List of Japanese-German societies
The list of Japanese-German societies ( Japanese 日 独 協会 , Nichidoku Kyōkai ) includes organizations that aim to maintain German culture and language in Japan and to promote friendly relations between the two countries in different areas. For this purpose, seminars, lectures and German courses are offered, Germans and Japanese are invited to joint activities or trips are organized. Most of these societies are organized in the umbrella organization Association of Japanese-German Societies (VJDG; 全国 日 独 協会 連 合 会 , Zenkoku Nichi-doku Kyōkai Rengōkai ) , which was founded in 1988 .
The German counterpart are the German-Japanese societies with their umbrella organization VDJG .
Societies
(Status: March 2012) There are 60 Japanese-German societies in Japan with a total of over 7,000 members. The largest is the JDG Tōkyō , which has around 600 individual / family members (natural) and 73 legal members (as of July 2011). For comparison, the largest German-Japanese society in Berlin has around 640 natural and legal members (as of November 30, 2011).
| prefecture | society | founding year | Individual and family / legal members |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaidō | Japanese-German Society Hokkaido ( 北海道 日 独 協会 , Hokkaido nichidoku kyōkai ) | 1956 | 140/7 (as of July 2011) |
| Hokkaidō | Japanese-German Society Hakodate ( 函館 日 独 協会 , Hakodate nichidoku kyōkai ) | 1984 | 61/22 (as of April 2010) |
| Hokkaidō | Japanese-German Forum Hakodate ( 函館 日 独 フ ォ ー ル ム , Hakodate nichidoku fōramu ) | 1983 | 207 / - (as of April 2011) |
| Hokkaidō | Japanese-German Society Kitami ( 北 見 日 独 協会 , Kitami nichidoku kyōkai ) | 1987 | 46/6 (as of July 2011) |
| Aomori | Japanese-German Society Hirosaki ( 弘 前日 独 協会 , Hirosaki nichidoku kyōkai ) | 1975 | 56/1 (as of February 2008) |
| Aomori | Japanese-German Society Hachinohe ( 八 戸 日 独 協会 , Hachinohe nichidoku kyōkai ) | 2001 | 24 / - (as of October 2010) |
| Iwate | Japanese-German Society Iwate ( 岩手 日 独 協会 , Iwate nichidoku kyōkai ) | 1989 | 115/12 (as of April 2010) |
| Akita | Japanese-German Society Akita ( 秋田 日 独 協会 , Akita nichidoku kyōkai ) | 1972 | 150/4 (as of February 2011) |
| Akita | Japanese-German Society Yuzawa ( 湯 沢 日 独 協会 , Yuzawa nichidoku kyōkai ) | 1987 | 56/37 (as of March 2011) |
| Miyagi | Japanese-German Society Sendai ( 仙台 日 独 協会 , Sendai nichidoku kyōkai ) | 1983 | 294/31 (as of February 2011) |
| Yamagata | Kaminoyama - Donaueschingen Japanese-German Friendship Society ( 上山 ・ ド ナ ウ エ ッ シ ン ゲ ン 日 日 独 友好 協会 , Kaminoyama Donauesshingen nichidoku yukō kyōkai ) | 1995 | 53/32 (as of February 2011) |
| Fukushima | Japanese-German Society Fukushima ( 福島 日 独 協会 , Fukushima nichidoku kyōkai ) | 2003 | 114 / - (as of January 2009) |
| Fukushima | Japanese-German Society in Iwaki ( い わ き 日 独 協会 , Iwaki nichidoku kyōkai ) | 2011 | 50 / - (as of January 2012) |
| Ibaraki | Japanese-German Society Ibaraki ( 茨城 日 独 協会 , Ibaraki nichidoku kyōkai ) | 1985 | 44 / - (as of March 2011) |
| Ibaraki | Japanese-German Cultural Society in Ibaraki Prefecture ( 茨城 県 日 独 文化 協会 , Ibaraki-ken nichidoku bunka kyōkai ) | 1987 | 91/2 (as of August 2011) |
| Tochigi | Japanese-German Society Tochigi ( と ち ぎ 日 独 協会 , Tochigi nichidoku kyōkai ) | 1990 | 70/6 (as of April 2011) |
| Gunma | Japanese-German Society Gunma ( ぐ ん ま 日 独 協会 , Gunma nichidoku kyōkai ) | 1988 | 136/15 (as of February 2008) |
| Saitama | Japanese-German Society Warabi - Linden ( 蕨 ・ 独 リ ン デ ン 市民 交流 協会 , Warabi Doku rinden shimin kōryū kyōkai ) | 1978 | 128 / - (as of April 2011) |
| Chiba | Japanese-German Society of Chiba Prefecture ( 千葉 県 日 独 協会 , Chiba-ken nichidoku kyōkai ) | 1996 | 130/4 (as of February 2012) |
| Tokyo | Japanese-German Society eV, Tōkyō ( 公益 財 団 法人 日 独 協会 , Kōeki zaidanhōjin nichidoku kyōkai ) | 1952 | 600/73 (as of July 2011) |
| Kanagawa | Japanese-German Society in Shōnan ( 湘南 日 独 協会 , Shōnan nichidoku kyōkai ) | 1998 | 130/3 (as of March 2011) |
| Kanagawa | Japanese-German Society Yokohama ( 横 浜 日 独 協会 , Yokohama nichidoku kyōkai ) | 2010 | 70/5 (as of August 2011) |
| Niigata | Japanese-German Society Nīgata ( 新潟 日 独 協会 , Nīgata nichidoku kyōkai ) | 1977 | 200/35 (as of February 2008) |
| Niigata | Japanese-German Society Nagaoka ( 長 岡 日 独 協会 , Nagaoka nichidoku kyōkai ) | 1996 | 213/9 (21) (as of March 2011) |
| Ishikawa | Japanese-German Society Hokuriku ( 北 陸 日 独 協会 , Hokuriku nichidoku kyōkai ) | 1961 | 42/2 (as of March 2011) |
| Ishikawa | Japanese-German Society Ishikawa ( 石川 日 独 協会 , Ishikawa nichidoku kyōkai ) | 2004 | 123/8 (as of February 2012) |
| Fukui | Association for Japanese-German friendship in Fukui ( 福井 県 日 独 友好 親善 協会 , Fukui-ken nichidoku yūkō shinzen kyōkai ) | 1999 | 60/4 (as of February 2011) |
| Nagano | Japanese-German Society in Nagano Prefecture ( 長野 県 日 独 協会 , Nagano-ken nichidoku kyōkai ) | 1985 | 160/5 (as of 2010) |
| Gifu | Japanese-German Society Gifu ( 岐阜 日 独 協会 , Gifu nichidoku kyōkai ) | 1984 | 46/1 (as of August 2011) |
| Shizuoka | Japanese-German Society Shizuoka ( 静岡 日 独 協会 , Shizuoka nichidoku kyōkai ) | 1959 | - |
| Shizuoka | Association for Japanese-German cultural exchange Hamamatsu ( 浜 松 ド イ ツ 文化交流 協会 , Hamamatsu doitsu bunka kōryū kyōkai ) | 2000 | 50/0 (as of March 2011) |
| Aichi | Japanese-German Society Nagoya ( 名古屋 日 独 協会 , Nagoya nichidoku kyōkai ) | 1953 | 116/16 (as of March 2011) |
| Aichi | Japanese-German Society Toyohashi ( 豊 橋 日 独 協会 , Toyohashi nichidoku kyōkai ) | 1991 | 200/43 (as of March 2011) |
| Aichi | 'Nihon Rhein' Japanese-German Society Inuyama ( ｢日本 ラ イ ン」 犬 山 日 独 協会 , Nihon-rain Inuyama nichidoku kyōkai ) | - | - |
| Mie | Japanese-German Society Mie ( 三重 日 独 協会 , Mie nichidoku kyōkai ) | 2004 | 122 / - (as of February 2011) |
| Osaka | Japanese-German Society Osaka ( 大阪 日 独 協会 , Ōsaka nichidoku kyōkai ) | 1957 | 210/32 (as of February 2011) |
| Kyoto | Japanese-German Society Kyōto ( 京都 日 独 協会 , Kyōto nichidoku kyōkai ) | 1957 | 34/10 (as of March 2012) |
| Nara | Japanese-German Society Nara ( 奈良 日 独 協会 , Nara nichidoku kyōkai ) | 1956 | 105/7 (as of June 2011) |
| Shiga | Japanese-German Society Ōtsu ( 大 津 日 独 協会 , Ōtsu nichidoku kyōkai ) | - | - |
| Wakayama | Japanese-German Society Wakayama ( 和 歌 山 日 独 協会 , Wakayama nichidoku kyōkai ) | 2002 | 86 / - (as of January 2011) |
| Hyogo | NPO Japanese-German Society Kobe ( 特定 非 営 利 活動 法人 神 戸 日 独 協会 , Tokuteihieirikatsudōhōjin Kobe nichidoku kyōkai ) | 1940 | 250/17 (as of February 2011) |
| Okayama | Japanese-German Society Okayama ( 岡山 日 独 協会 , Okayama nichidoku kyōkai ) | 1956 | 60/1 (as of August 2011) |
| Hiroshima | Japanese-German Society Hiroshima ( 広 島 日 独 協会 , Hiroshima nichidoku kyōkai ) | 1958 | 90/20 (as of February 2008) |
| Tottori | Japanese-German Society Yonago ( 米 子 日 独 協会 , Yonago nichidoku kyōkai ) | 1997 | 53/10 (as of February 2008) |
| Yamaguchi | Japanese-German Society Yamaguchi ( 山口 日 独 協会 , Yamaguchi nichidoku kyōkai ) | 1991 | 140/3 (as of March 2011) |
| Kagawa | Japanese-German Society Kagawa ( 香 川 日 独 協会 , Yamaguchi nichidoku kyōkai ) | 1991 | 205/12 (as of March 2011) |
| Kagawa | Society for the Promotion of Japanese-German Exchange ( 日 独 交流 振興 協会 , Nichidoku kōryū shinkō kyōkai ) | 2010 | 87 / - (as of March 2011) |
| Tokushima | Japanese-German Society Tokushima ( 徳 島 日 独 協会 , Tokushima nichidoku kyōkai ) | 1960 | 40 / - (as of March 2010) |
| Tokushima | Japanese-German Friendship Society Naruto ( 鳴 門 日 独 友好 協会 , Naruto nichidoku yūkō kyōkai ) | 1978 | 119 / - (as of March 2011) |
| Ehime | Japanese-German Society Ehime ( 愛媛 日 独 協会 , Ehime nichidoku kyōkai ) | 1957 | 74 / - (as of February 2008) |
| Kochi | Japanese-German Society Kōchi ( 高 知 日 独 協会 , Kōchi nichidoku kyōkai ) | 1980 | 100 / - (as of February 2008) |
| Fukuoka | Japanese-German Society Kitakyūshū ( 北九州 日 独 協会 , Kitakyūshū nichidoku kyōkai ) | 1988 | 103/7 (as of February 2011) |
| Fukuoka | Japanese-German Society of West Japan ( 西 日本 日 独 協会 , Nishi-Nihon nichidoku kyōkai ) | 1955 | 170/5 (as of March 2011) |
| saga | Arita - Meissen Friendship Society ( 有 田 マ イ セ ン 友好 協会 , Arita Maisen yūkō kyōkai ) | 1995 | 185/14 (as of March 2011) |
| Nagasaki | Japanese-German Society Nagasaki ( 長崎 日 独 協会 , Nagasaki nichidoku kyōkai ) | 1963 | 40 / - (as of March 2011) |
| Ōita | Japanese-German Society Ōita ( 大分 日 独 協会 , Ōita nichidoku kyōkai ) | 1984 | 106/5 (as of April 2010) |
| Kumamoto | Japanese-German Society Kumamoto ( 熊 本 日 独 協会 , Kumamoto nichidoku kyōkai ) | 1962 | 190/14 (as of March 2011) |
| Kagoshima | Japanese-German Society Kagoshima ( 鹿 児 島 日 独 協会 , Kagoshima nichidoku kyōkai ) | 1971 | - |
| Okinawa | Japanese-German Society Okinawa ( 沖 縄 日 独 協会 , Okinawa nichidoku kyōkai ) | 2000 | 43/48 (as of January 2010) |
| Okinawa | Okinawan-German Society ( 沖 縄 ド イ ツ 協会 , Okinawa Doitsu kyōkai ) | 2009 | 24 / - (as of January 2012) |
The following list shows former, disbanded JDGs.
| prefecture | former company | founding | resolution | Individual and family / legal members |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aomori | Japanese-German Friendship Society ( 日 独 親善 友 の 会 , Nichidoku shinzen tomonokai ) | 1975 | 2011 | 80/50 (as of February 2008) |