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View fullsize The Houston Marathon & Houston Half Marathon are almost here — and JASH is bringing the HOOPLA! 🎉 📍 Find our legendary HOOPLA station at the 7-mile marker, right in front of @picnicboxlunches. Loud cheers guaranteed! This year is extra
View fullsize Mochi pounding, games, crafts, calligraphy, and smiles like these — Oshogatsu is happening TOMORROW at Levy Park!  Celebrate the Japanese New Year and welcome the Year of the Horse with free, family-friendly fun for all ages. 🎎 Li
View fullsize Kick Off 2026 & Welcome the Year of the Horse! ✨🐎 Join us for the 4th annual Oshogatsu Japanese New Year celebration at Levy Park on Saturday, January 10, 2026, from 11:00 AM–2:00 PM! 🌸 Experience the spirit of the Japanese New Year wit
View fullsize 新年あけましておめでとうございます！
Happy New Year! As we welcome the YEAR OF THE HORSE, we look ahead with gratitude for the connections that move us forward and the shared journeys that strengthen U.S.–Japan friendship. We invite you to read our full New Ye
View fullsize Among the many milestones of 2025, we marked 80 years since the end of World War II. This anniversary invited reflection—not only on history, but on how light emerges from hardship to shape a brighter future. ✨ “My 80-Year Journey&rdqu
View fullsize Kadomatsu up. Kagami mochi on display. 🎍 As our last workday of the year comes to a close, we’re grateful for a community that made 2025 one of connection, learning, and shared celebration. Before the year ends, we invite you to look back a
View fullsize こんにちは、みなさん！This is Mai, and I’m excited to share weekly insights into Japanese culture! With only three days left in the year, how are you getting ready for the New Year? In Japan, December 29 is known as Fuku no Hi (ふくのひ)—“Fortun
View fullsize As 2025 comes to a close, we’re taking a moment to reflect with gratitude on the milestones that made this year so meaningful—especially the return of the Japan outreach Initiative (JOI) Program to JASH, reaffirming our role in strengthen
View fullsize Holiday cheer, great food, and even better company! 🎁 JASH is blessed to have a team that brings joy and inspiration to so many in our community. We’re especially grateful for our amazing Japanese Language Program instructors—thank yo
View fullsize こんにちは、みなさん！This is Mai, and I’m excited to share another week of insights into Japanese culture. While Houston’s warmer-than-usual temperatures may suggest otherwise, yesterday marked the winter solstice—the day with the shortest d
View fullsize Want to celebrate Christmas Japanese style? Think Kentucky Fried Chicken on the table and a light-as-air Christmas cake topped with whipped cream and strawberries 🇯🇵🎅 Join Ouchigohan: Japan Christmas, a family-friendly online cooking class with t
View fullsize こんにちは、みなさん！This is Mai, and I’m excited to share weekly insights into Japanese culture. Today marks the midpoint of December! Are you getting ready for the holiday season? In Japan, people begin sending Nengajō (ねんがじょう) between December 15 a