Japan America Society of Iowa

The community outreach program at jasi provides a way for the community an opportunity to learn japanese culture and language. The program includes presentations on japanese culture, tea celemoney presentation, how to wear kimono, japanese calligraphy, origami workship, and furoshiki workshops. This also includes the activites with the Iowa asian alliance and celebrasian festival.

Soten taiko is a drum group through jasi. The group's goal is to share traditional japanese art and culture through japanese instruments. The group offers taiko proformances and lessons.

The manabiya Iowa is a language school offering classes who wish to learn japanese language and its culture. The program's goal is to help children grow up with an open-mind for cultural differences and to become the bridge between Japan and the world.

Other program services include the anime demoii committee, the tea house restoration committee, and the kimono committee. The anime demoii committee offers and supports anime conventions, anime clubs, and libraries. The tea house restoration committee maintains tea house building used to display the beauty and artistry of traditional japanese architecture and design to visitors. The kimono committee offers opportunities to demonstrate and to wear kimonos through outtings and fashion shows.