Yesterday's stop was at Ravenwood Community Center in Astoria. With help from Long Island City/Astoria Lions Club and Riis Academy and Hour Children, we were able to meet many children who were just pure energy! Syan, Eisuke, and all of us at Made In Japan Inc. had great time! Ravenwood Community Center is such a positive place for youth of Astoria. Hard works by Riis Academy and HourChildren are so easily seen in children's faces. Glad to meet all of them! Special thanks to Lavern and Maria at Ravenwood, Jeff from HourChildren, and LIC/Astoria Lion's Club's Brent O'Leary.

I hope we can deliver as much excitement as we did at Ravenwood at Balloon Ninja on March 2nd, at Baruch College. Tickets are available athttp://www.madeinjapanny.com/events.html

Syan and Eisuke received the warmest welcome from faculties and kids at Queen's Children's Psychiatric Center. Amazing folks like Freddie Orange from Healing Arts Initiative and Brenton Hard of Long Island City/Astoria Lions Club made this possible. Children's reactions were uplifting to say the least. Staff and faculties seem to enjoy the show more than kids did. Times like this we truly feel blessed to be working with guys who can bring smile to so many people.

For more about Healing Arts Initiative and its amazing works, visit http://hainyc.org/.  Made In Japan Inc. is very excited to work with such an innovative organization.  

Feb. 23rd was a memorable Sunday for Team Balloon Ninja. In the morning, we visited our old and new friends at Kumon L.I.C. (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kumon-Math-and-Reading-Center-of-Long-Island-City/188170301258864) for their anniversary party. Balloon workshop was a blast! Out of everybody there, I think Syan was enjoying it the most.

Then we were off to Scarsdale to meet wonderful people of Apple Time! (http://appletimeny.web.fc2.com/) Special thanks goes out to Japanese American Lions Club, who brought us together for this event. 

It was so wonderful to see all those precious smiles. Syan and Eisuke will be visiting more friends in upcoming week, and finish their Tour on Sunday at our show, Balloon Ninja.

Spiderman making cameo all over the city! Last night's sneak peak at One Bryant Park was roaring success. Our performers were in great spirits, and we had so many people came out even with poor weather.  Spidey went on to make several more appearances, at Kumon L.I.C., Preschool of America Tudor City, and Toy Tokyo.