We envision a Japantown that inspires respect for the past, embrace of the present, and a commitment to a place and a community that is culturally vibrant, prosperous, safe, inclusive, engaging, and attractive to residents and to visitors.
UPDATE JAN 25 — Seventeen individuals, most representing nonprofit organizations and groups, attended our community meeting today to learn about our matching grants program and to share their questions and feedback. The Q&A session proved to be very useful in identifying areas in our submission guidelines that need more clarification. Many of the questions asked [...]
UPDATE: Services for Jack Hirose will be held on Thursday, December 31, from 11 a.m. at Ashley & McMullen Funerals, 4200 Geary Boulevard (and Sixth), San Francisco.
The San Francisco Japantown Foundation mourns the loss of our board member Jack Hirose, who passed away on Christmas Day. We honor Jack’s great legacy from his contributions as [...]
A KTSF video showing highlights of the 2009 Cherry Blossom Festival. one of the recepients of our 2008 grants.
The Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California (JCCCNC) presents Kristi Yamaguchi’s Children’s Day Festival in Japantown to be held on Saturday, May 2nd , at San Francisco’s Japan Center Peace Plaza (Post and Buchanan Street) from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
An Olympic figure skating [...]
At it’s monthly meeting, the San Francisco Japantown Foundation board of directors unanimously elected Diane Matsuda as a member, effective immediately. Diane is Executive Director of the John Burton Foundation for Children Without Homes, a non-profit organization based in San Francisco dedicated to improving the quality of life for California’s homeless children and developing policy solutions to [...]
