[JCD/JTF Alert - 7/28/26] - Nihonmachi Street Fair

This weekend, celebrate the 52nd Annual Nihonmachi Street Fair in San Francisco Japantown! Stop by the JTF/JCD Booth featuring TennaBear (we're still looking for Sunday volunteers). Starting Aug. 1, submit your best Japantown photos to the 2nd Annual Japantenna Photo Contest. Connect through this week's Japantown Young Professionals Happy Hour and a National Youth Call. Be sure to check the calendar listings at the bottom of this newsletter for even more events, including recurring programs at Kimochi Senior Center.

今週末は、サンフランシスコ・ジャパンタウンで開催される第52回ニホンマチ・ストリートフェアを楽しみましょう！ぜひTennaBearが登場するJTF/JCDブースへお立ち寄りください（日曜日のボランティアも引き続き募集中です）。8月1日からは、第2回ジャパンテナ・フォトコンテストの作品募集がスタートします。ジャパンタウンに貢献したい若手社会人の皆さんは、今週のHappy HourやTsuru National Youth Callにもぜひご参加ください。その他にも、Kimochi Senior Centerの定期プログラムをはじめ、さまざまなイベントを掲載していますので、ニュースレター下部のイベントカレンダーもぜひご覧ください。

Japantown Cultural District Announcements!
ジャパンタウン文化地区からのお知らせ！

READABILITY　・可読性
We've reduced our newsletter’s text! For a full written list of event details, please see Upcoming Events at the bottom of the newsletter.
読みやすさを考慮し、ニュースレターの本文を短縮しましたイベントの詳細については、ニュースレター下部の「今後のイベント」をご覧ください。

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THIS WEEK! 今週のイベント!

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🏮 Join the 52nd Annual Nihonmachi Street Fair!　第52回「日本町ストリートフェア」のボランティア募集！
Help us interact with community members and distribute prizes using our prize wheel. No experience necessary. We are currently looking for volunteers for Sunday. Lunch, refreshments, and snacks will be provided for all volunteers.
地域の方々と交流したり、景品抽選ホイールを使って景品を配布したりするお手伝いをお願いします。経験は問いません。現在、日曜日のボランティアを募集しています。ボランティアの皆様には、昼食、飲み物、軽食をご用意いたします。

Volunteer Sign-Up お申し込み: https://signup.com/go/gzynsRS or email メール schang@japantowntaskforce.org.

Sun, 8/23, 1-4 pm: KŪKAI – San Francisco Screening @ San Francisco Main Public Library, 100 Larkin St.
RSVP / 登録URL

Thu, 7/30, 5:30-9 pm: Japantown Young Professionals Happy Hour Details/RSVP (詳細・登録URL).

JTOWN & BEYOND!
日本町とその先！

Wed, 7/29: Registration Deadline: Details/RSVP.
7月21日（水）：早期登録の締切日：詳細・登録URL。

Details/RSVP (詳細・登録URL).

Details/RSVP (詳細・登録URL).

It’s Obon season! Celebrate this Japanese summer tradition of honoring ancestors through dance, food, and community gatherings. Here are a few Obon festivals and events happening across the Bay Area this weekend—see our calendar below for more:

Sat, 8/1, 1-7 pm: Obon Festival @ Buddhist Church of Oakland (Dancing 5:30 pm)
Sat, 8/1, 1-8 pm; Sun, 8/2, 2-7:30 pm: Obon Festival @ Palo Alto Buddhist Temple

お盆の季節がやってきました！踊りや食事、地域の人たちとの集まりを通じて先祖を敬う、この日本の夏の伝統行事を楽しみましょう。今週末、ベイエリア各地で開催されるお盆の祭りやイベントをいくつかご紹介します。詳細は以下のカレンダーをご覧ください：

【8月1日（土）午後1時～7時】：お盆祭り @ オークランド仏教教会（午後5時30分より踊り）
【8月1日（土）午後1時～8時、8月2日（日）午後2時～7時30分】：お盆祭り @ パロアルト仏教寺院

UPCOMING JTF MEETINGS
今後のJTF会議予定

JULY (7月)

Board and committee meetings are in recess in July but will resume in August. 理事会および各委員会の会議は7月は休会となりますが、8月から再開されます。

UPCOMING EVENTS
今後のイベント:

Mon, weekly, 1:30-3 pm: Japanese Calligraphy Club @ Kimochi Senior Center
Tue, weekly, 1:30-3 pm: Peko's Melody Club @ Kimochi Senior Center
Wed, weekly, 7/8-8/12, 1:30-3:30 pm: Diabetes Empowerment Education Program @ Kimochi Senior Center
Wed, 7/29: Early Registration Deadline for the San Francisco Aloha Run [JCYC]
Thu, 7/30, 5-6 pm: National Youth Call @ Zoom [Tsuru for Solidarity]
Thu, 7/30, 5-8 pm: Fillmore Community Action Plan Draft Actions Open House @ African American Arts & Culture Complex, 762 Fulton St.
Thu, 7/30, 5:30-9 pm: Japantown Young Professionals Happy Hour
Thu, 7/30, 8/6, 8/13, 1:30-2:30 pm: Tai Chi for Arthritis & Fall Prevention @ Kimochi Senior Center
Thu-Sun, 7/31-8/2, 12 pm-4:30 pm: Annual To-ken Taikai Sword Show @ San Francisco Airport Marriott [Northern CA Japanese Sword Club]
Sat, 8/1-Mon, 8/31: Book Fair: Explore Japan Through Books @ Japantown Cultural District Visitor Center, Japan Center East Mall, 2F
Fri, 8/1-Sun, 8/31: Japantenna 2nd Annual Photo Contest: "My Japantown" Image Submission Period
Sat, 8/1, 1-7 pm: Obon Festival @ Buddhist Church of Oakland (Dancing 5:30 pm)
Sat, 8/1-Sun, 8/2: Nihonmachi Street Fair.
Sat, 8/1, 1-8 pm; Sun, 8/2, 2-7:30 pm: Obon Festival @ Palo Alto Buddhist Temple
Sun, 8/2, 12N & 2 pm: Japanese Language Lounge @ Japantown Cultural District Visitor Center, Japan Center East Mall, 2F
Sat, 8/8, Food 5 pm, Dancing 7 pm: Obon Festival @ Southern Alameda County Buddhist Church
Sat, 8/8: Natsu no Ikebana: Summer Flower Arrangement @ Japantown Cultural District Visitor Center, Japan Center East Mall, 2F
Sat, 8/8, 10-11:30 am: J-Town Community Clean-Up @ Osaka Way, Ruth Asawa Fountains [JCBD]
Wed, 8/12, 5-7 pm: Building California–Japan Business Connections @ Morrison Foerster, 425 Market St. [JCCNC]
Sat, 8/15, 1 pm & 3:30 pm: Japantenna Paper Lanterns @ New People Cinema, 1746 Post St.
Sat, 8/15, 6-10 pm: We Are One Karaoke Night @ Konko Church
Sun, 8/16, 12N & 2 pm: Japanese Language Lounge @ Japantown Cultural District Visitor Center, Japan Center East Mall, 2F
Wed, weekly, 8/19-10/28, 1:30-2:30 pm: Seated Exercise @ Kimochi Senior Center
Thu, 8/20, 2-3 pm: Kimochi Bingo @ Kimochi Senior Center
Sat, 8/22: Omotesenke Sado Tea Ceremony Workshop @ Japantown Cultural District Visitor Center
Sun, 8/23, 1-3 pm: An Invitation to Koto Music, Natsu no Hogaku Concert @ Hotel Kabuki, 1625 Post St. [Seiha Hogakukai USA]
Sun, 8/23: Conjuring Power: Roots & Futures of Queer & Trans Movements @ Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, First Floor Galleries LAST DAY
Sun, 8/23, 1-4 pm: KŪKAI – San Francisco Screening @ San Francisco Main Public Library, 100 Larkin St.
Sun, 8/30, 12N-5 pm: Origami Palooza @ Hotel Kabuki & Japan Center East Mall
Sun, 8/30, 12N & 2 pm: Japanese Language Lounge @ Japantown Cultural District Visitor Center, Japan Center East Mall, 2F
Sun, 8/30, 11 am-4 pm: Origami Palooza @ Hotel Kabuki [Japan Center East & West Malls]
Sun, 8/30, 2-6 pm: BonPop @ Celebration Garden, SF Arboretum, Golden Gate Park [KOHO]
Fri, 9/11: 42nd Annual Golf Tournament [Kimochi]
Fri-Sat, 9/12-13: Voice Actor Signings @ Japan Center East and West Malls
Sun, 9/13, 12N & 2 pm: Japanese Language Lounge @ Japantown Cultural District Visitor Center, Japan Center East Mall, 2F
Mon, 9/14 & 9/28, 6-9 pm: Introduction to Sewing 2-Part Workshop Series @ JCCCNC
Tues, 9/15: Japantenna 2nd Photo Contest Prize Judging
Fri-Sun, 9/18-20: SF Godzillafest Convention @ Holiday Inn Golden Gateway
Fri, 9/18, 7 pm: Valkyries Japanese Heritage Night Fundraiser @ Chase Center [JACL]
Sat, 9/19: Japantenna 2nd Photo Contest Prize Presentation Ceremony
Sat, 9/19, 6-10 pm: Karaoke Night @ Konko Church [We Are One]
Sun, 9/20: 2026 San Francisco Aloha Run @ Crissy Field [JCYC]
Sun, 9/20: JCCNC Golf Tournament 2026 @ Eagle Vines Golf Club & Vineyards, 580 South Kelly Rd, American Canyon, CA
Fri, 9/25, 10 am-3 pm: Takahashi Issei Heritage Center Scholar Public Talks @ JCCCNC
Fri, 9/25, 7:15 pm: Giants Tickets – LA Dodgers @ Oracle Park
Sat, 10/3: Big Steps for Little Friends 5K Run/Walk [Nihonmachi Little Friends] REGISTRATION DEADLINE
Thu-Sun, 10/15-18: Second Annual Kintsugi 2026 Healing Conference @ Hotel Kabuki and KOHO Creative Hub
Sat, 10/17, 2-5 pm: Sashiko Embroidery Workshop @ JCCCNC
Sat, 10/17, 6-10 pm: Karaoke Night @ Konko Church [We Are One]
Sun, 10/18, 9 am-1 pm: Big Steps for Little Friends 5K Run/Walk @ Lindley Meadows, Golden Gate Park [Nihonmachi Little Friends]
Mon, 11/16, 6-9 pm: Apron Sewing Workshop @ JCCCNC
Sat, 11/21, 6-10 pm: We Are One Karaoke Night @ Konko Church
Sat, 12/12: Silver Bells Holiday Fair @ St. Mary’s Event Center [Kimochi]
Sat, 12/19, 6-10 pm: We Are One Karaoke Night @ Konko Church
Sat, 1/30: Community Awards Ceremony [SFJACL]
Sat, 1/30: New Year’s Gala @ St. Francis Hotel [Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Northern California]
Sat, 5/22/27, 10 am: Japanese Cemetery Community Clean-up [The Center]
Mon, 5/31/27, 11 am: Memorial Day Service @ Japanese Cemetery [Japanese Benevolent Society]

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

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