SF’s Japantown

  • Nikkei young adults get involved in JA community at convention

    February 13, 2025 by Derek Tahara, Nichi Bei News

    More than 50 young adults gathered at KOHO Co-Creative Hub in San Francisco’s Japantown Jan. 18 for the Japanese American Youth Alliance Convention. The convention aims to bring young adults […] READ MORE

  • ‘A Japantown Community Conversation with Adam from the West Bank’

    January 30, 2025 by Nichi Bei News

    KOHO SF will host A Japantown Community Conversation with Adam from the West Bank from 6 to 8 p.m. at the KOHO Creative Hub on the second floor of the […] READ MORE

  • January 16, 2025 by Nichi Bei News

    The Japantown Task Force, in partnership with the Japantown Community Benefit District, the Nihonmachi Parking Corporation and the City & County of San Francisco, will host an “Osaka Way 2025 […] READ MORE

  • Japantown Foundation’s osechi ryori

    January 6, 2025 by Nichi Bei News

    The Japantown Foundation will host its 2025 osechi ryori (Japanese New Year food) fundraiser from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Hotel Kabuki – a Joie de Vivre Hotel at […] READ MORE

  • The state of San Francisco’s Japantown in 2025

    January 1, 2025 by Tomo Hirai, Nichi Bei News

    While much of the city’s commercial sectors remain embattled over the pandemic’s effects five years on, San Francisco’s Japantown remains an oasis of sorts. The San Francisco Chronicle reported in […] READ MORE

  • S.F. Japantown clean-up

    December 5, 2024 by Nichi Bei News

    The Japantown Community Benefit District will host a clean-up in S.F.’s Japantown from 10 a.m. to noon. Meet in Osaka Way to receive equipment and supplies. “Please wear attire appropriate […] READ MORE

  • Japantown town hall discusses search for former residents

    December 5, 2024 by Tomo Hirai, Nichi Bei News

    San Francisco’s Redevelopment during the 1960s and 1970s devastated the city’s minority population, especially the predominantly Black Fillmore neighborhood. “I lived on Eddy and Webster, my grandparents owned two homes,” […] READ MORE

  • KOHO Holiday Artist and Makers Marketplace

    November 21, 2024 by Nichi Bei News

    The KOHO Holiday Artist and Makers Marketplace will run from noon to 5 p.m. at the KOHO Hub and the Japan Center East Mall in S.F.’s Japantown. More than 20 […] READ MORE

  • ‘Destination Nihonmachi: A Night in SF’s Japantown’

    October 15, 2024 by Nichi Bei News

    KOHO will host “Destination Nihonmachi: A Night in SF’s Japantown” from 5 to 10 p.m. “along the Japantown merchant corridor on Post Street between Laguna and Webster…. Enjoy local retail vendors, artists, […] READ MORE

  • ‘Japantown Halloween Carnival’

    October 15, 2024 by Nichi Bei News

    The Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California and JCYC will host the “Japantown Halloween Carnival” from 6 to 8 p.m. at 1840 Sutter St. in S.F.’s Japantown. The […] READ MORE

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