Our Spring Bazaar and Silent Auction are Back!

Minyo-Kai Dance Group

Minyo-Kai is a traditional Japanese folk-dance group that performs occasionally at local community events. They meet twice per month on Sundays from 2 pm at the Takahashi Dojo (5 Melrose Avenue). 

They will be selling the following items at the Bazaar:

Inari Sushi (seasoned sushi rice stuffed inside sweet fried tofu pouches)

🛍️Assorted Baked Goods

🛍️Yukata

🛍️Obi

🛍️Kimono-making Material 

🛍️Garage Sale Items 

Masako Baked Goods

@masakobakedgoods

Bake Japanese bread by taking orders at home. Baking is Masako’s therapy!

They will be selling the following baked items at the Bazaar: 

🍞Melon Pan

🍞Matcha Melon Pan

🍞Mochi Anpan (sweet red bean paste with mochi)

🍞Totoro Pan

🍞Sausage Pan

Treat yourself to the delicious handcrafted Japanese bread at our Spring Bazaar! You won’t want to miss it. 

New Program! Japanglish – Speak, Learn, Teach ✨

Make friends while practicing your Japanese!

Introducing Japanglish Ottawa!
A new Japanese & English language conversation club for speakers of all levels.

We aim to create a fun, welcoming space for people to comfortably practice their English/Japanese while having fun!


Japanglish Ottawa is where you can…

・Practice your Japanese/English WHILE also helping others practice the other

・Make new friends to motivate one another in the Japanese/English learning journey

・Find an opportunity to build a community! (Especially if you are new to Ottawa)

If you are someone who is… 

👉Having a hard time keeping up with your Japanese/English learning, 

👉New to Ottawa and looking for a space to connect with others in the city,

👉Looking to help others with THEIR language journey, 

This is for you!

We will be meeting biweekly on Tuesdays from 7:30 pm to 9 pm. 

Sessions will include conversation times and activities (with snacks being provided!)

Our first session is on Tuesday, April 28th, 2026

Time: 7:30 pm – 9 pm

Venue: 100 Frontier Path Private


Registration fee

・$5 for Non-OJCA/OJCC Members

・Free for OJCA/OJCC Members 

An opportunity to connect with other Japanese learners and speakers, and help newcomers to Ottawa connect with the city and new friends!

Sign up here today!!

Sign up

Japanglish is run in partnership with the Ottawa Japanese Community Association.

Calling all creatives within our community – Natsu Matsuri 2026 Poster Contest

We are once again organizing Natsu Matsuri this year and this time, we want YOUR help!

We want to take this opportunity to highlight our community’s talent and so, have decided to host a Natsu Matsuri poster contest!


As 2026 is the Ottawa Japanese Community Association’s 50th anniversary, the theme for the poster is “Celebrating our Community“!

Entry is very easy:

1. Please check the details in the entry form below button.

2. Submit your entry via the form by May 4, 2026 @ NOON

3. Wait for the results! 

This winning poster will be the face of Natsu Matsuri 2026 and will be used throughout the festival. 
While open to all, submissions that reflect a connection to Japanese heritage or culture will be given favourable consideration in judging.
Open to all ages! (Parent/Guardian permission required for entrants under 19).

We look forward to seeing your submissions!

entry form



Open season has arrived for Jambican Studio Gardens and Edamame Community Garden!

As you may know, last year, Jambican Studio Gardens had an edamame harvest event last September and so many people were happy to harvest or buy fresh Edamame!  

 Soybeans are important for Japanese food culture. If not harvested as edamame, you can harvest this produce as a soybean. Soybean is used to make miso, shoyu, tofu,natto.. So many wonderful Japanese foods, the whole process of growth and harvest is very precious and beautiful. Edamame is comparatively easy to grow compared with other crops, even for those newbie farmers who have never had any experience growing this popular bean.  

Jambican Studio Gardens are initiating a new opportunity for all people to learn about farming, growing Edamame on their farm in a community garden! 

You grow Edamame yourself from sowing seeds in mid-June to harvesting in mid-September! Depending on the weather, you may need to weed twice a season.

To participate, individuals, families or groups will have to come to weed around the plants at least twice before harvesting edamame. 


Jambican Studio Gardens will provide seeds, give advice and offer help as necessary.  To register for this wonderful opportunity, please contact Project leader Kumiko Watanabe @ jambikumi@gmail.com.  Participants must arrange their own transportation to the farm with every visit, and visits can be scheduled via Kumiko. 

Jambican Studio Gardens is located at 2969 River Rd, Manotick, ON K4M 1B4

Happy Farming!!