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Japan Performing Arts, Inc. is a non-profit organization (accredited by the New York States since 2004) established by Yuko Hamada to introduce Japanese art forms in New York, in the United States and around the world.

Based in New York City, JPA's actitities focus on educational experiences of discovering and re-discovering Japanese culture through traditional Japanese performing arts (as well as our originally arranged shows).

Even before obtaining the non-profit status, JPA would hold stage events since 1996 and receive excellent reputation in the local New York performing art scenes.  Later, JPA expanded the range of activities by hosting art education workshops and participating in cultural exchange programs.  

Our activities caters the needs of the local Japanese communities as well as those from any community seeking to experience various forms of Japanese traditional art forms.

Japan Performing Arts, Inc. aims to accomplish its mission by providing learning opportunities for children and adults through our theater performances offering a profound exploration of Japanese culture.  Our performances can be accompanied by lectures and demonstrations, or JPA can simply host cultural workshops.

Our activities are mainly 1) for schools, 2) for local communities and 3) for performers' education, but our programs can be specifically tailored to the needs and the interests of the communities.

We hope to demonstrate the historical and cultural contexts in our performances (including some ethno-psychological contexts), so the learning experiences can be very entertaining and memorable to the people of all ages.

As our presentations are primarily demonstrating Japanese traditions and values, the themes often include patience, harmony and discipline, which we believe are fundamentally inherent in Japanese culture.