J-Pop Summit Festival, Filipino Fare, and More Recipe
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Enjoy sake and so much more at the J-Pop Festival in San Francisco. (Photo courtesy of J-Pop)
San Francisco’s J-Pop Summit
Get your appetite ready for the second annual J-Pop Festival in San Francisco’s Japantown.
The event, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 19-20, celebrates Japanese pop culture, music, fashion, film and food. Admission is free, though some activities will require a fee.
Among the new attractions this year is sake tasting. A number of booths will be set up on Webster Street at Post St., where attendees can enjoy sake tastings and even buy bottles to take home. Admission to this area of the festival is $10 and includes samples from all the participating sake companies. ID will be checked.
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