JETAA Canberra

ANU Za Kabuki is always wonderful!

The Embassy will be co-hosting the ANU Za Kabuki 49th annual Kabuki performance, "The Sardine Seller's Net of Love"!

Catch it on Oct 9-11 The Australian National University, where traditional 🇯🇵 Kabuki stories & performance meets a modern 🇦🇺 twist.

Don't miss the photobooth & dress-ups on opening night too!

Please join the Goulburn Sogetsu Ikebana Community for their Exhibition. Details are:
Dates: 2–4 October 2026 (The October long weekend)
Venue: Goulburn Performing Arts Centre
Special Highlight: Our "People’s Choice Award," featuring a unique vessel by local master potter.
Please see the poster for more details about the event.

Rotary Club of Canberra Burly Griffin is holding a Hiroshima and Nagasaki Remembrance Ceremony this weekend.

Date: Saturday 8th August

Time: From 11am

Venue: Canberra Rotary Peace Bell at Lennox Garden, Yarralumla (behind the Hyatt Hotel)

All are invited to the Hiroshima and Nagasaki Remembrance Ceremony on 8 August. Details are on the flyer.

Congratulations, Hendriks-sensei!

Happy New Year to all our JETAA members and friends. We'd like to invite you to our 2026 shinnenkai, which will be a picnic in Haig Park. Bring your family or friends and a bento, or maybe some food from the nearby multicultural festival happening nearby in town! Meet us at 12 pm at the corner of Lonsdale and Girrahween St - the tram stops just nearby at Ipima Street Station. 🌳

みなさん、今年もお世話になりました！良いお年を！Everyone, thank you for another great year! Happy New Year!

Pictured is our 2025 Bounenkai after party.

There were so many great events and memories for JETAA Canberra this year, big (like the Oceania conference) and small (like karaoke with friends and practicing Japanese together).

We are looking forward to a good 2026 together too. See you at our events and other Japan related happenings in Canberra soon! 🎍🍊✨

It was our great pleasure to host the 2025 JET Alumni Association Oceania Conference here in Canberra earlier this month. Our sincere thanks to His Excellency Ambassador Suzuki for hosting the welcome reception. We would also like to thank Executive Advisor Kitano and the members of CLAIR Tokyo and Sydney for their participation. And of course, all the representatives from JETAA chapters all over the Oceania region who came! It was a very productive weekend of discussion and strengthening our connections. It's always a privilege to continue engagement as an alumni after JET. See everyone next year!