Silent Ozu Film Series & Kataoka Ichiro
The special opening of CJS's 2012 Fall Film Series at the Michigan Theater featuring professional benshi, Kataoka Ichiro. (Mike Chu, 2012)

Top of the Park 2012
CJS reaches out to the local community at Ann Arbor's Summer Festival, providing families and kids an opportunity to make kokeshi-style dolls. (Mike Chu, 2012)

Trip to Osaka Castle
Japanese elementary school students on a trip to the historical site of Osaka Caslte. (Mollie Hansen, 2011)

Performing Community
Dancers at the annual Yosakoi Festival in Kochi on the island of Shikoku. (Melissa Van Wyk, 2011)

2011 Mochitsuki
A view of the snack and mochi-making areas at CJS’s 2011 Mochitsuki. (Mitch Park, 2011)

Otaru Canal Walk
Streetlights and warehouses along a canal in Otaru, Hokkaido. (Kevin Hoxie, 2010)

Okonomiyaki Mura
Okonomiyaki (Japanese “pizza”) being cooked in a shop in Hiroshima. (Drew Foster, 2010)

Dancers in Sapporo
An annual event in Sapporo (Hokkaido) where hundreds of men and women gather to perform choreographed dances. (Kevin Hoxie, 2010)

X-Treme Private Documentary
Documentary filmmakers, Kazuo Hara and Michael Moore take part in an on-stage conversation at the Michigan Theater. (Martin Vloet, 2007)