This in-person event will be held outdoors in the ESGVJCC parking lot and will feature cultural demonstrations, performances, games, exhibits, and delicious food.

Momiji sponsor ($1,000): Athens Services.

Food vendors:

Uncle Tetsu — Japanese cheesecake

ESGVJCC Leisure Club — Spam musubi, inari sushi, mochi, cookie bars

ESGVJCC Gakuen — Somen salad, rice cake, desserts, cereal mix, Calpis

Tochigi Kenjinkai (Chef Sato) — Chicken teriyaki rice bowl, salmon rice bowl, assorted pastries

ESGVJCC Beer Garden

ESGVJCC — Won ton

NoKaO ‘i’ Foods — Poke bowl, kahlua bao

Cultural performances:

12:30 p.m.: Ryukyu Sokyoku Koyokai Joy Afuso Kenkyusho

2 p.m.: Bushido Kenkyuukai

2:30 or 3 p.m.: Bando Ryu: Kyo no Kai

5 p.m.: Eibukan Goju Ryu Karate

5:30 p.m.: Kishin Daiko

For more information, email Dee Reed, events coordinator, at [email protected], call (626) 960-2566, or visit http://esgvjcc.org.

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