Our next Nihongo Night is scheduled on February 22, 2020 from 5 pm to 7 pm ET. The topic is “The Era of Showa – Part 1”. Mr. Mas Hongoh of JSGH will talk about Japan in the Meiji, Taisho eras to the beginning of the Showa era. “As a child growing in Japan, I used to hear “Meiji Era is long gone…” That was after the Pacific War ended. Now Japan is living in >>Read More...
Japanese Ambassador to USA to visit Connecticut
On Wednesday, February 12, the Japanese Ambassador to the United States, Shinsuke Sugiyama, will be visiting Connecticut. He will deliver a speech on International Law and Security at Yale at 4:30 PM. We would like to see many of you attend that very important speech. It will be given at the GM Room, Yale Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, 55 Hillhouse Ave, New Haven, CT 06520. This lecture is free and open to the public. For more information, see https://ceas.yale.edu/events/japans-foreign-policy-and-international-law. >>Read More...
Evening of MUSIC with Emilie-Anne Gendron and Melody Fader
The Japan Society of Greater Hartford presents an evening of MUSIC with Emilie-Anne Gendron: violin, and Melody Fader: piano February 29, 2020 at 7:00 pm (doors open 6 pm) Emanuel Lutheran Church, 60 Church Street, Manchester, CT 06040 Mozart Violin Sonata, KV305 Dalit Warshaw: from If it could speak (2019) for violin and piano Maurice Ravel Violin Sonata No.2 in G Johannes Brahms Sonatensatz WoO 2 for violin and piano Clara Schumann Three Romances OP. 22 for >>Read More...
2020 New Year Party Photo Album
On January 19th, JSGH had this year’s New Year Party. We welcomed many guests, and many members brought families with them. We all had fun, and it was a great way to welcome a new year. We thank all volunteers who spent hours preparing for the event as well as worked during the event. >>Read More...
Origami Presentation
On December 14, 2019, our members taught several origami techniques to children. This activity was part of the Youth and Community Programs at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford, CT. >>Read More...