🌸 [Sat/Sun, 8/1-2, 10:30 am-5 pm, 2 hours shifts]:
52nd Annual Nihonmachi Street Fair

We’re looking for volunteers on Sat, 8/1 and Sun, 8/2! Help us interact with community members, share information about Japantown, and distribute prizes using our prize wheel. No experience necessary.

Feel free to sign up for multiple shifts or volunteer whenever you are available. Lunch, refreshments, and snacks will be provided for all volunteers.

Volunteer Sign-Up

🔎 [Sat, 7/11]: One City Day: Japantown Sidewalk Survey @ 1765 Sutter St. 

Thank you to everyone who came out to support the Japantown Sidewalk Survey with @sfjcrc @jacl_national with San Francisco’s One City Day of Service on 7/11. Volunteers and staff documented over 150 incidents of sidewalk damage in need of repair throughout the neighborhood, creating a digital map spanning nearly 20 city blocks! 🗺️📍

🌸 Japantown Now! Walking Tours Open!

Discover the many sides of San Francisco Japantown on this “Japantown Now” guided 1-hour walking tour, presented by the Japantown Cultural District Visitor Center. Explore the neighborhood through a fresh lens—learning fun facts, uncovering hidden gems, and discovering the people, places, and community organizations that keep San Francisco Japantown vibrant.

If you are interested in supporting or joining our tour, we would love to have you—subscribers, students, and local residents are eligible for the community rate!

Sign-up here: Japantown Now! Walking Tours