The holiday
season is fast approaching….and there is no better way to start it off than
with the Canada Japan Society’s legendary BOUNENKAI 忘年会 celebration and party
on Monday, November 30th!
Bounenkai literally means “forget the year
party” and it’s the perfect time to celebrate the end of another successful
year and banish any negative memories you might have of 2015….all while getting
you ready for the start of the holiday season! The tradition is said to have
begun in Japan during the 15th century during the Muromachi period as
gatherings to express thanks. At that time, the parties were known as noukai
(great achievement gathering). By the 18th century, they had become known as bounenkai,
or year-end parties. Bounenkai is seen as a time for letting one's hair down
and not worrying about the everyday work or societal formal, rank or age
division relationships that exist…..everyone just comes out to have a good time!
The CJS is building on our successful Bounenkai
events of years past with this, our largest party of the year. We would love to
have you join this event and enjoy an evening of meeting new people with a
connection/interest in Japan, reconnecting with those you haven’t seen for a
while, informal networking, practicing your English and/or Japanese, learning
more about the Canada Japan Society, and most of all…..have a great time!
This year we’re
switching things up a bit and adding an OKINAWAN twist to the evening by
hosting the event this year at RYOJI RAMEN & IZAKAYA! Admission includes lots of great Japanese and
Okinawan food, drink specials and our ever famous door prizes!
BOUNENKAI
Monday, November
30th, 2015
6 P.M. to 12 A.M.
RYOJI RAMEN &
IZAKAYA
690 College St, Toronto, ON M6G 1C1 (just East
of Ossington)
CJS Members and Students $20
Non-Members $25
Admission includes lots of great food. Cash
Bar.
We are capping
numbers this year at around 100, so IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND YOU MUST RSVP
to jeff@cjst.ca! First come, first served! We hope to see you there.
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