View the Event Join us for the final day of Mochitsuki 2021. This live event will be the culmination of our month-long virtual New Year’s festival...
Playlist - January 21st - 31st
Japanese-track students from the 4th and 5th grades of The International School perform Eisa, a form of folk dance from the Okinawa Islands. In...
Japanese-track students in the three-year-olds class at The International School perform to おすしすしすし / OsushiSushiSushi. Groups of students introduce...
Tired of home cooking? Dreaming of delicious Japanese food like fancy Kaiseki in Japan? To cook rice without using a rice cooker is much easier than...
The JET, or the Japan Exchange & Teaching Program, is a government sponsored program that gives qualified candidates the opportunity to live and...
For this year’s virtual Mochitsuki, Portland Taiko will present two pieces it recorded in the summer of 2020 for its collaboration with the musical...
Chiharu Dinsmore of WILD provides an easy tutorial on how to make your own miniature New Year’s floral arrangement. This simple activity is a...
Learn how gyoza (dumplings) are made in this kitchen tutorial from the talented Mazzy, with family in tow. Mazzy proves that anyone can appreciate...
An introduction to the annual snow festival which takes place each winter in Sapporo on the island of Hokkaido. Large excavators are use to move over...
This fun and educational video introduces many of the things associated with Mochitsuki, the pounding of rice to make mochi. The viewer is asked to...
Martial Art, Traditional Demonstrations
Jan-28th | An Introduction to Shindō Musō Ryū Jōdō: the Way of the Staff – Rose City Shindokai
An Introduction to Shindō Musō Ryū JōdōMembers of the Rose City Shindōkai practice jōdō, the way of the staff. Jōdō was created by Musō Gonnosuke...
Cultural Demonstration, Uncategorized
Jan-28th | Kendo – Way of the Sword, from Japan to Oregon by Obukan Kendo Club
We’re happy to present this video demonstration of Kendo taken from an Obukan summer camp. Our club has a strong connection with Hiroshima...
SORA provides a deep dive into the mindset and methods behind different styles of Japanese Shodo calligraphy. Shodo is introduced not only as an art...
Utsukikai brings you yet another mochi-making adventure! This year, get a close up look at the mochi-making process and dance along to our original...