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Closing | Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (JACCC) Los Angeles| Healing with Gold: The Art of Kintsugi on Ceramics & Beyond | September 12 – October 18

October 15, 2026

Opening | Mingei International Museum 2026-2027 | San Diego | Painted Prayers: The Japanese Folk Art Tradition of Ema | October 17, 2026 – April 4, 2027

October 15, 2026

NOW | Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) | Textile Alchemy: The Art of Reiko Sudō & NUNO | September 20, 2026–March 7, 2027 | Resnick Pavilion

October 15, 2026

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

October 15, 2026

NOW | Closing Oct. 18 | JAPAN HOUSE | WASHOKU : Nature and Culture in Japanese Cuisine | May 22-Oct 18

October 15, 2026

OC Japan Fair Oct 16 2026 Canceled

Japanese Culture - LA-OC OC Japan Fair Orange County CA

OC Japan Fair, Friday, October 16 Canceled | Due to Forecasted Santa Ana Winds and Associated Safety Concerns

October 16, 2026

20261015 Manzanar Baseball Project Grand Opening Doubleheader Flyer

Burroughs Ann Great Leap Kwong Dan Manzanar Baseball Project Manzanar National Historic Site Miyamoto Nobuko Nikkei Legacy Saito Chie Yoshida Kuniharu

NIKKEI Legacy 2026 | Manzanar Baseball Project Presents Grand Opening Doubleheader on Saturday, October 17, 9:30AM – 5:30PM | Manzanar National Historic Site

October 15, 2026

LTSC 2026 Mental Health Conference "Ebb and Flow"

Ebb and Flow Little Tokyo Little Tokyo Service Center - LTSC Los Angeles Mental Health Nikkei Community - LA-OC Terasaki Budokan

LA ASIAN COMMUNITY 2026 | Little Tokyo Service Center Hosts Mental Health Conference “Ebb and Flow” at Terasaki Budokan | Saturday, October 17, 2026, 9AM-5PM

October 15, 2026

Zenshuji Open House 2026 Flyer

Buddhist-LA-OC Little Tokyo Los Angeles Nikkei Community - LA-OC Zen Buddhism Zenshuji Soto Mission

Zen Buddhism 2026 | Zenshuji Open House Takes Place on Saturday, October 17, 10AM-4PM | Zenshuji Soto Mission in Little Tokyo

October 15, 2026

Umekawa Ichinosuke

Japanese American Cultural & Community Center - JACCC Japanese Traidtion Little Tokyo Los Angeles McArthur Meher Nihon Buyo Umekawa Ichinosuke

NIHON BUYO by Umekawa Ichinosuke at Gallery 2026 | Los Angeles | Japanese American Cultural & Community Center | Special Classical Dance Demonstration at Closing of “Healing with Gold: The Art of Kintsugi on Ceramics & Beyond” | Sunday, October 18 at 2:00PM

October 15, 2026

WAGASHI | Masaya Eiyo at work. The third-generation wagashi artisan has devoted more than 25 years to the craft. Photo credit: Wagashi Momofune

Hollywood Japan House LA Japanese Culture - LA-OC Los Angeles Wagashi Washoku - Japan

JAPAN HOUSE 2026 Workshop | Demo and Hands-On by Third-Generation of Wagashi Maker | “Edible Artistry: A Fall Wagashi Workshop” on Sunday, October 18, 10:30AM, & 2:00PM

October 15, 2026

Nakamise Street at OC Japan Fair 2026 Flyer

Katsura Sunshine KIMONO CON Little Tokyo Journal Nakamise Street OC Japan Fair Orange County CA

OC JAPAN Fair 2026 | NAKAMISE STREET Returns to OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, October 16-18 | Authentic Asakusa-Inspired Japanese Cultural Experience

October 15, 2026

Nihon Buyo Takafuji Ukon OC Japan Fair

Japanese Culture - LA-OC Nakamise Street Nihon Buyo OC Japan Fair Orange County CA Takafuji Ukon

NIHON BUYO by Takafuji Ukon at OC Japan Fair 2026 | Nakamise Street Event Featuring Special Performances | October 16, 17, 18

October 15, 2026

At Yatsushiro City Hall, a large banner was hung featuring the late nationally beloved singer Aki Yashiro, who was born in Yatsushiro, saying: “It’s okay, it’s okay — let’s all work hard together.” in Yatsushiro Kumamoto, September 7, 2026. (Cultural News Photo/ Shige Higashi)

2026 Kumamoto Earthquake Kumamoto Kenjinkai Nikkei Community - LA-OC OC Japan Fair Orange County CA

2028 KUMAMOTO Earthquake | Kumamoto Kenjikai to Set Charily Booth, A5, at OC Japan Fair | Fri. Oct. 16: 16:00-20:00 | Sat. Oct. 17: 12:00-20:00 | Sun. Oct. 18: 11:00-19:00

October 15, 2026

Ken Koshio Taiko Extravaganza 2026 Poster

Arizona Koshio Ken Prescott AZ Prescott Elks Theatre Taiko Taiko Concert

TAIKO 2026 Arizona | Ken Koshio Brings “Taiko Extravaganza 2026 – Prayer for Peace” to Prescott Elks Theatre | Friday, October 16 at 7PM

October 15, 2026

Cultural News - Donation Cultural News Association Higashi Shige Japanese Culture - LA-OC Nikkei Community - LA-OC

CULTURAL NEWS 2026 | Help Keep Cultural News as Reliable Digital Source in the AI Age

October 15, 2026

JACCC 2026 Healing with Gold : Christen Austin, Inner Child I, 2022

Ceramic Art Japanese American Cultural & Community Center - JACCC Japanese Art Kintsugi McArthur Meher Now

Closing | Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (JACCC) Los Angeles| Healing with Gold: The Art of Kintsugi on Ceramics & Beyond | September 12 – October 18

October 15, 2026

Ema of a Horse | Unidentified Maker, c. 1840 – 1870, Japan. Cryptomeria wood (Sugi), paint. 11 3/16 x 16 15/16in. Mingei International Museum, Gift of Keisuke Serizawa, 1980-03-055. Photograph by Ron Kerner.

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

Opening | Mingei International Museum 2026-2027 | San Diego | Painted Prayers: The Japanese Folk Art Tradition of Ema | October 17, 2026 – April 4, 2027

October 15, 2026

LACMA | Textile Alchemy: The Art of Reiko Sudo & NUNO | Jacquard Weaving (Cultural News/ Shige Higashi)

Japanese Art Los Angeles County Museum of Art - LACMA Now Sudo Reiko Takeda Sharon Textile Art

NOW | Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) | Textile Alchemy: The Art of Reiko Sudō & NUNO | September 20, 2026–March 7, 2027 | Resnick Pavilion

October 15, 2026

Untitled | Yoshio Ikezaki, Sumi ink on paper, 2025.

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 15, 2026

Japan House Washoku Thumbnail

Japan House LA Japanese Culture - LA-OC Now Washoku - Japan

NOW | Closing Oct. 18 | JAPAN HOUSE | WASHOKU : Nature and Culture in Japanese Cuisine | May 22-Oct 18

October 15, 2026

American Museum of Ceramic Art Ceramic Art Goodall Hollis North America - Art Now Pomona

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

October 15, 2026

Burroughs Ann Descanso Gardens Great Leap Japanese Art Kwong Dan Manzanar Baseball Project McArthur Meher Miyamoto Nobuko Now Saito Chie Yoshida Kuniharu

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

October 15, 2026

Umekawa Ichinosuke

Ema Japanese Traidtion McArthur Meher Mingei International Museum Nihon Buyo San Diego Umekawa Ichinosuke

NIHON BUYO by Umekawa Ichinosuke at Museum 2026 | San Diego | Mingei International Museum | Sacred Movement, Painted Prayers – An Evening of Japanese Dance & Exhibition Preview | Friday, October 16, 6:00-7:30PM

October 14, 2026

Painted Prayers: The Japanese Folk Art Tradition of Ema October 17, 2026 – April 4, 2027 Mingei International Museum, San Diego

Ema Japanese Art Lecture McArthur Meher Mingei International Museum North America - Art Painted Prayers San Diego

ART Lecture 2026 | San Diego | Mingei International Museum | “Painted Prayers: Japanese Ema Votive” by guest curator Meher McArthur | Friday, October 23, 10:30-11:30AM

October 14, 2026

20261013 Messengers of Peace Miss Shimane

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

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

October 14, 2026

Yoshitomo Nara, Matryoshka, 2026; photo: Keita Saiki (Courtesy of San Francisco Museum of Modern Art)

Nara Yoshitomo North America - Art San Francisco San Francisco Museum of Modern Art - SFMOMA Yoshitake Mika

MODERN ART 2027 | San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) Opens Major Retrospective of Yoshitomo Nara in Fall 2027

October 14, 2026

“Weaving Time” at the Pavilion Gallery. Courtesy of Portland Japanese Garden, photo by Arthur Hitchcock.

North America - Garden NUNO Portland Japanese Garden Portland OR Sudo Reiko Textile Art Weaving Time

TEXTILE Art 2026 | Portland Japanese Garden Presents “Weaving Time: NUNO – Textiles of Tradition and Transformation | October 3, 2026 – February 14, 2027

October 14, 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 13, 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 13, 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 13, 2026

Hiroshima Peace Monument

Hibakusha Hirahara Naomi Hiroshima City Hiroshima City University Yale University

HIROSHIMA 2026 OCT | Los Angeles-based Author Naomi Hirahara to Speak at Symposium “Beyond the Era of Witness 2: Passing the Lessons Forward in Hiroshima” Presented by Yale University and Hiroshima City University | October 16-18

October 13, 2026

Koshio Ken Taiko Workshop Prescott AZ 2026 October

Koshio Ken Prescott AZ Prescott Elks Theatre Taiko Taiko Workshop

TAIKO Workshop 2026 | Koshio Taiko Workshop in Prescott, AZ | Saturday, October 17 at 9AM & 11AM

October 13, 2026

Ken Koshio Taiko Extravaganza 2026 Poster

Koshio Ken Prescott AZ Prescott Elks Theatre Taiko Taiko Concert Taiko Workshop

TAIKO Extravaganza 2026 Prescott AZ | Ken Koshio Featured by Across The Street Prescott | Elk Theatre, Fri. Oct. 16 at 7PM | Workshop, Sat. Oct. 17 at 9AM & 11AM

October 13, 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 13, 2026

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