

The Japanese Arts Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that creates inclusive and equitable opportunity, education, and support of Japanese arts thriving in Chicago’s diverse community and beyond. The JAF celebrates the multitude of voices in our community exploring and expanding Japanese arts and culture.
The JAF supports this mission by hosting unique programs and open educational opportunities that share Japanese art equitably and accessibly, while highlighting our diverse community of artists, thinkers, and makers. If you would like to support these efforts, please consider donating
Experience a new dimension of Japanese art and culture after dark with a vintage vinyl set from renowned City Pop DJ Van Paugam in an immersive setting designed by Zac Hall.
This series of late night programs and parties hosted within the the Japanese Culture Center's Zendo Hall will feature musicians, artists and performances in a private setting with exclusive access.
Very limited seats/guests are available for a donation of $100 per table to the Japanese Arts Foundation. These are on a first come first served basis and will go quick!
The event may also be attended virtually, by subscribing to our Tokyo House Party Twitch channel. More details are available on the Facebook event page.
Asian Improv aRts Midwest presents the 17th-anniversary presentation of the annual Taiko Legacy concert. This year, the stage will pivot to a world premiere livestream performance from the Edlis Neeson Theater at Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. The special program will feature youth and adult community ensemble members alongside National Gintenkai Project performers and Chicago creative musicians. Directed by multi-instrumentalist and media artist Tatsu Aoki, Taiko Legacy 17 marks Tsukasa Taiko’s 24th-year journey since the inception of the group in 1996.
This event will be hosted and live streamed by Tokyo House Party.
The Japanese Arts Foundation and Japanese Culture Center invite you to join Ikigai Indoors, a live festival highlighting Japanese arts and artists in Chicagoland teaching the vast community at home.
This afternoon will explore the theme of ikigai /生き甲斐. “Iki” (to live) and “gai” (reason) describes the pleasures and meanings for life. We hope to inspire discovery of how Japanese arts and culture can bring joy and meaning at home when we need it most.
Ikigai Indoors will air live across social media platforms featuring various Japanese arts and cultural traditions thriving in Chicago. This event will also give everyone the opportunity to ask questions in real time, and even join the arts they are seeing if they choose, finding their own ikigai at home.
We hope you will join us in this meaningful event that introduces Japanese arts and culture to those at home, and inspire everyone to find their own ikigai in Chicago. This program is generously supported by the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership, and will be streamed live by Tokyo House Party.
The Japanese Arts Foundation is supported by the generous contributions of corporate, foundation, and individual donors sharing our mission to create inclusive and equitable opportunity, education, and support of Japanese arts thriving in Chicago’s diverse community and beyond.
The Japanese Arts Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.