Okaeri (Welcome Home): The Nisei Legacy at Shofuso is a site-based multimedia exhibit telling the story of the Nisei (second-generation), American-born persons of Japanese descent, and their unique connection and contributions to Shofuso. Focusing on the early 1980s to late 1990s, this exhibit explores the Nisei leaders who organized the Friends of the Japanese House and Garden, a volunteer-led non-profit organization that oversaw the restoration and maintenance of Shofuso until its merger with the Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia in 2016.
🚩 2024 marks the 70th anniversary of Shofuso and the 30th anniversary of the JASGP. Help us celebrate our combined 100th with a gift at japanphilly.org.
︎ Okaeri (Welcome Home): The Nisei Legacy at Shofuso is a site-based multimedia exhibit telling the story of the Nisei (second-generation), American-born persons of Japanese descent, and their unique connection and contributions to Shofuso. Focusing on the early 1980s to late 1990s, this exhibit explores the Nisei leaders who organized the Friends of the Japanese House and Garden, a volunteer-led non-profit organization that oversaw the restoration and maintenance of Shofuso until its merger with the Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia in 2016. ︎
Shofuso Japanese House and Garden is located on the grounds of the Horticulture Center, in West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, at the intersection of Lansdowne and Horticultural Drives.
Hours of operation: Wednesday through Sunday, 11 AM - 5 PM. Admission tickets can be purchased up to 3 weeks in advance at japanphilly.org/shofuso. The Okaeri exhibit will be on display through the end of summer.
Okaeri (Welcome Home): The Nisei Legacy at Shofuso is presented by the Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia. 2023.
