Japanese Teachers' Associations

Japanese Teacher's Associations

Note: The information below is for the 2024-2025 school year.

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National Level
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AATJ (American Association of Teachers of Japanese)
Contact: (Click here)
Website: http://www.aatj.org

Regional Level

CATJ (Central Association of Teachers of Japanese)
Region: Central America
Members: No individual memberships, conference only

JTLANE (Japanese Language Teachers' Association of the Northeastern Region of the United States)
Region: Northeast
Members: No individual memberships, conference only

MAATJ (Mid-Atlantic Association of Teachers of Japanese)*
Region: PA, VA, MD, DC, DE, and WV
Members: All levels
Web:https://www.maatj.org/

NECTJ (Northeast Council of Teachers of Japanese)*
Region: Northeast Region (CT, DE, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT, MD)
Members: All levels
Contact: (Please contact through the website below.)
Web: http://nectj.org/ 

SCATJ (South Central Association of Teachers of Japanese)*
Region: Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee, South Carolina
Members: All levels
Contact: Kaoru Ochiai (Click here)

SEATJ (South Eastern Association of Teachers of Japanese)
Region: North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee, Virginia, Georgia, West Virginia
Contact:  Please contact through the website below.
Web: https://seatj.weebly.com/

State Level

AzATJ (Arizona Association of Teachers of Japanese)*
Region: Arizona
Members: All levels
Web: https://www.azatj.org/about-1

AFTJ (Association of Florida Teachers of Japanese)*
Region: Florida
Members: All levels
Contact: https://aftj.weebly.com/contact.html
Web: aftj.weebly.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AFTJ-Association-of-Florida-Teachers-of-Japanese-832891456778753/

 

AITJ (Association of Indiana Teachers of Japanese)*
Region: Indiana
Members: All levels
Web: https://sites.google.com/view/aitjapanese/home

AKATJ (Alaska Association of Teachers of Japanese)*
Region: Alaska
Members: All levels

ATJO (Association of Teachers of Japanese in Oregon)*
Region: Oregon
Members: All levels
Contact: Click here 
Web: https://sites.google.com/view/atjo/home

CAJLT (California Association of Japanese Language Teachers)*
Region: California
Members: All levels
Contact: Click here 
Web: https://cajlt.net/

CJLEA (Colorado Japanese Language Association)*
Region: Corolado & Wyoming
Members: All levels
Contact: Click here 
Web: http://cjlea.weebly.com/

DVTJ (Delaware Valley Teachers of Japanese)
Region: Greater Philadelphia area (New Jersey, Delaware, Philadelphia area)
Members: All levels
Contact: Yukino Tanaka Goda (Click here)

GATJ (Georgia Association of Teachers of Japanese)
Region: Georgia
Members: All levels
Contact: Seiko Onuki (Click here)
Web: https://gatj.weebly.com/

GuNTA (Guam Nihongo Teachers Association)
Region: Guam
Membership: All levels
Contact: Wakana Burham (Click here)
Facebook: www.facebook.com/GuamNihongoTeachers/

HATJ (Hawaii Association of Teachers of Japanese)*
Region: Hawaii
Members: All levels
Contact: Click here
Web: Click here

IATJ (Illinois Association of Teachers of Japanese)*
Region: Illinois
Members: All levels
Contact: Click here
Web: https://sites.google.com/view/iatj/home

JLCTIA (Japanese Language and Culture Teachers of Iowa)*
Region: Iowa
Members: All levels
Contact: Dan Carolin
Web: http://jlctia.weebly.com/

JTAM (Japanese Teachers Association of Michigan)*
Region: Michigan
Members: All levels
Contact: Click here
Web: https://jtamsensei.wixsite.com/home

JTAT (Japanese Teachers Association of Texas)*
Region: Texas
Members: K-16 levels
Web: http://www.jtat.org/

KAJLT (Kentucky Association of Japanese Language Teachers)*
Region: Kentucky
Members: K-16 levels
Contact: Click here
Web: jpn.as.uky.edu/KAJLT/

MCTJ (Minnesota Council of Teachers of Japanese)*
Region: Minnesota
Members: K-12 levels
Contact: Click here
Web: sites.google.com/apps.district196.org/mctj/home

NCATJ (North Carolina Association of Teachers of Japanese)
Region: North Carolina
Members: All levels
Contact: Click here
Web: https://ncatj.weebly.com/

NCJTA (Northern California Japanese Teachers' Association)*
Region: Northern California
Members: K-16 levels
Contact: contact through the website below
Web: https://ncjta.org/

NJATJ (New Jersey Association of Teachers of Japanese)*
Region: New Jersey
Members: K-16 levels
Web: Click here

OATJ (Ohio Association of Teachers of Japanese)*
Region: Ohio
Members: K-16 levels
Web: http://oatj.org

SNJTA (Southern Nevada Japanese Teachers Association)*
Region: Southern Nevada
Members: all levels
Contact: Click here

TJSC (Teachers of Japanese in Southern California)
Region: Southern California
Members: All levels
Contact: Click here
Web: https://www.tjsc.info/about-us

UATJ (Utah Association of Teachers of Japanese)[Formerly IMATJ]*
Region: Utah
Members: K-16 levels
Web: http://uatj.weebly.com/

VATJ (Vermont Association of Teachers of Japanese)
Region: Vermont
Members: High school, college (all are welcome)
Contact: Hideko Furukawa (Click here)

WATJ (Washington Association of Teachers of Japanese)*
Region: Washington
Members: All levels
Contact: Click here
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/188927117935480/

WiATJ (Wisconsin Association of Teachers of Japanese)*
Region: Wisconsin
Members: K-16 levels
Contact: Click here
Web: https://wisconsinatj.wordpress.com/

JAANY (Japanese American Association of New York)
Region:
New York
Members: All levels
Note: This organization has a Japanese Language Education Committee which holds workshops twice a year.
Web: Click here

* Indicates organizations affiliated with the American Association of Teachers of Japanese (AATJ)

 

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