SJA’s wonderful summer turns into an exciting fall.͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 

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SJA Study Japanese in Arlington

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Study Japanese in Arlington September Newsletter

Fall is on our doorstep! SJA had a wonderful summer with language classes, field trips, and more. We have many more activities planned for the upcoming months and hope you will join us! All upcoming events can be viewed on our events page.

We are 100% donation and grant-funded - so please consider making a donation here or on our website www.sjastudy.org.

よろしくお願いします!

Upcoming Events

Youth Japanese Language & Culture Class is Back!

We are excited announce that our youth Japanese language & culture events are resuming as of this month! This monthly event is suitable for elementary-high school students with Japanese language skills ranging from beginner-advanced. Classes will be held via Zoom and students are welcome to join any or all sessions. Classes are free but spots are limited so registration is required. Register here!

 

All Events

Weekly Japanse Conversation Class:

Every Wednesday from 12 pm - 1 pm at Arlington Central Library (Quincy Room)

Arlington-Setagaya Youth Exchange

Saturday, September 16, from 8 pm - 9 pm via Zoom

SJA Happy Hour

Friday, September 22, from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm at the Assembly in Rosslyn (RSVP via Eventbrite)

Youth Japanese Language & Culture Exchange

Sunday, September 24, from 6 pm - 6:45 pm via Zoom

Recent Events

Shinano Mainichi Shimbun Exchange Program

On August 1, SJA hosted a youth exchange event for Japanese and American middle- and high-school students. This event was part of a week-long program run by the newspaper Shinano Mainichi Shimbun during which 20 students from Nagano Prefecture visited D.C. and NYC to write an article on a theme of their choice. Please read more about it here on our blog!

JICC Field Trip

On September 6, some members of SJA's weekly Japanese conversation class went on a "field trip" to the Japanese Information and Culture Center in downtown DC. The event was a blast and we hope to do more things like this in the future! Read more about the event here.

2023 SJA Service Award Winner

We would like to congratulate Michiko Okuma for winning the 2023 SJA Founder Mine Sasaguri Service Award! We are in awe of her dedication and couldn’t be more fortunate to be working with her. Read more about her service here.

Featured Blog Post

This month we are delighted to feature an interesting and informative blog post about the history of geisha written by

Khaliun Enkhbold.

Here’s an excerpt from the post:

In the heart of Japan’s boundless art culture, graceful whispers and timeless elegance can merge into the mysterious world of a geisha. Geisha are traditional Japanese entertainers excelling in many various performing arts such as classical music, conversation and dance. Countless centuries of culture and tradition originate from geishas and they are the embodiment of refined elegance, grace, and beauty in Japan. 

To read more, please check out the full post here.

Setagaya Sister City Committee

SJA's Setagaya partnership committee continues to host monthly happy hours for area residents interested in US-Japan relations and our effort to form a sister city with Setagaya in Tokyo. We plan to invite the Mayor of Setagaya City to visit DC and Arlington for the National Cherry Blossom Festival and coordinate urban agriculture exchange through our collaboration with Friends of Urban Agriculture Arlington.

If you'd like to volunteer with us at their community garden near Pentagon City/Virginia Highlands Park on Saturday mornings, please email john.mclaughlin@sjastudy.org

Questions? Email us at info@sjastudy.org. Please consider making a donation here.

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