Gakko Contacts

Find a Gakko

Below are the program names, locations, and contact information for Gakkos in California.

Daruma no Gakko

2342 Shattuck Avenue, #836, Berkeley, CA 94704

Contact email: dngreg@gmail.com

https://www.daruma-no-gakko.org/

Program Co-Directors: Amy Fujimoto-Chen, Andrea Maoki, Akiko Takashima

ESGVJCC Gakuen Japanese Language School

1203 W. Puente Avenue, West Covina, CA 91790

gakuen@esgvjcc.org

www.esgvjccgauken.org

Program Director/President: Yoshie LeSieur

Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute Japanese Language School

1964 W. 162nd Street, Gardena, CA 90247

info@jci-gardena.org

Website: www.jci-gardena.org

Instagram: @gardenavalleyjci

Facebook: @GVJCI

GVJCI Japanese Language School Principal: Lawrence Hada

GVJCI Executive Director: Alison Kochiyama

Jan Ken Po Gakko

6929 Franklin Blvd. Sacramento, CA 95823

n.shimizu@comcast.net

jankenpogakko.com

Program Director: Nancy Shimizu

President: Kathryn Shimane

Koroko no Gakko

http://www.kokoronogakko.org/

https://kokoronogakkoweb.wordpress.com/​Email: kokoronogakkowatsonville@gmail.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Kokoro-no-Gakko-185823841462590/

Co-Chairs: Zooey Diggory-Io and Tracy Hashimoto

Medaka no Gakko

2751 Louis Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303

medakanogakkopaloalto@gmail.com

medakanogakko.org

JoAnn McLennan- Curriculum Director

Kanda Ishihara - Board Chair

Nakayoshi Gakko

PO Box 390054, Mountain View, CA 94039

Contact Email - president@nakayoshigakko.org

https://nakayoshigakko.org

Co-Presidents: Julie Uyekubo & Christine Yoshinaka Fradenburg

San Fernando Valley Japanese Language Institute

12953 Branford Street, Pacoima, CA 91331

sfvjli@hotmail.com

www.sfvjli.com

San Fernando Valley Japanese Language Institute | Facebook

Program Director: Noriko Murata

Suzume no Gakko

566 N. 5th Street, San Jose, CA 95112, USA

​programdirector@suzumenogakko.org

​https://www.suzumenogakko.org

Program Director: Denise Kanazawa

Tsubame no Gakko

Fresno Buddhist Temple

2690 E. Alluvial, Fresno, CA 93720

frantwat@aol.com

Program Director: Frances Watanabe