April 8th, 2014 The Nippon Kan Japanese gardens were created 19 years ago. With the budget we had to work with at the time, most of the plants were $10 plants we found in the “reduced for sale” bins at the local hardware store. The garden is decorated with a foundation of large Colorado boulders and has ponds and a …
March 26, 2014 Not only uchideshi, Nippon Kan General Headquarters has other visitors from all over the world. International guest come to visit Nippon Kan to learn more about the United States with a hands-on approach. This past March, Mr. Shishikura came to visit Nippon Kan from Japan after graduating with a major in education from the university. Ms. Moriyama, …
March 21st, 2014 Cultural fieldtrips began in March this year for Elementary and Junior High School students in Denver. These special fieldtrips offer young visitors an authentic traditional Japanese experience with tours of the facility, museum and gardens, Aikido and calligraphy demonstrations and hands-on origami and Japanese games. To complete the experience, the tours end with a Japanese lunch at …
March 11th, 2014 Nippon Kan is a US Federal and State Non Profit organization (501(c)3) and all of the Nippon Kan Board Members are American. Therefore, since the beginning, we have flown the American flag in the Nippon Kan gardens every day. Every day that is with two exceptions. The Japanese flag is flown on December 23rd in honor of …
February 2nd -March 9th, 2014
October 17th, 2013 Nippon Kan General Headquarters school fieldtrip program is popular with children from Denver Metro and front range schools and in 2013 over 1000 elementary school children visited Nippon Kan for a traditional Japanese experience. Usually these fieldtrips are held in the spring to coincide with Asian study schedules, but this past October 17th the children of Lincoln …
October 13th, 2013 It was quiet, beautiful and a bit nippy in Washington Park at 8:00 on October 13th, as Nippon Kan students began to gather for the project ahead. For the past 23 years, Nippon Kan students have worked on this annual project with the Denver Parks Department; turning the park flower beds for winter. The flowers must be …
September 29th, 2013 There are many students in the Denver metro area whose education is conducted in Japanese. On September 29th, 30 students, teachers, parents and guardians visited Nippon Kan Headquarters to study traditional Japanese culture as part of their sociology studies. Nippon Kan Headquarters has a traditional Japanese Folk Art museum with authentic artifacts from the countryside of Japan. …
August 17th, 2013 The third Saturdayof every other month is Family Day for our Youth Program Classes and on that day parents and guardians are invited to watch or join in the class with their children. On all other days, parents and guardians are not allowed to watch Youth Program classes. This policy is in place so that children’s attention …
August 5th-September 3rd, 2013 AHAN Nippon Kan General Headquarter has been providing over 5 tons of rice per month to orphanages and learning centers for children in Bangladesh, Thailand and Myanmar for the past 8 years. To date, over 160 tons of rice have been provided in support of these AHAN projects. Part of the foundation of AHAN Nippon Kan …
August 1st- September 28th, 2013 The Nippon Kan Youth Members also joined in the summer marathon with a two-month practice challenge of their own. Additional Youth Program classes were held during the week on Tuesdays and Thursdays after school and all Youth Program members were invited to join the challenge. The challenge was instructed by Nippon Kan Summer Challenge uchideshi …
July 7th, 2013 Nippon Kan Headquarters received a very special guest on June 7th, 2013. Lt. Col. Anup Thapa served as the commanding officer of the Nepal Army Rangers and has been a great supporter of the teaching of Homma Kancho and the development of Nippon Kan Aikido within the Nepal Army Rangers in Nepal. Lt. Col Thapa is currently …
June 23rd, 2013 Every spring, Nippon Kan and Enshin Karate hold a tournament…a bowling tournament that is, and this year marked the 19th year that this tournament has been held. Homma Kancho and Joko Ninomiya Kancho presiding, all of the bowlers from both dojos were enthusiastic about this year’s tournament. Of the past 18 tournaments, Nippon Kan has won 11 …
June 12th, 2013 The Minor Yasui Inn of Court has held its annual dinner at the Nippon Kan-Domo gardens for seven consecutive years. Over 100 lawyers and related members of the Minoru Yasui Inn of Court gathered in the gardens on June 12th, 2013 for a full gourmet buffet dinner provided by Domo Restaurant. This year the Minoru Inn of …
June 1st, 2013 Nippon Kan’s 22nd annual Spring Volunteer Service project was held at Weir Gulch Park on June 1st, 2013. The project included planting a large number of trees, painting bridges and playground equipment and adding new sand to the playground areas. Planting trees is hard work and a team effort! To …
