Japan-in-Houston Events Calendar

January of 2010

January 2nd	The Houston Japanese Language Group meets at 6:30 pm at Sushi Jin for a New Year Japanese Karaoke party. Like other MeetUp events, this is organized using the MeetUp WWW site.
6	Cooking class SUSHI will be taught at Central Market (Westheimer at Weslayan), 6:30 - 9:00 pm, by Chris Nemoto. Call 713-993-9860 for more information.
6	The Houston Bonsai Society holds their monthly general membership meeting.
8	Sushi Club of Houston is scheduled to meet at 6:30 pm at a private conference room on Post Oak Blvd. Registration and an RSVP are absolutely required.
8	A "Play Date" event for Japanese speaking children will be held in west Houston, starting at 11 am. Contact houstonplaydateclub (at) gmail.com for more information.
12	The Houston Japanese Language Group meets at 7:00 pm at Kaneyama on Westheimer. This is a great opportunity for students and native speakers to socialize and speak Japanese in a casual setting. Like other MeetUp events, this is organized using the MeetUp WWW site. The theme for this meeting is "fun books for learning Japanese."
13	Sushi Club of Houston is scheduled to meet at 6:30 pm at a private conference room on Post Oak Blvd. Registration and an RSVP are absolutely required.
14	Sushi Club of Houston is scheduled to meet at 6:30 pm at the Ginza on San Felipe. Registration and an RSVP are absolutely required.
14	Class "Beginning Japanese Conversation & Culture is taught beginning at 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm at Leisure Learning as class no.T5750A on this date. Note that these Leasure Learning classes are far too short to teach beyond some tourist level phrases. Call 713-529-4414 for more information.
16	The Japanese Association of Greater Houston holds the Japanese community New Year party beginning at 12:30 pm. Contact the Japanese Association of Greater Houston for further details.
23	A book reading event for Japanese speaking children will be held at the Sansuikai Center starting at 10:30 am. Contact the Sansuikai Center for further information, 281-493-1542.
26	A class "Sushi and Hand Roll Workshop" is taught by Jason Cammack at Sur La Table.
28	The Japan American Society of Houston holds the the JASH Annual Gala on this evening. Contact the Japan American Society of Houston at 713-963-0121 for further information.
January 29	Sushi Club of Houston is scheduled to meet at 6:30 pm at the Matsu restaurant. Registration and an RSVP are absolutely required.

Do you know of an event that is missing? Write to the Japan-Houston mailing list, which provides timely notification of these events. Also see Useful Japan-related Links for the Houston Area.