Monterey Obon Festival
Please join us on Sunday, June 9, 2023 from 12:00-5:00pm for the Monterey Obon Festival. The festival will be held at the Monterey Peninsula Buddhist Temple located at 1155 Noche Buena, Seaside, California.
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Salinas Obon Festival
Please join us on Sunday, June 30, 2023 from 12:00-5:00pm for the Salinas Obon Festival. The festival will be held at the Buddhist Temple of Salinas located at 14 California Street. From the Buddhist Temple of Salinas: Obon is a Japanese Buddhist custom in which we honor the spirits of our ancestors. It has been …
Nikkei Baseball
Please join us on Saturday, June 3 from 1:00–2:30pm for a presentation by Kerry Yo Nakagawa, a baseball historian and author. The presentation will focus on the pre-war American Japanese early tours to Japan, Korea and China. These American Ambassadors helped to spark professional baseball in Japan in 1936. During WWII they kept the all-American …
Curry Lunch Fundraiser
Enjoy delicious Japanese Curry Rice on Saturday, May 20th from 11:00am – 2:00pm and help support the JACL Monterey Japanese Language School. The lunch will be held at the JACL Hall at 424 Adams Street, Monterey. In addition to the curry rice, beverages and cookies will be served. If you have any questions, please contact …
Two Spirits, One Heart
Please join us on Saturday, May 6th from 1:00–2:30pm for a special presentation by author, Marsha Aizumi. Two Spirits, One Heart: A Mother, Her Transgender Son, and Their Journey to Love and Acceptance is a co-written memoir with her son, Aiden. Marsha will discuss Aiden’s transgender journey and how their family and friends dealt with …
Puyallup Assembly Center Remembrance Gallery
Puyallup Valley Chapter of the JACL seeks support and endorsement of its effort to build the Puyallup Assembly Center Remembrance Gallery on the Washington State Fair (WSF) located in Puyallup Washington. It will be located under the iconic grandstands, where up to 1 million annual visitors will pass. The goals of the Puyallup Assembly Center …
Taiko Performance by Takumi Kato
Please join us for a special taiko performance by Takumi Kato and his sons on Sunday, April 30 from 4:00–5:30pm at the Ichiriki Japanese Restaurant. Takumi Kato is from Gifu, Japan. He trained for two years with Kodo, a world-famous Japanese taiko performing group and performed for the former Emperor and Empress, as well as the …
Celebrate the Cherry Blossom Festival
Monterey History and Art at Stanton Center presents an exclusive take drumming performance by Shinsho Mugen Daiko on Friday, April 14 and Saturday, April 15 at 7:30pm. Tickets: stanton@montereyhistory.org “Taiko” means “big drum”—the Japanese drums of simple and elegant design that have remained unchanged throughout the ages. Taiko has evolved into a performing art full …
Card Making Workshop
Join us on Sunday, April 16 from 1:30-4:00pm for a Card Making Workshop at the Watsonville Kizuka Hall, located at 150 Blackburn Street, Watsonville. Learn how to make beautiful pop-up cards and fun origami shirt cards. Great for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day! Pre-registration is required.Please contact the Watsonville Taiko at info@watsonvilletaiko.org. The cost is …
Cannery Row Days 2023
Join us in kicking off Cannery Row Days 2023: Celebrating the Return of the Western Flyer at the Japanese American Citizens League Hall on Sunday, March 12 from 1-3:00pm. Brief talks as well as crafts and activities for kids of all ages. No registration required. In the two years after the 1939 publication of The …
