Social Club

Join us for a family‑friendly Japanese New Year celebration! Saturday, January 17, 2026 | 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM Location: Tonari Gumi (1F Hall) Participation Fee • TG Members: $10 (meal included) • Non‑Members: $15 (meal included) Event Highlights • Mochitsuki Tools Display  - Traditional usu & kine　　　　　　　  - Cultural explanation panel  - Photo corner • Japanese New Year Cultural Corner - Decorations - Osechi food samples (visual only) - Customs: nengajo, shimenawa, kadoma

For our October Social Club gathering, we are pleased to present a special film screening along with a Hawaiian-style lunch. We will show The Untold Story , a PBS documentary produced in 2012 by the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaiʻi. This thought-provoking film sheds light on the Japanese American internment in Hawaiʻi—a history that is not widely known. A story that was once buried and forgotten has been rediscovered and retold through this important work. Unlike the Japan

🗓 Saturday, July 5 | 11AM–2PM 📍 Tonari Gumi (doors open at 10:45AM) Join us for a special event with the Powell Street Festival Society! ✨ Explore TG’s history through photos 🎥 Watch a video on PSF + the short film Spirit of Nihonmachi 🎤 Guest speakers: Emi Morita & Mayu Takasaki 🍜 Lunch: Hiyashi Chuka (Cold Noodles) 🎟 $15 | Limited seats 📅 Register by June 27 📧 programs@tonarigumi.ca | ☎️ 604-687-2172 ext.106 All are welcome!