Japanese Art & Cultural Center, San Jose, CA

Welcome to JACC !!

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JACC offers the following classes in Traditional Japanese Martial Arts, Language and Culture:

The Japanese Art & Cultural Center (JACC) in San Jose, California offers the following classes for anyone interested in learning:

Traditional Japanese Martial Arts:

Karate / Kendo / Aikido / Kyudo / Iaido

Language Classes:

Japanese / English (ESL)

Children's classes:

Karate / Kendo / Kids' Dance / Japanese / English (ESL)

View or print our Brochure / Class Schedule (in PDF)

We Always Welcome New Members!

Some of our volunteers & instructors

How to Join: Just come to any of our scheduled class hours. No appointment is needed (except for private lessons). Most classes offer a free trial lesson. We also welcome visitors and guests.

Questions? Ask the instructor(s) directly. Or, email us at staff@jpnarts.org. Email is the best way to contact our volunteer staff members.

We are located at 4334 Moorpark Ave, San Jose, CA 95129 U.S.A. (View MAP) in the Strawberry Park Shopping Center between Tomi Sushi and Kahoo Ramen, next to the Mitsuwa Japanese Grocery Store at the corner of Moorpark Ave. and Saratoga Ave. just off I-280.

Iaido (Japanese swordsmanship) Class Participants

Zazen (sitting meditation)

Karate class photo

Beginner children's karate class

Kyudo (archery) demo by Scott Sensei

Kyudo (archery) class

Kendo (fencing) class

Kendo practice

Kendo practice with bogu (armor)

Cleaning up the dojo after practice

日本芸術文化センターは、主に古（いにしえ）の武家や公家により育まれた禅に基づく日本古来の伝統武道・文化の教育的普及を通じて、心と身体のバランスがとれた人間形成、優れた人格と豊かな人間性を育み、地域社会・日本人コミュニティーのみならず、地球的視野で国際理解と友好を積極的に推進し、思いやりの心と優しさを持ち、世界平和に貢献できる人材の育成を目指しています。特に、海外で教育を得る機会を持つ子供たちが様々な分野で将来の日本のリーダーとして活躍できるよう、平安・鎌倉時代から江戸時代にかけて主に平和な時代に培われた高度な日本文化の伝統を次の世代に伝承したいと考えています。是非ご支援・ご協力をお願い申し上げます。