2026 APR 25 | 57th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage Program Provided by the Manzanar Committee June 2, 2026
57th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage Set for Saturday, April 25 with Theme of “Lessons from Manzanar: Vigilance is the Price of Democracy April 25, 2026
Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute Provides Bus Transportation to Manzanar Pilgrimage on Saturday, April 25 April 25, 2026
Bando Hirohichiro Kyo no Kai Nihon Buyo Summer Dance Festival by Bando Ryu Kyo no Kai at San Fernando Valley Japanese American Community Center Sunday, June 14, 1:30PM-4:00PM June 13, 2026
American Museum of Ceramic Art Ceramic Art Goodall Hollis Museum - Japanese Art - SoCal Pomona POMONA | American Museum of Ceramic Art | Togei: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics | Curated by Hollis Goodall | June 13, 2026 – January 3, 2027 June 13, 2026
Kinokuniya Bookstore Little Tokyo Community Little Tokyo Journal Manga Kinokuniya Books’ Little Tokyo Flagship Store to Reopen in June 2026 June 13, 2026
Japan Foundation LA Modern Art Closing JUN 13 | Japan Foundation LA | Art Exhibition | Sanzen Daisen Sekai | May 9 – Jun. 13 June 12, 2026
Japanese American Cultural & Community Center - JACCC Little Tokyo Community Nikkei Community - LA Nikkei Community | Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (JACCC) Announces Closure of Aratani Theatre Due to Structural Improvement June 12, 2026
Anime Expo Little Tokyo Journal Manga Japan’s Manga Publisher to Open Pop-Up “Kodansha House” in Little Tokyo From July 2-12 in Conjunction with Anime Expo 2026 June 12, 2026
Amakusa Clay Ceramic Art Japan Foundation LA Japan Foundation LA | KINETIC STILLNESS: Sculptural Ceramics Exhibition | June 18 – Sept. 19, 2026 June 12, 2026
Amakusa Clay Ceramic Art Japan Foundation LA Japan Foundation LA | June 18 at 7PM | DUAL OPENING RECEPTION – Ceramics show and Tea house installation June 12, 2026
Nikkei Legacy- LA Obituary Oda Kyoko Nancy 1945-2026 Celebration of Life for Kyoko Nancy Oda, Educator and Community Leader in Los Angeles, Attended by Several Hundreds at Hompa Hongwanji Temple in Little Tokyo June 12, 2026
Japanese American Cultural & Community Center - JACCC Shodo Yoshida Kuniharu NOW | JUN 3-23 | KOYOMI Installation invites visitors to experience the intersection of calligraphy, community practice, and neighborhood memory at Doizaki Gallery, JACCC June 12, 2026
Little Tokyo Community Little Tokyo Service Center - LTSC Little Tokyo Community | Takao Suzuki to Become Sole Executive Director of Little Tokyo Service Center in Fall of 2026 June 12, 2026
Aurora - Japanese Language Scholarship Foundation Speech Contest 21st All-USA High School Japanese Speech Contest held in Los Angeles With Ten Outstanding Students from Across U.S. | Amelie Jane Rennie of Illinois Wins First Place June 12, 2026
Japan Hollywood Network Japan Hollywood Network Premiering Heartwarming Drama “Is It Too Late for Sushi?” on KXLA Every Sunday at 7PM June 12, 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 June 12, 2026
Bon Odori Little Tokyo Community Zenshuji Soto Mission Little Tokyo | JUL 25 & 26 | Zenshuji Obon Carnival | 12PM – 7PM | Obon Services at 1:30PM Both Day June 12, 2026
Taiko Community TAIKOPROJECT TAIKO CONCERT | TAIKOPROJECT Presents “Rhythmic Relations 2026” at Santa Monica College Broad Stage Saturday, June 20 at 5PM June 12, 2026
Fundraiser Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute - GVJCI Nikkei Community - LA Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute (GVJCI) to Hold Matsuri Fundraiser Saturday, June 27, 10AM-7PM June 12, 2026
Battle of Okinawa Okinawa Association of America - OAA Okinawa Association of America (OAA) Presents “Remembering the Battle of Okinawa” at Gardena OAA and Online Sunday June 28 at 1PM June 12, 2026
Matoi no Kai Taiko Community Torrance Cultural Arts Center / Armstrong Theatre Taiko Concert | Matoi no Kai Presents “Matoi Awase” at James Armstrong Theatre in Torrance Monday, June 29 at 7:30PM June 12, 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 June 12, 2026
Akita Fukiko Detroit Children's Museum Friendship Dolls Michigan - Japan Cultural Development DETROIT | Friendship Doll | Ichiko Will Join Akita Fukiko at Detroit Children’s Museum on June 18 June 8, 2026
Museum - Conptemporary The Broad Yoko Ono NOW | “Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind” Exhibition at The Broad May 23-Oct 11 June 8, 2026
Japan House Los Angeles Washoku NOW| JAPAN HOUSE | WASHOKU : Nature and Culture in Japanese Cuisine | May 22-Oct 18 June 8, 2026
Go For Broke Plaza & First Street North Little Tokyo Community Little Tokyo Service Center - LTSC Litte Tokyo | Commercial Spaces Are Now Available at First Street North Marketplace June 8, 2026
Dear Vanilla Kimono Little Tokyo Community Kimono Retailer “Dear Vanilla” Opens Full-Scale Store in Little Tokyo June 8, 2026
Little Tokyo Community Little Tokyo Community Impact Fund Little Tokyo Community Impact Fund Celebrates First Property Acquisition and Announces Availability of Office Space June 8, 2026
LACMA - Geffen Galleries Los Angeles County Museum of Art - LACMA Museum - Japanese Art - SoCal LACMA | Finding Japanese Arts at New David Geffen Galleries Complex of Los Angeles County Museum of Art June 8, 2026
Los Angeles County Museum of Art - LACMA Museum - Japanese Art - SoCal Now | LACMA | Realms of the Dharma: Buddhist Art Across Asia | May 11, 2025 – Jul. 12, 2026 June 8, 2026
Friendship Dolls Hina Doll Tokyo - Japan TOKYO | Traditional Doll Maker “Yoshitoku” Honors Its 10th Owner’s 130th Anniversary of Birth with Doll Exhibition | June 8-July31, 2026 June 8, 2026
Bon Odori Southern California & Arizona | 2026 Obon Festival | Arizona Buddhist Temple June 6 June 8, 2026
