おかえりなさい！ JETAA alumni, help us welcome the 2025 JET Returnees by eating delicious Japanese food!
On Saturday, September 20th at 6pm, join us at Izakaya Shingen located at 201 Bank Street! JETAA Ottawa will provide free appetizers.
Please note that this event is for Alumni of the JET Programme only.
Please register here on Eventbrite at your earliest convenience.
Alumni young and old, we look forward to seeing you there!
On Saturday, August 2nd, JETAA Ottawa will be once again taking a day trip to Val-David, Québec to enjoy the 1001 Pots Festival! Check out wares from a variety of different potters as well as enjoy some Japanese sweets right there in the middle of the festival’s grounds!
“Welcoming nearly a hundred Québec artisans each year and offering educational and recreational activities, 1001 Pots is more than an exhibition, it’s the biggest ceramics event in Canada! After more than thirty years at the helm of 1001 Pots, in 2021, Kinya Ishikawa passed the torch to Sacha Ghadiri and Nouchine Dardachti.
From the 1001 Pots Website
Through the exhibition of utilitarian pieces and artistic works of all genres and formats, the presence of artists in residence, the varied demonstrations as well as the musical, poetic, and theatrical performances, the event is a summer must-see in an enchanting setting.”
It is located in Val-David, roughly 2 hours from Ottawa and 70 minutes from Montréal. Admission fees to the event itself will be covered for registered alumni, but transportation space is dependent on carpooling availability. Click here for Eventbrite registration and FAQ!
The Ottawa Japanese Community Association and Cultural Centre will be once again hosting the annual Natsu Matsuri (Summer Festival) on Saturday, July 12th at Sandy Hill Community Centre! Come see us there to learn more about the JET Programme and to participate in a variety of Japanese games such as karuta, the chopstick challenge, and others!
📆Date: Saturday, July 12th, 2025
⏰️Time: 11 am to 4 pm
📍Location: Sandy Hill Community Centre (indoor) and Annie Pootoogook Park (outdoor)
ℹ️Latest updates: View the OJCA event page on Facebook, or the event details post on ojca.ca!
Alumni senpai-tachi (and partners), join us on Sunday, June 29 to meet this year’s outgoing JETs, give them a great send off, and maybe some last-minute advice!
We’ll be enjoying the beautiful patio of the Tavern at the Gallery, located at 380 Sussex Dr. It’s in the arboretum of the National Art Gallery and the entrance is at street level, from Sussex. Party name is “Anna” or “JET Alumni Association.”
Looking forward to seeing you there! Please RSVP here.
UPDATE! Due to unrelenting wet weather, JETAA Ottawa’s hanami event has been cancelled. We’re all disappointed but keep an eye for re-branded hanami, a summer picnic, in June!
It’s that time of the year again! JETAA Ottawa will be hosting our annual hanami picnic in The Dominion Arboretum at the Central Experimental Farm. Please join us Sunday May 18th Saturday, May 24th, sometime in June from 1 PM onwards! Bring a blanket, your bento and hang out under the apple blossoms to enjoy the spring weather and catch up with your fellow JETAA, MEXT, and other friends of our organization who have worked/lived in Japan (or are interested in learning).
Please keep an eye on our socials (@jetaaottawa) for the exact location on the day of!