To all our treasured Fujimamas friends and family, in Tokyo and on the Big Island- Thank you for your support in 2007 and best wishes for a wonderful 2008 filled with family time, friendships, great food and fun. The Tokyo restaurant will reopen 1/2/2008 at 11am. If you are traveling over the holidays we wish you safe and happy journeys and we look forward to serving you again soon.
Add comment January 1st, 2008
Santa is coming to Fujimamas in Tokyo!
SANTA is coming!!!! We’ve tried to be very good this year, and it must have gotten noticed from the Top, because Santa Claus is visiting Fujimamas! 12/23-12/24 from 11:30 am -12:30 pm Santa will be visiting all our guests before he heads of to finish filling up his sleigh. Be sure to reserve for this popular-Santa-sighting. Treats for all, and a gift for kids under 12!
call or email soon to rsvp!
Please make your reservation by calling 03-5485-2262 or emailing info@fujimamas.com
Add comment December 15th, 2007
We kicked off our Saturday school program in Kona for the first time today. It was a great success with 18 folks attending. We have been running these classes in our Tokyo location since last Novemeber, and we have been excited to try out the idea here in Hawaii. The Saturday Wine School is meant to be a fun, casual, affordable and unintimidating place to try and learn about wine and wine tasting. Rachel Dixon from Southern Wine and Spirits here in Hawaii was our instructor. We had 18 guests! and everyone seemed to have a great time.
In today’s class we tried 4 new world wines all with classic characteristics from each type. We had 2 whites (a sauvignon blanc and a chardonnay) and 2 reds (a pinot noir and a merlot). Rachel guided everyone through basic steps in tasting, smell, swirl, sip and summarize. And we discussed each type. We are hoping to have future event in Kona, including a Saturday School devoted to Japanese Rice Wine (sake). If you want to know about our events in either Tokyo or Hawaii make sure you sign up for our mailing list here.
Keep your eyes on the blog for listings of Kona (and Tokyo) events.
Add comment June 10th, 2007
Fujimamas Music Night in December features “the Beautiful Losers” see this message from Raj and Brett! And we hope you will come out and see us and them on 12/12. No
cover charge. start time is at 19:30 finishing up about 22:30. Reservations at info@fujimamas.com or call 03-5485-2283
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Dear Beautiful Losers Friends & Family!
Raj and I want to wish each and every one of you the best for the holiday season and the coming new year!
2006 has been a year of great surprises and blessings for us, and we are very happy to be celebrating the holidays with some live shows in Tokyo and the S.F. Bay Area…. our first shows of the year!!
We will be playing some new songs, some old favorites, and of course songs from our Peace, Love & Xmas CD…. Ho! Ho! Ho!
If you haven’t heard our Peace, Love & Xmas CD yet, now is the time! Listen to the songs and/or buy the CD at cdbaby.com, and hear sound samples and/or purchase songs on iTunes. Also, if you subscribe to Rhapsody, you can listen to the album as part of their service. click here
And for MySpace users, we have some Xmas songs up on our page, so drop by, say “hi”, and get your free downloads!
So enjoy the music, come out and see us at one of our shows and help us celebrate the holidays…. Peace, Love & Xmas to you all!!!
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Add comment December 4th, 2006
We are just wrapping up a two week Hawaii Promotion in our Tokyo Restaurant. We had wonderful live music, Lunch and Cocktail specials, an art exhibition and on last thurs. eve. A terrific LIVE PAINTING event - DJ-Music and our exhibition artist Kad’s doing an original painting. Really fascinating! He is a terrific Artist AND all-around-nice-guy! You can see his website at http://www.kads.net/
Thanks go out to all the sponsors of our Hawaii events, Victor, Northwest Airlines, Tumi, Esquire Japan, and the Hawaii Tourism board, ES Japan. We met lots of great new guests and I think everyone had a wonderful time. Also our senior manager Tomo did a GREAT job organizing with all the different events and sponsors! And our Bartender Dany- did a wonderful job with all our special cocktails.
Thanks also to Slack-key Guitarist Jeff Peterson for his great two nights of live music that kicked off the whole promotion and got everything off to a great start. You can Hear some samples of Jeff’s wonderful music here.
Stay tuned- over the next couple days I will post up some photos of the in-process Kad’s painting as well as some nice shots of Jeff’s concerts.
Add comment June 3rd, 2006
Sixth generation Australian wine maker, Scott McWilliam came to Tokyo this month to promote his family’s range of wines – J.J. McWilliam, named after his great great grand father, and Hanwood Estate, upper tier wines.
On May 10, FUJIMAMAS held a pre-kickoff party for 39 media and several VIPs, including soccer legend, Kunishige Kamamoto, vice-president of the Japan Soccer Federation and minister counselor, Bill Withers, from the Australian Embassy in Tokyo as part of a series event leading up to the June 12th World Cup match between Australia and Japan.
Six wines were sample along with an Aussie inspired tasting plate designed by FUJIMAMAS own award-winning chef, Mark Vann.
The event was supported by the 2006 Year of Exchange Australia-Japan and featured a performance by Wago, a group of Japanese musicians that specialized in Aboriginal culture and the didgeridoo. http://www.dinkum-j.com/
From June 1 - 30, FUJIMAMAS will run a wine-by-the-glass promotion featuring four red wines (J.J. McWilliam Shiraz Cabernet 2005, J.J. McWilliam Cabernet Merlot 2003, McWilliam’s Hanwood Estate Shiraz 2004, McWilliam’s Hanwood Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2004) and two white wines (J.J. McWilliam Semillon Chardonnay 2005, McWilliam’s Hanwood Estate Chardonnay 2003) as part of a flight tray for 1,260 yen (inclusive of tax). The flight tray can be accompanied with our Aussie inspired chef’s plate for 2,625 yen (inclusive of tax).
As part of month long promotion, FUJIMAMAS will host a game watching on June 12th for the World Cup soccer match between Australia and Japan. Kick off starts at 10pm. Everyone coming to FUJIMAMAS to watch the game will receive a free glass of McWilliam’s. FUJIMAMAS will run its regular menu until 11pm that night. Come on in and enjoy the fun atmosphere only at FUJIMAMAS!
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Add comment May 23rd, 2006
Sunday 5/21 Champagne Concert with the YALE University “Alley Cats” 5,250 yen per person (1,575 for children under 12) will include Champagne Reception, Concert and Asian Tapas Party Doors open at 19:00pm
The Alley Cats are one of Yale’s most renowned a cappella groups, who have been performing around the world since 1943. Their roots are in jazz, but their repertoire now includes the likes of Motown, pop, classical, and many more genres. Their diverse song list and musical excellence has allowed them to perform at different kinds of venues, from jazz clubs to embassies, from the set of TV’s “The West Wing” to the main stage at the Dresden Music Festival, from the beaches of Hawaii to City square in France filled with hundreds of Parisians! You can read more about them at http://www.yalealleycats.com/
We have just 50 seats for this special performance so please RSVP as soon as possible to reserve.
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Add comment May 17th, 2006
We had a great VIP visitor last week. Music Star PINK came by Twice!!! She was a wonderful guest, friendly and warm. Santiago our door host that night got her autograph- and our thanks to the salad chef for the night KENJI- for making her a special salad even though we weren’t in dinner service yet.
That takes our total Foriegner- (non-Japanese) VIP count to 4 for the last 12 months.
1. The Harlem GlobeTrotters/ 2. Cold Play/ 3. Neil Gaiman and now 4. PINK
You can see/hear her new controversial song “Dear Mr. President” over on youtube.
We are hoping for a visit from POP diva Madonna some day as Santiago is a HUGE fan!
Add comment May 8th, 2006
Washington Wine Month has gotta be the next best thing to sliced bread.
Every March, winemakers from the hottest wine region in the world (that’s Washington, for those of you who want to be ‘in the know’) flock to Tokyo to take part in Japan’s nationwide ‘by the glass’ Washington wine promotion, hosting wine parties, elegant wine dinners and meeting as many wine lovers here as they can.
Washington Wine Month 2006 was spectacular! 155 restaurants across Japan poured hundreds of thousands of glasses of wine, hosted many events and spread the word that ‘Washington wine is here!’
The highlight of March was the Washington Wine Month Kick-off Party at Fujimamas on March 8th. Fujimamas hosted winemakers Charles Smith of K Vintners and Eric Dunham of Dunham Cellars, over 100 guests and great tunes from Samurai FM. Orca International staff poured over 50 Washington wines, Fujimamas chefs created a delicious dinner buffet and I didn’t see a grumpy face in the bunch!
Orca International and Fujimamas have been teaming up over the past few years not only to bring everyone fun events and delicious dinners, but also to share the most well known secret about Washington wine… it goes great with food! Not only that, but the wines are fabulous from year to year.
Bob (Parker) says of Washington State:
‘It has arrived.’ Robert Parker’s partner in crime, Pierre-Antoine Rovani, recently gave a speech after touring Washington. Here’s what he had to say:
‘So what are (Washington’s) best varietals? Well, Syrah for sure. But Cabernet is the way to go for you in Washington. You can produce better Cab than any place in the world. I really believe that. Merlot. You certainly beat the pants off California and it will continue.’
Next time you see a Washington wine, Washington Wine Month or not, give it a try and discover what Fujimamas has known all along…
Add comment April 26th, 2006
Lucky chance, and some hard work, have given us a great opportunity for a fun event in the restaurant in Tokyo next Thurs. 4/27. Famous Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar artist MAKANA is going to be playing a set at Fujimamas. To celebrate we are having a Hawaiian Buffet dinner.
Lots of Makana fans are calling and emailing and tons of new folks finding out about us for the first time. It looks like it will be a good crowd. There is a lot of begging for a good table going on!
the Buffet menu is going to be totally tasty.
Lomi Lomi Salmon, Crispy Lomein salad with Chilled Ginger Chicken, Fresh Greens with Papaya Dressing, Kahlua Pig, Mahi Mahi with Macadamia Nut Crust and Shoyu Butter, Huli Huli Chicken with Pineapple Salsa, Stir Fried Vegetables, Shrimp Fried Rice, and finally - Mini Pineapple and Coconut tarts!
Email us if you want to get in on this Flavors and Sounds of Hawaii event. info@fujimamas.com or call 03-5485-2262- seats are limited.
Add comment April 20th, 2006
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