【Our Accounting Report for Japanmarkt 2013】

Thank you for coming to Japanmarkt 2013 on 19 May. We hope you enjoyed our Japanese curry and rice!

Total amount collected: 1461.20 euro (including donation 64.20 euro)
The profit, 1214.31 euro, is donated to: Hatachi Fund http://hatachikikin.com/en_about

Those who want to have a look at our accounting report, visit https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7xjzyCilhHxYUFuZFMyWDNMTDA/edit?usp=sharing .

What Is Japanese Curry Rice?

Curry came to Japan from UK in Meiji era, but what we eat today is quite different from the very original one in India or the one in Europe. Since Japanese people often eat rice, curry has been developed to be a good topping to steamed rice.
     Japanese curry is made up of curry roux, onion, carrot, potato and meat/seafood. By using roux (mixture of spice and flour) curry becomes sticky, which makes it easier to eat with rice.

From Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
http://www.maff.go.jp/j/agri_school/a_menu/curry/01.html (simple Japanese, a page for children)

For more info: http://www.seriouseats.com/2010/06/big-in-japan-kare-raisu-japanese-curry-rice.html (English)

Coming Sunday

Japanmarkt 2013 is just around the corner, coming Sunday!
Try real Japanese taste in Leiden.

Support Tohoku with curry rice!

Two years have already passed since the Great Earthquake struck Tohoku. The epicenter of this disastrous earthquake was in Miyagi prefecture and had a magnitude of 9.0. It caused for the deaths of approximately 16.000 people, left 6.000 people injured and caused for 2.500 people to be reported as missing. The houses of more than 150.000 families were destroyed and roads and cities were demolished too. Together with this disaster, cities in Tohoku also suffered considerable damage due to the tsunami.

            Even though this happened a couple of years ago, we still continue to do our best to support the people in Tohoku. At present, we plan on selling curry rice during the Japanmarkt on 19 May. We do this in order to donate as much money as possible to the charity BEYOND Tomorrow.

                                      

What is BEYOND Tomorrow?

BEYOND Tomorrow is a nonprofit organization that offers leadership training and scholarships to young Japanese people in order for them to attend top-class universities domestically and abroad, and to give them the opportunity to continue pursuing their dreams and becoming leaders of tomorrow. This coincides with the greatest hope of BEYOND Tomorrow: for young victims of the earthquake to identify a dream, pursue it – and realize it, becoming a leader both on a domestic and global scale. For more information on this organization, please refer to the following site (information in English and Japanese):

http://beyond-tomorrow.org/en/

What is the Japanmarkt?
The Japanmarkt is a yearly event that is held by the Sieboldhuis and is meant to give an introduction on the Japanese culture to visitors. During this free event, shops will be lined up along one of the most famous and historical streets of Leiden: the Rapenburg. Visitors also get the chance to watch Japanese dance performances. This year the Japanmarkt will be held on Sunday 19 May 2013. Please refer to the link below for more information (information only in Dutch):

http://www.sieboldhuis.org/actueel/detail/japanmarkt_2013

What will we do during the Japanmarkt?
We will have a shop at the Japanmarkt, where we will be selling Japanese curry rice. All of our profit will be donated to the organization BEYOND Tomorrow. There will also be the opportunity to donate money through a collection box at our booth as not all visitors wish to eat curry rice, yet still want to make a donation. Also, donating more money than the price of the curry rice itself is more than welcome too. All for the good cause!

Apart from this blog, more on our recent activities can also be found on Facebook. Our booth has its own event page, called [WAKAMUSHA] Japanmarkt 2013. Please let us know whether you’ll come J!

Enjoy the real Japanese taste, help children in Tohoku!