2025 Summer Festival

Japan Society of Greater Hartford is coming back to Blue Back Square in West Hartford Connecticut for our 10th annual Japan Summer Festival! Come join us for a fun filled day of events and cultural celebration! We’ll have dancing and musical performances, a Jujutsu presentation and Tae Kwondo performance, Obon Odori dance, a Taiko drum performance and more! The festival starts at noon on Saturday June 28th. Attendance is free and all are invited! See >>Read More...

JSGH Fall Festival Performances

We are lucky to have many wonderful performances programmed for our upcoming Fall Festival on October 17th, 2021. Please read the information about performers. The Performances Shishimai by Steve Long and Akiko Hiratsuka Koto Performance by Garrett Groesbeck Japanese Folk Tales by Noriko Oshiro Taiko Performance by Soh Daiko Performer Biographies Steve Long spent 11 years living, working, and studying in Japan, four of which he was a professional theater actor touring shows throughout Japan, >>Read More...

JSGH Brings Japan To Blueback Square!

Japan Comes to the Square Join us for a fun day at the Blueback Square on Sunday the October 17th. The event is held outside, and it’s free!! Japan Society of Greater Hartford brings Japan to the square! Place: Blueback Square, West Hartford Date/Time: Sunday, October 17th, Starts at 3 pm An open-air festival of Japanese cultural performances, featuring: Shishimai Koto Folktales  Taiko by Soh Daiko Japanese Craft Sale >>Read More...