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Hello <<First Name>>,
In this period of meeting dramatic challenges, we can still take time to recognize and celebrate Philadelphia's international cultural connections.
Philadelphia’s current relationship with Japan is celebrated in the many activities that the Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia regularly hosts at or around Shofuso Japanese House and Garden in West Fairmount Park, including an annual Subaru Cherry Blossom Festival, Children’s Day, US-Japan Business & Public Policy Programs, Japanese language classes, among other programs. This year, Children’s Day, which will occur in the first week in May, will be held entirely online with origami demonstrations and other suggested activities for educators and families. Soon, the Society will formally launch GPA’s recent publication of the Japanese edition of the Philadelphia World Heritage Coloring Book as part of their JapanPhilly2020 year of programming.
Learn more about the Philadelphia World Heritage Coloring Book
and order your copy today!
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The trade and cultural connections between Philadelphia and Japan actually extend all the way back to the 1800s! Japanese diplomats and businessmen have long visited our city. Japanese craftsmen built a market, pavilion, and gardens at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition to showcase their artistic traditions, architectural styles, and landscape practices -- all of which fascinated Philadelphians who attended the Exhibition. At the same time, young Japanese women travelled to Philadelphia to attend the Women’s Medical College of Pennsylvania, the only medical school in the world at the time that trained female physicians. Later, in 1956, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, installed a temple and ceremonial tea house, Evanescent Joys, purchased from Japan in the 1920s.