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Shamisen and Japanese folk songs with Anju Madoka

円 杏寿による三味線と⽇本⺠謡の演奏

Enjoy shamisen and Japanese folk songs with renowned musician Anju Madoka! Madoka is the deputy head and Hawaii chapter representative of “Madoka no Kai”, an Osaka-based school preserving Japan’s traditional performing arts across generations.
三味線と⽇本⺠謡の演奏者として活躍されている円 杏寿さんとの演奏をお楽しみ下さい!円さんは⼤阪に本部を置く⺠謡学校 “円の会”のハワイ⽀部代表として⽇本の伝統⽂化を次の世代に引き継ぐ活動をしておられます。
Japanese community events in San Diego
March 8th, Saturday / 3月8日土曜日 *Private event
Performing for Genki Caregivers at Pioneer Ocean View United Church of Christ
Hosted by KIKU & POVUCC
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March 9th, Sunday / 3月9日日曜日 *Open to the public w/RSVP
Performing at Buddhist Temple of San Diego
Hosted by KIKU & BTSD
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March 10th, Monday / 3月10日月曜日 *Private event
Performing at Pioneer Ocean View United Church of Christ
Hosted by POVUCC & Apple Preschool
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March 11th, Tuesday/ 3月11日火曜日 *Open to the public
Performing at Garden Villas Apartments
Hosted by KIKU
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March 12th, Wednesday / 3月12日水曜日 *Open to the public w/RSVP
Performing at Pioneer Ocean View United Church of Christ
Hosted by KIKU & POVUCC
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March 14th-16th, Friday to Sunday / 3月14日金曜日~16日日曜日 *Open to the public
Performing at 20th Anniversary Cherry Blossom Festival
Hosted by JACL
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Japanese community events in San Diego

January 2025

15th, Wednesday, 10:00 am – 1:30 pm, Club Kiku at POVUCC, KIKU & POVUCC
21st, Tuesday, Sustainability Day, JFG

February 2025

2nd, Sunday, Setsubun, JFG
4th-12th April, Tuesday to Saturday, “Ruth Asawa and the Garden of Remembrance”, JAHSSD
6th, Thursday, “Ruth Asawa and the Garden of Remembrance” Opening Reception, JAHSSD
18th, Tuesday, Sustainability Day, JFG
19th, Wednesday, 10:00 am – 1:30 pm, Club Kiku at POVUCC, KIKU & POVUCC
19th, Wednesday, A Day of Remembrance panel at UCSD, JACL & JAHSSD
23rd, Sunday, Okinawan Kenji Kai party, BTSD
25th, Tuesday, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm, SDSU Day of Remembrance at the Student Union’s APIDA Center, JAHSSD

March 2025

8th, Saturday, Anju Madoka Performing at POVUCC, KIKU & POVUCC
8th, Saturday, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm, Panel discussion with artists Wendy Maruyama and Paul Kitagaki Jr. at SDSU Bernstein Theatre, JAHSSD
9th, Sunday, Anju Madoka Performing at BTSD, KIKU & BTSD
10th, Monday, Anju Madoka Performing at POVUCC, POVUCC & Apple Preschool
11th, Tuesday, Anju Madoka Performing at Garden Vilas Apartments, KIKU
12th, Wednesday, Anju Madoka Performing for Kiku Bento clients and Club Kiku at POVUCC, KIKU & POVUCC
13th-16th, Thursday to Sunday, 20th Anniversary Cherry Blossom Festival, JFG
14th-16th, Friday to Sunday, Anju Madoka Performing at 20th Anniversary Cherry Blossom Festival, JACL
16th, Sunday, 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm, Family Acceptance: Education, Healing and Hope With LGBTQIA+ activists Marsha and Aiden Aizumi, JAHSSD & POVUCC
19th, Wednesday, 10:00 am – 1:30 pm, Club Kiku at POVUCC, KIKU & POVUCC
22nd, Saturday, Shukatsu: End of Life Planning Seminars, BTSD
23rd, Sunday, Annual BTSD/Vista BT exchange in Vista, BTSD
25th,Tuesday, Sustainability Day, JFG
30th, Sunday, A Day of Remembrance event with filmmaker Sharon Yamato, JAHSSD

April 2025

2nd, Wednesday, Pickleball, BTSD
8th, Tuesday, Hanamatsuri, BTSD
13th, Sunday, Easter egg outreach at Golden Hills Park, SDJCC
16th, Wednesday, 10:00 am – 1:30 pm, Club Kiku at POVUCC, KIKU & POVUCC
27th, Sunday, Japanese Coordinating Council (JCC) Keiro Kai, BTSD

May 2025

2nd, Friday, Pickleball, BTSD
4th, Sunday, Children’s Day 2025, JFG
17th, Saturday, Shukatsu: End of Life Planning Seminars, BTSD
21st, Wednesday, 10:00 am – 1:30 pm, Club Kiku at POVUCC, KIKU & POVUCC
26th, Sunday, Memorial Day worship service at Admiral Baker Park, SDJCC

June 2025

1st, Sunday, Cultural Bazaar, BTSD
18th, Wednesday, 10:00 am – 1:30 pm, Club Kiku at POVUCC, KIKU & POVUCC
22nd, Sunday, Golf Tournament at Riverwalk, BTSD
29th, Sunday, The Community Picnic, JACL

July 2025

16th, Wednesday, 10:00 am – 1:30 pm, Club Kiku at POVUCC, KIKU & POVUCC
19th, Saturday, Shukatsu: End of Life Planning Seminars, BTSD
Sundays, 11:30 am, Obon Odori Dance Practice, BTSD
Wednesdays, 7 pm, Obon Odori Dance Practice, BTSD

August 2025

2nd, Saturday, Obon Odori, BTSD
20th, Wednesday, 10:00 am – 1:30 pm, Club Kiku at POVUCC, KIKU & POVUCC

September 2025

17th, Wednesday, 10:00 am – 1:30 pm, Club Kiku at POVUCC, KIKU & POVUCC
20th, Saturday, Shukatsu: End of Life Planning Seminars, BTSD

October 2025

5th, Sunday, Taiko workshops, 9 am youth, 12 pm adults, BTSD
12th, Sunday, Taiko workshops, 9 am youth, 12 pm adults, BTSD
15th, Wednesday, 10:00 am – 1:30 pm, Club Kiku at POVUCC, KIKU & POVUCC

November 2025

2nd, Sunday, Taiko workshops, 9 am youth, 12 pm adults, BTSD
9th, Sunday, Dream of Niwa Wedding Expo, JFG
19th, Wednesday, 10:00 am – 1:30 pm, Club Kiku at POVUCC, KIKU & POVUCC
22nd, Saturday, Shukatsu: End of Life Planning Seminars, BTSD

December 2025

6th, Saturday, Women’s Christmas Breakfast at SDJCC, SDJCC
17th, Wednesday, 10:00 am – 1:30 pm, Club Kiku at POVUCC, KIKU & POVUCC

Ongoing Events

Every Tuesday and Friday, Kiku Bento program at Garden Villas Apartments in Chula Vista
Every Tuesday, Kiku Bento program at POVUCC in Clairemont

Ruth Asawa and the Garden of Remembrance
Opening Reception

Thursday, February 6 from 4 PM to 7 PM
The JAHSSD is in collaboration with San Diego State University’s Art Gallery on a new exhibition “Ruth Asawa and the Garden of Remembrance”. Several Japanese American artists are included from February 4 – April 12, including JAHSSD member and recent Kansha awardee Wendy Maruyama. Please join us at the opening reception with the artists on Thursday, February 6, from 4 PM to 7 PM at the SDSU Art Gallery located in the School of Art and Design. We look forward to seeing you and meeting the wonderful artists. If you have any questions please email or call us.

2025年2月6日 (木曜日) 午後4時から午後 7時まで
JAHSSD は、サンディエゴ州立大学のアート ギャラリーと共同で、新しい展示会「ルース アサワと追悼の庭」を開催します。2月4日から4月12日まで、JAHSSD のメンバーであり、最近Kansha 賞を受賞したウェンディ・マルヤマを含む、数名の日系アメリカ人アーティストが参加します。
2月6日木曜日、午後4時から午後 7時まで、芸術デザイン学部にあるサンディエゴ州立大学アート ギャラリーでアーティストとのオープニングレセプションにぜひご参加ください。
皆様にお会いできること、そして素晴らしいアーティストにお会いできることを楽しみにしています。
ご質問がある場合は、メールまたは電話でお問い合わせください。
*駐車場情報については下記をご覧ください

Visitor Parking and purchasing a pass before arriving on campus – this is recommended because purchasing from your phone on-site can be challenging.
Clink here for more information.

現地で携帯電話から購入するのは難しい場合があるため、キャンパスに到着する前にビジター パーキングとパスを購入する事をお勧めします。
クリックして情報をみる


Interactive Campus Map – a great resource with step-by-step walking instructions from Parking Structure 12 the SDSU Art Gallery with the wayfinding function. It can be used on phones.
Click here to access the map.


インタラクティブ キャンパス マップ – 駐車場ビル12から SDSU アート ギャラリーまでの歩行指示と道案内機能を備えた優れたリソースです。携帯電話でも使用できます。
マップにアクセスするには、ここをクリックしてください。

Japanese American Historical Society of San Diego
4029 43rd Street, Suite 100
San Diego, CA 92105
(619) 338-8181