Events
2010
Japantown
Certified Farmers' Market
20th Anniversary Year
SUNDAY mornings from
8:30 to noon
Jackson Street between Sixth and Seventh Streets, directly in front of
Miraido Village.
Japantown Certified Farmers' Market
Contact: Kathy @ 298-4303 or
sanjosejtown@sbcglobal.net
fax 408-286-4413
All natural jute Market bag available for $10 at the market JBA run coffee
cart
(selling Santo Market coffee, sodas, SJ Mercury news Sunday edition)
Renaissance Fondue - chocolate fondue - need we say more?
AND
Corn-fu Kettle Korn-now with fresh made lemonade (reg and strawberry) and
rainbow popcorn!
,Mediterranean Foods (chips, hummus and more), Tamales
Hot Dogs Burritos from 4-Seasons
Beckmann's Bakery, Jewelry by 5-Seasons, Jewelry by Beena Jain
Fruit and Vegetables farm fresh to you by: Pa Vang, Chia Her, J&J Farms,
Hamada Farms, Lujan Farms, Global Mushrooms
Flowers farm fresh to you from Salinas Valley Nursery and Contreras Farms
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Japanese American Museum of San Jose
Corp Yard Archaeological Site |
Play Me I'm Yours!
Piano Installation coming to Japantown soon! at 5th & Jackson St! (part of ZERO1)  
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2010 - the Year of the Tiger
Upcoming click here for a Calendar
Aki Matsuri -
Sept 18th from 10am-4pm
Japantown San Jose
*
Saturday, Oct 2, 2010
10am-5pm
by the Japantown Community
Congress of San Jose
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Every Sunday Japantown
Certified Farmers Market
on Jackson between 6th-7th Streets
8:30am-Noon
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Every month Yu-Ai Kai
is fortunate to have some of the most talented people in
our community perform at
Yu-Ai Kai
All performances are on Wednesday and start at 10:30am unless otherwise
stated.
All concerts are free to the public.
*Japanese
Language Classes for adults
Japan Society of Northern California
(415) 986-4383
Cultural
Arts & Annual Festivals
San Jose Taiko was born in Japantown
San Jose
Visit their website
www.taiko.org
Or call San Jose Taiko at 408.293.9344
SPRING
(Haru)
Nihonmachi (Japantown) Run:
This is a fun family style walk/run around the Japantown neighborhood to
benefit the Yu-Ai Kai Community Center programs and services. It
is held on the same day as the Nikkei Matsuri Festival. Contact:
Yu-Ai-Kai (408) 294-2505
NIKKEI MATSURI, Sunday, April 25, 2010: Nikkei Matsuri's 33rd Anniversary!
Look for special events this year! Japantown's annual arts and
crafts festival features over 40 artists with clothing, jewelry, pottery,
toys and dolls. Taste ethnic foods, read stories, participate in
demonstrations, listen to music, watch and jive with dancing and San Jose
Taiko Drummers. 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, centered on Jackson Street at Fifth in
the heart of Japantown. Contact: Warren Hayashi 241-0900. Go to the
website for vendor information, visitor info!
www.nikkeimatsuri.org
SAKE SAN JOSE
May 27th a Thursday evening in 2010
hosted by and to benefit
Yu-Ai Kai Senior Community Center
This is a great Thursday evening event
with 24+ businesses participating in 2009. After you redeem your ticket at
Yu-Ai Kai, you are invited to visit the various businesses in a Sake Walk
where Yu-Ai Kai volunteers are pouring sake from many sake companies and
distributors. Some of these are special sakes that are only available at
designated restaurants. It's an orderly, relaxing evening. Come walk,
talk, find new places to visit and shop in Japantown
SUMMER (Natsu)
OBON
Weekend, July 10th & 11th, 2010
Obon/Bazaar:
(every year in mid July)
Japantown's largest festival with
two days of game booths, food booths, cultural exhibits and
demonstrations, the Chidori Band, San Jose Taiko and over 1,000 dancers in
full costume each evening. A San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin event.
Contact (408) 293-9292 or visit the website at
www.sjbetsuin.com
FALL (Aki)
Aki
Matsuri - by Wesley
United Methodist Church
566 N. 5th Street, San Jose, CA 95112
Spirit
of Japantown Festival
Fourth annual -
October 2, 2010 - the first Saturday in Oct. from 10am-5pm
Visit us on Facebook: Spirit of Japantown Festival
hosted by the Japantown Community Congress of San Jose
WINTER (Fuyu)
Various
activities like the fundraisers for the
Japanese American Museum of San Jose (JAMsj)
Winter Boutique,
Yu-Ai Kai Senior
Community Center (mochi making at the San Jose
Buddhist Church Betsuin Annex building) and maybe more!