July 2016
Obon Festival
Japantown celebrates the San Jose Obon festival, a time when generations of families and friends come together and enjoy a rich cultural experience in one of the three remaining Japantowns in the United States. Japantown’s largest festival with two days of game booths, food booths, the Chidori Band, three taiko performances each day including San Jose Taiko and over 1,200 dancers in colorful traditional festive wear each evening.
Find out more »February 2017
Nihonmachi Annual San Jose Day of Remembrance
In the days following the attack on Pearl Harbor, the FBI rounded up thousands of Japanese immigrants who were detained without charges. Then, on February 19, 1942 President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, forcing 120,000 Japanese Americans into concentration camps. The Commission on the Wartime Relocation and Incarceration of Civilians concluded that this action was a result of “race prejudice, war hysteria, and a failure of political leadership.” The 37th Annual San Jose Day of Remembrance event takes…
Find out more »March 2017
Faith Based Reentry Collaborative
We extend a cordial invitation for you to attend our upcoming Faith Based Reentry Collaborative meeting. We hope to see you there! A tour of the San Jose Buddhist Church will be given by Reverend Sakamoto at 12 noon for those interested. Entrance to the Church Annex is at 632 N. Fifth St. (parking is available across the street) *Please note starting time of meeting 12:30 (instead of 12:00). Meeting will be brown bag, please bring your own lunch.
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