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Corporate Patron
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas
Zarate Medical Group

Corporate Sponsor
The RK Group

Corporate Donor
Mission Pharmacal, Inc
Sysco


Non-Profit Members

Our Lady of the Lake University
River City Iaido and Kendo Kyokai
Stone Metal Press


 

 

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Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce


The Japan America Society of San Antonio, or JASSA, was established in 1985 to foster increased understanding and cooperation between the citizens of San Antonio and the citizens of Japan. As a non-profit, educational and cultural group it has tried in numerous ways to make Japanese culture become better known in San Antonio. 



Group Tour to Japan

A group tour to Japan is planned for October 9-17. This group will visit Tokyo, Kyoto, Hiroshima, and Kumamoto City. Download Flyer here. Download estimated cost sheet here.


JASSA Presents Donation to Kumamoto En

JASSA presented a check for $1,000 to Mr Bob Brackman, Director of the San Antonio Botanical Gardens, at the Kumamoto-En day on May 8.


Each year, JASSA holds a Japanese Matsuri, or festival, in October featuring an array of music, dance, foods, arts and crafts, martial arts, tea ceremony, flower arrangement, and miniature bonsai trees. It responds to many requests from schools to provide all of these same kinds of cultural activities for classes, clubs, and assemblies.  

JASSA regularly participates in the Annual Asian New Year Festival and the Texas Folk Life Festival to bring Japanese foods, cultural items, and activities to thousands of people.

Through its Sister City Committee it has assisted with visiting groups and individuals who have come to San Antonio from Kumamoto. This has included meeting and greeting them at the airport, hosting pot luck dinners, serving as the rooting section for baseball teams, assisting TV and other reporters with stories, helping with translation for gardeners, and arranging for large groups of volunteers to assist at the Kumamoto Fair.  

The San Antonio Museum of Art hosts the largest collection of Asian Arts in the Southern half of the United States. The Lenora and Walter F. Brown Asian Art Wing contains 15,000 square feet of Japanese, Chinese, Indian, and Korean exhibits and artifacts. (Link)  

It regularly assists the office of the Consulate General in Houston with the Japanese Speech Contest at three of the four year intervals when it is San Antonio’s turn to host the event. In other years, it encourages participation in the contest and helps to find qualified native speakers to serve as judges.

In support of Kumamoto En, the Japanese garden at the San Antonio Botanical Gardens, it has been an active participant in the Garden’s annual Viva Botanica, and has been the co-sponsor of Kumamoto En Day by providing Japanese foods, calligraphy, origami, miniature sand garden construction, and tours of the Japanese garden. Any profits from these activities are donated to the Botanical Society to help support and maintain Kumamoto En.

Educational Activities include events such as the hosting of Mr Masaaki Imai, author of "Kaizen" and "Gemba Kaizen," who gave a lecture to over 150 members of the public. The event was co-sponsored by the City of San Antonio International Department. Also, JASSA sponsors Japanese Language classes for children and adults and Calligraphy Instruction.

The Hoshuko, or weekend school, is supported and operated by the Japanese Companies Association primarily so that Japanese children who are here temporarily will not fall far behind in their studies. The curriculum followed is that of the Japanese Ministry of Education. JASSA has helped to publicize the school and includes the students in performance at its events, especially the Matsuri.

Meetings of the Society are an opportunity to gather with others who are interested in Japan and its culture, whether it is for planning, networking, or just the chance to visit in English and Japanese with others who share that heritage.

Japan-America Society of San Antonio
P.O. Box 460444
San Antonio, Texas 78246-0444
Tel: (210) 832-2196

mike@jas-sa.org