San Francisco Bay Area & the US

Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco
"Hello and welcome to the home page of the Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco. I hope that you will find this recently redesigned web site to be a useful source of information regarding the services we offer at the Consulate, as well as a good link to many outside sources of information on Japan. It is our sincere hope that this web site will serve as a gateway for you to develop your knowledge and interest in Japan."
–Consul General Makoto Yamanaka.
http://www.cgjsf.org/

City of San Francisco
This site reflects the City's ongoing efforts to communicate effectively with the people of San Francisco, to provide up-to-date information for on-line users and to keep up with the cutting-edge technology that will bring us into the 21st Century.
http://www.ci.sf.ca.us/mayor/

The Japan Society of Northern California is the leading U.S-Japan forum on the West Coast, and the main clearinghouse for U.S.-Japan educational, cultural, and public affairs activities in Northern California.
http://www.usajapan.org

Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California (JCCCNC) strives to meet the evolving needs of the Japanese American community through programs, affordable services and facility usage.
http://www.jcccnc.org

The Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Northern California (JCCNC) was established in 1951 to promote business between Japan and the United States, and to foster understanding and friendship among members.
http://www.jccnc.org/en/index.php

Asian Art Museum has served as one of San Francisco's premiere arts institutions for 35 years, offering visitors groundbreaking exhibitions, fascinating cultural programs, and innovative educational opportunities.
http://www.asianart.org/

Japan National Tourist Organization San Francisco Office is one of four regional offices in the US and promotes tourism to Japan to the general public and the travel trade in the eleven Pacific Northwestern states.
http://www.jnto.go.jp/

Port of San Francisco
Born out of the Gold Rush, today's Port of San Francisco is a public agency responsible for managing the 7-1/2 miles of San Francisco Bay shoreline.
http://www.sfport.com/

San Francisco Convention and Visitors Bureau
This site is designed to provide comprehensive information and assistance for planning your next visit to "Everybody's Favorite City" and surrounding areas.
http://www.sfvisitor.org/

Sister Cities International (SCI) is a non-profit citizen diplomacy network creating and strengthening partnerships between US and international communities.
http://www.sister-cities.org/

San Francisco Taiko Dojo
In the last decade, Taiko enthusiasts, Seiichi Tanaka and the San Francisco Taiko Dojo have redeveloped Taiko from its primitive folk art roots to a powerful, sophisticated synthesis of rhythm, harmony, and body movement.
http://www.taikodojo.org/

Center for the Pacific Rim
Promoting the San Francisco Bay Area as the pre-eminent American gateway to the Pacific through academic degree programs, public events, publications, research, and scholarly exchange.
http://www.pacificrim.usfca.edu/

The Japanese Bilingual Bicultural Program at DeAvila Elementrary School
Our philosophy is to teach the Japanese language through cultural activities. Cultural studies help to enrich and expand every child's educational experience. Watch for new address Fall 2003
http://www.jbbp.bigstep.com

Osaka & Kansai

Osaka-San Francisco Sister City Association
"To plan and carry out activities to stimulate cultural and economic exchanges and further to promote the mutual understanding and friendly relations between the citizens of Osaka and San Francisco in connection with the sister city affiliation.

In 2007, Osaka and San Francisco will celebrate the 50th anniversary of their sister city relationship. Established on October 7, 1957, this is one of the first sister city relationships between Japan and the USA. The two cities have played a pioneering role in the promotion of friendship and goodwill between our two nations, building a history of interaction spanning nearly half a century.

Together with the San Francisco - Osaka Sister City Association and other organizations involved, we are committed to make the 50th anniversary celebrations an opportunity to not only look back to the legacy of this relationship but to plan for the future, beyond this anniversary."
http://www.sisterc.net/SanFrancisco/

Exciting Osaka
Interesting information about Osaka, business opportunities and an overview of the Japanese market.
http://www.netmo.jp/OsakaCity/index_2.htm
http://www.netmo.jp/ ( in Japanese)

Osaka's global network of sister cities and other affiliate affiliations.
http://www.city.osaka.jp/english/osaka_world/ock002r.html

Osaka Foundation of International Exchange
The Osaka Foundation of International Exchange intends to actively initiate programs and activities in order to further promote Osaka's internationalization and the international exchange activities of its citizens.
http://www.ofix.or.jp/english/

Osaka Prefectural Government
"I am determined to exert my utmost in overcoming the current adversity and in rebuilding the prefectural administration for an Osaka full of energy,kindness and international exchange in the new century. Pleae look forward to the new Osaka of the 21st Century." Fusae Ohta, Governor
http://www.pref.osaka.jp/en/index.html

The Kansai Council
We have collected information on hot springs and cuisine in the nine prefectures in the Kansai region (Fukui, Mie, Shiga, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama and Tokushima Prefectures. This service is part of the 'Kansai Collection' the Council is working on and its first offering. The information on the hot springs and cuisine was chosen because they are two features of Japan that are popular among foreign visitors to Japan, especially those from other Asian countries.
http://www.kansai.gr.jp/