Mike DunphyThe Japan Australia Friendship Association (JAFA) was established in 1998 as a social and cultural non-profit volunteer organisation to promote friendship between Australia and Japan.

Japan is a unique country that holds an attraction for many people in South Australia. The State's links with Japan go back over a hundred years, and today we have the largest percentage of people in Australia studying Japanese.

People who know there is more to Japan than Mount Fuji, cherry blossoms and geisha have founded JAFA to give Australians and Japanese a chance to join informal social gatherings. This is not a business organisation or networking group. Our focus is on building social and cultural friendships.

Many members of JAFA have studied Japanese, been to Japan on a student exchange, worked or lived there. Some have married Japanese and brought their families to live in Australia. Others have varied interests in Japanese culture from Kabuki to Karaoke and Manga.

Whatever your particular connection or interest with Japan may be, we look forward to meeting you at one of our upcoming events.

Mike Dunphy

JAFA President

 

 

 

Committee Members

Mike Dunphy - President
Wade Beger - Vice President
Martin Pietsch - Treasurer
Victoria Kyriakopoulos - Secretary
Herbert Dorfmeister - Committee Member
Jason Quinn - Committee Member

Instagram @jafaadelaide #jafaadelaide

 

Diary Dates

1st and 3rd Saturdays each Month

Craft Classes

1st April 2023

2pm-3:30pm

Cowandilla Primary School

21 Jenkins St, Cowandilla

 

4th Wednesday of each Month

J-Kai

26 April 2023

6pm-9pm

Hotel Metro

46 Grote St, Adelaide

 

Coming in 2023

 

Kodomo no Hi

Sunday 7th May 2023

Thebarton Community Centre

 

AnimeGO! Japan Pop Culture Festival

29th October 2023

Adelaide Festival Centre 

 

Bonenkai

December 2023