Dear Members and Friends of JASH, Due to the government Stay at Home orders, our office will be closed beginning today, August 27 to Thursday, September 10, 2020. JASH staff will be working remotely from home but may still be contacted via email. Let’s work together and do our part to fight COVID-19! Stay Home. Stay Safe. Stay Healthy. Today, August 27th, is National Just Because Day……. Just Because Day has become a great way to spread random acts of kindness. Send a

Virtual Program Forest Bathing Saturday, August 29, 2020 9:00am – 10:00am HST 12:00pm - 1:00pm PST 3:00pm - 4:00pm EST Sunday, August 30, 2020 4:00pm - 5:00pm JST Tickets: FREE Join us for a virtual forest bathing program with Phyllis Look, Hawaii’s first forest therapy guide. This program is normally $15-$20, but thanks to the generous support from Blue Zones Project, it is free for JASH members! For details and to register, please click here. Upcoming Event Live Ev

REGISTER NOW! Join us TONIGHT, 8/13/20 FROM 6-7PM for this FREE Virtual Summer Festival and fundraiser for the Japan-America Society of Hawaii. Produced by the JASH NexGen. In this fun-packed event, you'll: -Learn the difference between festivals in Japan and Hawaii -Get educated about sake -Listen to great musical talent -Play a game for a chance to win great prizes Program will also be streaming live on Facebook. Upcoming Program Virtual Program Forest Bathing Saturd

Sunday, August 9 is the last day to place an order for the exclusive Natsumatsuri Bento Box created by Izakaya Nonbei and Zigu restaurants and Hakkaisan sake from The Cherry Company. You don’t want to miss this opportunity! Click HERE for more details. Exclusive Natsumatsuri Bento Box and Sake International Entertainment (Left to right top: Anju Madoka, Hikariyama Torao; left to right bottom: Eden Kai, Yuttai Kwattai) Cultural – Sake Etiquette Keith Nakaganeku, Sake Sommeli

This summer, the Japan-America Society of Hawaii (JASH) held a virtual tutorial series on origami with Hawaii’s Origami Swami, Ashley Nishihara. This program was created in place of some of our in-person educational programs, including Japan Day and Japan-in-a-Suitcase, which were cancelled or postponed since March due to the ongoing COVID- 19 pandemic. We were thrilled to have a wide range of participants from children to adults not only from Hawaii, but also from the mainl

Dear Members and Friends of JASH: Good news! In a press conference by Japan Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu, it was announced that Japan is starting to take measures to resume international travel. Japan will be utilizing a multiple phased approach towards the reintegration of international travel; the first two phases include Thailand, Vietnam, Australia and New Zealand. The third phase includes Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Macao, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Mya