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September 2021
Japanese Language Class
Our popular Japanese language class is back! This course is for beginners who are looking for a general understanding of the Japanese language and to practice some common expressions used in daily conversations. PLEASE NOTE: JASDFW Japanese language classes are currently offered online via Zoom. To participate, you will need access to a device with internet, microphone, and camera. Sign up HERE Adults Class (Age 18 +) Every Thursday between September 16 - November 4 (8 weeks course) 8:30 pm…
Find out more »October 2021
Studio Ghibli Fest 2021
For decades Studio Ghibli has created breathtakingly beautiful movies that have captivated and inspired audiences for generations through masterful storytelling and stunning visuals. Join GKIDS and Fathom Events for the annual Studio Ghibli Fest to experience the wonder of these groundbreaking, beloved animated films. The studio has produced some of the world’s most beloved films, including Ponyo, Kiki’s Delivery Service, Princess Mononoke, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Tale of the Princess Kaguya, and Whisper of the Heart.…
Find out more »2021 Sun & Star Legacy Award Dinner
Join us as we honor exemplary supporters of the U.S.-Japan relationship. Ambassador Kenichiro Sasae, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the United States (2012-2018) and current President of The Japan Institute of International Affairs, and his wife Nobuko Sasae, President of the Nobuko Forum Japan and conference interpreter, will receive the Sun & Star Legacy Award for fostering cooperation and friendship between the two countries.
Find out more »[Hybrid Event] Curator Sarah Thompson on the Artwork of Hokusai
About the Program Through iconic images such as the “Great Wave,” Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) not only revolutionized Japanese woodblock printmaking in his own day but continues to inspire artists around the world. The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston -- home of the largest and finest collection of Japanese art outside Japan -- is a major repository of the work of Hokusai, with paintings, illustrated books, and woodblock prints representing the full span of the artist’s seven-decade career. The first scholarly presentation of Japanese…
Find out more »November 2021
[JAL Foundation] 17th Annual World Children’s Haiku Contest 2021-2022
Announcing the JAL Foundation 17th Annual World Children's Haiku Contest 2021-22! JAL FOUNDATION biennially organizes the 'World Children's Haiku Contest', and we are happy to announce that the 17th contest is to be held this year. The theme of the 17th contest is 'Towns.' Through the contest, children are given the opportunity to compose haiku that will encompass their memories. The experience of composing haiku will also become a part of their pleasant memories of their childhood. All Grand-prize haiku…
Find out more »2021 Otsukimi Moon Viewing Festival
Our popular Otsukimi program returns to Frisco! Please join us for the 2021 Otsukimi Moon Viewing Festival, taking place in Frisco for only the second time ever and our first in-person Otsukimi celebration in two years. This will be the 22nd annual Otsukimi, which has become one of North Texas' largest Japanese cultural events. Musical performances and haiku readings will help us connect to Japan's autumn traditions. Vendors will sell Japanese festival food and collectibles. Themed art and cultural activities will…
Find out more »December 2021
[SOLD OUT] 2021 Bonenkai Forget-the-Year Party
Bonenkai is back as an in-person event! Close out 2021 with food, drink, and good company! Bid the year farewell with your fellow members as we welcome new friendships and opportunities on the horizon. This will be the first Bonenkai in our new office, which is a beautiful and spacious setting to celebrate the return of our traditional end-of-year party. Special programs for this year's Bonenkai are: Japanese whisky and spirits testing session (optional) Silent Auction Fun Door Prizes -…
Find out more »January 2022
[CANCELLED] 2022 Mochitsuki New Year’s Celebration
**2022 Mochitsuki New Year's Celebration is CANCELLED due out of an abundance of caution for our young visitors and increased COVID infections. In place of the in-person program, we are working on a special video to be released on the same day of the event, Sunday, January 23, on the Japan-America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth YouTube channel. If you purchased pre-registration tickets, you will receive a refund in 7-10 business days. Please contact us at paul.pass@jasdfw.org or madoka@jasdfw.org if you…
Find out more »February 2022
Human Rights Past and Present: Reflecting on 80 Years since Japanese American Internment
Following Japan’s bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Japanese Americans living on the West Coast were removed from their homes under the terms of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Executive Order 9066. Nearly 120,000 Japanese Americans, two-thirds of whom were U.S. citizens, were stripped of their civil rights and forced into incarceration camps across the western and southern United States. Join us for a discussion on the origins and legacy of Executive Order 9066 and hear stories of Japanese…
Find out more »[Online] Japanese Class 2 – FULL
This class has reached its capacity of students. If you would like to be put on the waiting list, please email your name and contract details to ikuko@jasdfw.org. This course is a continuation of Japanese Language Class 1 and designed for beginning level learners who have some or very little knowledge of basic Japanese. This course is recommended as a next step to those who have taken any of the JASDFW basic Japanese classes offered in 2021.The course focuses on…
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