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Mr. Jimmy Brings the House Down at Kobayashi Hall in Toronto

The Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (JCCC) was proud to present a bold new chapter in its history…

Chris Hope • Feb. 11, 2025

Canada guitarists Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre music Ontario Toronto

Unveiling the Unknown: Understanding Japanese Canadian History Through An Insider’s Perspective

Throughout our evolution as human beings, stories of those who lived before us have been passed dow…

Chiana Fujiwara • Jan. 2, 2025

book reviews Canada essays Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre Japanese Canadians Ontario reviews Toronto

Osaka Troupe Karakoro Brings Author Joy Kogawa’s Book to Life

“May the world be safe, may the world be kind, may the world forever be our home.” —Joy Kogawa, …

Catherine Jo Ishino • Feb. 14, 2024

Canada Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre Joy Kogawa Karakoro (performance group) Naomi's Tree (musical) Ontario Toronto

The Spaces In Between: Artist Elysha Rei's Intricate Hand-Cut Paper Art

While the sakura were in full bloom outside the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, inside, a differ…

Kelly Fleck • July 16, 2023

60 Years of Friendship Through Culture (exhibition) British Columbia Canada cultural identity Elysha Rei group identity identity Japanese Australians Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre Ontario Past Wrongs, Future Choices (project) Toronto University of Victoria

Japanese Canadians Speak Up for Raymond Moriyama’s Iconic Toronto JCCC - Part 3

Read Part 2 >> Diana Morita Cole, Nelson, BC (born in Minidoka concentration camp) One of my gr…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • June 27, 2023

Barbara Miiko Nishimura Gravlin Canada Diana Morita Cole Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre Ontario Raymond Moriyama Toronto

Japanese Canadians Speak Up for Raymond Moriyama’s Iconic Toronto JCCC - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> Lillian Michiko Yano, Newmarket, ON I know who I am because of 123 Wynford Drive…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • June 20, 2023

Canada Elm Tahara Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre Les Takahashi Lillian Michiko Yano Ontario Raymond Moriyama Toronto

Japanese Canadians Speak Up for Raymond Moriyama’s Iconic Toronto JCCC - Part 1

On a sunny afternoon in June 1964 at 123 Wynford Drive in Toronto’s Don Mills area, Canadian Prim…

Norm Masaji Ibuki • June 13, 2023

architects Canada Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre Ontario Raymond Moriyama Toronto

The Story Behind the Garden at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre

TORONTO — When the construction concludes on a landscape project, the work only just begins. While …

Kelly Fleck • Jan. 4, 2022

agriculture Canada gardening gardens Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre landscape architecture landscape gardening Ontario Scott Fujita Toronto

Abuzz on the Rooftop

TORONTO — Mariko Kawano’s apiary, Heiwa Honey, is a project three generations in the making, and co…

Kelly Fleck • Jan. 7, 2020

bee culture Canada Heiwa Honey Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre Mariko Kawano Ontario Toronto

Celebrating 55 Years of Service and Self-Defence

Earlier this year, I had the honour of presenting Shihan Kei Tsumura, founder of the Japanese Canad…

Chris Hope • Nov. 14, 2018

Canada Canadian Itosu-Kai Honbu Dojo Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre karate Kei Tsumura martial arts Ontario Shito-Ryu Itosu-Kai Karate and Kobudo Toronto

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