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Last Updated: 22 March 2023

Get ready Anime fans: this October, JAFA will be bringing an exciting new event to Adelaide - AnimeGo!

AnimeGo! is an Anime film festival based in Adelaide, South Australia, showcasing some of the latest and greatest anime, with screenings of classic anime, exhibitions, stalls, and Japanese food and drinks.

If you loved our multiple award-winning Kodomo no Hi Japan Festival, you'll love AnimeGo!

Visit www.animego.com.au for more information about the event, and follow AnimeGo! on Facebook and Instagram for updates.

Stay tuned for more information on how to get involved - we'll be calling for performers, stallholders and volunteers soon!

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Last Updated: 22 March 2023

JAFA's annual Mid-Winter Dinner will be held on Friday, 5 August from 6pm. This year we'll be warming up at Wasai Japanese Kitchen.

This is a great opportunity to meet other JAFA members, or those with an interest in Japan, and socialise in a relaxed environment. Everyone is welcome - you don't have to be a JAFA member to come along!

The cost is just $30 for JAFA members and $35 for non-members. Food is provided in a buffet form, with a vegan option available.

Our last dinner event sold out, so secure your spot early! Visit our TryBooking site to book, and don't forget to share and invite your friends on Facebook!

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Last Updated: 22 March 2023

You are invited to join Australian Red Cross and other community members at a public event to commemorate the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on Saturday 6 August from 5:30pm - 7pm.

Join us at sunset at Elder Park, down from the Rotunda and towards the water, as we use candles, music and messages to remember and reaffirm the call for a ban on nuclear weapons.

Electronic candles and message material provided. Event concludes by 7pm.

For more information, please click here to view the event poster.

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Last Updated: 22 March 2023

The Australian Walking & Cycling Conference will be held in Adelaide on 18 & 19 July 2016.

The simple acts of walking and cycling have the potential to transform the places we live, our economies and how we engage with our environment.

The Australian Walking and Cycling conference explores the potential for walking and cycling to not only provide for transport and recreation but solutions to challenges of liveability, health, community building, economic development and sustainability.

To find out more go to www.walkingandcycling.com.au.

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Last Updated: 04 August 2019

The 2016 South Australia Japanese Language Speech Contest will take place in Hindmarsh on Saturday, 10 September 2016.

The finals will be held at the Japan Foundation in Sydney on Saturday, 8 October 2016.

The first prize includes a return air ticket to Japan.

For more information and to obtain an application form, please visit the JLTASA website at www.jltasa.asn.au/event/speech-contest

For guidlines and hints about the contest, visit the Japan Foundation website: www.speechcontest.jpf-sydney.net/index.html

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Last Updated: 11 March 2019

JAFA is hosting its first Barossa Valley winery tour! Come along for a day filled with local wines, food and fun.

Date: Saturday 28 November
Venue: Barossa Valley, South Australia

Departure: 7:45am sharp; GPO, King William Street, Adelaide 5000

This is a full-day tour, and will be returning to the CBD at approximately 6pm the same day.

What's included:

• Private bus pick-up from Adelaide CBD
• Wine tasting
• BBQ lunch

The tour will include a stop at the buzzing Angaston Farmer's Market for a taste of local produce, sampling local wine at various internationally-recognised wineries, Maggie's Beer Farm shop for delicious goodies and a BBQ lunch at the beautiful Seppeltsfield Gardens.

The tour is open to both JAFA members and non-members alike. There is a discounted rate for JAFA members, however non-members can opt to purchase their ticket plus a JAFA membership (for more information about being a JAFA member, click here).

Spots are limited, so register now! For more information and to secure your spot, please click here.