Compiled by Carolyn Sugiyama Classen, Editor
Cultural Groups/Businesses
- Aikido at the Center
- Aikido of Tucson
- Aikido Shoubu Dojo
- Arizona Kimono Club
- Artist Momoko Okada
- Artist Kazuma Sambe
- Artist Yu Yu Shiratori
- Artist Makoto Takigawa
- Artist Frank Tomizuka (facebook)
- Arizona Kyudo Kai
- Arizona Zenscapes
- Bujinkan USA
- Chanoyu
- Chasing Japan (website inactive)
- Con Nichiwa anime convention
- Japanese Association of Tucson
- Kaizen Kan Kyukoshin Karate
- Kazumi Saito (language tutor)
- Kizuna project
- Kodenkan Center
- Odaiko Sonora (taiko drumming)
- Ohara School of Ikebana
- Okashi Confectionary ice cream
- Origami LAFF (Lyric Arts Folding Fest), (facebook)
- Otaku Nation (facebook)
- Sakura Tea Circle
- Sangetsu School of Flower Arranging
- Shakunetsu no Kimono
- Shibori Designs & Wearable Art
- Sonoran Aikikai
- Southern Arizona Japanese Cultural Coalition (our facebook page)
- Southern Arizona Koi Association
- Suzuyuki Kai traditional dancers (facebook)
- Takoyaki Octopus Balls food truck (facebook)
- Ten no Shima Kai (shakuhachi) website inactive
- Tucson Animation Screening Society (facebook)
- Tucson Bonsai Society
- Tucson Bujinkan Dojo
- Tucson Go Club
- Tucson Japanese/English Language Meet Up group
- Tucson Origami Club (facebook)
- Tucson Kendo Kai
- Wood turner Lynne Yamaguchi
Annual Tucson SAJCC event – Tucson Japanese Festival (facebook)
Resources in Phoenix, Arizona area
- Arizona Association of Teachers of Japanese
- Arizona Buddhist Temple
- Arizona Matsuri
- Arizona State University School of International Letters & Cultures
- Chasing Cherry Blossoms podcasts
- Consulate General of Japan in Phoenix
- Desert Origami
- Ikebana Ikenobo of Arizona
- Ikebana International – Sun City chapter 167 Arizona
- Japanese American Citizens League – Arizona Chapter
- Japanese Business Association of Arizona
- Japanese Culture Club of Arizona
- Japanese Friendship Garden of Phoenix
- Japanese Language & Culture Group
- Oasis (only Japanese magazine in Arizona)
- Phoenix Shogetsu Ikebana
- Phoenix Shogi
Cultural Sites
- Gordon Hirabayashi Campground/Recreation Site
- Yume Japanese Gardens
- Zen Garden (at Tucson Botanical Gardens)
Education
- Center for East Asian Studies
- University of Arizona Center for English as a Second Language
- University of Arizona East Asian Studies Department
- University of Arizona Japanese American Student Association (JASA)
- Southern Arizona Association for Japanese Education (website inactive)
- Tucson Japanese Language School
Faith-based Communities
Japanese business in Holbrook, northern Arizona: