Instructor Kimisen Katada is currently teaching Kabuki music in Oxnard and opens new classes in Los Angeles. Kimisen’s instructions include Japanese drumming such as kotsuzumi, okawa, taiko, and shamisen /voice. Oxnard Class: Oxnard Buddhist Temple, 250 South “H” Street, Oxnard, CA 93030 Los Angeles Class: Nichiren Temple, 2801 East 4th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90033 For more information, call Kimisen Katada at (805) 620-7287 or  fujijapanesemusic@gmail.com http://fujijapanesemusic.org
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The Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute (GVJCI) is offering a chartered bus for individuals to join the 45th annual Manzanar Pilgrimage on Saturday, April 26, 2014.  This is the second year in a row that the GVJCI is able to offer this opportunity to join in the commemoration of the forced incarceration of persons of Japanese descent during WWII at this desolate Owens Valley location. “We were pleased with the demand for the bus from last year.  We hope that many more individuals can take this opportunity to visit this historic landmark that represents the tenuous civil rights that...
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From: Hugh Leonard hleonard@msn.com Leonard Training & Consulting I am conducting a three-month workshop on Interiority for writers and trainers from May 3 through July 19, 2014, at a yet-to-be decided location, on the Westside of Los Angeles.  The goal of the workshop, is to enhance the abilities of writers and trainers by increasing access to one’s inner energies, (becoming Interiority Powered) for the work in which one is engaged. The number of participants is limited to 8. Since compatibility with the other group members is vital to the effectiveness of group interactions, a preparatory meeting of the potential...
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From website www.Zenshuji.org 123 South Hewitt Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 BODHISATTVA PRECEPTS Lectures, beginning on March 27 Along with zazen, observing the Buddhist precepts is an important part of Zen practice. The precepts are guidelines to help us go beyond the dualistic mind that is always comparing and judging, and consequently, dissatisfied. The precepts are a way to help us realize that our life and death itself is nirvana. Taking the precepts is also an important way for us to make a commitment to Zen practice. Rev. Daigaku Rummé will give a series of classes on the precepts...
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From: Japanese Language Scholarship Foundation as known as Aurora Foundation 3127 Nichols canyon Road, Los Angeles, CA 90046. (323) 882-6545 aurorafoundation@usa.net + Japanese Language Scholarship Foundation (Aurora Foundation) is currently accepting applications for the year 2014 Aurora Challenge Grant. You can download the application form online at www.jlsf-aurora.org The deadline has been extended to March 10, 2014, and qualification information is as follows.  【AURORA CHALLENGE GRANT】 Applications are now being accepted for the AURORA CHALLENGE GRANT (CG). The grant will be awarded to a citizen of the USA who resides in California and has a unique dream, in any...
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  Japan Foundation Los Angeles and American Cinematheque present screening of The Great Passage on Wednesday, March 5 at 7:30 pm at the Egyptian Theatre located at 6712 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028. *Venue Details Admissions are $11 for general, $7 for American Cinematheque member.  For ticket, click Here. THE GREAT PASSAGE (FUNE WO AMU)  2013, 133min. / Director: Yuya Ishii  In Japanese with English subtitles  Introverted Mitsuya Majime (Ryuhei Matsuda) is a wash-out as a salesman, but with his linguistics degree, he’s the ideal replacement for a departing editor working on a new dictionary entitled The Great Passage. The project...
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Love to Nippon 2014 Lessons Learned from the March 11th Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Saturday, March 8, 2014 1:00 – 3:00 pm Outside Door Opens for Fukushima & other Booth Presentations 1:30 – 2:30 pm Shinto Ceremony, Interfaith Service, Prayers, Flower & Incense Offerings 3:00 – 5:00 pm Memorial Program at Ronald F. Deaton Civic Auditorium LAPD Headquarters - Ronald F. Deaton Civic Auditorium 100 West First Street, Los Angeles, California Theme: The Third Anniversary of Japan’s Worst Natural Disaster & Lessons from Fukushima for Southern California to Share with Children and Families in our Community Program Outside:...
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Love to Nippon 2014                                                                                                        3.11 Anniversary Memorial Event & Request for Support We, Japan America Society of Southern California (JASSC), Nanka Fukushima Kenjinkai, Nichi-Bei Fujin Kai (NBFK) and Love to Nippon Project (LTNP) humbly request your participation in the Love to Nippon 2014 – 3.11 Anniversary Memorial Event on Saturday, March 8, 2014, starting at 1:00 pm at LAPD Headquarters in downtown Los Angeles. People in Los Angeles will never forget the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami disaster in Tohoku, Japan on March 11, 2011. Along the coastline, thousands of people lost their lives with many of...
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A night of traditional Japanese folk music featuring the taiko (drum), koto (zither), shamisen (lute) and bamboo flute (shakuhachi) will be presented at the Grand Annex in Downtown San Pedro on Friday, March 7 at 8:00 pm. The Taiko Center of Los Angeles founded by director, Rev. Tom Kurai will lead his ensemble in performing traditional and contemporary taiko music using a variety of different taiko drums and percussion. The Taiko Center has recorded and appeared on film soundtracks, television shows, music videos, recordings, video games as well as live theater and dance productions.   The Taiko Center has performed...
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LEGACY Homage to Michio Ito March 12, 2014 , 7:30 pm Aratani Theatre, Japanese American Community & Cultural Center, Los Angeles, California $30 General Admission, $25 JACCC members, $15 Students For tickets or more info, visit www.jaccc.org  or call (213) 628-2725 Founded nearly 50 years ago as the nation’s first modern dance repertory company, Repertory Dance Theatre (RDT)—in collaboration with the Japanese American Community & Cultural Center—will present LEGACY: Homage to Michio Ito, Wednesday, March 12th, at the JACCC’s Aratani Theatre. The LEGACY concert will feature the work of Japanese choreographer Michio Ito who has been called, “the forgotten...
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Greetings from the TAIKOPROJECT!   We are excited to announce that registration for the 2014 World Taiko Gathering is open to the public and is filling up fast!  The deadline for first tier workshop selections is on March 15, 2014 which is only a couple of weeks away. The 2014 World Taiko Gathering will take place from July 17-20, 2014 in the Little Tokyo historic district of downtown Los Angeles.   We’ve secured an amazing roster of taiko workshop leaders, including Chieko Kojima and Eiichi Saito of KODO, members of TaikOz (from Sydney, Australia), Grand Master Seiichi Tanaka, Kenny Endo,...
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Email from Cara Kallen  cskallen@gmail.com David Kansuke Wheeler (Elliot’s teacher) will be visiting Santa Rosa at the end of March. We have scheduled a concert for Saturday, March 29.  Elliot will be joining David for at least one duet.  You won’t want to miss this special concert. The details: When:  Saturday, March 29, 2014 at 7:00 pm Where:  Seishin Studio in Art Alley – off of South A Street in Downtown Santa Rosa Tickets are $20.00 each – seating is limited to 50.  To guarantee your seat, send your check payable to:  Elliot Kallen, 2151 Riesling Way, Santa Rosa, CA ...
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