EDITOR’S NOTES: In the 1930s, a group of Japanese immigrants settled in an area of Brazil called Aliança with the intention of establishing a colony. Among them were Isamu Yuba and his family. Yuba, along with some friends, later went on to purchase land in the area. They had a …
In Brazil, there are today approximately 150 taiko groups, according to the Brazilian Taiko Association – ABT. One of the highlights is the Ryukyu Koku Matsuri Daiko Brasil, which preserves Japanese and Okinawan culture, mainly in the country. About the group Ryukyu Koku Matsuri Daiko, a name that means “Festive …
Brazil has the largest community of descendants outside of Japan. Today there are approximately 1 million and 600 thousand descendants of Japanese, with a greater concentration in the states of São Paulo, Paraná, Mato Grosso do Sul and Pará. In terms of teaching the Japanese language , started with immigrants, …
From childhood to adulthood, I can say that as a Brazilian Nikkei I lived and saw some aspects of coexistence between descendants. I also observed that Japanese culture has gradually become popular and this has certainly influenced, along with other changes – for example, the view I have of my …
My great-grandparents came from Japan and lived in the interior of São Paulo, in the cities of Registro, in Vale do Ribeira, and Álvares Machado, in the west of São Paulo. Interestingly, my family settled in these cities that have great importance in the history of the Japanese-Brazilian community. Registration, …
Until a year ago, I had an idea of what the New Year tradition is like in Japan ( shogatsu ). The date is important in the country because it is religious. And when I traveled there, I saw some of this celebration up close. It was an interesting and …
Londrina, a city in the north of the state of Paraná, is the second community with the largest number of Japanese descendants in Brazil, with around 30 thousand Nikkei , being one of the largest in the world outside of Japan. It is there where the Hikari Group emerged and …
Exhibition spaces are important for keeping Japanese culture alive - in addition to the history of immigrants, responsible for bringing their customs to Brazil - and also for disseminating it. In the city of São Paulo, the Japanese Pavilion and the Historical Museum of Japanese Immigration in Brazil are worth …
2015 marks the 120th anniversary of the Treaty of Friendship, Navigation and Commerce between Brazil and Japan, signed on November 5, 1895 in Paris, France. Therefore, Japanese-Brazilians are celebrating this historic milestone with a series of events. Some are festivals that I knew and attended in São Paulo, the city …
My family is all of Japanese descent. My great-grandparents are Issei , my grandparents were born in Brazil - they are Nisei - and married descendants, as did my parents, who are Sansei . Despite this, little of the culture of my roots was passed on to me. I truly …
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