Past Events
Holiday Sake Tasting Experience
Featuring TCHO chocolate pairings.
Join us November 15 & 16 for a special Holiday Sake Tasting in collaboration with Sake Trend, a small-batch sake distributor. Take three unique sake varieties served in a keepsake Japantenna sake cup to take home, and enjoy authentic TCHO chocolate pairings. Learn about the history and brewing process of sake while savoring these festive flavors.
OSAKA EXPO 2025 POP-UP EXPERIENCE
Japantenna’s Osaka Expo 2025 Pop-up Experience Ribbon Cutting Ceremony featuring State Senator Scott Weiner, Assembly member Catherine Stefani, Board of Supervisors President Rafael Mandelman, Supervisors Connie Chan and Bilal Mahmood, Consul General of Japan Yo Osumi, Japanese representatives from Expo 2025, Japantown SF community leaders, and Official Expo Mascot MYAKU MYAKU.
The Pop-Up Experience gave visitors an exciting preview of what they could expect to see at the Expo - which ran April 13 - October 13, 2025 - with a virtual experience of the Expo, flyers, pamphlets, and Expo staff who were in attendance to talk to visitors.
For more info: EXPO 2025 website
SHODO: JAPANESE CALLIGRAPHY POP-UP EXPERIENCE
On October 19-20, JAPANTENNA presented an exhibit on SHODO, traditional Japanese calligraphy in San Francisco Japantown at the Japantown Cultural District Visitor Center, Japan Center East Mall 2F, above Daiso.
The exhibit included:
A showcase by Golden Gate Institute, San Francisco’s oldest standing Japanese language school
Personalized name-writing and souvenirs
Imported calligraphy items and stationery for sale
Free Calligraphy workshops
CALLIGRAPHY WORKSHOP W/ GOYO-KAI
Visitors to the SHODO exhibit on October 19th had the opportunity to participate in a calligraphy workshop with Goyo Morimoto of Goyo-Kai!
Goyo Morimoto holds the rank of 8th Dan/Level, the highest rank set by Nihon Shuji, one of the largest calligraphy associations in Japan. She leads Goyo-kai, a Japanese calligraphy studio composed of students from around the San Francisco Bay Area ranging in age from 7 - 70+ years old. In addition to teaching, she is an artist with a focus on collaboration of abstract painting and calligraphy and has also designed calligraphic logos for multiple organizations.
Craft Valley
Hida, Gifu Prefecture
Furniture Tanaka - Wooden chairs and benches
Mishima Japanese Candle - Japanese candles
Himi, Toyama Prefecture
AMTECH - Plunger
ATSUMI FASHION - Women’s underwear
Himi Inazumi Plum Corp. - Umeshu [plum wine]
Inoue Kashiho - Yokan [sweet bean candy] and other Japanese Sweets
Konoka - Wooden plates, lunch box, and tumbler
La Poge Co., Ltd. - Japanese kimono and dresses
Matsumoto Fish Distributor Co., Ltd. - Yellowtail prosciutto and jerky
Nakamura Kaisan - Seasoned grilled sun
tototo - Fish leather wallets, card cases, iPhone cases, key holders, and watch bands.
Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture
Kutani Origama - Tableware, hair accessories, and flower vases
Sakagura Kaetsu - Kaganotsuki sake
Taniguchi Craft Factory - Clay sake cups
Nanto, Toyama Prefecture
Hinodeya-seika - Rice crackers
Inami Woodcurving Cooperative - Woodcarving
Maruyone - Arare crackers
Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture
City of Takaoka - Raden glass
Hashimoto Sei Co., Ltd. - Candlesticks, incense burners, urns, and Buddhist altar equipment
Miyazu Co., Ltd. - Metal pots, cups, and plates
Nagae Co. Ltd. - Beer glasses, tin sake cups, and flower vases
Nousaku, Inc. - Metal tableware
Sanomasa Seisakusho - Metal butter case
Seo, Inc. - Metal rings, vases, rain gutters
Takenaka Bronze Works Co., Ltd. - Acquarium dumbbells, metal tableware, and jewelry
Toyama Nerumono Corp. - Fish cakes
Toyama Prefecture
Agnavi Inc. - Cans for canned sake
colm - Leather trays, wallets, card cases, key holders, and art
Fumigiku Sake Brewery Co., Ltd - Sake
Hamatsune Foods Industry Co., Ltd - Cooked fish preserved in kelp or vinegar
HERBAL8 - Essential oils
Kana-Kitchen - Garlic chili oil
Kanetsuru Sunago Shoten LLC. - Sun-dried firefly squid
MARCO - Wooden board games and game tables
Masuda Sake Brewery Co., Ltd. - Sake
Mikunihare Syuzo Co., Ltd. - Sake
Richell Corporation - Plastic houseware products
Shirouma Science Co., Ltd. - Plastics manufacturer
TAPP - SAKAKNIFE fish knife and lures
Ehime Prefecture
Ehime Herb - Ehime Iyokan Cold Brew Tea
Kankitsu Labo - Dry candied fruit peels
Muchacha-en - Amanatsu & Iyokan Marmalade, Lemon Kosho [Lemon Chili Pepper Paste]
Ozaki Foods Corporation - Kankitsu OOkoku [Drinking Vinegar Mixer - Yuzu]
Kobe City
Oshu City
Craft Valley
Amano Sikki Co., Ltd. - Raden lacquerware with mother of pearl inlays
AMTECH - Pakkon bar [plunger]
City of Hida - Yamanaka Japanese paper set
City of Komatsu - Kutani ware [Japanese porcelain]
Furuki Seisakusho Co., Ltd. - Tin magnet
Gokayama Washi - Paper dolls, fans, tapestry, notebook, post cards, bookmarks, and pinback buttons
Hashimoto Sei Co., Ltd. - Candlesticks
Hida Craft Cultural Center - Kumiki
Hinodeya Seika Industry Co., Ltd. - Japanese glass shrimp crackers
Inami Woodcarving Cooperation - Woodcarving chandelier
Inohiro - Miso senbei [miso wheat crackers]
Kaba Shuzojo - Sake
Kawai Bat Seisakusho - Baseball bat
Kenshin Industrial co. ltd. - Combs
La Pauge Co., Ltd. - Shitateyasan Kimono obi belt, rengebukuro [pouch]
Maruyone Seika Co., Ltd. - Shrimp crackers
Matsui silk weaving co., ltd. - Silk spun shawls, pillow covers, and towels
Matsumoto Fish wholesaler - Yellowtail jerky
Mishima Japanese Candle
Miyazu Co., Ltd. - Ironware and bronzeware kettles, vases
Momentum Factory Orii - tie clip
Nonaka - Paper lantern
Odakou Douki Co., ltd. - Aluminum feather duster
Ohkoshi kougei - Copper square dish
Otsubo Saketen - Sake
Sakurai Chuzou Co., Ltd. - 1100℃ Beer tumbler
Sanomasa Seisakusho - Whale butter case
Sawa - Preserved Ayu sweetfish products
Shibata Sikki Co., Ltd. - Lacquerware products (mirrors, hairpins, chopsticks, cups, teacups)
SO Sports - Fungo baseball bat, key holder, and sake cup
SUGET - card case, staining brooch
Takenaka Bronze Works Co., Ltd. - Decanter and Wine Glass Set
Tonami Co., Ltd. - Aluminum cup
tototo - Fish leather card cases, wallets, iPhone cases, watch straps
Ujiie Sikki Co., Ltd. - Key holder w/ shoehorn
Watanabe Sake Brewery - Sake
Yamagen Jouzou - Soy products - shoyu and miso
Fukuoka City
Fukutaro - Menbei [mentaiko potato crackers]
HAKATA JAPAN - Hakata-ori [silk fabric textiles]
Hakata Ori Textiles Association - Hakata-ori [silk fabric textiles]
Kagoshima Ocha [green tea]
Miura Takashi - Hakata Hariko [handcrafted good luck charms]
Miyazaki Hirofumi - Hakata Ningyo [unglazed clay dolls]
Miyoshi Yumiko - Hakata Hariko [handcrafted good luck charms]
MOMIKI Inc - Black Garlic Umami Sauce
Nishifukuseicha -Tea
Sanei Kosan Co - Barley tea
Shibata Toku Shoten - Hakata Magemono [ handcrafted cedar and cypress boxes]
Takahashi Shoten - Yuzusco [hot yuzu sauce], Nori Kuro Seasoning