Japanese group seeks members for tour

WAILUKU - The Japanese Cultural Society of Maui is organizing a trip to Japan to celebrate the group's 40th anniversary.

President Keith Regan said a meeting on the trip will be at 7 p.m. Thursday in the conference room of Credit Associates of Maui Ltd., 1817 Wells St. in Wailuku.

The trip is proposed for October, and anyone interested in touring Japan with the club is requested to attend. The first 30 members to place a $500 deposit will be eligible for the tour, which will include a presentation of more than 5,000 origami cranes to the Hiroshima Peace Park, a visit to an onsen (natural hot spring) in Hakone, and tours of Kyoto, Osaka and Tokyo.

The deadline to sign up is June 30.

For more information, call Regan at 357-6009 or visit www.jcsmaui.com.