The resources below are organizations that sponsor U.S.-Japan grassroots (people-to-people) exchange programs and activities or databases that list grassroots exchange organizations.
CULCON provides this list as an informational resource only; inclusion on this list is neither an endorsement nor a recommendation of any specific organization or program.

  • Asian Cultural Council:  A non-profit exchange organization (both grant-making and grant-seeking) offering grassroots exchange programs for individuals and organizations.
    (http://www.asianculturalcouncil.org/?page_id=20)
  • Sister Cities International: A non-profit exchange organization offering various programs through a network of international sister cities.
    (https://sistercities.org/)
  • TOMODACHI:  A public/private partnership between the U.S.-Japan Council and the U.S. Department of State that supports Japan’s recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake.
    (http://usjapantomodachi.org/)
  • The Whitfield-Manjiro Friendship Society:  A non-profit society supporting grassroots activities relating to the Manjiro Trail and Captain Whitfield’s former residence and the sister-city relationship between Fairhaven/New Bedford-Tosashimizu.
    (http://www.whitfield-manjiro.org/)