The Japanese Heritage Student Association hosted its first “Atsumari: Meeting the Neighborhood” event on Sunday, bringing students together through games inspired by traditional Japanese culture with a rural twist.
JHSA, founded in fall 2023, collaborated with the University of Florida’s J-Club and Japanese Student Association, as well as UCF’s Multicultural Student Center, to host the event. The word “Atsumari” translates to “gathering.”
Ryn Powell, a founding member of JHSA and a senior health sciences major, said the event was designed to highlight a different side of Japanese culture…