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2023: Santa Barbara welcomes Japanese diplomat: Meeting with Mayor, Sister City Association; Visiting to Teahouse & Genealogy Exhibit

Japanese Consul General Kenko Sone visited to Santa Barbara on Sept. 13, 2023 and met Santa Barbara County’s people including: Mayor of Santa Barbara City, Santa Barbara Toba Sister City Organization, Shinakan Teahouse at Santa Barbara Botanical Garden, and Santa Barbara Genealogy Society. Including Japanese Americans, the history of Asian American Pacific Islanders (AAPI) go […]

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2021 / Weekly Cultural News / Oct. 25-31 / Sister city organization creates peace crane exchange project with students in Santa Barbara and Toba, Japan

Subscribe Weekly Cultural News  Contents of the Weekly Cultural News, October 25-31, 2021 P01: Sister city organization creates peace crane exchange project with students in Santa Barbara and Toba, Japan P02: Sister city organization creates peace crane exchange project with students in Santa Barbara and Toba, Japan P03: Former President of Japan America Society, Mr. […]

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2021 / Sister city organization creates peace crane exchange project with students in Santa Barbara and Toba, Japan

This article is included in the Weekly Cultural News, Oct. 25-31, 2021 issue.   At the end of September 2021, students from nine Toba elementary and junior high schools, including two island schools off Toba’s shore, in Mie Prefecture, Japan, sent colorful Japanese paper origami cranes to students of Santa Barbara in California with greetings […]

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2020 / Santa Barbara – Toba Sister City Organization to present “Evolution of Manga and Anime” lecture at its New Year’s Celebration, Jan. 19

Forwarded for Santa Barbara – Toba Japan Sister City Organization SB-TOBA JAPAN SISTER CITY ORG. SHIN NEN KAI CELEBRATION YOU ARE INVITED TO A NEW YEARS JAPANESE DINNER AND CULTURAL PRESENTATION The Year of the Rat Enjoy a dinner of sushi and Japanese food presented by Chef Arief of Sushi On Site Sunday, January 19th  […]

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2008 / Teahouse nestled in California’s naturalistic setting: Shin Kan An at Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

Cultural News 2008 May Issue SANTA BARBARA – In an unlikely spot for Japanese cultural property, a teahouse is nestled quietly in an all-California plants garden at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden. This teahouse was built in 1949 by skilled craftsmen in Japan and then shipped to Santa Barbara as a gift for retired businessman […]