Japan America Society of Iowa

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#330066" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <A HREF="calendar.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Calendar"><B>Calendar</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="mission.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mission"><B>Mission</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="membership.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Membership"><B>Membership</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="business_members.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Supporters"><B>Supporter</B></A><A HREF="business_members.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Supporters"><B>s</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="other_links.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Other Links"><B>Other Links</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="contact_us.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><B>Contact Us</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="photo_gallery.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Photo Gallery"><B>Photo Gallery</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="arts__cultures.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Arts Cultures"><B>Arts & Culture</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="jasi_library.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JASI Library"><B>JASI Library</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="japanese_tea_house_project.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Japanese Tea House Project"><B>Tea House Project</B></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="5a2aa800.png" border=0 width="170" height="128" ALT="Adobe Photoshop Image" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>P.O. Box 12093</B></div> <div> <B>Des Moines, IA 50312</B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Lucida Calligraphy" ><B>J</B></FONT><B>oin us! for more information, contact us via e-mail at i</B><A HREF="mailto:info@japaniowa.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:info@japaniowa.org"><B>nfo@japaniowa.org</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Since December 16, 2003</B></div> <bR> <div> <B> <div align="center"><a href="http://www.amazingcounters.com"><img border="0" src="http://c3.amazingcounters.com/counter.php?i=791196&c=2373901" alt="HTML Web Counter"></a><br><small><a href="http://www.ezisp.info"><font color="#999999">Internet Access</font></a></small></div>  </B></div> <div> <B>Copyright </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Symbol" ><B>ã 2003 </B></FONT><B>"japaniowa.org".  All Rights Reserve</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="10471590.gif" border=0 width="113" height="89" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> <B>Last Updated was on </B></div> <div> <B>8/19/09</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0d0d8d83.jpg"> <div> Welcome to the Japan America Society of Iowa web site.</div> <bR> <div>  <a href="http://american.redcross.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ntld_main&s_src=RSG00000E001&s_subsrc=Japan America Society of Iowa"><img border="0" src="http://www.redcross.org/www-files/psabanners/PacificTsunami/468x60.jpg" alt="Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami"></a>  </div> <bR> <div> Please visit http://www.redcross.org/ to donate to the Japan Disaster Relief Fund</div> <bR> <div> <B>Jo ya no Kane</B></div> <div> <B>New Year Tolling of the Bells</B></div> <div> Japan America Society of Iowa</div> <div> New Year Event</div> <div> on December 31</div> <div> At the Yamanashi Bell</div> <div> South of</div> <div> The State Capitol Building</div> <div> *It is at midnight in Japan.</div> <div> Ringing the bell at a temple on New Year's</div> <div> Eve is a popular Japanese Buddhist</div> <div> tradition. Bells are rung 108 times in that</div> <div> according to Buddhism it is said that man</div> <div> has 108 troublesome desires, and by</div> <div> hearing the bells toll 108 times people can</div> <div> rid themselves of such desires at the end</div> <div> of the year.</div> <div> Contact Information</div> <div> Japan America Society of Iowa</div> <div> Joya no Kane Committee</div> <div> 515-669-7461</div> <div> E Court Ave.</div> <div> Iowa State</div> <div> Capitol</div> <div> The Tolling Starts at <FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial,Bold" ><B>9 AM </B></FONT>(CST)*</div> <div> <IMG SRC="cc9c0d00.jpg" border=0 width="960" height="720" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </td> </tr></table></body>