Concord Ambassadors

08/10/2026

Day 2 of the "Kitakami Michinoku Arts Festival" in our Sister City - Kitakami, Japan. Enjoy !!!

08/07/2026

Onikenbai performers from throughout Japan gather tomorrow in our Sister City - Kitakami, Japan to honor the 1,300 year old native performing art tradition of Kitakami that has received UNESCO recognition.

👹北上みちのく芸能まつり　鬼の館公演👹

日時：令和8年８月８日（土）13時～14時
場所：北上市立鬼の館
出演：岩崎鬼剣舞、岩崎新田鬼剣舞、湯本鬼剣舞、札幌鬼剣舞、佐渡鬼剣舞、京都鬼剣舞、名古屋鬼剣舞

いよいよ今週末、全国から北上の地へ、鬼剣舞が集います！
熱くなる予報ですので、熱中症対策をしてお越しください

07/29/2026

Thank you to the Diablo Japanese American Summer Festival folks for another Great Festival. Special Thanks to Roy and Don Seta and Judith Aono for all their hard work making the Tempura Booth a success !!! AND EVEN MORE THANKS to our Concord Ambassadors who volunteered in the Tempura Booth... Don Seta, Judith Aono, Henry Ushijima, Mike Pastrick, Austin Jackson, Susan Burkitt, Colleen and Pete Tortorice, and Lydia Slyker... Arigatou gozaimasu

06/29/2026

Thank you CONCORD AMBASSADORS for your volunteer work in last Saturday's Adopt-A-Street Summertime Cleaning in Downtown Concord. Special thanks to Concord City Councilmember Carlyn Obringer and Walter Eichinger and his crew from the Brenden Theatre. We thank you and Downtown Concord thanks you.

06/28/2026

Celebrating "Children's Day" at the Oni Museum in our Sister City - Kitakami, Japan

06/21/2026

The Kitakami Michinoku Entertainment Festival featuring Women's Folklore Performances earlier this month at the Ezuriko Shopping Center in our Sister City - Kitakami, Japan

06/15/2026

We had a wonderful time visiting the San Francisco Asian Art Museum and a chance to experience Japanese artist Chiharu Shiota's "Two Home Countries" exhibition. A special "Thank You" to the Museum's Chief Curator Rob Mintz for his guided tour of the exhibition. https://asianart.org/

06/08/2026

Recent festival activities in our Sister City - Kitakami, Japan

04/23/2026

Great Fun at the 2026 San Francisco Cherry Blossom Parade. Thank you Concord Mayor Laura Nakamura for joining the Concord Ambassadors as we marched in the Parade.

04/13/2026

Update - Cherry Blossom (Sakura) in full bloom today in our Sister City Kitakami, Japan