Tomo No Kai supports the Japanese Immersion Programs at Sand Lake Elementary School, Mears Middle School, and Dimond High School in Anchorage, Alaska
Fall Family Dinner The Tomo No Kai Fall Family Dinner will be held Saturday, October 7, 2017, from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm. Each year the Sand Lake Elementary, Mears Middle School, and Dimond High School communities gather together for an evening of good fun, food, entertainment, and Japanese culture. We will have performances by Read More >>
Intern Potluck We are hosting the intern welcome potluck on Monday, October 16th at 5 pm to 7 pm at Sand Lake Multi-Purpose Room(MPR). Come and meet: Miharu, the intern for Grades 2 and 3 Fumiko, the intern for Grades 4 and 5 Daiki, the intern for Mears and Dimond and Mitsuhiro, the J-Leap for Read More >>
Meeting The Tomo No Kai November meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 14, 2017, from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm in the library at Sand Lake School at 7500 Jewel Lake Road. From 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm the Sand Lake PTSA meeting will be held at the same location.
Rice Pounding Festival Please join us for the annual Rice Pounding Festival presented by the Japan Alaska Association (JAA). This year's event will be held on Sunday, December 3rd. The event will be held at Asian Alaskan Cultural Center (Northwood Elementary MPR at 4807 Northwood Drive) from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Enjoy many kinds of mochi Read More >>
Chitose Inbound Exchange Sand Lake Elementary and Chitose Elementary in our Sister City Chitose, Hokkaido, Japan have a 20 year history of student exchanges. Our students travel to Japan every other year in 5th or 6th grade to take part in a home stay and school visit. Likewise students from Chitose come to Anchorage in Read More >>
Meeting The Tomo No Kai January meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 16, 2017, from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm in the library at Sand Lake School at 7500 Jewel Lake Road.
Tomo No Kai March Meeting Meeting The Tomo No Kai March meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 6, 2018, from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm in the library at Sand Lake School at 7500 Jewel Lake Road. From 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm the Sand Lake PTSA meeting will be held at the same Read More >>
Movie Night On Friday, March 23 the Japanese Consular Office in Anchorage and Tomonokai will present Welcome to the Space Show, a film by Koji Masunari. The film is in Japanese with English subtitles and is 136 minutes long. The doors open at 5:30 pm and the movie starts at 6:00 pm. The movie viewing Read More >>
Japanese Alaska Speech Contest The Japanese speech contest will be held Saturday, March 31, 2018 from 8:30 am to 5:oo pm at the University of Alaska Anchorage Art Building.
Annual Spring Auction Enjoy the 7th Annual Spring Auction celebrating of Japanese Immersion with heavy appetizers, and a silent and live auction of great art, trips, and gifts also including collaborative class art projects, Alaskan art, jewelry, trips and much more. The event will be held on Saturday, April 7th from 6 pm to 9:30 pm Read More >>