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Japantown Task Force

MYAKU MYAKU IS COMING THIS WEEKEND!

Meet the OFFICIAL mascot of Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai in San Francisco Japantown!

In partnership with the Consulate of Japan, the Japan Center East & West Malls, the Japan Center Garages, and the Japantown Merchants Association, the Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai Pop-up @ Japantenna begins on Friday, February 28 and runs until Sunday, March 2.

We start with an epic ribbon-cutting ceremony at 11 am on Friday, February 28, followed by appearances by MYAKU MYAKU in Japantown throughout the day.

VIP Guests at the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

  • State Senator Scott Wiener

  • Assemblymember Catherine Stefani

  • Board of Supervisors President Rafael Mandelman

  • District 5 Supervisor Bilal Mahmood

  • District 1 Supervisor Connie Chan

  • Consul General of Japan Yo Osumi

  • Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai Global Communications Chief Megumi Nakai

  • Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai Public Relations Kanako Kuzunuki

  • Japan Center Garages Board President Robert Hsu

  • Japantenna Co-Founder Kim Kolbe

  • Japantown Merchants Association President Rich Hashimoto

  • Japantown Task Force Board President Glynis Nakahara

  • Office of Mayor Daniel Lurie Director of International Trade & Commerce Mark Chandler

  • San Francisco-Osaka Sister City Association Executive Director Misako Sack.

MYAKU MYAKU が今週末にやってくる！

サンフランシスコ・ジャパンタウンで、2025年大阪・関西万博の公式マスコットに会おう！「Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai Pop-up @ Japantenna」は、2月28日（金）から3月2日（日）まで開催されます。2月28日（金）午前11時に華やかなテープカットセレモニーでスタートし、その後、一日を通してMYAKU MYAKUがジャパンタウンに登場します。

On Saturday, March 1, you can find MYAKU MYAKU with the students of Kinmon Gakuen/Golden Gate Institute around noon.

If you have a preschooler in your family or neighborhood, come join MYAKU MYAKU for Preschool Hour on Sunday, March 2, 12N-1 pm at KOHO Creative Hub, across the way from the Japantown Cultural District Visitor Center. MYAKU MYAKU will also visit with Japanese speech contestants at the Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Northern California from 2:30-3:30 pm.

3月1日（土）正午ごろには、MYAKU MYAKUが金門学園/ゴールデンゲート・インスティテュートの生徒たちと一緒に過ごします。お子さまが幼稚園児の場合、またはご近所に小さなお子さまがいる方は、3月2日（日）正午から午後1時まで、ジャパンタウン・カルチュラル・ディストリクト・ビジターセンター向かいのKOHO Creative Hubで開催される「プリスクールアワー」にぜひお越しください。MYAKU MYAKUはまた、午後2時30分から3時30分まで、北カリフォルニア日本文化・コミュニティセンターで開催される日本語スピーチコンテストの参加者とも交流します。

Finally, on Monday, March 3, MYAKU MYAKU will travel to Rosa Parks Elementary School to see students at 7:30 am, then to Clarendon Elementary School to meet students at 9:15 am.

All events are FREE. Learn more about the Expo 2025 Kansai Osaka at this link.

そして、3月3日（月）には、午前7時30分にローザ・パークス小学校、午前9時15分にクラレンドン小学校を訪問し、学生たちと交流します。

すべてのイベントは 無料 です！このリンクから2025年大阪・関西万博の詳細をご覧ください。
 
 

PEACE PLAZA RENOVATION CONSTRUCTION UPDATE

Go to www.peaceplaza.org

ピースプラザ改修工事
最新情報はこちらから
 

UPCOMING JAPANTOWN TASK FORCE MEETINGS (free, open to the public). Check the JTF website for meeting agendas.

今後のジャパンタウンタスクフォース会議（無料、一般公開）。会議の議題については、JTFのウェブサイトをご確認ください。

  • 5:30-7 pm, Mon, 3/3, Cultural Heritage & Sustainability Committee

  • 6-8 pm, Thurs, 3/13, Land Use & Transportation Committee

  • Wed, 3/19, Full Board of Directors Meeting, 6-8 pm

  • 5:30-6:30 pm, Mon, 3/24, Ad Hoc Japan Center Malls Technical Committee

  • 5-6 pm, Tue, 3/25, Peace Plaza Committee Meeting
 

SAVE THE DATES FOR THESE UPCOMING EVENTS:
下記のイベントにもぜひご参加ください: Fri, 2/28, 11 am: RIBBON CUTTING Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai Pop-Up at Japantenna @ JCD Visitor Center.

  • Fri, 2/28 - Sun, 3/2, 12N-5 pm: Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai Pop-up at Japantenna @ JCD Visitor Center. 

  • Sun, 3/2, 12N-1 pm: PRESCHOOL HOUR Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai Pop-up at Japantenna @ JCD Visitor Center. 

  • Wed, 3/5, 10:30-11:30am: Free Japanese dance classes @ Studio Gen Japan Center East Mall

  • Sat, 3/8, 2 pm: Benkyodo Documentary + Atomic Cafe Film Screening & Panel Discussion @ SF Main Library, Lower Level. Free.

  • Sat, 3/8-Sun, 3/9: Osaka Showcase @ Japantenna @ JCD Visitor Center.

  • Mon, 3/10, 3-6 pm: Growing Solutions: U.S.-Japan Agri-Tech Innovations for a Carbon Neutral Future @ Digital Garage

  • Wed, 3/12, 10:30-11:30am: Free Japanese dance classes@ Studio Gen Japan Center East Mall

  • Sat, 3/15, 10 am-3 pm: Rummage Sale @ 2031 Bush. [Kinmon Gakuen]. Use this form to donate items.

  • Sat, 3/15, 12N-1 pm: Ribbon Cutting for Daly City-Izumisano Sister City @ JCD Visitor Center.

  • Sat, 3/15-Sun, 3/16: Osaka Showcase @ Japantenna @ JCD Visitor Center.

  • Wed, 3/19, 10:30-11:30am: Free Japanese dance classes @ Studio Gen Japan Center East Mall

  • Wed, 3/19, 12N-1 pm: “Women in Business Leadership: Succeeding in a Man’s World Webinar,” free.  [National Association of Asian American Professionals]

  • Sun, 3/23, 2-4 pm: Japanese American Community Convening @ KOHO. [JCYC, APILO]

  • Wed, 4/2, 10:30-11:30am: Free Japanese dance classes @ Studio Gen Japan Center East Mall

  • Sat, 4/5, 10 am-12N: Japantown Community Clean-up @ Osaka Way/Ruth Asawa Fountains [Japantown Community Benefit District]

  • Wed, 4/9, 10:30-11:30am: Free Japanese dance classes @ Studio Gen Japan Center East Mall

  • Wed, 4/16, 10:30-11:30am: Free Japanese dance classes @ Studio Gen Japan Center East Mall

  • Sat, 4/25-Tues, 9/2: Ruth Asawa Retrospective @ SF Museum of Modern Art. 

  • Sat-Sun, 4/12-4/13: Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival Weekend 1 of 2.

  • Sun, 4/13, 10 am-5 pm: Ruth Asawa Retrospective Free Community Day @ SF Museum of Modern Art.

  • Sat-Sun, 4/19-4/20: Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival Weekend 2 of 2.

  • Sun, 4/20: Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival Grand Parade.

  • Wed, 5/7, 10:30-11:30am: Free Japanese dance classes @ Studio Gen Japan Center East Mall

  • Wed, 5/14, 10:30-11:30am: Free Japanese dance classes @ Studio Gen Japan Center East Mall

  • Sat, 5/17: Japanese Cemetery Cleanup @ 1300 Hillside Blvd. [Japanese Benevolent Society] 

  • Wed, 5/21, 10:30-11:30am: Free Japanese dance classes @ Studio Gen Japan Center East Mall

  • Mon, 5/26, 11 am-12N: Memorial Day Service @ Japanese Cemetery. [Japanese Benevolent Society]

  • Wed, 6/4, 10:30-11:30am: Free Japanese dance classes @ Studio Gen Japan Center East Mall

  • Sat, 6/7, 10 am-12N: Japantown Community Clean-up @ Osaka Way/Ruth Asawa Fountains [Japantown Community Benefit District]

  • Wed, 6/11, 10:30-11:30am: Free Japanese dance classes @ Studio Gen Japan Center East Mall

  • Sat, 6/14: 13th Annual Soy & Tofu Festival @ Event Center, St. Mary’s Cathedral. Free.

  • Wed, 6/18, 10:30-11:30am: Free Japanese dance classes @ Studio Gen Japan Center East Mall

  • Sun, 6/22: Japan Day @ Japan Center Mall [Genryu Arts]

  • Sat, 8/9, 10 am-12N: Japantown Community Clean-up @ Osaka Way/Ruth Asawa Fountains [Japantown Community Benefit District]

  • Sat, 8/9: A Remembrance for Peace [Nichi Bei Foundation]

  • Sat, 10/4, 10 am-12N: Japantown Community Clean-up @ Osaka Way/Ruth Asawa Fountains [Japantown Community Benefit District]

  • Sat, 10/4: Wakamatsu Colony Pilgrimage [Nichi Bei Foundation]

  • Mon, 11/17: 50th Anniversary of Nihonmachi Terrace [Japanese American Religious Federation]

  • Sat, 12/6, 10 am-12N: Japantown Community Clean-up @ Osaka Way/Ruth Asawa Fountains [Japantown Community Benefit District]
 

Photo credits: JTF staff, official event, organization websites, social media sites.

写真提供：JTFスタッフ、公式イベント、団体ウェブサイト、ソーシャルメディアサイト
 

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San Francisco, CA 94115
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