NOW | Japan Foundation LA | KINETIC STILLNESS: Sculptural Ceramics Exhibition | June 18 – Sept. 19, 2026 July 27, 2026
NOW | POMONA | American Museum of Ceramic Art | Togei: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics | Curated by Hollis Goodall | June 13, 2026 – January 3, 2027 July 27, 2026
NOW | Descanso Gardens | Sturt Haaga Gallery | Sound of Water: Feminine Expression of Fluidity | Jun. 20, 2026 – Jan. 3, 2027 July 27, 2026
Los Angeles Matamura Kaz One Minute Play Festival Whitefire Theatre The Tokyo Sensational Returns to Los Angeles with All New Plays | 1 Minute Play Festival | Whitefire Theatre, Sherman Oaks | Friday, August 28 & Saturday, August 29 August 25, 2026
International Exchange International Red White Singing Festival Little Tokyo Little Tokyo Farmers Market Los Angeles Osaka Final Audition for Los Angeles Representative to the 14th International Red and White Singing Festival Set for August 29 at Little Tokyo Farmers Market August 25, 2026
Glendale CA Sister Cities Glendale Sister Cities Committee Seeks Sponsorships for Inaugural Glendale Cultural Festival on October 4 | Sponsorships Deadline Sept. 14 August 25, 2026
Arizona Japanese Culture Club Arizona Japanese Film Japanese Film Festival Arizona KOKUHO Japanese Film Festival Arizona 2026 | Arizona State University (ASU) Media and Immersive Experience (MIX) Center in downtown Mesa | September 18-19, 2026 August 24, 2026
Arizona Asano Sho Koshio Ken Koto Demo Muramoto Shirley Musical Instrument Museum Phoenix Shamisen Demo Taiko Demo ARIZONA 2026 | Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) Presents “Experience Japan” Performances & Workshops During Labor Day Weekend | Phoenix | September 5, 6, 7, 9AM-5PM August 24, 2026
Arizona Asano Sho ASU Kerr Cultural Center Japanese Culture Club Arizona Scottsdale Sone Mao ARIZONA 2026 Music | Scottsdale | Arizona State University (ASU) Kerr Cultural Center Hosts Japanese Musicians MAOSHO (Piano & Shamisen) | Sunday, September 6 at 4PM August 24, 2026
Arizona Koshio Ken Prescott AZ Taiko Concert TAIKO 2026 Arizona | Ken Koshio Brings “Taiko Extravaganza 2026 – Prayer for Peace” to Prescott Elks Theare | Friday, October 16 at 7PM August 24, 2026
Art Los Angeles County Museum of Art - LACMA Sudo Reiko Takeda Sharon Textile ART 2026 | Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) | Textile Alchemy: The Art of Reiko Sudō & NUNO | September 20, 2026–March 7, 2027 | Resnick Pavilion August 24, 2026
Art UCI Orange County Museum of Art Ueyama Tokio 1889-1954 Plein Air Painter TOKIO UEYAMA (1889-1954) | UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art Presents “Tokio Ueyama: The Hollows Between Mountains” | Segerstrom Center for the Arts campus | Sept. 26, 2026 – Feb. 28, 2027 August 24, 2026
Art Ceramic Art Japanese American Cultural & Community Center - JACCC Kintsugi McArthur Meher ART 2026 | Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (JACCC) Los Angeles| Healing with Gold: The Art of Kintsugi on Ceramics & Beyond | September 12 – October 18 August 24, 2026
Art Japanese Friendship Garden Museum SD San Diego Textile ART 2026 San Diego | Japanese Friendship Garden and Museum, Exhibit Hall | Colors of Nature: Message from Antiquity | August 1 – October 25, 2026 August 24, 2026
Art Japanese Friendship Garden Museum SD San Diego Textile ART 2026 San Diego | Japanese Friendship Garden and Museum, Inamori Pavilion | Katazome: Japanese Traditional Stencil Dyeing | August 1 – October 25, 2026 August 24, 2026
Koto Workshop LA's 33 Strings Little Tokyo Los Angeles Shakuhachi Workshop Shamisen Workshop Terasaki Budokan Traditional Japanese Music 2026 | LA’s 33 Strings Presents Koto, Shamisen, Shakuhachi Workshops | Terasaki Budokan, Little Tokyo | Sunday, September 20, 10AM – 12PM August 24, 2026
Japanese American National Museum - JANM Little Tokyo Los Angeles Wartime Experience NIKKEI Wartime | Japanese American National Museum Sets Reopening Date of January 23, 2027 August 24, 2026
Brown Kendall Japanese American National Museum - JANM Japanese Garden Nikkei Genealogical Society GARDEN & JAPANESE AMERICAN | Discussion | Unearthing History: Japanese American Resilience in Southern California Gardens | Sept. 5, 2:00-3:30PM | Japanese American National Museum August 24, 2026
Koreisha Chushoku Kai LA Nishi Hongwanji Little Tokyo Little TokyoNutrition Services Los Angeles Little Tokyo Nutrition Services (LTNS) Celebrates 50 Years of Service with Special Dinner at LA Hompa Hongwanji Temple on Saturday, October 3 at 5PM August 24, 2026
Little Tokyo Little Tokyo Community Impact Fund Los Angeles Nikkei Community - LA Little Tokyo Community Impact Fund 2026 Summer/Fall | First Purchased Building Named The Alan Nishio Building August 24, 2026
Grateful Crane Ensemble Little Tokyo Nikkei Community - LA LA NIKKEI COMMUNITY | Grateful Crane Ensemble to Celebrate Its 25th Anniversary in Little Tokyo Sunday, Sept. 20 from 2-6PM August 24, 2026
OCO Club OCO Natsu Matsuri Orange County CA Tanaka Farms WWII Camp Wall SUMMER 2026 FUN | 5th Annual OCO Natsu Matsuri at Tanaka Farms in Irvine Saturday, Aug. 29, 4-9PM | Free Admission August 24, 2026
California Florida Louisoana Michigan Morikami Museum Smithonian Traveling Exhibition Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition | Japanese War Brides: Across A Wide Divide | Rancho Cordova, CA “Mills Station Arts & Culture Center, Dec. 19, 2026 – Feb. 28, 2027 | Japanese American National Museum, Mar. 20, 2027 – Aug. 29, 2027 August 22, 2026
Car Show Fundraiser Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute - GVJCI NIKKEI COMMUNITY 2026 LA | Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute (GVJCI) Presents “2nd Annual GVJCI Car Show Fundraiser” | Saturday, August 22, 10AM-3PM August 18, 2026
Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute - GVJCI Kochiyama Alison Nikkei Community - LA Retire NIKKEI COMMUNITY 2026 Los Angeles | Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute (GVJCI) Announces Executive Director Alison Kochiyama to Retire at End of 2026 August 18, 2026
Japan Hollywood Network Japanese TV VIVANT Japan’s Blockbuster Drama “VIVANT” Arrives in Los Angeles Just Four Weeks After Premiere by Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) Japan Hollywood Network Begins English-Subtitled Air August 23 August 17, 2026
Mushanokoji Senke Pasadena Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden Tea Culture LA TEA CULTURE 2026 Los Angeles | Mushanokoji Senke Tea Ceremony Demonstration | Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden in Pasadena | Sunday, Sept. 27, 11AM & 12:30PM August 17, 2026
Japan House LA KIMONO CON Music Shamisen MUSIC at JAPAN HOUSE 2026 | By Blending Tsugaru Shamisen, Jazz, Piano, and Global Sounds, MAOSHO Featuring Ryota Kikuchi | Tuesday, Sept. 8, at 7:00PM August 17, 2026
Music Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center Yuki Saori JAPANESE MUSIC IN LA | Legendary Singer Yuki Saori’s One Night Performance at Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center Saturday, August 22 at 4:00PM August 17, 2026
Cultural News - Donation CULTURAL NEWS | Your Hub for Japanese Culture is Now Free — Help Us Keep It Going August 17, 2026
Japan America Society - SC Kokusai Shimin Sho Yoshiki Japan America Society Honors Musician YOSHIKI with International Citizens Award during 117th Anniversary Gala at Biltmore Hotel in Downtown L.A. Thursday, Sept. 17 at 6:30PM August 17, 2026
Art LELA International Little Tokyo Los Angeles LOS ANAGELES – NAGASAKI | LELA International Presents “Expressions of Peace” 4th Annual Exhibition in Los Angeles | Makery Gallery in Little Tokyo | August 3-30 August 17, 2026
Craft Tokyo CRAFT in TOKYO | Shiba Park Hotel Showcases Japanese Craftsmanship in “Tale of Artisans” Exhibition | June 1 – Sept. 6, 2026 August 17, 2026
