NNM&HC Hours Saturday 9am - 4:30pm
Tues to Fri 10am - 9:30pm
MUSEUM: 11am - 5pm
OFFICE HOURS
Sat 9am - 4:30pm
Tues to Fri 9:30am - 5pm
CLOSED Sundays, Mondays
and Statutory holidays
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Nikkei Place is:
The National Nikkei Museum & Heritage Centre • Nikkei Home • New Sakura-so
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 Formerly known as both the National Nikkei Museum & Heritage Centre and Japanese Canadian National Museum, our new name is Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre. For most purposes we will be using “Nikkei Centre” for general activities and for the building as a whole, and “Nikkei National Museum” for museum-specific activities. It is proposed that we legally change our name to Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre at our upcoming AGM in April. Look for our new signage and materials, and new website, in the coming weeks and months!
Continue reading We have a new name and logo!
 New exhibition YO-IN 余韻 Reverberation featuring artists – Nobuo Kubota, Cindy Mochizuki, Kazuo Nakamura, Emma Nishimura, Louise Noguchi, Jon Sasaki, Aiko Suzuki and Shizuye Takashima – at the Nikkei National Museum opens on Saturday, May 19 with a reception on Thursday, May 24, 7-9pm. Please RSVP to jcnm@nikkeiplace.org or 604.777.7000 ext.109 to attend the reception – everyone is welcome. Gallery hours are 11am-5pm, Tuesday to Saturday (closed Sunday & Monday). Admission by donation. Exhibit runs till August 25, 2012. Continue reading New exhibition honors the 70th Anniversary of Japanese Canadian Internment
Fifth Annual Translation and Interpreting Workshop 2012
Saturday, June 9, 10am-5pm
Fees (includes lunch): STIBC • JCCA Members – $50 / Non-members – $70
http://www.nikkeiplace.org/upcoming-events/translation-and-interpreting-workshop-june-9/
 We hope that you will take part in what can only be described as the most congenial and friendly golf competition. New this year, we have a hole in one sponsor! Pan Pacific Nissan Richmond has generously donated a Nissan 370Z Coupe with 7spd AT (value $44,000)! Tickets will sell fast so call today! Please register by calling Nikkei Centre at 604-777-7000. More info here.
 Saturday, June 2, 3:00pm
Hanatare Bozu: Runny-nosed Brats of Greenwood is a story of Nikkei children living in post-war era in an internment camp town of Greenwood, BC. These children of the ‘50s lived in much simpler times when they had to explore and utilize resources around town to create new games. The first edition sold out even before copies reached the Nikkei National Museum shop. Join us to celebrate the 2nd edition of Hanatare Bozu, which is considerably more detailed and complete with rare photos from the Greenwood Museum and the Fransiscan Sisters Archives, and includes many more humorous anecdotes. Author Chuck Tasaka will be in attendance. The book will be available for $25.
 Saturday, May 26, 3pm
Join author Susan Aihoshi as she reads from her book Torn Apart – The Internment Diary of Mary Kobayashi. Aihoshi draws from the experiences of her own family during “The Uprooting” of the Japanese in BC during WWII. Through young Mary’s eyes, readers experience this regrettable time in Canadian history firsthand. Aihoshi will present a slide-show of period photos as well as photos taken in the Slocan Valley during her research, plus other photos of interest. Although the book is recommended for ages 8 to 12, the presentation is designed for all ages. We encourage parents and grandparents to attend with their children or grandchildren. Books will be available for purchase, and Susan Aihoshi will sign copies. Continue reading TORN APART – Book reading and signing
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The New-to-You Club is looking for donations of used/vintage jewelry, old kimonos, yukatas, and any Japanese accessories! The group repurposes these pre-loved items and re-fashions them into gorgeous “new” pieces. The sales of these pieces benefit both the National Nikkei Museum & Heritage Centre and Tonari Gumi. If you have any used or new jewelry, or other items listed above that you’d like to part with, please drop it off at the Nikkei Centre front desk, or at Tonari Gumi. Thank you!
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 KINSEIRYU KIKUYAEKAI
Saturday, May 26, 1pm
Admission: Free
The taisho-koto is a Japanese stringed musical instrument, called the Japanese Small Harp, and was invented about 90 years ago. From popular children’s song to classical and popular music, the musical sound of the taisho-koto is loved by more than a million people in Japan. Kinseiryu—one of the five major taisho-koto schools in Japan—has performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City and in Europe, Australia and China.
 Saturday, May 19, 3:00pm-5:00pm
Admission: Free
Join author Tatsuo Kage and guest speakers to celebrate the English publication of UPROOTED AGAIN: Japanese Canadians Move to Japan after World War II. Copies of the book will be available at the event, and refreshments will be served.
http://www.nikkeiplace.org/upcoming-events/uprooted-again-book-launch-may-19/
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Nikkei (nik’kei’) noun, adj.
[Nihon “Japan” Keitou “Lineage”]
Persons of Japanese descent, and descendants, who have immigrated or are living abroad, creating unique communities and life styles within the context of the societies in which they live.
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