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Uyehara Travel Presents 2027 World Uchinanchu Festival Participation Tour from Los Angeles | October 25 (Monday) – November 1 (Monday) 2027

October 5, 2026

Uyehara Travel Presents 2027 World Uchinanchu Festival Participation Tour from Los Angeles | October 25 (Monday) – November 1 (Monday) 2027

October 5, 2026

Uyehara Travel Presents 2027 World Uchinanchu Festival Participation Tour from Los Angeles | October 25 (Monday) – November 1 (Monday) 2027

October 5, 2026

Uyehara Travel Presents 2027 World Uchinanchu Festival Participation Tour from Los Angeles | October 25 (Monday) – November 1 (Monday) 2027

October 5, 2026

Uyehara Travel Presents 2027 World Uchinanchu Festival Participation Tour from Los Angeles | October 25 (Monday) – November 1 (Monday) 2027

October 5, 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 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 5, 2026

Japan House Washoku Thumbnail

Japan House LA Now Washoku - Japan

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

October 5, 2026

OAA BEGIN Concert 2026 October Redondo Beach

BEGIN 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 5, 2026

OAA World Uchinanchu Day Mini Expo 2026

Los Angeles Okinawa Association of America - OAA Okinawa Traditions Torrance Uchinanchu

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 5, 2026

OAA Taikai BEGIN

BEGIN Okinawa Association of America - OAA Okinawa Traditions Uchinanchu

OKINAWA Tradition 2026 | Okinawa Association of America (OAA) Launching “The Road to Taikai” A Year-Long Campaign from October 2026 through October 2027

October 5, 2026

Nikkei Health Fair 2026 English

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

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 5, 2026

HICARE Atomic Bomb Survivors Healthcare Seminar at UCLA

Hibakusha - Japan Hibakusha - US Hiroshima Doctors Los Angeles Los Angeles County Medical Association UCLA

HIBAKUSHA 2026 | Hiroshima Doctors to Share 80 Years of Research and Clinical Experience in Treating Atomic Bomb Survivors at UCLA Healthcare Seminar | Friday, October 9, 4-6PM

October 5, 2026

Behind the scenes of “American Hibakusha”

Hibakusha - US 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 5, 2026

Uyahara Travel 2027 Okinawa Tour Front

Naha Okinawa Tour Uyehara Travel Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival

Uyehara Travel Presents 2027 World Uchinanchu Festival Participation Tour from Los Angeles | October 25 (Monday) – November 1 (Monday) 2027

October 5, 2026

Uyehara Travel 2027Okinawa Tour Slide Tuna Hiki

Naha Okinawa Tour Uyehara Travel Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival

Uyehara Travel Presents 2027 World Uchinanchu Festival Participation Tour from Los Angeles | October 25 (Monday) – November 1 (Monday) 2027

October 5, 2026

Uyehara Travel 2027 Okinawa Tour Slide 3 People

Naha Okinawa Tour Uyehara Travel Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival

Uyehara Travel Presents 2027 World Uchinanchu Festival Participation Tour from Los Angeles | October 25 (Monday) – November 1 (Monday) 2027

October 5, 2026

Uyehara Travel 2027 Okinawa Toru Slide 3 Shuri

Naha Okinawa Tour Uyehara Travel Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival

Uyehara Travel Presents 2027 World Uchinanchu Festival Participation Tour from Los Angeles | October 25 (Monday) – November 1 (Monday) 2027

October 5, 2026

Uyehara Travel 2027 Okinawa Tour Silde 5 Fish

Naha Okinawa Tour Uyehara Travel Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival

Uyehara Travel Presents 2027 World Uchinanchu Festival Participation Tour from Los Angeles | October 25 (Monday) – November 1 (Monday) 2027

October 5, 2026

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

Pasadena

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

October 4, 2026

Ball Park

Japanese Culture - LA Takahama - Japanese View from America

2026 SEP | A Japanese View from America | Pacific Research Institute | From Masanori Murakami Picking Up Balls to Shohei Ohtani — When Did Japanese People Become Part of the American Landscape?

October 2, 2026

Sake Barrel

Japanese Culture - LA Takahama - Japanese View from America Washoku - LA

2026 SEP | A Japanese View from America | Pacific Research Institute | One Cup of Warm Sake — Sushi and Sake as an “Omiki-Tokkuri”

October 2, 2026

Global Stage Hollywood features Japanese film “AYUMI” at TCL Chinese 6 Theatres on Saturday, October 2, 2026.

AYUMI Film Film Festival Global Stage Hollywood Hollywood

JAPANESE Film Festival | Global Stage Hollywood 2026 Takes Place October 2-3 at TCL Chinese 6 Theatres in Hollywood

September 30, 2026

Anime and character merchandise store TokyoComix is grand-opening on Second Street in Little Tokyo in October 2026.

Anime Little Tokyo Little Tokyo Journal Los Angeles TokyoComix

ANIME 2026 | Little Tokyo | TokyoComix, Anime and Gaming Merchandise Store, Grand-Opening on Second Street October 3–4, 11AM-7PM

September 30, 2026

Little Tokyo Nutrition Service 50th Anniversary

Koreisha Chushoku Kai LA Nishi Hongwanji Little Tokyo Little Tokyo Nutrition Services Los Angeles

Little Tokyo Nutrition Services (LTNS) Celebrates 50 Years of Service with Special Dinner at LA Hompa Hongwanji Temple on Saturday, October 3 at 5PM

September 30, 2026

Glendale Cultura; Festival 2026 Poster

Glendale CA Sister Cities

SISTER Cities 2026 | City of Glendale to Host Inaugural Glendale Cultural Festival Celebrating Global Cultures and Sister Cities at Artsakh Paseo on Sunday, October 4 from 4-8PM

September 30, 2026

LTSC 2026 Mental Health Conference "Ebb and Flow"

Ebb and Flow Little Tokyo Little Tokyo Service Center - LTSC Los Angeles Mental Health 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

September 30, 2026

Grant Program Los Angeles UCLA UCLA Aratani CARE UCLA Asian American Studies Center

NIKKEI GRANT | 2026-2027 George and Sakaye Aratani “Community Advancement Research Endowment” Award Applications to be Accepted between Oct. 2 and Dec. 4, 2026

September 30, 2026

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

Historic Wintersburg Nikkei Community - LA 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

September 30, 2026

Hiroyuki Sanada, Producer of “Shogun” and Star, “Toranaga.” Photo by Ayumi Sakamoto, 2024.

Japanese Culture - LA Takahama - Japanese View from America

2026 SEP | A Japanese View from America by Tato Takahama | Pacific Research Institute | When Did Americans Begin to Look to Japan? — Vietnam, Hollywood, and an Alternative Set of Values

September 30, 2026

Cultural News - Donation Cultural News Association Higashi Shige

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

September 30, 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 McArthur Meher Mingei MIngei International Museum Painted Prayers San Diego

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

September 30, 2026

Miyazaki Wagyu Sign

Japanese Culture - LA Takahama - Japanese View from America Washoku - LA

2026 SEP | A Japanese View from America by Tato Takahama | Pacific Research Institute | Americans Are Eating the Japanese Language — Why Wagyu, Matcha, and Kanpachi Have Become English Words

September 28, 2026

Japanese Culture - LA Takahama - Japanese View from America

2026 SEP | A Japanese View from America by Tato Takahama | Pacific Research Institute | When the Knife Is the Pitcher, the Cutting Board Is the Catcher — How Can Japan’s “Good Stuff” Find a Place in the American Market?

September 28, 2026

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

Los Angeles Shichi Go San Shinto Shrine of Shusse Inari in America

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

September 25, 2026

Ken Koshio Taiko Extravaganza 2026 Poster

Arizona Koshio Ken Prescott AZ Taiko Concert

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

September 24, 2026

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