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Plein Air Painter TOKIO UEYAMA (1889-1954) | UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art Presents “Tokio Ueyama: The Hollows Between Mountains” | Sept. 26, 2026 – Feb. 28, 2027

October 24, 2026

ART 2026 | Shumei Hall Gallery in Pasadena | Energetic Connections: The Ki Paintings of Yoshio Ikezaki | October 4 – November 8, 2026

October 24, 2026

NOW | SAN DIEGO | Mingei International Museum 2026-2027 | Painted Prayers: The Japanese Folk Art Tradition of Ema | October 17, 2026 – April 4, 2027

October 24, 2026

NOW | POMONA | American Museum of Ceramic Art | Togei: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics | Curated by Hollis Goodall | June 13, 2026 – January 3, 2027

October 24, 2026

NOW | Descanso Gardens | Sturt Haaga Gallery | Sound of Water: Feminine Expression of Fluidity | Jun. 20, 2026 – Jan. 3, 2027

October 24, 2026

PUBLIC CONFERMENT CEREMONY: Los Angeles’ Consul General Kosei Murora, left, claps after presenting the Order of the Rising Sun, Silver Rays to Denver-area resident Dr. Takashi Hoshizaki at the Tateuchi Democracy Center in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles on October, 23, 2026 (Source: Facebook @ Heart Mountain Interpretive Center)

Consulate General Japan Denver Gov Decorations Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation Hoshizaki Takashi Japanese American National Museum - JANM Little Tokyo Murota Kosei Nikkei Legacy

WARTIME Experience & Decoration 2026 | Former Heart Mountain Draft Resister Dr. Takashi Hoshizaki, 101-Year-Old and Denver-Area Resident, Receives Japan’s Order of the Rising Sun, Silver Rays at Los Angeles Ceremony | October 23, 2026

October 26, 2026

Stan Sung and members of the Furuya Foundation sign the new lease with the Little Tokyo Service Center for the new dojo in Little Tokyo.

Aikido Aikido Center LA Budo Furuya Foundation Furuya Kensho Go For Broke Plaza & First Street North Little Tokyo Little Tokyo Service Center - LTSC Los Angeles Pasadena Buddhist Temple Sung Stan

LITTLE TOKYO 2026 | “Dancing for the Dojo” Fundraiser to Support New Permanent DOJO for Aikido Center of Los Angeles in Little Tokyo | November 14, at 5:30PM at Pasadena Buddhist Temple

October 26, 2026

Historic Wintersburg Fundraiser Sushi and Sake | Sushi chefs Jay Chen and Ernie Nishii

Historic Wintersburg Nikkei Community - LA-OC Nikkei Legacy Orange County CA

NIKKEI Legacy 2026 | Conservation of First Japanese American Church in Orange County, CA | Historic Wintersburg Fundraiser Sushi and Sake to be held at St. Wilfrid’s Episcopal Church in Huntington Beach on Saturday, November 7, 5-7PM

October 26, 2026

Film Shikata Ga Nai Garden Screening Poster

Film Gardena Cinema Hawaii Kaneshiro Tats Tatsuo Nemoto Eric Nisei Veteran Legacy Shikata Ga Nai

The Untold Story of a 442nd Veteran Comes to the Screen 2026 | “Shikata Ga Nai “ Showing at Gardena Cinema on Sunday, November 15 at 12PM (only)

October 26, 2026

Grant Program Los Angeles Nikkei Community - LA-OC UCLA UCLA Aratani CARE UCLA Asian American Studies Center

NIKKEI GRANT | 2026-2027 George and Sakaye Aratani “Community Advancement Research Endowment” Award Applications Being Accepted October 2 – December 4, 2026

October 26, 2026

Nikkei Health Fair 2026 English

Japanese American Medical Association Little Tokyo Los Angeles Maryknoll Japanese Catholic Center Nikkei Community - LA-OC Nikkei Health Fair Seinan Koreisha Senior Care

UpDate: NIKKEI Community 2026 | Seinan Koreisha Senior Care and Japanese American Medical Association Host Health Fair at Maryknoll Japanese Catholic Center in Little Tokyo on Sunday, November 1, 12-3PM

October 26, 2026

Los Angeles Koyasan Temple 2026 Shichi Go San Flyer

Japanese Culture - LA-OC Japanese Traidtion LA Koyasan Temple Little Tokyo Los Angeles Shichi Go San

JAPANESE Tradition 2026 | Los Angeles Koyasan Buddhist Temple to Hold Shichi-Go-San Blessing Ceremony in Little Tokyo on November 15 | Registration Required by Nov. 10

October 26, 2026

A Shichi-Go-San family photo with Rev. Izumi Hasegawa, left, Head Priest of Shinto Shrine of Shusse Inari in America.

Japanese Culture - LA-OC Japanese Traidtion Los Angeles Shichi Go San Shinto Shrine of Shusse Inari in America

Japanese Tradition 2026 | Shinto Shrine of Shusse Inari in America Holds Shichi-Go-San Children’s Blessing Ceremony in Carson, CA| Sunday, November 15, 9AM-3PM

October 26, 2026

Kansai Club Fall Grand Music Festival Flyer

Armstrong Theatre Torrance Grand Fall Music Festival Japanese Culture - LA-OC Keiro Org LA Kansai Club Los Angeles Torrance

Updated Ticket Information | Japanese Music, Dance & Fun Come to Armstrong Theatre in Torrance on Sunday, Nov. 1, Presented by LA Kansai Club, Supported by Keiro Foundation

October 26, 2026

OAA BEGIN Concert 2026 October Redondo Beach

BEGIN Japanese Culture - LA-OC Nikkei Community - LA-OC Okinawa Association of America - OAA Okinawa Traditions Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center Uchinanchu

Okinawa Tradition 2026 | Okinawa Association of America (OAA) Presents “BEGIN” Concert at Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center on Saturday, October 31 at 2PM

October 26, 2026

OAA World Uchinanchu Day Mini Expo 2026

Japanese Culture - LA-OC Los Angeles Nikkei Community - LA-OC Okinawa Association of America - OAA Okinawa Traditions Torrance Uchinanchu

Updated | OKINAWA Tradition 2026 | Okinawa Association of America (OAA) Presents World Uchinanchu Day Mini Expo at Toyota Meeting Hall of Torrance Cultural Art Center on Friday, October 30, 5-9PM

October 26, 2026

San Fernando Valley Hongwanji Buddhist Temple Screening Story of Taro Higa Flyer

Battle of Okinawa Film Higa Taro Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-ha Los Angeles Nikkei Legacy San Fernando Valley Hongwanji Buddhist Temple - SFVHBT

San Fernando Hongwanji Temple Presents Screening of “The Story of Taro Higa” Who Saved Thousands of Lives During Battle of Okinawa, Sunday, Nov. 1 at 11:30 AM

October 26, 2026

Katsura Sunshine Japan House - Shinigami

Hollywood Japan House LA Japanese Culture - LA-OC Katsura Sunshine Los Angeles Rakugo

RAKUGO 2026 LOS ANGELES | Katsura Sunshine at JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles October 29 & 30 at 7PM | Special Halloween Rakugo – The God of Death

October 26, 2026

One Piece Mugiwara Store Grand Opening 2026 Century City

Anime & Manga Little Tokyo Journal Los Angeles One Piece One Piece Mugiwara Store Sony Group Toei Animation Co Westfield Century City

ONE PIECE 2026 | As First US Merchandise Store of ONE PIECE, MUGIWARA STORE to Grand-Open at Westfield Century City, Los Angeles on November 6, 2026

October 26, 2026

2026 Southern California Kendo Federation Team Champions: Torrance Kendo Dojo (Curtsey of SCKF)

Budo Japanese Culture - LA-OC Kendo Orange County CA Southern California Kendo Federation - SCKF

KENDO 2026 | Southern California Kendo Federation (SCKF) Holds 48th Annual SCKF Team Championship at Savannah High School in Anaheim on Sep. 27, 2026

October 26, 2026

Kumamoto Photo Lufy and Shige

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October 26, 2026

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2026 | Help Keep Cultural News as Reliable Digital Source in the AI Age | $30,000 Needed for One Year Operation

October 26, 2026

JRA Sushi & Sake Festival 2026

DoubleTree by Hilton LADT Japanese Culture - LA-OC Japanese Restaurant Association of America Little Tokyo Los Angeles Sushi & Sake Festival Washoku - LA

WASHOKU 2026 | Sushi & Sake Festival 2026 at DoubleTree by Hilton Los Angeles Downtown in Little Tokyo | Sunday, November 1, 11AM-3PM

October 26, 2026

LA Koyasan Temple Daihannya Go and Dance Flyer

Buddhism Dance Japanese Culture - LA-OC LA Koyasan Temple Little Tokyo Los Angeles Shingon Buddhism Takafuji Ukon

SHINGON Buddhism 2026 | Koyasan Buddhist Temple in Little Tokyo to Hold Daihannya Tendoku Goma Service & Dedication Dance on Sunday, October 25, at 1:30 p.m.

October 25, 2026

Tulips in Harmony 2026 Blooming Concert

Blooming Concert Music Norris Theatre South Bay LA Tulips in Harmony

MUSIC 2026 | Tulips in Harmony Presents “Blooming Concert” to Introduce New Talents & Fundraiser for Kumamoto Earthquake Victims | Norris Theatre in South Bay | Sunday, October 25 at 3:30PM

October 25, 2026

MOnkey D Luffy Statute in Kumamoto

Anime & Manga Oda Eiichiro One Piece Toei Animation Co trivia

ONE PIECE trivia | ONE PIECE manga series made its debut on July 22, 1997 in Weekly Shonen Jump

October 24, 2026

Chiho Harzaki What Makes You You? Mount Saint Mary's University Flyer

Artists - Los Angeles Harazaki Chiho Los Angeles

ART 2026 | Los Angeles-based artist Chiho Harazaki’s “What Makes You You?” Exhibition at Jose Drudis-Biada Gallery of Mount Saint Mary’s University | October 17 – November 14

October 24, 2026

Behind the scenes of “American Hibakusha”

Film Hibakusha Kakita Howard Logan Ayu

HIBAKUSHA 2026 Film Project in Progress | Independent filmmakers working on documentary to preserve stories of Japanese American atomic bomb survivors – last AMERICAN HIBAKUSHA

October 24, 2026

Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition “Japanese War Brides: Across A Wide Divide” (Left) A dance during the Occupation of Japan. Courtesy National Archives. (Right) Kimie Tanaka Smith, 2nd from right, attending a bride school class, Tokyo, 1952. Courtesy Robert Owen Smith family.

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

October 24, 2026

Japanese Food Expo Los Angeles 2026

Hollywood Japanese Culture - LA-OC Japanese Food Culture Association Japanese Food Expo Los Angeles Ovation Hollywood Washoku - LA

WASHOKU 2026 | Japanese Food Expo in Los Angeles at Ovation Hollywood | Friday, Nov. 13 & Saturday, Nov. 14

October 24, 2026

UC Irvine OC Museum of Art Tokio Ueyama Slide

Japanese Art Now 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” | Sept. 26, 2026 – Feb. 28, 2027

October 24, 2026

Shumei Ikazaki Energetic Connections Slide

Ikezaki Yoshio Ki Los Angeles McArthur Meher North America - Art Now Pasadena Shumei Pasadena

ART 2026 | Shumei Hall Gallery in Pasadena | Energetic Connections: The Ki Paintings of Yoshio Ikezaki | October 4 – November 8, 2026

October 24, 2026

San Diego MIngei International Museum Ema

Ema Japanese Traidtion McArthur Meher Mingei Mingei International Museum Now Painted Prayers San Diego

NOW | SAN DIEGO | Mingei International Museum 2026-2027 | Painted Prayers: The Japanese Folk Art Tradition of Ema | October 17, 2026 – April 4, 2027

October 24, 2026

20261013 Messengers of Peace Miss Shimane

Arakawa Fumi Blooming IN Friendship Dolls Japanese Art Japanese Friendship Dolls 1927 North America - Art

FRIENDSHIP Dolls 2026 Oct-2027 May | Messengers of Peace: 100th Anniversary of Friendship Dolls between Japan and United States | Indian University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

October 24, 2026

NY Screening SEKKA 2026 Nov Flyer

Craft Film Katagami Matsui Misaki New York City SEKKA Takai Akio

FILM 2026 | Documentary Short Portrays Akio Takai, A Craftsman to Preserve Japanese Textile Stencil Carving, to Screen at New York Documentary Film Festival | Misaki Matsui’s “SEKKA – Snow Crystals” at IFC Center in Greenwich Village | Nov. 14 & 16, 2026

October 24, 2026

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