On Friday-Sunday, June 2-4, 2023, we participated in the annual Hokudaisai event at Hokkaido University. Each country or club can participate by selling regional food specialties by introducing their own culture.
This year we sold specialties from several Asian countries: Nasi Gurih Ayam, Ayam Goreng Tepung, Bara Pakora and Halib bitamr. Alhamdulillah, many customers came and they liked the food we served and many made repeat purchases, both on the same day and the next day.
On the other hand, of course we also introduced our Islamic culture: Hijab for women, and Arabic name writing. Many customers who shopped for food participated in trying on the hijab and writing their names in Arabic, we also give the discount coupon for those who participated. Arabic is just like any other language in other countries (such as hiragana, katakana and kanji in Japanese), but in Islam Arabic is a special language used in writing our religion book (Al-Qur’an).
We are happy to participate in the Hokudaisai 2023 event, by introducing our specialty foods and our Islamic cultures. Hopefully, this activity can benefit others. InshaAllah see you at next year’s Hokudaisai!