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July 22-24, 2016 was the eighth annual J-POP Summit at the Fort Mason Center in San Francisco, CA. This event<\/a> celebrates many types of current Japanese music. This actually has a strong fan base here in the U.S. that continues to grow. Though I don\u2019t speak the language, I often listened to J-Pop (short for Japanese pop music) when young. During my decade-long obsession with Japanese anime and manga, I had several favorite songs. Thanks to Mazda<\/a>, one of the main sponsors, my family and I were able to attend the summit for the first time.<\/p>\n

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Some friends (well, the mom is my friend and my daughter is friends with her two girls) happen to be learning Japanese. So, we invited them to join us. Oh, my. We had so much fun!<\/p>\n

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In fact, our friends kept teasing the daughter who didn’t want to come. She thought it was going to be boring so they continued to message\u00a0photos of what she was missing out on. I thought it was hilarious! There were several booths to explore, costumed characters to take selfies with, and many exhibits to check out.<\/p>\n

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Mazda\u2019s booth stayed pretty busy. There was often a long line of those wanting to play the new Gran Turismo game, which features Mazda vehicles. A CX-3 and MX-5 were also on display. Frans and Munchkin decided to jump in the MX-5. Yeah, the facial expressions below give a glimpse of why we\u2019re not too keen on our daughter driving soon.<\/p>\n

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Frans and Munchkin hopped in to check out the new @MazdaUSA MX-5 at #JPOPSummit. We are NOT looking forward to this girl driving anytime soon! #MazdaAtJPOP #DrivingMatters<\/a><\/p>\n

A photo posted by Blogger ? TerriAnn van Gosliga (@cookiesandclogs) on