The Japan-America Society of Pennsylvania will host a Welcome Picnic for 12 students visiting from Nihon Fukushi Daigaku High School on August 8. From the JASP newsletter:Twelve students will be coming to Pittsburgh from Mihama, Aichi Prefecture, to practice taiko drumming with Pittsburgh Taiko and students from CAPA and Allderdice High Schools for the TOMODACHI Ties Through Taiko program.The Welcome Picnic will be held at Prospect Shelter in Schenley Park (map) on August 8 at 12:00 pm. Online RSVP is requested by July 31. A concert and farewell reception will be held on August 15 at the Pittsburgh CAPA School downtown (map).