EXPO 2025 is being held in Osaka, Japan from April - October, 2025. You ought to go - it's fabulous! https://www.expo2025.or.jp/en/
Berkeley’s sister city, Sakai, has launched a new website showcasing the events at EXPO 2025 that are hosted by Sakai City.
Check out this website for more details!
Here are some photos that the Goodwill mission took of the Expo
These sister city organizations have local or virtual events that you might be interested in.
California Japan Sister City Network - https://www.caljapansistercities.org/about
Oakland-Fukuoka Sister City Association - https://www.oakland-fukuoka.org/
Richmond - Shimada Friendship Commission - https://richmondfriendship.org/
Sakai students will be visiting Berkeley August 1-6, 2025 as part of our Berkeley-Sakai Student Exchange Program. Currently we do not have nformation on the Sakai students who will be coming but typically 5-6 students come. They will be staying with host families for the duration of their stay in Berkeley. The stdents and their families who participated in our 2024 Student Exchange to Sakai, volunteered to be host families. However not every family can host. The association and host families will come up with activities for the students.
If you are interested in hosting or participating in this years program, please contact
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Tatsumaki Taiko has beginning Taiko classes available! Learn about the cultural aspects as well as learing to play!
Tatsumaki Taiko website: https://users.lmi.net/taikousa/TT_homepage.html
Class calendar - https://users.lmi.net/taikousa/calendar.html#A
