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  • *SOLD OUT* Matcha Innovations: Discover the Next Wave of Matcha with Exclusive Tastings

    Konko Church of San Francisco 1909 Bush St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    ** In-person Event Why is matcha popular in America? Do you often drink matcha, either by ordering it from a cafe or making it at home? With its rich flavor, high nutritional value, and the growing health-conscious trend in Silicon Valley, the matcha boom continues to grow in the Bay Area and beyond. This event…

    $10

  • Young Professionals Group Happy Hour – Spring 2025

    Novela Bar 662 Mission Street, San Francisco, California

    ​We’re kicking off our 2025 YPG activities with a casual happy hour at Novela! Come connect with new people, learn about the Japan Society’s upcoming programs, and let us know what you’d like to see from YPG this year. ​*Novela offers a selection of non-alcoholic drinks and small bites. They also offer a happy hour…

  • Annual General Members Meeting 2025

    *This is a Members ONLY event **Registration is required and walk-ins will not be allowed It is that time of the year again — our Annual General Members Meeting! You’ll get a special opportunity to network with other members, meet our board and other VIPs, and find out what cool things the Society has planned…

  • 2025 Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival

    Japantown Post and Buchanan, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Join the Japan Society at the 2025 Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival! This year the Japan Society will have a booth at the Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival on Saturday, April 12th and Sunday, April 13th from 11AM - 5PM (PDT) on both days. The festival will be held on Post Street between Laguna and Fillmore…

  • Understanding Japanese Aesthetics: Defining Beauty in Art, Architecture, Gardens, and More

    Virtual Event

    *Online program Join us for a direct experience of Japanese aesthetics, as seen in art, architecture, and gardens. From the refined rusticity of wabi-sabi to suggestive mystery, from freedom and spontaneity in artistic expression to elegance and courtliness in manner and ritual, the Japan Society of Northern California and special guest Steve Beimel will explore…

  • Summer 2025 Open House

    Werqwise 149 New Montgomery St, 4th Floor, San Francisco, United States

    Summer 2025 Open House Please join us to learn more about the Japan Society of Northern California’s Japanese Language Program! Our language coordinator will be available to answer questions about Japanese classes and registration, and you will also be able to sign up for a free language assessment check with some of our qualified teachers to…

  • Building a US-Japan Healthcare Conference from Scratch: 10 Years of Driving Healthcare Innovation

    Virtual Event

    *Online program Join us as Japan Society of Northern California President Steve Pollock and Progressive Neuro President and Co-Founder Kirk Zeller provide an overview of the history of the US-Japan Healthcare Conference and an update on this year’s Japan Conference that will take place in Tokyo and Osaka from September 16-19. ​The US-Japan Healthcare Connection…

    Free

  • Kobo Sessions #1 Del Sol Quartet x Sake Masters

    San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Barbro Osher Hall 200 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA, United States

    In cooperation with Nippon Kobo, the Japan Society of Northern California invites you to join us on May 17 for Kobo Sessions #1 Del Sol Quartet x Sake Masters, accompanied by bento box. Kobo Sessions is Nippon Kobo’s premier event series, held in an intimate venue with a limited audience to offer a deeply immersive experience of contemporary Japanese music and culture. This inaugural Kobo Sessions event blends chamber music, sake tasting with the masters, and a bento box dinner offering a dynamic and interactive exploration of the sounds and tastes of Japan.

    $125

  • Tokyo Event: シリコンバレー最前線・AIで変わる日本企業のビジネス戦略

    Tokyo Venture Capital Hub 5-9-1 Toranomon, Azabudai Hill Garden, Plaza B, 5th Floor, Lounge 1, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

    *Japanese Program in Tokyo *Innovation Salon Event AIの進化は、もはや一部のIT企業だけでなく、リテール、EC、サプライチェーン、フィンテックなど幅広い分野に影響を与え、ビジネスの在り方を根本から変えつつあります。 ​シリコンバレーでのネットワークや事例を通じて、日本の大企業がどのようにこうしたAIの潮流を取り込み、競争優位性を確立していくべきか、シリコンバレー在住者、元駐在員が実務レベルで解説します。

    Free

  • Intermediate Speaking Workshop – Level up your 日本語

    Virtual Event

    Do you have a solid foundation of essential Japanese? Have you completed your JLPT N4 test and are studying for JLPT N3?  Let’s help you level up your pre-intermediate Japanese skills! 

    $300

  • VIP Dinner with Evan Felsing, Economic Minister-Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo

    The Japan Society of Northern California would like to invite you to an exclusive dinner on May 27th at 5PM to meet Evan Felsing, Minister Counselor for Economic and Scientific Affairs at the US Embassy in Japan. Evan is a career Foreign Service Officer who has served in a number of posts around the world, including India and…

    $100