Members Only Night
JASGP members enjoy exclusive access to Shofuso from 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM on the first Thursday night of every month, April through October, rain or shine. This September, join us for the opening reception of the annual Ikebana Exhibition at Shofuso. Each year we host an exhibition of ikebana
Etiquette In Japan
To the Japanese, manners are extremely important. This week at Shofuso, we are topping off camp with learning about more delicious Japanese food. However, we can’t learn about food without learning about how to properly eat it at the table! When visiting Japan, or any other country that is not
Haiku
Here are haiku performed by campers during Ghibli Week! They did such an excellent job capturing the simultaneous simplicity and complexity of haikus. A haiku is a Japanese poem made up of 17 syllables in three lines of five, seven, five. Traditionally haiku capture images of the natural world, however,
Yokai
Here this week at Camp Shofuso we are focusing on yokai, which loosely translates into the words monster, spirit, demon or goblin. They are Japanese folklore creatures. The word Yokai is usually a catch-all word for a lot of different and unusual phenomena such as spirit possessions, bakemono (spirits who
Ghibli Week Interviews
Come and meet our Ghibli Campers!! We would like to thank them for sparing some time for an interview. We’d also like to thank Isaiah for asking the interview questions so Destiny could focus more on recording.
Manga Camp Interviews 2
During the third week of camp, a few of our Manga Campers were kind enough to spare us some time. They gave us great answers on their feelings of Japan and how they felt about Camp Shofuso so far. Isaiah, one of our Manga Campers, were kind enough to help
Manga Camp Interviews
During the second week of camp, a few of the Manga campers volunteered some of their time for an interview! Get to know a few of our campers and their experience at Shofuso!
Kawaii Week Interviews
During Kawaii Week, we’ve gotten interviews from a few of the kawaii campers. We would like to thank them for giving us some time and providing us with some awesome answers! Stay tuned for some more interviews from Camp Shofuso!
Tanabata: State of the Wishes
Tanabata, Japan’s summer star festival, is one of five annual festivals that’s celebrated across the country, as well as by people in the Japanese diaspora. Celebrated on the seventh day of the seventh month, Tanabata commemorates the folktale of Orihime, the weaver princess, and her soulmate Hikoboshi, the cowherd, as
Kobe International Club
Kobe International Club Philadelphia is part of a worldwide networking initiative for anyone who is passionate about or interested in learning more about Kobe, Philadelphia’s sister city. This happy hour from 5-8 pm will feature specials on drinks and plenty of opportunities to mingle. This event has no cover and