San Francisco Japantown Foundation

Let us remember those in need this holiday season, count our blessings, and share them with one another. #HappyHolidays from all of us at Minami Tamaki LLP.

Congratulations to our board president Don Tamaki on your award tonight! #ALC50

#ALC50 Tonight! Advancing Justice – Asian Law Caucus @aaaj_alc will honor @DaleMinami, Donald K. Tamaki, and Peggy Saika with Yuri Kochiyama Visionary Awards at its 50th Anniversary Gala at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square. bit.ly/3Au6DCG

Our 2023 Grants Program is LIVE & accepting apps from eligible nonprofits! Grants up to $30,000 focusing on: - Capital Grants - Projects honoring the founding members of the SF JA community - Capacity Building Grants Deadline: 11/30/2022 Visit japantownfoundation.org/grants/

The festivities continue! Don't miss out on Japan Week, starting today & culminating in Japan Day on August 14th! That's right, an entire week long celebration of Japanese culture in Japantown, featuring shamisen, odori, and taiko sessions by GenRyu Arts! japanweeksf.com

Beautiful video capturing not just the history of the JA community in SF, but the MOOD: (This is a preview for The Story Circle of the Japanese Diaspora, created by America’s first nationally recognized API storyteller, Brenda Wong Aoki) youtu.be/Ue3xdydUPXw

Ei Ja Nai Ka 👘🎶

Bon odori time lapse. 👘🎶

@NihonmachiSF brings back Our Community Our Pride Pop Up Performance event to the Peace Plaza. Get ready this is going to be the start of an exciting summer season! For Our Community, Embracing All Communities. #nihonmachisf #nsf48 #SFjapantown #nsfourcommunityourpride

July is going to be an exciting month for the Buddhist Church of San Francisco. Over 3 weekends they will have a giant kimono sale, Bon Odori dancing in the street, and they will cap it off on July 31 with their hidden treasures marketplace. Plan to spend your July in Japantown!

Obon is back!! Come dance in the streets with us once again after a two year hiatus. The Buddhist Church of San Francisco brings back its annual bon odori to the streets of Japantown and we are so happy we're "dancing for joy"! Come visit us to see the #JapantownRecovery 😍

Obon is back! @bcsfsangha is bringing back Obon with 3 weekends of events! It starts w/ a giant kimono sale happening on 7/17 at the BCSF Gym, followed by Bon Odori on 7/24, and finishing with the "Hidden Treasures" marketplace on 7/31. Come visit us to see the #JapantownRecovery

J-Town Next Gen Focus Group & the Consul General have joined to create a Japantown of the future: "KOHO," a co-creative arts hub, invites Nikkei to return to Japantown and celebrate heritage through arts/performance/music/food/fashion. Launch party tmrw! kohosf.com

This is what #JapantownRecovery looks like: New JapantownSF Street Lamp Banners put up by the @Jtownsfcbd! Thanks to @higante15 @brendenoshima @sumofishdesign @nate1design for making us shine! Come visit us to see the Japantown of the Future 😍

Happy Pride, everyone! The Pride flag was waving proudly in Japantown for the very first time last weekend! Did you see it? Here's a recap of the event if you missed it: kron4.com/.../pride-flag…

First Shogo Yamada, & now we mourn the passing of Ken Tominaga of Hana & Pabu restaurants. Pabu was a big part of our Osechi Ryori. He will be sorely missed. The family will livestream the memorial on 6/12, check Hana Restaurant Facebook page for details: pressdemocrat.com/article/news/k…

This is what the #JapantownRecovery looks like! Our grantee, @KimochiKai is now doing online classes! Check out their upcoming workshop, "How to Prevent Elder Abuse." Japantown is modernizing & flourishing thanks to the hard work of our grantees and other Japantown nonprofits ❤️

What does #JapantownRecovery look like? More websites, hybrid events, legal aid, performances, meals served, & the return of the Cherry Blossom Fest! It's these things & more as we open up & meet the needs of a changing world. Like/follow/donate to see a Japantown of the future!

This is what the #JapantownRecovery looks like! Our grantee Ito Yosakoi organized 8 different yosakoi groups from across the US to perform at the Cherry Blossom Fest in April! We're recovering thanks to the hard work of our grantees. Come see us flourish! #japantown #sanfrancisco

This is how Japantown Recovers: Our grantee, @KimochiKai, is doing strategic planning & they wanna hear from YOU. If ur a client, family member of a client, participating in a caregiver program, or other community member, fill out this confidential survey: surveymonkey.com/r/8QK3LBP