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  • Bunka no Hi

    Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Washington (JCCCW) 1414 S Weller St, Seattle, WA, United States

    Bunka no Hi (Japanese Culture Day) is a holiday in Japan celebrating Japanese culture. At the JCCCW, Bunka no Hi is a free-to-attend cultural festival dedicated to celebrating, commemorating, and educating the public about Japanese and Japanese American culture in the Seattle area. The theme of this year’s Bunka no Hi festival will be “Finding […]

    Free
  • Sound Singers 11th Annual Concert

    Edmonds United Methodist Church 828 Caspers St, Edmonds

    Sound Singers 11th Annual Concert Date: 11/8/2025 (Sat) @2pm Location: Edmonds United Methodist Church 828 Caspers St, Edmonds, WA 98020

  • Seattle International Butoh Festival November 14-23, 2025

    YAW Theater 6520 5th Ave S, Seattle

    DAIPANbutoh Collective is pleased to announce its Seattle International Butoh Festival 2025, which will take place November 14 through November 23 at YAW Theater in Georgetown. This fall’s festival with performances and workshops will take place over two weekends featuring María Belén Espinosa Peña/Requiem Compania Danza-Teatro & Natalia Cuéllar/Ruta de la Memoria (Chile) in weekend […]

    $20 – $420
  • Ayame Kai Holiday Market

    tukwila community center 12424 42nd Ave S, Tukwila, WA 98168, Tukwila

    Ayame Kai Holiday Market — Saturday, November 15, 10:00 AM–2:00 PM Location: Tukwila Community Center Celebrate the season at a one-day-only holiday market featuring unique Asian gifts, homemade sweets and snacks, arts and crafts, raffle prizes, and more. Every purchase supports Keiro Northwest’s eldercare programs — Nikkei Manor assisted living and Kokoro Kai adult day […]

    Free
  • Japanese College Fair 2025 Fall

    The Japanese College Fair – Fall 2025, open to all students, educators, and anyone interested in studying in Japan, will be held online on November 18–19, 2025 @ 5:00–8:00 PM (PST). Participating universities offer a wide range of programs designed to support students interested in studying in Japan, including English-based admissions and courses, scholarships for […]

    Free
  • Holiday Gala Dinner & Auction 2025

    The Westin Seattle 1900 5th Ave, Seattle

    JASSW will host its annual Holiday Gala Dinner & Auction. This year’s festive gathering will be held on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at The Westin Seattle. Guests will enjoy a wonderful dinner, exciting live and silent auctions, and special entertainment celebrating the rich cultural ties between Japan and our region. As JASSW’s most important fundraising […]

  • Come Celebrate the Season at the Small Business Holiday Marketplace!

    Nisei Veteran's Committee (NVC) Memorial Hall 1212 S King St, Seattle, WA, United States

    Holiday Marketplace Hosted by the Small Business Program! The 2025 holiday season is here! Join us for the Small Business Holiday Marketplace, hosted by the Japan-America Society Small Business Program. This event is the perfect place for holiday shopping, where you can support small businesses from various local communities while discovering unique, handmade gifts and […]

    Free
  • Sogetsu School Seattle Branch 2025 Virtual Winter Exhibition

    Virtual N/A

    The Sogetsu Seattle Branch will be holding its 2025 virtual exhibition beginning in December. The online display will feature photos of arrangements created by members and will also include videos of ikebana demonstrations presented by Branch teachers. The online exhibition will be posted from December 19, 2025 through January 19, 2026. The link to access […]

  • お加持もち販売のお知らせ Okaji-mochi for Sale

    Jingoji Buddhist Temple 502 REDMOND FALL CITY RD SE REDMOND WA 98053, REDMOND, WA, United States

    神護寺では、この年末に特製の”お加持もち”の販売をいたします。お寺できれいにつかれたものが本尊不動明王に奉納され、新年に向けてお加持されたおもちです。無病息災、開運招福のパワーにあふれています。 かさねもちと小もち(各1パウンド)があり、かさねもちが$ 15(橙、シダ付き)、小もちが$10(8個入り)です。新年の鏡もちに、おせち料理に是非御利用下さい。 ご注文される方は、添付された申込書に必要事項を入力の上、この12月25日(木)までに返信して下さい。尚、おもちの引渡し日は12月27日(土)から、28日(日)までとなります。御注文された方はお寺までおいで下さい。来られる時間は応相談です。 Jingoji Buddhist Temple will sell "Okaji-mochi" Blessed Pound Rice at the end of the year. That pound rice is made cleanly and offered to Fudo-myo-o, the main deity of the Temple, to bless for the new year. It is full of auspicious, prosperous and protective power of the deity. There are […]

  • Portland Shishimai Kai at Oshogatsu

    Portland Japanese Garden 611 SW Kingston Ave, Portland

    Performance and discussion by Portland Shishimai Kai at Portland Japanese Garden. Program includes Edo Kotobuki Jishi, the celebratory traditional lion dance of Tokyo. Three musicians (taiko drums, shinobue flute, atarigane percussion) accompany the shishimai dancer who performs an intricate series of movements such as jumping over the mountain, looking for food, eating a mikan orange, […]

  • Jazz at the Temple: Masa Ishikawa Trio

    Seattle Koyasan Buddhist Temple 1518 S Washington St., Seattle

    The performance features Masa Ishikawa (piano/composition), a native of Fukushima, and his trio (Greg Campbell on drums, Tim Carey on bass). The trio performs Ishikawa's original compositions inspired by Japanese cultures and traditions. The program also includes a collaboration with Imanaka Taijo (head priest of Seattle Koyasan Buddhist Temple) and his disciples.

    $10 – $20
  • Planning with Purpose: A Values-based Financial Workshop for 2026

    Nikkei Manor 700 6th Ave S, Seattle

    Start 2026 with clarity, confidence, and purpose. Join us for an interactive Legacy Education Series workshop with Bo Lee, Wealth Advisor at Beacon Pointe, focused on helping individuals and families set intentional financial priorities for the year ahead. Rather than short-lived New Year’s resolutions, this workshop centers on aligning your personal values with practical financial […]

    Free
  • Seattle JACL Scholarship Deadline

    2026 Seattle JACL Scholarship--APPLY NOW We are proud to announce we are now accepting applications for our six 2026 Youth Scholarships to support students to continue their education. Each of the six scholarships were established in honor of Seattle-area Japanese American activists and leaders that made strides in community engagement and advancing access to education. […]

  • Wing Luke Museum’s Lunar New Year

    The Wing Luke Museum ushers in the Year of the Fire Horse, hosting its annual community Lunar New Year celebration on Jan. 31, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The family-friendly community event, held on King Street, features a free outdoor Lion Dance and blessing ceremony performed by Mak Fai Kung Fu Dragon and Lion […]

    Lion Dance is free, timed tickets required for entry to indoors activities
  • Video Premiere – A Pilgrimage: The early Christians of Japan

    Japanese Baptist Church 160 Broadway, Seattle

    Premiere showing of the documentary based on the trips to Southern Japan to explore the history of the early Christians of the 16th/17th. Multifaceted event also features related cultural aspects in a gallery of artifacts and a demonstration of the Japanese Tea Ceremony. Event Date: Sunday, March 15, 2026 3 Showing options: 11:00 (during Worship […]

    Free
  • 🌹 “La musica è amore.” Vol. 3 – In Pursuit of a True Bel canto series 🌹

    Rock of Ages Lutheran Brethren Church 316 N 70th St, Seattle

    This Valentine’s Day, we present a bouquet of love through music. Passionate love, gentle and tender love, longing and bittersweet love… The members of Bel canto in Seattle will express many shades of “love” with beautiful Italian melodies and heartfelt singing. You will enjoy well-known romantic duets, Japanese songs inspired by the seasons and love […]

  • Seattle University and Minidoka Pilgrimage Planning Committee Day of Remembrance 2026

    Seattle University Pigott Auditorium Pigott Building, 901 12th Ave Sinegal Building, suite 140, Seattle, WA

    Join Seattle University and the Minidoka Pilgrimage Planning Committee for a Day of Remembrance event featuring taiko performances and the premiere screenings of three new Japanese American documentaries: Emiko Omori and Barbara Takei's Defiant to the Last: Resistance at the Tule Lake Jail, Glenn Mitsui and Brandon Shimoda's DUST, and a sneak peek of the […]

    Free
  • Japanese American Day of Remembrance 2026

    Seattle University Pigott Auditorium Pigott Building, 901 12th Ave Sinegal Building, suite 140, Seattle, WA

    What: Join the Minidoka Pilgrimage Planning Committee for the 2026 Day of Remembrance Program Featuring Taiko Performances & Film Screenings When: February 15, 2026 (Sunday) Time: 1:00 - 4:30pm (Doors open at Noon) Location: Seattle University Pigott Auditorium , 901 12th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 Admission: Free (The program is a benefit for the 2026 […]

    Free
  • A Cozy Afternoon of Wine & J-POP Classics

    Baco Vino Wine Tasting Bar 80 Yesler Way, Seattle

    The acclaimed Japanese seven-member band 9PM, celebrated for their standout performances last summer, returns under a new name, The Nightfall. Set within the intimate ambiance of Bacovino, a wine-tasting bar on Seattle’s waterfront, this special live performance offers a graceful pairing of beloved J-POP and city pop classics, all enjoyed in a relaxed yet sophisticated […]

    Free of Charge
  • Free Virtual Sessions for Washington Families Considering Adoption from Foster Care

    Virtual N/A

    Northwest Adoption Exchange (NWAE) is inviting all those interested in adopting from foster care to attend free, virtual information sessions to learn about the process. Offered in partnership with the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF), these sessions provide guidance and clarity for anyone beginning or continuing their adoption journey. Who: Open […]

    Free
  • Day of Remembrance

    The Japanese Day of Remembrance marks the signing of Executive Order 9066 on February 19, 1942, which enabled the US Army to incarcerate more than 120,000 Japanese American men, women, and children during World War II. Please join us to learn more about the history of the Japanese American community in the Yakima Valley and […]

    Free
  • Puyallup Valley JACL Day of Remembrance through Stories, Art and Literature

    WA State Fair and Event Center 110 9th Ave SW, Puyallup

    This year’s program includes five sessions, featuring a fireside chat with survivors Hana Konishi and Paul Tomita, a reading by Tamiko Nimura from her new book, A Place for What We Lose: A Daughter’s Return to Tule Lake, an exhibition of paintings by Chris Hopkins exploring the incarceration experience, and updates from Tsuru for Solidarity […]

    Free
  • INSTANT NOODLES

    theatre off jackson 409 7th Ave. S., Seattle

    Back by popular demand! Pork Filled Productions and SIS Productions (in association with Theatre Off Jackson) bring back Instant Noodles, the 24-hour play festival, to Theatre Off Jackson (409 7th Ave. S., in Seattle’s International District) February 21 at 7:30 pm and February 22 at 2 pm! Over 50 Asian American theatre writers, actors, directors, […]

    $7 – $50
  • Lunar New Year Exhibition and Art-Making

    Cascadia Art Museum 190 Sunset Ave. S., #E, Edmonds, WA, United States

    Cascadia Art Museum is proud to present a special exhibition of works from its permanent collection by Northwest Asian artists in celebration of the Lunar New Year. Since opening in 2015, Cascadia Art Museum has been the leading institution in Washington state to actively research, collect and publish on the Northwest’s Asian diasporic artists. This […]

  • Seattle Women’s Chorus Centers Women’s Stories in Powerful Concert

    Benaroya Hall 200 University St, Seattle

    Seattle Women’s Chorus invites audiences to reflect, remember, and recommit through Legacy, its new concert which elevates women’s stories across generations — with a powerful focus on environment, family, community, and justice — featuring pieces that honor trailblazers, lift up marginalized voices, and celebrate the collective power of women’s experiences. A significant highlight of the […]

    $29 – $59
  • Tacoma Buddhist Temple Sukiyaki Fundraiser

    Tacoma Buddhist Temple 1717 S. Fawcett Ave., Tacoma

    Enjoy our flavorful beef or vegetarian sukiyaki ($24) cooked in special sukiyaki pans. Or try our tender and juicy chicken teriyaki ($20). Meals include a mochi cupcake, Japanese rice and pickled vegetable tsukemono. Meals must be pre-ordered by 10 p.m. Feb. 22 and picked up or eaten at the temple at the March 1 fundraiser. […]

    Free
  • David Neiwert Author Visit: The American Experience of Bellevue’s Japanese American Families

    Bellevue Library 1111 110th Avenue NE, Bellevue, WA

    In commemoration of Day of Remembrance 2026, join us for a reading and discussion with David Neiwert, journalist and author of the book Strawberry Days: How Internment Destroyed a Japanese American Community. David Neiwert's Strawberry Days shares local knowledge about the creation and WWII-era eradication of Bellevue's once-vibrant Japanese American community. With compelling storytelling, firsthand […]

    Free
  • Origins: Our Thousand Days Film Screening and Director Q&A Presented by Cascade PBS

    SIFF Cinema Uptown 511 Queen Anne Ave N, Seattle, United States

    The screening is the fourth season of Origins titled Our 'Thousand Days'- info below. EVENT INFO: Join Cascade PBS for a preview screening of Origins Season 4, followed by a discussion with filmmaker Andrew Inaba and special guests. This new short-form docuseries explores the story of Japanese American imprisonment following the attack on Pearl Harbor, […]

    Free
  • Origins: Our Thousand Days preview at SIFF

    SIFF Cinema Uptown 511 Queen Anne Ave N, Seattle, United States

    Join Cascade PBS for a preview screening of Origins Season 4, followed by a discussion with filmmaker Andrew Inaba and special guests Lilly Kodama, Lorraine Bannai, and Ellen Sato Faust. This new short-form docuseries explores the story of Japanese American imprisonment following the attack on Pearl Harbor, told through the unique lens of Pacific Northwest […]

    Free
  • Shen Yun Performing Arts is Returning to Seattle

    Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, Seattle, WA 321 Mercer Street, Seattle, Washington

    The Beauty of Divine Beings Dancing The gong resounds, the curtain opens, and fairies emerge from a sea of billowing clouds. Dynasties rise and fall—as ancient legends of love, loss, humor and valor unfold before your eyes. You just might catch a glimpse of heaven. Come to experience the out-of-this-world show, Shen Yun next month […]

    $80