Join us and the New People Cinema for a screening of series of Japanese cinema pop-ups! Following its reopening in historic San Francisco Japantown, New People Cinema continues its collaboration with The Roxie through a series of Japanese cinema pop-ups. After launching earlier this year, Nippon Vibes returns for its second edition—this time built around…

Join us at the San Francisco Main Library for a screening of Diamond Diplomacy, directed by Yuriko Gamo Romer. This engaging documentary explores how baseball became a beloved sport in Japan despite complex political tensions with the United States. Diamond Diplomacy explores 150+ years of shared history between the United States and Japan through our…

Join us for an unforgettable evening celebrating the extraordinary flavors of one of Japan’s most prized and rare wagyu varieties, Maesawa beef, expertly paired with premium sake. Raised in limited quantities in Oshu, Iwate (also the hometown of Shohei Ohtani), Maesawa beef is nurtured in a low-stress environment and fed high-quality local rice straw, producing…

Join us at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive for a summer film series. Despite his sixty-year career as a director of hand-drawn animation, Isao Takahata (1935–2018) would be the first to say, “I myself really don’t draw.” He instead took pride in selecting talented animators and steering them toward his vision. Not…

***In-person event. **Space is limited to 20 people, so make sure you sign up quickly to reserve your spot! *Minimum age is 16 years old KYUDO, or the “Way of the Bow,” is the Japanese martial art of archery and is practiced by tens of thousands globally. This martial art traces its origins back to…