Now | Los Angeles County Museum of Art presents “Realms of the Dharma: Buddhist Art Across Asia” from May 11. 2025 through July 12, 2026 May 4, 2026
Los Angeles County Museum of Art Inaugurates Its New David Geffen Galleries with Celebratory Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony May 4, 2026
Japanese Arts are Intentionally Scattered at New David Geffen Galleries Complex of Los Angeles County Museum of Art April 21, 2026
LACMA’s David Geffen Galleries Open on April 19 with Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony and Two Weeks of Priority Access for Members April 19, 2026
Now | Los Angeles County Museum of Art | “Deep Cuts: Block Printing Across Cultures” featuring Woodblock Prints by Yoshida Fujio and Yoshida Chizuko March 5, 2026
Music Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center Yuki Saori MUSIC | LA | Legendary Singer Yuki Saori’s One Night Performance at Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center Saturday, August 22 at 4:00PM May 12, 2026
Hollywood Bowl Music North America Tour YOASOBI NORTH AMERICA | J-POP Duo YOASOBI to Kick Off “Never Ending Stories Tour” in Chicago and to Wrap Up Tour at Hollywood Bowl Sunday, Aug. 16 May 12, 2026
Music Sakamoto Ryuichi The Wallis Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts Presents “Bang on a Can All-Stars: RYUICHI SAKAMOTO, 1996” in Beverly Hills Saturday, May 16 at 7:30PM May 11, 2026
Fuji Japanese Music Oyahashi Rafu Chuo Gakuen Fuji Japanese Music Brings Ohayashi Workshop to Rafu Chuo Gakuen Japanese School at Boyle Heights in Los Angeles May 10, 2026
Aratani Theatre East West Players Flower Drum Song Japanese American Cultural & Community Center - JACCC East West Players & JACCC present “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Flower Drum Song” at Aratani Theatre from April 18-May 31 May 10, 2026
Buddhist Community - LA Koyasan Buddhist Temple Little Tokyo Community Yoga Yoga - Yoshimura Reid Little Tokyo | Koyasan Buddhist Temple | Yoga Soundbath Class | May 10 (Second Sunday of Every Month) at 3PM May 10, 2026
Kyoto - JapanCraft21 Online Presentations Live Online Presentation from Kyoto | “Rocks & Roots: The Art & Future of Japanese Gardens” Monday, May 11, 6PM (PDT) May 10, 2026
Japanese Topics - LA Shamisen Sister City Free Program: World-Touring Shamisen Duo KUNI-KEN to Perform at Long Beach City College Tuesday, May 12 at 5:30PM May 10, 2026
Little Tokyo Community Little Tokyo Sparkle Little Tokyo Community to Celebrate Nancy Kikuchi Volunteer Day with Neighborhood-Wide Clean Up: Little Tokyo Sparkle 2026 Set for Sunday, May 17, 9AM-12PM May 10, 2026
Japan Hollywood Network Japanese Topics - LA Free Japanese Broadcasting by Japan Hollywood Network | Acclaimed Drama “Mori Hanae: Butterfly Beyond” Premieres in U.S. May 17 & May 24 at 7PM May 10, 2026
Japanese Topics - No Am Sonoma County Matsuri Festival Greater Bay Area, CA | Sonoma County Japanese Arts Festival Sunday May 17, 11AM-5PM May 10, 2026
Okinawa Association of America Okinawa Traditions Ryukyu Folk Music Association Ryukyu Folk Music Association Hosts Traditional Okinawan Music Recital at Nakaoka Community Center in Gardena Sunday, May 24 at 12PM May 10, 2026
Aurora - Japanese Language Scholarship Foundation Japanese Topics - No Am Speech Contest Aurora Foundation | 10 High School Students Participate in 21st Annual National Japanese Speech Contest at Miyako Hotel in Little Tokyo Sunday, May 24 from 12:30PM May 10, 2026
Japanese American Cultural & Community Center - JACCC Kibo Nobori Kodono no Hi Little Tokyo Community Little Tokyo | Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (JACCC) Presents “Kibo Nobori” Flag Installation Inspired by Japanese Tradition of “Koinobori” From May 1-12 May 10, 2026
Harazaki Chiho Modern Art San Diego - Japanese Friendship Garden and Museum Now | San Diego | Art Exhibition “Chiho Harazaki: Ingrained Patterns” at Japanese Friendship Garden and Museum from May 1-July 26 May 10, 2026
Museum - Conptemporary The Broad Yoko Ono “Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind” opens at The Broad on May 23 May 10, 2026
Takahama - A Japanese View from America 2026 May | A Japanese View from America | Why King Charles III Came to America—Now — Britain’s “Mobile Symbol” vs. Japan’s “Non-Mobile Symbol” May 10, 2026
HistoryCraft Japantown Productions Nikkei Legacies - LA HistoryCraft Workshop Set for Saturday, May 30, 2-4PM at Gardena JCI: Interactive World War II Experiences To Be Created By You, Not For You May 9, 2026
Book Little Tokyo Community Nikkei Legacies - LA Tonai Minoru 1929-2023 UNBREAKABLE: Japanese American Family in an American Incarceration Camp | Book Signing Events at Kodomo no Hi May 3 & Nikkei Children’s Book Festival May 9 May 8, 2026
Japanese Heritage Night Japanese Topics - LA Nisei Week Yoshiki YouTube: Komogomo TV Records Dodgers’ Japanese Heritage Night | Consul General Kosei Murota, Nisei Week Courts, Yoshiki and Singers | April 27, 2026 May 8, 2026
Nikkei Legacies - LA Obituary Obituary | Mary Kageyama Nomura | Songbird of Manzanar Passes Away Peacefully at 100 in Huntington Beach May 8, 2026
Ito Beverly Keiro Org Nikkei Community - LA Keiro’s President & CEO Beverly Ito to Retire at End of 2026 After Nearly 50 Years of Service May 8, 2026
Aratani Theatre East West Players Flower Drum Song Japanese American Cultural & Community Center - JACCC East West Players Announces Ensemble & Understudy Cast for “Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Flower Drum Song” | March 4, 2026 May 7, 2026
Keiro Org Nikkei Community - LA Senior Life Keiro Celebrates Milestone 65th Anniversary of Senior Care Services | April 7, 2026 May 7, 2026
Buddhist Community - LA Japanese Topics - World Los Angeles County Museum of Art - LACMA Museum - Japanese Art - LA Now | Los Angeles County Museum of Art presents “Realms of the Dharma: Buddhist Art Across Asia” from May 11. 2025 through July 12, 2026 May 4, 2026
Japan Foundation Los Angeles Museum - Japanese Art - LA Now | The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles Presents “ Manifesting Icons: The Materials and Making of Buddhist Visual Culture in Asia” March 5 – June 2 May 4, 2026
Los Angeles - Art Torrance Torrance | South Bay Watercolor Society Presents “2026 Member Show” at DESTINATION: ART gallery from April 23-May 16| Award Reception May 2, 2-4PM May 4, 2026
Contemporary music Japanese Topics - LA Yoshiki YOSHIKI’s “Classical 2026” Marks a Powerful Rebirth at Walt Disney Concert Hall July 16-17 May 4, 2026
Anime Japanese Culture - LA “My Hero Academia in Concert” Brings the Anime Phenomenon to Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa Sept. 15 May 4, 2026
Delicious Japan - LA Founder of Sushi Chef Institute and VP of Miso Production Company Recognized as “Contributor to the Overseas Promotion of Japanese Food” by Japanese Government May 4, 2026
