To celebrate the New Year, the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center in Los Angeles presents its annual Oshogatsu festivities with its signature New Year program, Kotohajime, or The First Performance of the New Year on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013 at 1 pm at the Aratani Japan America Theatre at the JACCC campus in...
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For a dozen years, the US Sumo Open, North America’s premiere sumo competition, has been held all over Los Angeles, and this year, the US Sumo Open returns to Little Tokyo in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, Sept 22. The 12th Annual US Sumo Open will be held at the Japan American Cultural...
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Centuries ago in feudal Japan, life was very different than it is today. For the samurai of old, your very life was measured by your skill with a sword. Whether a dual between two quarrelsome samurai, or a challenge between two of the many thousands of sword schools, the conflict was typically over in...
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Result of 2012 Shotoka Karate Tournament and Exhibition INDIVIDUAL: Name: Dojo: First Place Andrae Miller San Leandro Second Place Trung Pham CSULB Third Place Greg Metzger Salt Lake City Fourth Place Michael Christie Santa Monica Best Competitor Michael Christie Santa Monica TEAM: Name: Members: First Place West Coast Ek Tong Ear,...
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The 40th annual Torrance Bunka-Sai Japanese Cultural Arts Festival to be held on Saturday and Sunday, April 21-22, at Torrance’s cultural arts complex. The Ken Miller Recreational Center at Torrance Cultural Arts Complex is located at 3341 Civic Center Drive, Torrance, CA 90503. In addition to martial arts demonstrations — Aikido, Judo, Kendo, Naginata...
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On Sunday, April 22, the Southern California Kendo Federation will hold the annual North/South Kendo Tournament at Wilson Park (Dee Hardison Sports Complex) in Torrance, California. The tournament will start at 8:30 am. This tournament, which alternates in location between southern and northern California, showcases most of the top kendoists in the United States. Most of...
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2012 Arizona Matsuri commemorates the centennial of the gifting of cherry blossom trees from Japan to the U.S. Flowering cherry trees have been symbols of Japan’s friendship to the people of America for 100 years. In 1912, over 3,000 cherry trees were gifted from the City of Tokyo to the City of Washington, D.C....
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On Feb 11 and 12, the Southern California Iaido Association (in conjunction with the Southern California Kendo Federation) will be hosting an iaido seminar at the Pasadena Buddhist Temple, 1993 Glen Ave, Pasadena, CA 91103. The seminar will take place from 9 am to 4 pm on the Saturday and Sunday. The seminar will...
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To welcome the Year of the Dragon, the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center in Los Angeles presents its annual Oshogatsu festivities with its signature New Year program, Kotohajime, or The First Performance of the New Year, on Sunday, Jan 8, at 1:00 pm at the JACCC Plaza in Little Tokyo. Every January, Little...
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Saturday, November 5, 2011, 12:00PM Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center 1935 Manhattan Beach Blvd, Redondo Beach, CA 90278 Tickets: VIP $30, Orchestra $15, Terrace $10 All American Tickets (888) 507-3287 www.allamerican-tkt.com www.mafest.org The United States Martial Arts Festival was designed to introduce worldwide martial arts to people in the very diverse community of the...
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Known as the Budokan of Los Angeles, 36,000 square foot multi-purpose sports and activity center will be constructed in Little Tokyo in Summer 2016. At the fundraising campaign kick-off reception, Bill Watanabe of Little Tokyo Service Center talks about Kendo discipline.
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The Budokan of Los Angeles project, 36,000 square foot multi-purpose sports and activity center located in Little Tokyo, received one-million dollar donation from Aratani Foundation at the Budokan Campaign Kick-off Reception on Aug 10 at the Toyota USA Automotive Museum in Torrance. Sponsored by the Little Tokyo Service Center, the facility will be constructed...
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