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Club Kiku January Class
クラブキク 1月のクラスのお知らせ

  January 21st, 10 am – 1:30 pm
Pioneer Ocean View United Church of Christ (2550 Fairfield St. San Diego, CA 92110)
$5 Donation for lunch
RSVP by January 18th to Coreen Fujinami at coreen@kiku.org or 858-414-2269.

Some highlights of the day:
  • Exercise with Serena
  • AM session – “Hidden Japan” – presentation by Doug Ojiri of 3D Travel
  • Lunch buffet – catered from Katsu Cafe
  • PM session – Line Dancing – led by Serena Cottle. Serena teaches line dancing to seniors and handicap adults in addition to many other forms of exercise. Try it, you’ll like it! However, if line dancing is not your cup of tea, you are welcome to stay and observe. It’s sure to be entertaining!

NEW! Kiku Cooking

Coook together. Eat together. All young adults welcome.

若者向けの日本料理クラス。食を通じて繋がりましょう

Sukiyaki
1/24 11am – 1pm
Register by 1/17: bit.ly/46ivf0v

Kuri-manju
2/28 11am – 1pm
Register by 2/21: bit.ly/46ivf0v

Pioneer Ocean View United Church of Christ
(2550 Fairfield St. San Diego, CA 92110)

$10 Donation

Volunteers needed for project

Help Us Restore Our Classrooms at the Poston Site

February 15 – March 13, 2026
Register by January 23rd, 2026

We encourage volunteers to join us from our Japanese American community to work and share their stories with HistoriCorp volunteers who will be coming from Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, New Mexico, Pennsylvannia, Texas, and Washington.

Each week volunteers will receive an orientation to Poston, its unique history with the Colorado River Indian Tribes community, a film screening of the short film, The Blue Jay, and campfire chats.

December 2025

4th-6th, Thursday-Saturday, Time TBD, Festival of Trees (Ikebana International San Diego Chapter #119)
6th, Saturday, Time TBD, Women’s Christmas Breakfast at SDJCC (SDJCC)
7th, Sunday, 9:00 am (Youth) / 12:00 pm (Adults), Taiko workshops (BTSD)
17th, Wednesday, 10:00 am – 1:30 pm, Club Kiku at POVUCC (KIKU & POVUCC)
31st, Wednesday, 11:00 pm, Ringing in the New Year at Shelter Island (BTSD)

January 2026

15th, Thursday, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm, JACL Monthly Dialogue – virtual (JACL)
24th, Saturday, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, KIKU Cooking at POVUCC (KIKU)

February 2026

1st, Sunday, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm, Setsubun at JFG (JFG)
7th, Saturday, Time TBD, Annual All Volunteers Dinner at BTSD (KIKU)
22nd, Sunday, 12:00 pm, Okinawa Kenji Kai New Year Party at BTSD (BTSD)
28th, Saturday, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, KIKU Cooking at POVUCC (KIKU)

March 2026

12th-15th, Thursday-Sunday, Time TBD, Cherry Blossom Festival at BTSD (JFG)

April 2026

26th, Sunday, 12:00 pm, Japanese Coordinating Council (JCC) Keiro Kai at BTSD (BTSD)

May 2026

TBD

June 2026

7th, Sunday, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm, Bazaar – Cultural activities and demonstrations at BTSD (BTSD)
28th, Sunday, 8:00 am, Temple golf tournament at Riverwalk (BTSD)
28th, Sunday, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm, JACL 75th Annual Community Picnic at East Crown Point Shores (JACL)

July 2026

TBD

August 2026

1st, Saturday, 6:30 pm, Obon Odori – Gathering of Joy at BTSD (BTSD)

September 2026

26th, Saturday, 3:00 pm, Shukatsu seminar (End of Life planning) at BTSD (BTSD)
29th, Tuesday, 10:00 am, BTSD 100th Anniversary service at BTSD (BTSD)

October 2026

10th, Saturday, 11:00 am, JAHSSD Annual meeting and Kansha Awards at BTSD (BTSD)

November 2026

28th, Saturday, 3:00 pm, Shukatsu Seminar #2 at BTSD (BTSD)

December 2026

13th, Sunday, 6:00 am – 2:00 pm, Mochitsuki – Annual rice cake making at BTSD (BTSD)

Ongoing Events

Every Tuesday and Friday, Tuesday and Friday, Time TBD, Kiku Bento program at Garden Villas Apartments in Chula Vista (KIKU)
Every Tuesday, Tuesday, Time TBD, Kiku Bento program at POVUCC in Clairemont (KIKU)
Every Thursday, Thursday, 10:00 am, Tai Chi class at BTSD (BTSD)