Kintaro (or Golden Boy) who was existing about 1,000 years ago, is still one of Japan’s most popular folk heroes, a role model for children. Raised in the wilderness, even as a toddler he showed phenomenal strength and fearlessness.…
University of California Los Angeles Shinto and Gagaku Lecture and Music Performance November 18, 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm Royce 314 UCLA Department of Asian Language & Cultures invites the public to an introduction to Shinto and a performance of…
Japan Foundation Los Angeles Lecture & Demonstration SPIRIT OF JAPAN: “SHINTO & GAGAKU” –Japanese Traditional Religion and Music– Monday, November 18, 2019, 7-8:30pm Venue: The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles 5700 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 100, Los Angeles, CA 90036 *Street parking…
Youtube Channel “Japanese Art & Culture in Los Angeles” by Cultural News 20 “Nebuta” dancers and 20 rhythmic section players were invited by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019, to showcase Japan’s “Nebuta”…
Forwarded for the Japan Foundation, Los Angeles Los Angeles County Museum of Art Every Living Thing: Animals in Japanese Art September 22, 2019 – December 8, 2019 LACMA, Resnick Pavilion 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles Every Living Thing: Animals in Japanese…
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery of Art, Washington DC Hokusai: Mad about Painting November 23, 2019–November 8, 2020 Freer, galleries 5–8 The Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) is widely recognized for a single image—Great Wave Off…
Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery at Scripps College Asian Art Treasures at Scripps College August 31 – December 15, 2019 CLAREMONT, CA – A selection of some of the best Asian art in the Scripps collection, this exhibition is in recognition…
Non-profit Cultural News Association challenges annual $50,000 project Thank you for Helps in Publishing Cultural News Non-profit Cultural News Association challenges annul $50,000 project to develop the contents and the web site to deliver Japanese culture information more efficiently to…
Forwarded for University of Southern California Visions and Voices Concert Performance The Four Immigrants: From Manga to Musical Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at 7 p.m. University of Southern California, Brain and Creativity Institute’s Joyce J. Cammilleri Hall (BCI) Los Angeles,…
Washu-Kai announces the 44th annual Sumi-e Ten Japanese brush painting exhibition The annual exhibition, which is free to the public, will be held on Saturday and Sunday, November 23rd and 24th, 2019. The exhibition will be open from 11 a.m.…
Japan America Chamber Ensemble in conjunction with Little Tokyo Branch of the Los Angeles Public Library presents free concert “An Afternoon of Japanese music, American music and more” on Saturday, November 23, 2019, from 4:00 to 5:00 pm. Seats are…
The Little Tokyo Historical Society invites the public to celebrate the 90th Anniversary of the Japanese Hospital in Boyle Heights on Sunday, December 1, 2019, from 2:00pm – 4:00pm, at Tenrikyo Mission Headquarters, 2727 East 1st Street, Los Angeles. With…