U-CAN Americas is a branch of UCAN.Inc, in Japan. Our parent company was founded in Japan over sixty years ago, in 1954 by Minoru Shinagawa to foster the appreciation and participation of traditional Japan arts. Our founder, Minoru Shinagawa, believed in sustaining the traditional Japanese arts by creating educational opportunities for anyone to learn them. Our American division, UCAN Americas, was launched in 2014 to serve the mission of bringing our beautiful traditions to the US market.