14th Annual JAPAN DAY - April 11, 2021

Japan Day is a part of the Festival of Arts event at SacState

Part I: Teaching and learning Japanese language and culture in Sacramento and Sac State

11:00am – 1:00pm

Welcome by Japanese Language Program at Sac State

• Japanese language learning in the Sacramento region and Sac State 

• Let’s learn Japanese Greeting, Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji

• Let’s learn Japanese song & dance 

• Yokai in Japan

• Anime/manga

• Presentation on Exchange programs in Japan (Shinshu, Ehime,  Waseda, Yokohama National University, Tsukuba)

• Japan Club Alumni Presentation

Part II: Cultural Performances 

2:00 – 4:00 pm

• Welcome by Japan Club 

• Taiko Performance

• Calligraphy Performance

• Traditional dance performances

• Bon Dance

• Rakugo

• Shamisen

• Martial Arts Performances (Jujitsu, Judo, etc.)

• Karaoke Showcase 

• Soran Bushi

• Closing Remarks 

Leadership Team: Vicky Tran and Christian Lopez, Japan Club Alumni, Isaac Cortez, President,  Joshua Opada, Vice President, Freddy Figueroa, Garrett Dakin, Mark Aubrey, Kelly Gilmore, Yvette Jimenez, and Jacob Shane 

Japan Day Web

Check out Japan Club Official Facebooks

Japan Day Videos & Photos

2017 by Emma Stewart

2016 by Emma Stewart

2015 by Emma Stewart

Japan Club President and Vice President

Japan Club existed in 1980s but when I came to Sac State at 2002, we did not have Japan club. In 2004, two students, Isaiah and Teruyuki came to my office in 2004 and we decided to start Japan Club. It has been 18 years – each Japan club president has faced many challenges but they have always pulled together. In Spring 2020,  7 former Japan Club presidents talked about their Japan Club experience (the digest version is at 12:50 - 1:00 PM

2020-2021: Isaac Cortez, President & Joshua Opada, Vice President 

2019-2020: Vicky Tran, President & Freddy Figueroa, Vice President

2018-2019: Vicky Tran, President & Kristoffer Hidalgo, Vice President 

2018 SPRING: Matt Abraham, President & Lindsey Kieffer, Vice President

2017 FALL: Zack Mccormick, Presidents, & Matt Abraham, Vice President

2016-2017: Zack Mccormick, President & Matt Abraham, Vice President 

2015-2016: Jacob Wagnon, President &  Kelsey Cooknick, Vice President 

2014-2015: Jeremy Durant, President & Emynee Danielle, Vice President 

2013 SPRING: Lilian Diep, President & Alex Williams, Vice President, (Adviser Josh)

2012 FALL: Josh Navarra, President & Alex Williams, Vice President 

2012 SPRING: Chris Bouget, President & Josh Navarra, Vice President 

2011 FALL: Mariah Germono, President & Brandon Han, Vice President 

2011 SPRING: Stephanie Pan, President &  & Brandon Han, Vice President 

2010 FALL: Chris Ellis, President & Stephanie Pan, Vice President 

2009 - 2010: Cesar Chavez, President & Mark Lopez, Vice President 

2008 - 2009: Sachiko Kobayashi, President & Alan Kwan, Vice President 

2007 - 2008: Christofer Lamb, President & Sachiko Kobayashi, Vice President 

2006 - 2007: Brian Berry, President & Takahiro Takahashi, Vice President 

2005 - 2006: Makito Shirasaka, President & Akina Tagi, Vice President 

2004 - 2005: Isaiah Johnson, President & Teruyuki Kojima, Vice President