1.0Fukuoka Nowhttps://www.fukuoka-now.comNickSzaszhttps://www.fukuoka-now.com/author/nickszasz/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="3gXPUQBZ8m"><a href="https://www.fukuoka-now.com/en/gallery/canada-day-2014/">Canada Day 2014</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.fukuoka-now.com/en/gallery/canada-day-2014/embed/#?secret=3gXPUQBZ8m" width="600" height="338" title="“Canada Day 2014” — Fukuoka Now" data-secret="3gXPUQBZ8m" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.fukuoka-now.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://i0.wp.com/www.fukuoka-now.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/canada-day-2014-gallery-0341.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=11024768Huge thanks to everyone who attended this year’s Fukuoka Canada Day Party! It was even bigger than last year with 1,158 in attendance! Blessed with nice weather, guests enjoyed the open terrace which featured a charcoal barbecue. Huge cuts of Canadian salmon and juicy Canadian beef were grilled and served on buns as savory sandwiches. The three hundred free lobster tails awarded to early arrivals went, as expected, quickly! The poutine, Canadian beef & pork plate, pancakes with maple syrup were also popular. Special thanks to our MC Micaela who kept everyone informed and the stage hopping. Near panic ensued when she announced the Tim Hortons coffee drinking event. Fifty lucky guests enjoyed authentic Tim Hortons coffee in real Tim Horton paper cups. We’ll definitely have more Tim Hortons next year. Thomas Lyons, (from Nova Scotia), entertained the crowd with his singing and guitar with two sets of Canadian classics, and led the crowd along with Micaela for an pride-filled rendition of the Canadian anthem. After the Canada Dry Speed drinking and best Canadian outfit contests, the lucky draw for a free flight to Vancouver aboard China Airlines was announced… and the winner was a university student, Kazutaka Toyonaga! Congratulations Kazutaka and enjoy your trip to Vancouver, Canada! “Manubi”, the cute beaver character from Manulife Japan was there, as was Alan from the Embassy of Canada (Tokyo) offering advice and information to people interested in studying in Canada. And we can’t forget to mention the sleek and sexy Can-Am roadster parked in the center of the lobby - Wow! - that was the most popular photo backdrop all night. All in all it was a lot of fun. A great mix of many nationalities eating, drinking, laughing and enjoying a small slice of Canada right here in Fukuoka! Happy Canada Day!