Ottawa Japanese Community Association & Cultural Centre
OJCA/OJCC-hosted events.
Join us for a workshop on making three types of kimono cards, led by instructor Nora Nishikawa.
Date: Sunday, February 8 (in case of inclement weather, the workshop will be held on February 15th instead.)
Time: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Place: Ottawa Japanese Cultural Centre
Cards made will be available for sale to all participants. OJCA-OJCC members receive a discount.
Light refreshments will be provided.
Please register via Communal using the link below to register.
The OJCA/OJCC will once again ring in the new year in partnership with the Takahashi Dojo with its annual Kagami Biraki New Year’s Party!
What to Expect: Wonderful snacks, (including roasted kirimochi), hors d’oeuvres and a small selection of beer, sake, tea and other non-alcoholic refreshments.
Activities: Karaoke, dancing and good cheer!
This celebration is open to all OJCA/OJCC members, especially our dedicated pool of volunteers who worked tirelessly to pull off yet another successful Mochitsuki on Sunday, December 7th, 2025.
Please RSVP your attendance by Thursday, January 29th
It’s that time of the year again – let the countdown to Mochitsuki begin
Important!-The method for purchasing tickets and menu items has changed this year. Prices and purchasing methods differ between members and non-members. Please read the explanation below.
New! We have added a site map. Please see this page.
It’s that time of the year again – let the countdown to Mochitsuki begin️
The OJCA/OJCC MOCHITSUKI 2025 returns to the Preston Event Centre this year!
📅 December 7, 2025
⏰ 12 pm to 5 pm
📍 Preston Event Centre (523 Anthony St)
Come celebrate with …
🌸 Live mochi pounding demonstrations
🌸 Delicious Japanese food for sale
🌸 Performances by local Japanese cultural groups
🌸 Japanese Vendors from Ottawa and Montreal
If you would like to purchase mochi in advance, pickup will be on November 29th, between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.
The purchasing method differs for members and non-members; please use the method below accordingly.
If you have completed your password reset on Communal and are able to log in, Please complete your password reset on Communal, log in, and access “Programs & Events” and “View Programs & Events” on the left side menu to make your purchase.
Instructions for resetting your password are provided at the end of the membership page.
Melody of Japan is a wonderful group of Japanese-American singers. They sing in both English and Japanese.
🗓️Date: Sunday, November 30th at 2:30 PM
📍Place: Canadian Martyrs church ( 100 Main Street) – next to Immaculata High School.
They are a truly wonderful choir! Please come along!
Challenging Exile: Japanese Canadians and the Wartime Constitution
November 12 2025
7 – 8 pm EST. Doors at 6:30 pm
Pellan Room at Library and Archives Canada
395 Wellington Street, Ottawa, ON K1A 0N4
FREE EVENT
Join us for the launch of Challenging Exile: Japanese Canadians and the Wartime Constitution by Eric M. Adams and Jordan Stanger-Ross, presented by Library and Archives Canada. In September 1945, Canadian democracy faced a fundamental question of constitutional law: could citizens be expelled on the basis of race? Canada proposed exiling Japanese Canadians to Japan, a country devastated by war. Thousands who had already experienced uprooting, internment and dispossession were now at risk of banishment. Challenging Exile investigates the origins, administration, litigation and aftermath of this attempt at gross injustice and shares the stories of resilience of those who faced it.
How did Japanese Canadians navigate the challenges arrayed against them? Eric M. Adams and Jordan Stanger-Ross detail the circumstances and personalities behind the proposed exile. They follow the lives of families facing government orders that forced them from their homes, stripped their livelihoods and possessions, and deprived them of fundamental rights. They also analyze the constitutional framework of the court case in which lawyers and judges grappled with the meaning of citizenship, race and rights at a time of change in Canadian law and politics.
Unfolding in a context of global conflict, sharpened borders and racist suspicion, the story told in Challenging Exile has enduring relevance for our own troubled times. This meticulous and moving account of a shameful episode in Canada’s past tells a necessary story not only for scholars and historians of law, politics and human rights, but also for lawyers, judges and readers of Canadian history.