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This week, celebrate Obon season with the 83rd Annual Ginza Bazaar & Obon Odori, community festivals in Concord and Berkeley, and We Are One Karaoke Night. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏
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This week, celebrate Obon season with the 83rd Annual Ginza Bazaar & Obon Odori, community festivals in Concord and Berkeley, and We Are One Karaoke Night. Register today for Kinmon Gakuen's Short Summer Program and don't miss the early registration deadline for the San Francisco Aloha Run. We're recruiting volunteers for the Nihonmachi Street Fair JTF/JCD booth featuring TennaBear and accepting submissions for the 2nd Japantenna Photo Contest beginning August 1, and hosting our fourth Japanese Language Lounge on August 2. 今週は、お盆シーズンを祝いましょう！第83回 銀座バザール＆盆踊り大会 をはじめ、コンコードやバークレーで開催される地域のお祭り、そして We Are One カラオケナイト など、さまざまなイベントをお楽しみください。また、金門学園サマープログラム の参加申込み受付中です。さらに、サンフランシスコ・アロハラン の早期申込締切もお見逃しなく。ジャパンタウン・タスクフォース／ジャパンタウン文化地区では、8月2日・3日の日本町ストリートフェアでTennaBearと一緒にブースを盛り上げてくださるボランティアを募集しています。また、第2回ジャパンテナ・フォトコンテストの作品募集を8月1日より開始し、8月2日には第4回 Japanese Language Loungeを開催いたします。皆さまのご参加を心よりお待ちしております。 |
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Japantown Cultural District Announcements!
ジャパンタウン文化地区からのお知らせ！
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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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🏮 Volunteer for 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. Feel free to sign up for multiple shifts or volunteer whenever you are available. 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。複数のシフト、ご都合のよい時にボランティアに参加することも自由です。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. |
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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-Sun, 7/25-26: Annual Summer Festival @ Diablo Japanese American Club (Sat, 1-9 pm; Sun, 12-8 pm), 3165 Treat Boulevard, Concord Sun, 7/26, 11 am-4 pm: Obon Festival @ Buddhist Church of SF Sun, 7/26, 12-4 pm: Bazaar @ Berkeley Higashi Honganji 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： |
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Supervisor Bilal Mahmood’s District 5 Office is now accepting applications for the Fall 2026 Internship Program. If you're interested in public service, local government, and making a difference in San Francisco, fill out the form: Apply Here. ビラル・マフムード市議会議員（第5区）の事務所では、2026年秋のインターンシップ・プログラムの応募を受け付けています。公共サービスや地方自治に関心があり、サンフランシスコで社会に貢献したいと考えている方は、こちらのフォームにご記入ください：応募はこちImage/画像: https://www.bilalmahmood.com/ |
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UPCOMING JTF MEETINGS
今後のJTF会議予定
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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。
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UPCOMING EVENTS
今後のイベント: Tues, 7/21: Registration Deadline; Sat, 7/26, 8/2, 8/9, 10 am-12N: Kinmon Gakuen Short Summer Program @ Kinmon Gakuen, 2031 Bush St. Thurs, 7/2, 7/23, 7/30, 2:40-3:40 pm: Weekly Line Dancing @ Kimochi Senior Center, 1715 Buchanan St. Thurs, 7/23, 7/30, 8/6, 8/13, 1:30-2:30 pm: Weekly Tai Chi for Arthritis & Fall Prevention @ Kimochi Senior Center, 1715 Buchanan St. Sat-Sun, 7/25-26: 83rd Annual Ginza Bazaar & 95th Annual Obon Odori @ Buddhist Church of San Francisco Sat, 7/25, 6-10 pm: We Are One Karaoke Night @ Konko Church Sat-Sun, 7/25-26: Annual Summer Festival @ Diablo Japanese American Club (Sat, 1-9 pm; Sun, 12-8 pm), 3165 Treat Boulevard, Concord Sun, 7/26, 11 am-4 pm: Obon Festival @ Buddhist Church of SF Sun, 7/26, 12-4 pm: Bazaar @ Berkeley Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple 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-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 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 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 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, 8/30, 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]
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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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