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Yesterday was the annual Kokoro Craft Boutique at the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo. It was also the first of eleven boutiques ...

Back in February, I did my first out-of-state show for the Arizona Matsuri. I'm always looking for new stores and just so happened to have a booth next to The House of Rice Store. I had the opportunity to meet with the owner and discuss the possibility of doing wholesale. Unfortunately, things didn't work out at the time. Fast forward 7 months later and I now have Hello Sushi being sold here. If you're ever in the Scottsdale area, be sure to stop by and check out the shop. For more information about The House of Rice, please visit the Retailers page here.

What a weekend! Saturday was the Jan Ken Po Gakko Arts & Crafts Fair. I had a conflict with this show last year, but I'm happy I was able to make it this time around. It was great being introduced to an awesome new customer base. I also got to see some familiar faces from my time in Sacramento last year. Thanks again to everyone who shopped with us! And thank you to Jules for helping make this show an easy process for the vendors. I'll definitely be back again next year.

What I like to call "Boutique Season" is officially here. September marks the start of the busiest time of the year for me. Shows become back to back weekends rather than once a month. This weekend was the Midori Kai Arts & Crafts Boutique. It was my second time doing this one and there was another great turnout. Thank you to everyone who came by and supported the show.

This weekend was the 9th annual Los Angeles Tanabata Festival as part of Nisei Week. My first time participating in the festival was a lot of fun. Thank you so much to for having me. This was the first and only event I have in SoCal for the summer. I got to see some familiar faces and also meet a lot of new people. Thanks to everyone that stopped by!

I just got back from Las Vegas last night for this year's Obon Festival. It was my second time doing this event and it was nice to meet more new customers. I also get to see some family members who live in Vegas and others who participate in all of the Obon activities. It's always a fun weekend out there. I hope to be back again next year.

I'm very happy to announce Hello Sushi's newest retailer with Momo in Seattle's Japantown! I had the pleasure of meeting the owner, Lei Ann, at the Japan Fair a couple weeks ago. We had some discussions about doing business together and I was able to leave items with her while I was in town. Be sure to stop by if you're in the area! This is an awesome gift shop located in the Japantown and Chinatown part of Seattle. Check the stockists page for more information.

This weekend marked off another out-of-state show for me. The third one so far this year and it won't be the last. Thanks to everybody who attended Japan Fair and shopped with us at Hello Sushi! This was my first time at the event and I also got to enjoy some time in Seattle. It was nice to meet a bunch of new customers and vendors. Hopefully I'll be back again next year.

Thank you to the Sakura Foundation in Denver and everyone who came out to this weekend's Cherry Blossom Festival! It was my first time visiting Denver and I definitely hope to be back again in the future. I've been wanting to do more events out-of-state, but was unsure about participating for a while. I'm glad I finally made the decision to do it. I had a great time at the event. I also enjoyed the weather throughout the weekend and the food I got to experience in the city. Thanks again to all of the new supporters out in Colorado!

I had added an option to the online store for a custom Sushi Cutting Board a while back, but didn't have the other designs available. All of them are now live on the site and ready to be ordered here. After testing some different styles, I think I've upgraded the options you can select for these. You can choose from seven different background colors and seven different font styles. On top of that, you can decide exactly what you want the cutting board to say. With all these options, the cutting board you are customizing will truly be a one-of-a-kind piece. See below for details and click here to shop now.

All new designs of cutting boards will be made available soon. I will also have all styles of custom options ready to order. You will be able to choose from a variety of options to have a one-of-a-kind cutting board that is specifically designed for you or your loved ones. Below is a sneak peek of what's to come. More information will be available when these are live on the website.

Saturday was the annual So-Phis Boutique out in Anaheim, CA. I've been doing this one for a few years now dating back to when I was helping my mom ...