SAVE THE DATE
2026 Midori Kai Arts & Crafts Outdoor Boutique
Saturday, September 12, 2026
9:30 am – 4 pm
Location: TBD
Please note:Midori Kai will NOT be able to offer one day event insurance, so all vendors must obtain their own insurance to participate.
Our 2026 grant recipients will be announced shortly.
Our 2024-2025 grant recipients were:
- Asian Pacific American Leadership Institute
- Japanese American Museum of San Jose
- Japanese Community Youth Council
- San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin – Lotus Preschool
- National Japanese American Historical Society – Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center
Midori Kai 2023/2024 Trailblazers Honorees were:
- Coach Yoshihiro Uchida, San Jose State University Judo Coach, Successful Businessman, and Civic Visionary
- The Late Honorable Patsy Takemoto Mink, US Congressional Representative, and Champion for Equal Opportunity
- The Late Honorable Norman Y. Mineta, Former Mayor of San Jose, US Congressional Representative, US Secretary of Commerce, and US Secretary of Transportation
Best Regards,
Phyllis Osaki & Maureen Mukai
Midori Kai Co-Chairs
Special Acknowledgments:
- Lakeside Offices, LLC – Charles & Robert Yoneda owners
- Oakmead Village Office Business Park Association
- Vicki Taniguchi, Graphic Designer
- SV3 Designs, Saras Venkatram, Web Master
- Nichi Bei News, Media Sponsor
Our 2025 Vendors
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- 3 Brothers Kitchen
- Accessories Nagaoka
- Ace Dumpling
- Adriane Dedic Art & Design
- Asian Accents
- Asian American Curriculum Project, Inc.
- BBV Designs
- Boba Guys
- Bubble Gum Kitty
- California Bakeshop
- Cards for a Cure
- Christina Choi Cosmetics
- Collette Kondo
- Creative Handcrafted Gifts
- CSF Glassworks
- Cynthia Sasaki Designs
- Daintly Made
- Dardie Ishida
- Designs by Leslie
- Designs by Masako
- Details Company
- Deux Cranes
- Fifth Season Studio
- Flutter Eyewear
- Fresh Catch Poke
- Fuji Knitworks
- Halau O Ka Ua Lililehua
- Heart Treasures
- Hello Sushi Store
- Holiday Pop
- Irene’s Original
- Ironstar Designs
- Japanese American Museum of San Jose
- Jekca
- Kane Creations Cali
- Kelley’s Kookies
- Kona Island Coffee & Crepes
- Kona Moon
- K.T.’s Originals
- Lana’s Jewelry & Textile
- Ling-Yen Designs
- Lotus & Lily
- Lumpy Doodles
- Luna’s Good Cat and Dog Treats
- Makimino
- Mango Blossom Apiary
- Mariko III
- Marree
- Melia
- Miyoko Designs
- Modern Vintage Art
- Mume Farm
- Natural Imitations
- Neko-oi
- Nikkei Traditions
- Old Greenwood BBQ
- Pomegranate Designs
- R and K Gifts
- Reiki Origins
- Roxanne’s Biscotti
- Sakura Soup
- Salon de Lallie
- Sandy Jones Tupperware
- Shared Cultures
- Skippy Lips
- Soo-Ling Designs
- Splash Jewelry
- Sue’s Bites and Delights
- Takumi-ha Artisan Blades
- Tangled Messes
- Tenuiya
- The Creative Space
- The Soap Nymph
- tinyB Chocolate
- Valley Toffee LLC
- WabiSabi Kimono
- Wada Art
- Wong Creations
- Yume Glass Art
- Yumiko Aso Ceramics
- zDen LLC
- Zen Musubi
2025 SPONSORS
Diamond Botan (Peony) |
The Olander Family Foundation, The Steve Hallgrimson Family Trust, The Gibson Family Foundation |
Emerald Kiku (Chrysanthemum) |
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Platinum Sakura (Cherry Blossom) |
Joyce Iwasaki |
Gold Ayame (Iris) |
GS Management Company & Phyllis Osaki, John and Pamela Shannon, Ko and Haru Nishimura |
Silver Tsubaki (Camellia) |
Heritage Bank, Bela Shah, Maureen Mukai, Terese Bommarito, Ruth Shikada |
Ruby Kosumosu (Cosmos) |
Soo-Ling Chan, State Farm – John Hong Agency, Julie Hubbard, Robbin R. Kawabata & Carl S Gutekunst, Toby Nakamoto, Adobe Inc., Jennifer Hashimoto, Robin Shinagawa, Kaye Masatani, Joanne Webster, Marjorie Quan, Anna & Paul Ko, Carol Eejima, Robert & Ida Fujii, Lynette Nishikawa, Lauren & Perry Li, Cheryl Watanabe, Sally Takemoto, Eric Takemoto, Tad & JoAnn Kato, LeeAnn Sera, Jeff Takemoto, Beverly Howell, Shigematsu Insurance, Inc., Charlotte Hiroshima, Ken Sakamoto, Connie & Peter Decena, Maryanna McSwain, Marge Taniguchi, Pam Yoshida, Amy & Russell Young, Linda Park, Carolyn & Greg Davies, Cooper Emerson, Johanson & Yau, Roberta & Kevin Hayashi, Lan Nguyen Be |
Friends of Midori Kai |
Irene Yoshida, Nancy Hashimoto, Judy Nakaso, Arlene Tsurutani, Maria Wever |