Let’s Have Fun!

Join the JASGA community at the many exciting and enlightening activities we host throughout the year.

Taniguchi Tidy-Up
Saturday, April 20, 2024

JASGA members: use code “Sakura” during signup!

  • Come join the fun and help manicure the Japanese Gardens at Zilker Botanical Garden. Our Ambassador to the garden Alan Cook will be there monthly and have some fun facts about the garden. It’s a blast.

    12 years +

  • One selected Saturday a month (Click Sign-Up below to see the date)

    9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

  • Zilker Botanical Garden

    2220 Barton Springs Road

    Austin, TX 78746

Popcorn Club
Saturday, May 11, 2024

  • Let’s meet, watch a movie, and enjoy some popcorn together.

    JASGA is excited to invite you to join us for the screening of the short film “Jazz Abroad” by director Yuta Yamaguchi, followed by a Q&A with the director and Masumi Jones, the local Japanese drummer featured in the film, who are both from our very own Austin Japanese community.

    SYNOPSIS: Three female Japanese musicians travel from Japan to the Berklee College of Music in the US to pursue their musical dreams.

    GENRE: Documentary Short

    This event is free to attend! Please RSVP, as space is limited. Popcorn will be provided, so please bring your own non-alcoholic beverages.

    All Ages

  • Saturday, February 10, 2024

    2:00 - 3:30 p.m.

  • Asian America Resource Center (AARC)

    Address: 8401 Cameron Rd, Austin, TX 78754

Online Nihongo Social Club
Friday, April 26, 2024 (7:00 p.m.) Registered Students and JASGA Members

  • Let’s meet and practice speaking Japanese together.

    Join us this month online at for our monthly Nihongo Social Club!

    This is for JASGA registered students and JASGA members to practice speaking Japanese with our fun instructors. All levels welcome. Registration required.

    Make new friends and beef up your Japanese skills.

    All levels welcome :-)

    Ages 18 +

  • Friday, April 26th

    7:00 p.m.

    Online: please sign-up

  • This April we will meet online!

    We meet in-person at:

    Tweedy’s (the old Spiderhouse)

    2908 Fruth Street

    Austin, TX 78705

3rd Annual DOGE ATX Parade
Saturday, September 21, 2024

  • Let’s meet the wonderful shiba inus in Austin, Texas. Enjoy a parade of shibas, their talents with a contest of Shiba’s Got Talent, Shiba Inu face origami making, and onigiri’s with Austin’s own since 1967 Asahi Imports.

    All ages welcome :-)

  • Saturday, September 21st

    10:00 - 12:00 p.m.

  • Pease District Park

    Picnic Table and Great Lawn

    1100 Kingsbury St, Austin, TX 78703