Visit the JCCH
Located at 2454 South Beretania Street in Mō‘ili‘ili, the Cultural Center features a Community and Historical Gallery, Resource Center, Kenshikan martial arts dōjō, Seikōan Japanese teahouse and Gift Shop. The Cultural Center presents various programs, festivals and exhibitions throughout the year. For more information call (808) 945-7633 or email info@jcch.com.
In observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday, The Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i, Administration Office, Resource Center, Gallery & Gift Shop will be closed on Monday, January 20, 2020.
Starting October 1, 2018, the JCCH parking garage will run on a fully automated system. The new system will only accept credit card payments. Validation may be available. If you have any questions, please contact the JCCH office at (808) 945-7633. Thank you!
Japanese Cultural Center Hawai‘i Parking Rates (Effective 10/1/2018)
Public Rates
Per Half Hour or Fraction Thereof $2.00
Daily Max $40.00
Lost Ticket $40.00
Tokioka Heritage Resource Center
The Tokioka Heritage Resource Center provides public access to a repository of resources and services that help fulfill JCCH’s mission to educate present and future generations in the evolving Japanese American experience in Hawai‘i.
Search our collections using the online catalog.
Honouliuli Education Center
The Honouliuli Education Center is located in the JCCH Community Gallery, adjoins the permanent exhibition on the history of Japanese in Hawai‘i and features photos of the Honouliuli Internment Camp, artifacts from the internees, oral history videos and virtual tours of the Honouliuli National Monument. The center provides students, teachers and the community an opportunity to learn more about the new national monument, its history and lessons for the future.
Okage Sama De: I am what I am because of you
The JCCH presents the exhibition that tells a cultural story that resonates with all ethnicities across the United States. The exhibit reveals the indelible legacies and values passed on from generation to generation—starting with the first wave of Japanese immigrants in 1868—that are now weaved into the Hawai‘i landscape and still carried on today.
Tours
The Historical Gallery, located on the first floor of the Cultural Center, is available for groups tours for five or more people. The highlight is the Center’s permanent exhibition, Okage Sama De—I am what I am because of you.
Honouliuli National Historic Site Tours
Join the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i and the National Park Service for a visit to the Honouliuli National Historic Site, Hawai‘i’s largest and longest operating World War II detention camp. Walk the historic site, visit landmarks and learn the personal stories of Japanese American prisoners and their families.
Kenshikan Dōjō
The Kenshikan Dōjō facility is over 2,500 square feet of hardwood floors, a tatami-covered kamiza (stage), storage for equipment and men and women’s shower facilities with lockers. It is one of the Island’s premiere practice spaces for the learning of martial arts.
Seikōan Tea House
An authentic Japanese tea house with three tea rooms for Japanese tea ceremony practice.
Manoa Grand Ballroom
The Manoa Grand Ballroom is a 10,000 square foot banquet hall with a seating capacity of 600 people. Rooms are available for smaller functions. In addition, the east-wing lounge offers a separate dining room which seats 25 people. Available for receptions, seminars, concerts, craft fairs and more.