Japanese Art & Cultural Center

Japanese Art & Cultural Center (JACC) in San Jose, California, provides a venue for anyone who is interested in learning or teaching traditional Japanese martial arts and fine arts based upon the meditative culture, civilization, and tradition of the entire Asian region of the world, spanning from ancient India, China, and Japan. The Zen meditation training at JACC, including martial arts as moving meditation, is an educational tool to enhance individual integrity, compassionate character, profound awareness, and self-actualization promoting personal, physical and psychological growth and development of each individual, empowering them to live a happier and fuller life. Such well-balanced, decent individuals capable of making correct judgments and compassionate decisions will contribute to advance our civil, prosperous, and peaceful society.