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term "nomi-no-ichi" means, literally "tick/flea
of the market (place)", using the first character for
"tick/flea" (nomi) and the (ichi)
of the word for market (ichiba, literally "city-place".)
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"Nomi-no-ichi"
is held throughout Japan mostly on the grounds of shrines and temples.
Most are held on a Saturday, Sunday, or a specific date each month.
Some of these are quite famous, and many people get up early to browse
the hundreds of items displayed. Just looking is a lot of fun, and
you are always looking for that special treasure that everyone else
missed. There is a wide range of items for sale. Not knowing exactly
what you will find makes it all the more fun and exciting.
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"Nomi-no-ichi"
came to the Aki Matsuri again!
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Nomi-no ichi came to the Aki Matsuri. The Japan Business
Association of Seattle (JBAS) presented the 8th "Nomi-no-Ichi"
at 2011 matsuri. All proceeds from the sale of the donated items
again went to support the Seattle Japanese School (Saturdays at Sammamish
High School, K ~ 12th Grade Class). Learn more about these
very important Japan-related educational and cultural programs by
visiting the JBAS website at http://www.jbaseattle.org/.
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Japan
Business Association of Seattle (JBAS) - JBAS, sometimes known, as
Shunju Club is a consortium of Japanese corporations and/or their
subsidiary companies incorporated in the United States. The start
of the Association can be traced back to the year of 1922 and, since
then, the organization has been aggressively acting in the Pacific
Northwest Region as the representing entity of Japanese enterprises.
Their main missions are: 1) to manage Seattle Japanese School located
in the City of Bellevue; 2) to deepen mutual understanding between
Japan and the United States in economic and cultural areas; and 3)
to promote friendship among the members of the Association.
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