With Gratitude: Thank You to Our Recent Nikkei Place Donors!
The following list recognizes gifts made from January 22, 2026 — May 19, 2026 inclusive.
Nikkei Place is comprised of three organizations: Nikkei Place Foundation, Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre, and Nikkei Seniors Health Care and Housing Society. We apologize for any errors or omissions on this list. If your name has not been included, and you think it has been missed, please contact us and we will look into this right away.
Mutsumi Hamakawa
Junichi Hashimoto
Kise Hastings
Hunter Hastings
Aki & Hamako Horii
Scott Jan
Lindsay Kamachi
Lynne Kiang
Gloria King
Lorna Koyanagi
Evelyn Negoro
Dan & Colleen Nomura
Herbert Ono
Terry Sasaki
Virginia E. Sato
Satsuki-kai
Grant Shellborn
Howard Satoru Shimokura
Edith Takahashi
Rona Tanaka
Aiko Teranishi
Donald & Rosemary Teranishi
Janet Teranishi & Garry Lieberman
Sanae Togashi
Hayato Ueda
The Vancouver Japanese Gospel Church
Donna Vuchinich
Oliver Wang
Satomi Yagi
Estate of Kuniko Yamamoto
TAIKEN Field Trip
Mitsubishi Canada Ltd.
Nikkei Next Chashitsu Tearoom Project
Anonymous
Chado Urasenke Tankokai Vancouver Association
Akiko Gomyo
NNMCC Auxiliary
Barry Tsuji & Gail Takeshita
NNMCC Building Maintenance Fund
Akiko Chijiwa
Noriko Chijiwa
Sachiko Chijiwa
Takashi Chijiwa
Leigh Ann Shoji-Lee
NNMCC Collections & Archives
Linda Kawamoto Reid
NNMCC Endowment
Shigeru & Akemi Hirai
Nikkei Matsuri 2026
Kazuo Bessho
Elaine Homma
Kumi Shanahan
Leigh Ann Shoji-Lee
Anonymous
Yusuke Inaoka
Dennis & Cathy Kimoto
Kay Kazue Kozaka
David & Kiyomi Minamata
Atsuko Mori
Gerry Nakamura
Lisa Nasu
Donald Niiya
Albert & Linda Perkins
Virginia E. Sato
John & Pearl & Randy Stelick
NSHCHS Endowment
Shigeru & Akemi Hirai
Anonymous (4)
Miwako Aoki
Lorraine Elliott
Yoriko Vickie Fukui
Scott Jan
Kamitakahara Family
Tracey Lau
Joyce McDonald
Alastair Hamish McKinnon
Diane Miki
Bryan Millman
Nancy Minato
Harriet Miyanaga
Janet Nasu
RBC Dominion Securities - Glenn Schoenroth & Sienna
Belich
Ken & Peggy Takahashi
Bruce & Nan Tasaka
Teck Resources Limited
Irene Lou Yano
Estate of Kuniko Yamamoto
Nikkei Next Building Improvement Campaign
Anonymous (2)
Atsushi Ide
Diane Miki
Mas & Kaori Yano
Sam Yamamoto
Sakura Gala 2026
Anonymous (4)
Marion Arai & Family
Cypress Capital Management
Gastaldo Concrete Ltd.
Bill Gruenthal
Masami Hanashiro
Mezine Inc.
Masao Mizumoto
Jane Nimi & Family
Pete Pulis
Tobin Robbins
Alissa Rogachevsky
Gloria & Paul Ross
Nao Seko
Bhavani Shankar
Dennis Shikaze
Shihoko Shimizu
Ray Shimokura
Darcy Shoults
Takagi Family
Darlene Thomas
Brian Tsuji
Satoko Mary Uyesugi
Vancouver Japanese Language School and Japanese Hall
Judy Whitehead
Ken & Dorothy Yada
Honours & Tributes
In Appreciation of Auxiliary Volunteers
Gloria King
In Appreciation of Cheryl, Akemi, Tomoko & Fuku's help at Etsuko Tsuji (Audrey) Celebration of Life
Barry Tsuji & Gail Takeshita
In Appreciation of Yoko Matsuno & Satsuki-kai
Mutsumi Hamakawa
In Honour of Gary Kawaguchi
Nao Seko
In Honour of Yoshi Nishiguchi
Lorraine Elliott
In Honour of Jane Uyesugi’s 100th Birthday
Donald Niiya
In Honour of Barbara Voye
Nancy Voye
In Honour of Sam Yamamoto
Marion Arai & Family
Gastaldo Concrete Ltd.
Bill Gruenthal
Virginia E. Sato
In Memory of Sachiko Akune
Lindsay Kamachi
In Memory of Shigeru (Shig) Hirai
Akemi Hirai
Mezine Inc.
In Memory of Chikako Mary Hori
Aiko Teranishi
Donald & Rosemary Teranishi
Janet Teranishi & Garry Lieberman
In Memory of Robert Horii
Alissa Rogachevsky
In Memory of Tetsuo (Ted) Itani
Nancy Minato
In Memory of Eiji & Satoko Kamikawaji
Grant Shellborn
In Memory of Miyoshi Percy Kimoto
Dennis & Cathy Kimoto
In Memory of Jean Koyanagi
Kamitakahara Family
In Memory of Brenda Ann MacArthur
Rona Tanaka
In Memory of Yoko Matsuno
Mutsumi Hamakawa
Satsuki-kai
In Memory of Ian Miki
Akiko Chijiwa
Noriko Chijiwa
Sachiko Chijiwa
Takashi Chijiwa
In Memory of Joan Miki
Diane Miki
In Memory of Tamako Miki
Diane Miki
In Memory of Emmie Mochizuki
Anonymous
In Memory of Shigeko & Masuo Nagasaka
Albert & Linda Perkins
In Memory of Luke Akira Nakashima
Lynne Kiang
In Memory of Steven Nasu
Lisa Nasu
In Memory of Yukio Tony Nasu
Janet Nasu
In Memory of Barbara Maureen Odamura
Anonymous
In Memory of Shiro & Yaeko Shirley Oye
Nancy Minato
In Honour & Memory of Laura Saimoto
Yoriko Vickie Fukui
Aki & Hamako Horii
Harriet Miyanaga
Howard Satoru Shimokura
Bruce & Nan Tasaka
In Memory of Barbara Kuniko Shishido
Joyce McDonald
Ken & Peggy Takahashi
In Memory of S. Ranjitha Swami
Bhavani Shankar
In Memory of Akira Tamaki
John & Pearl Stelick & Randy Stelick
In Memory of Shin Tsuchida
Yusuke Inaoka
In Memory of George Uyesugi
Judy Whitehead
In Memory of Noboru Yano
Irene Lou Yano
Monthly Giving Club
Anonymous (2)
Ian Burgess
Manami Calvo
Brian & Marcia Carr
Michael & Ruth Coles
Masami Hanashiro
Tad & Mitsuko Hosoi
Shaun Inouye
Michael & Frances Johnson
Shinobu Kadome
Stewart Kawaguchi
Ted Kawamoto
Bruce Kosugi
Greciana Langamon
Chizuru MacGregor
Cathy Makihara
Gary & Nobuko Matson
Marie McKee
Brian & Sally Milligan
Setsu Miyanishi
Ken & Masako Moriyama
Brian & Hitomi Nasu
Roberta H. Nasu
Craig Natsuhara
Sunni Nishimura
Takeshi & Mizuho Ogasawara
Chris Oikawa
Hanako Oye
Linda Kawamoto Reid
Gloria & Paul Ross
Vivian Rygnestad
Jim & Norma Sawada
Howard Satoru Shimokura
Sharlene A. Tabata
Michael Takahashi
Charlotte Takasaki
Joyce C. Takeshita
Darlene Tanaka & Trevor Jones
Lindsay Tonogai
Dr. Ross Tsuyuki
Yumiko Hiroike Turco
Ginzo & Harue Udagawa
Hisako Wada
Fred & Linda Yada
Chris, Jan Yamamoto & Family
Norine K. Yamamoto
Sam Yamamoto
Jack Yeh
Legacy Giving Circle
Akiko Gomyo
Sachie Harpain
Yoshiharu Hashimoto
George & Elaine Homma
Betty Issenman
Koichiro “Ken” Kanazawa
Sato Kobayashi
Cathy Makihara
Patrick Y. & Diane Miki
Robert & Jane Nimi
Carrie Okano
Linda Kawamoto Reid
Richard & Gail Shinde
Norman Shuto
Haruko Takamori
Sian Tasaka
William Umezuki
Fred & Linda Yada
Sam Yamamoto
Junko Yoshida
Legacy Gifts
Estate of Dennis Yuji Enomoto
Estate of Jun Hayashida
Estate of Mary Elizabeth Todd
Estate of Yaeko Uyesugi
Estate of Nancy Miyuki Oka Woodward
Estate of Kuniko Yamamoto