Youth and Travel

The 2013 Youth Ambassador trip to Japan is departing June 10. Please wish the traveler’s well and view this site for information about it.

 Our 2013 Youth High School Japanese Speech Contest
           [click here]

was held on March 17, 2013

Results of April 2102 Youth High School Japanese Speech Contest [click here]

Youth Board:
Applications are being accepted to join our Youth Advisory Board. For details, see the youth section.

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Consulate Extends Tohoku Disaster Account to 3/2014
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Images From Kurashiki Exchange

Member Amy Huang escorted youth for a foreign exchange event with the Sister high school of San Jose’s Notre Dame. Here are pictures (click here) of the event at Notre Dame Seishin Junior High and Girl’s Senior High School and the trip surrounding the exchange.

Japanese Consulate in
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Cultural Video Catalog

Member Bob Green has offered to make his personal collection of Japan relevant videos available for public showing at schools, libraries and certain events. In most cases, the videos are to be shown in conjunction with San Jose-Okayama Sister City sponsored participation. Sorry, these videos are not available for rent or loan to the public. The Disk id reflects the shows: “BJ : Begin Japanology; WJ : Weekend Japanology; JJ: Journeys in Japan; CU : Close Up”
For information, email secretary@sj-okayama.org.

Title
Category
Time
Disk
Manga Animation-Art 30 BJ-3
Katsura Rikyu Art 30 BJ-6
Noguchi Sculptor Art 42 WJ-8
Origami (3) Art 30 BJ-11
Taro Okamoto Artist Art 42 WJ-11
Nishijin-ori- Fabrics Art-Clothing-Technology 30 BJ-4
Bunraku (Late Part) Art-Cultural 30 BJ-13
Furushiki (nihongo) Art-Cultural 30 BJ-3
Gagaku Traditional Music Art-Cultural 30 BJ-11
Japanese Masks (1) Art-Cultural 30 BJ-8
Japanese Masks (2) Art-Cultural 30 BJ-21
Origami (2) Art-Cultural 30 BJ-10
SHAMISEN norimaki Art-Cultural 42 WJ-3
Taiko (Partial) Art-Cultural 30 BJ-22
Rock & Stone Art-Cultural-Environment & Nature 30 BJ-14
Origami (1) Art-Education 30 BJ-7
Japanese Dolls (1) Art-Historical-Cultural 42 WJ-10
Japanese Dolls (2) Art-Historical-Cultural 42 WJ-6
Ikebana Art 42 WJ-17
Makie Lacqureware Art-Cultural 30 BJ-34
Nihon Buyo Art-Cultural 30 BJ-33
Rukugo comedy Art-Cultural 30 BJ-34
Washi Japanese Paper Art-Cultural 30 BJ-30
Yokohama Art 2005-Jazz Art-Cultural 42 WJ-16
Product Design Art-Technology 42 WJ-17
Kimono-tako (kites) Clothing 30 BJ-23
Beauty & Art of Kimono Clothing-Art 42 WJ-7
Ryukyu Kimonos of Okinawa Clothing-Art-Cultural 30 BJ-4
Yuzen Dying Clothing-Food 30 BJ-6
Tokyo Fashion - Harajuku Fashion Clothing-Art 42 WJ-16
Kimono & Tako Clothing-Art-Cultural 42 WJ-19
Tokyo Eki Community-Transportation-Food 42 WJ-7
Island Nation Hagoita Community 42 WJ-14
Japanese Department Stores Community-Cultural 42 WJ-17
Tsukiji Market Community-Food 30 BJ-32
Buddist statues Cultural 30 BJ-9
Geiko & Maiko Cultural 30 BJ-18
Out & About 2006 -1 Cultural 42 WJ-1
Soseki Novelist Cultural 42 WJ-8
Tatami Cultural-Agriculture 30 BJ-15
Cherry Blossoms (2) Cultural-Agriculture-Environment & Nature 30 BJ-22
Cherry Blossoms in Hokaido (1) Cultural-Agriculture-Environment & Nature 30 BJ-9
World of Sake Cultural-Agriculture-Food-Environment & Nature 30 BJ-4
Enka Cultural-Art 42 WJ-4
Furushiki Cultural-Art 30 BJ-3
Folding Fans Cultural-Art-Technology 30 BJ-13
Kiriko Cut Glassware Cultural-Art-Technology 30 BJ-7
Women’s Fashion Magazines Cultural-Art 30 BJ-20
Aizome Dying (Late Part) Cultural-Clothing 30 BJ-13
Aizone (Japan Blue) Cultural-Clothing 30 BJ-19
Footwear in Japan Cultural-Clothing 30 BJ-12
Disaster Planning in Japan Cultural-Community 42 WJ-2
Onomatopeoia Cultural-Education 42 WJ-9
Kyoto Machiya Cultural-Environment & Nature 30 BJ-3
Sounds of Japan (2) Cultural-Environment & Nature 30 BJ-21
The Sounds of Japan (3) Cultural-Environment & Nature 30 BJ-22
Light in Japanese Life Cultural-Environment & Nature-Art 30 BJ-12
Chopsticks Cultural-Food 30 BJ-15
Festivals Cultural-Food-Historical-Cultural 30 BJ-11
Hina Dolls Cultural-Historical-Art 30 BJ-15
Kendo Cultural-Sports 42 WJ-10
Apt & Condos Cultural-Technology 30 BJ-24
Castles-nhk set Cultural-Technology 30 BJ-23
SHOJI kendama Cultural-Technology 42 WJ-3
Tokyo Tower Cultural-Technology 30 BJ-6
Japan TV ads - signs Cultural-Technology-Animation 30 BJ-23
Ink Brushes Cultural-Technology-Art 30 BJ-14
Hotels in Japan Cultural-Transportation 30 BJ-27
5 Stories Pagoda Cultural-Travel 30 BJ-15
Shrines Cultural-Travel 30 BJ-11
Nagasaki Architecture (1) Cultural-Travel-Historical 30 BJ-9
Hanging Scrolls Cultural 30 BJ-17
Minabe ume - bichutan Cultural 30 BJ-37
Motainai & Charcoal Cultural 42 WJ-16
Ninja Cultural 30 BJ-29
Out & About Cultural 42 WJ-17
Tochigi Lifestyle Cultural 30 JJ - 04
Yokai Cultural 30 BJ-30
Naruto Straits Cultural-Agriculture-Environment & Nature 30 BJ-37
Miniatures Cultural-Art 30 BJ-39
Miyazawa Kenji Poet Cultural-Art 30 BJ-34
Money Cultural-Art 30 BJ-36
Dagashi-ya Treatshops Cultural-Community 30 BJ-33
Go Cultural-Community 30 BJ-30
Tile Roofs Cultural-Community 30 BJ-39
Hiragana Cultural-Community-Historical 30 BJ-35
Employment Yattai Cultural-Education 42 WJ-14
Mottainai Cultural-Environment & Nature 42 WJ-17
Nishikigoi (koi) Cultural-Environment & Nature 30 BJ-36
Kagura Dance Cultural-Historical-Art 30 BJ-40
Zen in J Culture Cultural-Science 30 BJ-29
Kyudo-way of the bow Cultural-Sports 30 BJ-33
Ceramics Cultural-Technology-Art 30 BJ-30
Amanohashidate Cultural-Travel-Environment & Nature 30 BJ-37
Shirakawa-go Cultural-Travel-Environment & Nature 30 BJ-31
Suruga Bay - Izu Peninsula Cultural-Travel-Environment & Nature 30 BJ-37
Weekend Japanology Review Education 42 WJ-4
Juku (cram schools) Education-Cultural-Community 30 BJ-12
Soroban Education-Cultural 30 BJ-32
Robots in Japan (2007) Electronics-Technology-Cultural 30 BJ-26
Radio Calisthenics Electronics-Cultural-Health 30 BJ-28
Bamboo Environment Environment & Nature-Agriculture-Cultural 42 WJ-9
Monkey Environment & Nature 30 BJ-12
Japanese Plants - furoshiki Environment & Nature-Agriculture 30 BJ-23
Fragrances of Japan Environment & Nature-Cultural 30 BJ-14
Sakura Environment & Nature-Cultural 30 BJ-9
Sounds of Japan (1) Environment & Nature-Cultural 30 BJ-8
Satoyama (1) Environment & Nature-Cultural-Historical 30 BJ-8
Changing Seasons Environment & Nature 30 BJ-29
Forest - Satsuma Environment & Nature 42 WJ-15
Snow Environment & Nature 30 BJ-40
Bamboo Environment & Nature-Cultural 30 BJ-33
Goldfish Environment & Nature-Cultural 30 BJ-29
Japanese Gardens Environment & Nature-Cultural 30 BJ-30
Chrysanthemum Environment & Nature-Cultural-Community 30 BJ-35
Earthquake Preparation Environment & Nature-Cultural-Community 30 BJ-35
Nishiki goi & Boro-Ichi Environment & Nature-Cultural-Travel 42 WJ-19
Earthquake Environment & Nature-Science 30 BJ-28
Volcanoes Environment & Nature-Science-Travel 30 BJ-36
Sendai & Matsushima Environment & Nature-Travel 30 JJ - 03
Bento (2)
 Food 30 BJ-33
Bento (1)
 Food 30 BJ-29
EkiBen Food 30 BJ-28
Miso (2)
 Food 30 BJ-31
Miso (1) Food 30 BJ-21
Miso (3) Food 42 WJ-11
Onigiri Food 30 BJ-30
Ramen Food 30 BJ-16
Tempura Food 30 BJ-25
Tuna Food 30 BJ-18
Wagashi Kyoto Sweets Food 30 BJ-30
Wasabi Food-Agriculture-Cultural 30 BJ-20
Cha No Yu Food-Cultural 30 BJ-3
Curry Food-Cultural 30 BJ-27
Hot Pot (nabe) Food-Cultural 30 BJ-22
Izakaya Food-Cultural 30 BJ-24
Kaiseki Cuisine (1) Food-Cultural 30 BJ-8
Kaiseki Cuisine (2) Food-Cultural 30 BJ-21
Matcha Tea Food-Cultural 30 BJ-4
Tofu - Shrine Food-Cultural 30 BJ-23
Tofu & Shrine Clime Food-Cultural 42 WJ-15
Tempera Food-Cultural-Art 30 BJ-39
Curry Food-Cultural-Health 30 BJ-38
Fugu Food-Cultural-Health 30 BJ-36
Soybeans Food-Cultural-Health 30 BJ-38
Unagi Food-Environment & Nature 42 WJ-2
Rice & Fox Festival Food-Holidays 42 WJ-13
Yoshoku-Western Food Food-Holidays 30 BJ-34
Rice Food-Science-Cultural 30 BJ-16
Japanese Wine Nagasaki Food-Science 42 WJ-13
Tea Cream architecture Food-Science 30 BJ-33
Sake & Aikido Food-Sports-Cultural 42 WJ-18
Shioyu (Soy Sauce) Food-Technology 30 BJ-20
Soybeans Food-Technology 30 BJ-27
Sushi Food-Technology 30 BJ-7
Tsukemono Pickles Food-Technology 30 BJ-16
Station Bento Food-Transportation 42 WJ- 6
Tsukiji Market Food-Historical-Cultural-Environment & Nature 30 BJ-34
Pollinosis & Izuoshima Health 42 WJ-18
Sukiya Architecture Historical 42 WJ-12
Spinning Tops Historical-Art 30 BJ-13
Satoyama (2) Historical-Cultural-Environment & Nature 30 BJ-19
Nagasaki Architecture (2) Historical-Cultural-Travel 30 BJ-19
Chushingura (Part 1) Historical-Education 30 BJ-3
Chushingura (Part 2) Historical-Education 30 BJ-3
Roof Tiles Historical-Technology 30 BJ-26
Tale of Genji I Historical 30 BJ-5
Tale of Genji II Historical 30 BJ-5
Pollen Allergy Historical-Agriculture-Science 30 BJ-40
Yonezawa Historical-Community 30 JJ-02
Towns and Neighborhoods Historical-Cultural-Community 30 BJ-39
Nara-1300 year anniversary Historical-Cultural-Technology 30 JJ-02
Haneda Airport Historical-Technology-Travel 30 BJ-40
Karatsu Kyushu Sea Historical-Travel 30 JJ - 04
Bicycling Seto Sea Historical-Travel-Environment & Nature 30 JJ - 04
Towns and Neighborhoods of Japan Historical-Community-Transportation 30 BJ-25
Todaiji Historical-Cultural 30 BJ-26
Traditional Folk Houses (1) Historical-Cultural-Environment & Nature 30 BJ-7
Traditional Folk Houses (2) Historical-Cultural-Environment & Nature 30 BJ-9
Fishing & Seafood Science-Food-Technology-Environment & Nature 30 BJ-19
Silk Science-Technology-Clothing-Cultural 30 BJ-26
Pearls Science-Technology-Environment & Nature 30 BJ-18
Tile Roofs in Japan Science 30 BJ-25
Bird Migration- Oden~Hanpen Science-Environment & Nature 42 WJ-16
Dams in Japan Science-Environment & Nature 30 BJ-38
Japanese Eco-Cars Science-Environment & Nature 42 WJ-17
Kyushu Volcanic Tour Science-Environment & Nature 30 JJ-02
J-League-Kenmari Sports 42 WJ-16
Japanese Sport Fishing- Stationery Sports-Cultural 42 WJ-16
Bridges Technology-Cultural 30 BJ-28
Industrial Structures Technology-Electronics 30 JJ - 03
Japanese Robot Industry Technology-Science-Electronics-Cultural 42 WJ-17
Model Trains in Tokyo Technology-Transportation 42 WJ-17
Tsukuba, Science City Technology 30 JJ-01
Fusuma Sliding Doors Technology-Cultural 30 BJ-18
Imari Porcelain Technology-Cultural 30 BJ-13
SL Train Song Technology-Cultural 5 BJ-24
Lacquer Ware Technology-Cultural-Art 30 BJ-6
Ancient Tech Technology-Cultural-Historical-Transportation 42 WJ-5
Fireworks Technology-Cultural-Holidays 30 BJ-17
TV Tech up to 2007& Beyond Technology-Electronics 42 WJ-12
Dams in Japan Technology-Science 30 BJ-27
Robots ~2007 Technology-Science-Electronics 30 BJ-20
Cameras Technology-Cultural-Community-Historical 30 BJ-35
Washi - Mino-city Technology-Cultural-Science-Art-Travel 30 JJ-02
Subway Transportation 30 BJ-24
Shikoku Henro Pilgranage Travel 42 WJ-5
Totori Travel-Environment & Nature 30 JJ-01
Aizu-Wakamatsu Travel 30 JJ - 04
Okami San - Autumn Dolls Travel-Cultural 42 WJ-16
Akita Onsen Travel-Historical-Health-Cultural 30 JJ - 03
Hotels in Japan Travel-Holidays-Sports-Cultural-Community 30 BJ-38
Izuoshima Travel-Sports-Historical-Cultural 30 JJ - 03