April 5, 2024 through February 23, 2025. Hello Auntie, Hello Uncle explores the many roles Elders play in our communities, celebrates their lives and achievements, and honors the wisdom gained with time. This exhibit elaborates on who an Elder can be and what a society that values and supports an Elder might look like. In […]
Saturday, August 3, 2024. Traditional dance, Japanese food, taiko drumming, beer garden, candlelight memorial.
August 4, 2024 Join us for the annual Atomic Bomb Victims' Memorial Service with guest speaker Rev. Nakagaki. This service will be held at Densho (the building behind Seattle Betsuin) and livestreamed on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/@SeattleBuddhistTemple/streams This service is co-sponsored by Seattle Betsuin and Seattle Hiroshima Club
Tuesday, 6 August 2024. Honoring Victims, Promoting Peace The mission of From Hiroshima to Hope is to commemorate the victims of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and all victims of war and violence. We educate for peace, non-violent conflict resolution and nuclear disarmament through a public outdoor event on August 6th featuring music, […]
Friday, August 9, 2024. Join us at T-Mobile Park for Japanese Heritage Night on August 9 as we celebrate the Japanese community here in Seattle and across the Pacific Northwest. With this special offer, you can pick up a Mariners-themed Japanese Heritage T-shirt – plus, $5 of every ticket sold will benefit the Japanese Cultural […]
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 the thriving Japanese community before the mass incarceration changed the face of the neighborhood forever. Kamekichi Tokita (1897-1948), Kenjiro Nomura (1896-1956), and Takuichi Fujii (1891-1964) […]
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 […]
