The Japan Foundation Los Angeles provides an introduction level Japanese language course “Summer Day Camp for Teens: Discover Little Tokyo” from July 22 – 26 at the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center. The class will be held from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. The program is suitable for 14 -18 years...
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Inside of the teahouse “Seifu-an” at Huntington Library The Huntington Library, Art Collection, and Botanical Gardens is having an ‘open house’ on Sunday, June 9, and a lecture by Prof. Soryu Machita of the Urasenke Kyoto on Thursday, June 13, as part of the first anniversary of the opening of the “Seifu-an” teahouse....
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The Japanese Language Scholarship Foundation will present the 10th annual all-USA high school Japanese speech contest on Saturday, May 25, from 12:30 - 6:00 pm at Humanities Instructional Building at the campus of University of California, Irvine. The venue can be found at http://www.classrooms.uci.edu/gac/HIB100.html This speech contest will be hold with help of Consulate...
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Japanese Language Scholarship Foundation (dba Aurora Foundation) is currently accepting applications for the year 2013 Aurora Challenge Grant. You can download the application form online at www.jlsf-aurora.org The deadline is now extended again to May 15, 2013, and qualification information is as follows. 【AURORA CHALLENGE GRANT】 Applications are now being accepted for the...
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The traditional Japanese teahouse at Brand Park in Glendale was built in 1974 through the combined efforts of the sister cities of Glendale and Higashi-Osaka, Japan. It is one of the few traditional Japanese teahouses open to the public in the United States. Given the name “Shoseian” or “Whispering Pine Teahouse” by the fifteenth...
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The Japanese Doll Festival (Hina-matsuri), or Girls’ Day, is held on March 3. Platforms covered with a red carpet are used to display a set of ornamental dolls (hina-ningyō) representing the Emperor, Empress, attendants, and musicians in traditional court dress of the Heian period. (Wikipedia) Hina doll is on view at Meeting Room of...
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The Japanese Institute of Sawtelle will hold Sakura Matsuri (Cherry Blossom Festival) and Undo-Kai (Physical exercise gathering) on Saturday, March 2, from 9:00 am – 12:30 pm at Stoner Park, 1881 Stoner Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90025. In 1912, 3,000 Somei Yoshino sakura trees were given to Washington, D.C. as a gift from the...
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As 2013 season’s first “On the Veranda” lecture series, the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center in Los Angeles will present Lecture/ Film “The Tale of Genji: World’s first novel” on Saturday, Feb. 23, from 2-4 pm in the JACCC’s Doizaki Gallery. Screening “The Tale of Genji” from “Invitation to World Literature” series Guest...
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Japan Foundation Los Angeles (JFLA) Lecture Series 4: Anime and Hollywood Guest Speaker: Roland Kelts; author, journalist, scholar and musician Date: Wednesday, February 20, from 7:00PM Venue: JFLA Auditorium (5700 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 100, Los Angeles, CA 90036) Registration: Click Here to RSVP (Required) For the fourth JFLA lecture series, the Japan Foundation, Los...
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Invitation to World Literature is a multimedia series introducing drama, epic poetry, and novels from many times and cultures. Thirteen half-hour videos form the centerpiece of the project, and feature a mix of writers, scholars, artists, and performers with personal connections to world literature. The Tale of Genji is included in this series. All...
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Each year the California Association of Japanese Language Schools, with a grant from The Japan Foundation, holds workshops and seminars to improve and develop teaching skills for teachers of member schools. This year, the seminar will be held on Feb. 16 from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm at Southeast Japanese School located in Norwalk....
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Koyasan Buddhist Temple in Little Tokyo will celebrate the New Year of the lunar calendar with an exorcism rite of tossing roasted soybeans or Mame-maki performance on Sunday, Feb. 3. The service for the lunar New Year will start at 1:30 pm. The cerebration for the New Year of the lunar calendar is also...
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