Guests  2008-2012  Mr. Goktan Kocyildirim, Turkey & Ms. Ghada Alhothali, Saudi Arabia Guest of Department of State  Greetings from Eiga sensei at the 2015 World Kendo Championship in Tokyo  Hiroshi H. Miyamura  M. Inoue sensei National Living Treasure - Japan & Students "ONGOING EVENTS"
 Sasebo Japanese Garden
at Albuquerque Rio Grande Botanic Garden
Japanese Garden Guided Tours,
10 AM & 11 AM weekly.
" EVENTS" Origami Crane Workshop Saturday January 25th 10 - 12 Bushido Kenkyukai Dojo www.BKWoW.com  2019 Matsuri Saturday, May 11 Santa Fe Community Convention Center 9:30 AM - 5 PM Admission: $5.00 12 and under FREE Davis Kansuke Wheeler Kinko Style Shakuhachi Master  Anime & Japanese Pop Culture May 10-11 Albuquerque Marriott Pyramid North www. sabakucon.com  Yokai: Ghosts & Demons of Japan
Vivid in Japanese art and imagination are creatures that are at once ghastly and comical. Yokai generally refers to demons, ghosts, shapeshifters, and “strange” and supernatural beings. Specific creatures are commonly associated with classical literature, folklore, theatrical performances, festivals, art, and other forms of expressive culture. Yokai are also prevalent in contemporary Japanese popular culture; you find them in manga (comics), anime (animation), and character-based games such as Pokémon (“pocket monster”). http://www.moifa.org/exhibition/3810/yokai-ghosts-demons-of-japan Kumamon Visit  Feb. 11 - 15 Colorado On February 11-15th, KUMANON will visit the state of Colorado. During his visit, with a focus on promoting grassroots-level economic exchange, KUMAMON will attend events in Denver that aim to strengthen relations between Japan and Colorado. KUMAMON is also scheduled to visit the cities of Colorado Springs and Lafayette to promote exchanges toward the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games and 2019 Rugby World Cup. Through KUMAMON’s visit to Colorado, we hope to promote exchanges across a wide range of fields such as further facilitating economic exchange, increasing in the number of tourists between Japan and Colorado, broadening the base for promoting awareness and understanding about Japan among a wider audience, and further developing sister city and human exchanges.  TAIKOPROJECT New Mexico Tour BK Taiko is supporting the professional Taiko group TAIKOPROJECT on their New Mexico tour! We are also hosting two workshops with them! Workshops are Saturday, September 30th:  Join us on the anniversary of the world’s first atomic test to experience Suspended Moment, a sculpture installation and Butoh dance and poetry performance by Los Alamos native Allison Cobb and Hiroshima native Yukiyo Kawano, with Butoh choreography/dance by Meshi Chavez, soundscape by Lisa DeGrace, and video projections by Stephen A. Miller. At the center of the performance is a life-sized sculpture of the bomb dropped on Nagasaki in 1945, created by the artist Yukiyo Kawano. Yuki was born and raised in Hiroshima, a third-generation atomic bomb survivor. She creates her sculptures from WWII-era kimonos that belonged to her grandmother, and sews them together with her hair, melding the DNA of generations of atomic bomb survivors. Co-sponsored by Los Alamos History Museum, Los Alamos/Japan Project, and Los Alamos County Library System. Funded in part by a grant from the New Mexico Intervention Fund of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the Oregon Arts Commission. http://www.visitlosalamos.org/calendar/#event|suspended-moment-sculpture-installation|67407  The Embassy of Japan is proud to present a fabulous lineup through the Japan Information & Culture Center (JICC) during the 2017 National Cherry Blossom Festival. The Festival, which commemorates the gift of 3,000 cherry trees to the city of Washington, DC, is an annual celebration to honor the lasting friendship between Japan and the United States.In 1912, the Mayor of Tokyo, Yukio Ozaki, gifted 3,000 cherry trees to Washington, DC as a symbol of the friendship between the two nations. Ms. Eliza Scidmore, the author of a travel journal who was deeply impressed by the beauty of the cherry blossoms at Mukoujima in Tokyo, had campaigned for years to have them brought to DC. Along with Dr. Joukichi Takamine, famous for his work on adrenaline and the enzyme taka-diastase and a long-time friend of America, she urged First Lady Helen Taft to have the trees planted along the Potomac. Now every year the public parks along the banks of the Potomac River in Washington are covered in gorgeous blooming trees, delighting the public who come to see them. The first festival commemorating the gift from Japan and the friendship it represented was held in 1927. Now it has grown into the largest such celebration in America, welcoming more than 1.5 million visitors each year. The Opening Ceremony in particular, with its captivating performances from artists representing both Japan and the US, enjoys a high degree of popularity both locally and abroad in Japan. The National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade and the Sakura Matsuri – Japanese Street Festival also draw packed crowds.  Kodo at the LensicDATE: Thursday, March 23, 2017 06:30 PM to 09:00 PM LOCATION: Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W San Francisco Street, Santa Fe Kodo is probably the most known of the Japanese international touring taiko groups. They train on Sado Island and promote traditional arts, agriculture, crafts, and music. Though steeped in traditional foundations, Kodo also explores new musics and often commissions contemporary composers for new pieces. They also explore contemporary staging, set design and costumes. Kodo will be at the Lensic this coming spring. Don't miss this once-in-a-lifetime event! Tickets can be purchased athttp://tickets.ticketssantafe.org/single/EventDetail.aspx?p=3642 . Santa Fe Japan FestivalDATE: Saturday, April 29, 2017 09:30 AM to 05:00 PM LOCATION: Santa Fe Community Convention Center Come join the JIN for out 13th Annual Santa Fe Japanese Cultural Festival! Watch performances and demonstrations, eat traditional food, and browse booths with traditional arts and crafts. Admission is $5 per person. You can find more information at the Japan Festival 2017 page. New Mexico JACL AkiMatusri 2017 Sept. 17th, Sunday National Hispanic Cultural Center 10 AM - 5 PM More information for Vendors & Performers : NMMatsuri@aol.com  6th Worldwide Uchinanchu Festval Naha, Okinawa Oct. 26 - 30, 2016 Contact Information: SanaeWright@gmail.com Art & Cultural Evening Studio Ghibli Movie Poster Arts Sept. 17 5:30 PM - 9 PM National Hispanic Cultural Center New Mexico JACL AkiMatusri 2016 Sept. 18th, Sunday National Hispanic Cultural Center 10 AM - 5 PM " PAST EVENTS "  RoboRAVE International May 1 - May 2Albuquerque Convention Center for more information  May 9, Saturday Asian American Association of New Mexico "Festival of Asian Cultures" 2015 10:30 AM - 4:00 PM New Mexico Veterans Memorial Park 
"TAKO KICHI" Kite Crazy in Japan Museum Of Internationa Folk Art Santa Fe, NM June 9, 2013 to March 23, 2014  Matsuri
Mayor Norio Tomonaga and Mrs. Tomonaga of Sasebo, Japan
offical vist to Albuquerque with a Delegation.
November 9, 2012
NMJACL Aki Matsuri 2012
" Japanese Fall Festival"
Sept. 30, Sunday
Japan American Society of New Mexico
"The Makioka Sisters" UNM Sub Theater Arigatou Tour
"Thank You"
Expressing Japan's appreciation for United States'
suport during the days
following the 3/11/12 earthquake.
KYOUGAKU TAIKO DRUMMERS
WORLD TOUR 2012
Santa Fe, NM
Remember 3/11
NMJACL
1st Anniversary of the Devastating
Earthquake & Tsunami Disaster
in Northern Japan
 The New Mexico Japanese American Citizens League invites
the general puiblic to a Memorial Observation
2011
Halloween Origami
Workshop
Bushido Kenkyukai Japanese Martial & Cultural Arts Center
Sister Cities Celebrate Culture
Music & Dance
Albuquerque's Asian Sister Cities
NMJACL AKIMATSURI
Albuquerque, NM
Theme
KABUKI
Santa Fe JIN
BON ODORI
Festival
August 20, Saturday Asian Pacific Islander
American Heritage Day
May 14, 2011
Festival of Asian Cultures
2011
Sunday, May 15th
Asian American Day at Legislature
February 23, 2011
Santa Fe State Captial Building
 (Mr. Mike Penny & Mr. Kevin Kmetz)
Japan Foundation present the Tsugaru Shamisen Duo co-sponsored by The Consulate General of Japan at Denver and NM Japanese American Citizen League.
2010
National Hispanic Cultural, Sept, 2010
 TAIKO & FUE (Flute) WORKSHOP by Mr. Ken Koshio Albuquerque, NM 2010 Sister Cities International Conference Albuquerque, NM
July 29-31
NMJACL Aki Matsuri , Sept. National Hispanic Cultural Center
Ikebana Show, Oct 2&3 Ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arrangement, is a disciplined art form in which nature and humanity are brought together.
Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Celebration , May 22 National Museum of Nuclear Science & History will celebrate the cultural traditions, ancestry, and native languages represented among the ethnic groups of Asia and the Pacific Islands. Activities will include martial arts demonstrations, Thai Dancers, East Asian Performance, Taiko Drummers, Food Samples & Demo, and many more.
Ms. Keiko Murakami, Hiroshima survivor, with Mr. Ken Koshio will gave presentation at the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History Museum, May 27 Festival of Asian Cultures Asian American Association of New Mexico
Harry E. Kinney Civi Plaza , May 16 Hana Matsuri "Flower Festival" , demonstrations and activities to celebrate the coming of spring flowers and cherry blossom season, April 10.
Santa Fe Japanese Cultural Festival Theme: Samurai
March 13, 2010
Honor & Endurance , Anne Frank Project , March 6
2009
Japan Minister of Economy, Trade & Industry signed MOU with the State of New Mexico May 1, 2009
Minister T. Nikai and Governor Richardson sign an agreement to cooperate in reseach and development.
 Consul General Kubo, Governor Richardson, & Minister T. Nikai Sandia National Laboratories signs MOU with Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science & Technology May 26, 2009
University of New Mexico's Medical School of Emergency Department and Mie Prefecture University School of Medicine signed a MOU June 2009
Japan & New Mexico Smart Grid June 2009
Group of Japanese companies including Hitach and Toshiba Corporation with the State of New Mexico and Government of Japan agreed on to help to build smart grid in the southwestern part of New Mexico. Smart grid use digital technology to monitor and efficiently control the flow of electricity from supplier to consumers.
English Rakugo Japanese Traditional Sit-Down Comedy Mr. Kaishi Katsura
NM Offers Graduate Research in Japan Ogata Kai "Garden-Within-A-Garden" NMJACL Aki Matsuri - Japanese Fall Festival Albuquerque International Balloon Museum
Children of War, Voices for Peace: Japanese and American Perspectives
On going display. Regular Hours 9 AM to 5 PM, Tuesday through Sunday
2009 Fiesta Hours 6 AM to 5 PM, Daily
For more information contact the Albuquerque International Balloon Museum, (505) 768-6028
 Nishimura to Deliver Pearl Fellow Lecture Oct. 30
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Yukio Nishimura from the University of Tokyo’s Graduate School of Urban Engineering, delivers the Pearl Fellow Lecture on Friday, Oct. 30 at 5:15 p.m. in the Pearl Hall auditorium. Nishimura’s lecture is Japan’s World Heritage Wooden Structures: Preservation and Authenticity. Pearl Hall, home of the UNM School of Architecture and Planning, is located on Cornell and Central NE. 
