August 16, 2024 through May 11, 2025. Seattle’s pre-WWII nihonmachi, or Japantown, looked very different than it does today. In the decade before the war, three Issei artists flourished in […]
Sunday, August 25, 2024. This one day event will held in street in front of the Kawabe Memorial House. It will include food, bake sale, music, demonstrations, raffle drawing, and street dancing. Food will be provided by the Kawabe House Board of directors and residents. It is a fun street fest to introduce the Kawabe […]
Saturday, September 7, 2024. Mukai’s Japan Festival this year features taiko drums, mochi pounding, bon dance, a Children’s Village, arts workshops and even a kimono workshop. We are particularly thrilled that for our Festival Finale, we will be joined by indie pop star singer, songwriter and composer Tomo Nakayama. Plus yummy food! Our theme this […]
Friday, September 13, 2024. Featuring: CHiLi GiRL (Shinobu Kawashima) & MPC GIRL USAGI. Special Guest Artists Jeff Chin & Leonard Berman. CHiLi GiRL (Shinobu Kawashima) is a singer-songwriter and four-time National Champion in classical Tsugaru Shamisen. Her performances are a captivating fusion of powerful shamisen melodies and innovative vocals, showcasing her versatility and creativity, and her […]
Wednesday, 9/18/2024. The Seattle Hiroshima Club will be hosting its annual golf tournament on Wednesday, September 18th at Foster Golf Course.
Enter by September 30, 2024. It's time to make your travel dreams come true in your bucket list! With all thanks to Tourism Year sponsors, JNTO and Lucasfilm are excited to announce this fabulous giveaway to win a trip to Japan! All you have to do is answer simple quiz, enter your email and cross […]
Tuesday, October 1, 2024 - Thursday, October 31, 2024. Discover the gardens this fall during our annual Squash Hunt. Explore the grounds with your map in search of these home-grown, decorative delicacies! Children can get a sticky tape bracelet from the volunteer greeter or Guest Services staff and set off on a fall gathering adventure […]
Saturday, October 5, 2024. Welcome to Japan Week 2024! This will be our 8th annual JAPAN WEEK @ Bellevue College, presented by the BC Japanese Culture Exchange Club. Our Matsuri […]
Saturday, October 5. The bazaar is having a farmers market, bake sale and ohagi! You can pre-order food with selections such as BBQ salmon, vegetarian yakisoba, curry pie, BBQ chicken […]
Thursday, October 10, 2024. Virtual event. In their anthology, The Literature of Japanese American Incarceration, co-editors Frank Abe and Floyd Cheung, along with translator Andrew Way Leong, recover and reframe the […]
