NOW | Japan Foundation LA | KINETIC STILLNESS: Sculptural Ceramics Exhibition | June 18 – Sept. 19, 2026 July 27, 2026
NOW | POMONA | American Museum of Ceramic Art | Togei: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics | Curated by Hollis Goodall | June 13, 2026 – January 3, 2027 July 27, 2026
NOW | Descanso Gardens | Sturt Haaga Gallery | Sound of Water: Feminine Expression of Fluidity | Jun. 20, 2026 – Jan. 3, 2027 July 27, 2026
Brown Kendall Japanese American National Museum - JANM Japanese Garden Nikkei Genealogical Society GARDEN & JAPANESE AMERICAN | Discussion | Unearthing History: Japanese American Resilience in Southern California Gardens | Sept. 5, 2:00-3:30PM | Japanese American National Museum September 1, 2026
Arizona Asano Sho Koshio Ken Koto Demo Muramoto Shirley Musical Instrument Museum Phoenix Shamisen Demo Taiko Demo ARIZONA 2026 | Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) Presents “Experience Japan” Performances & Workshops During Labor Day Weekend | Phoenix | September 5, 6, 7, 9AM-5PM September 1, 2026
Arizona Asano Sho ASU Kerr Cultural Center Japanese Culture Club Arizona Scottsdale Sone Mao ARIZONA 2026 Music | Scottsdale | Arizona State University (ASU) Kerr Cultural Center Hosts Japanese Musicians MAOSHO (Piano & Shamisen) | Sunday, September 6 at 4PM September 1, 2026
Japan House LA KIMONO CON Music Shamisen MUSIC at JAPAN HOUSE 2026 | By Blending Tsugaru Shamisen, Jazz, Piano, and Global Sounds, MAOSHO Featuring Ryota Kikuchi | Tuesday, Sept. 8, at 7:00PM September 1, 2026
Arizona Japanese Culture Club Arizona Japanese Film Japanese Film Festival Arizona KOKUHO Japanese Film Festival Arizona 2026 | Arizona State University (ASU) Media and Immersive Experience (MIX) Center in downtown Mesa | September 18-19, 2026 September 1, 2026
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 September 1, 2026
Mushanokoji Senke Pasadena Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden Tea Culture LA TEA CULTURE 2026 Los Angeles | Mushanokoji Senke Tea Ceremony Demonstration | Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden in Pasadena | Sunday, Sept. 27, 11AM & 12:30PM September 1, 2026
Arizona Koshio Ken Prescott AZ Taiko Concert TAIKO 2026 Arizona | Ken Koshio Brings “Taiko Extravaganza 2026 – Prayer for Peace” to Prescott Elks Theare | Friday, October 16 at 7PM September 1, 2026
Art Los Angeles County Museum of Art - LACMA Sudo Reiko Takeda Sharon Textile ART 2026 | Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) | Textile Alchemy: The Art of Reiko Sudō & NUNO | September 20, 2026–March 7, 2027 | Resnick Pavilion September 1, 2026
Art 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” | Segerstrom Center for the Arts campus | Sept. 26, 2026 – Feb. 28, 2027 September 1, 2026
Art Ceramic Art Japanese American Cultural & Community Center - JACCC Kintsugi McArthur Meher ART 2026 | Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (JACCC) Los Angeles| Healing with Gold: The Art of Kintsugi on Ceramics & Beyond | September 12 – October 18 September 1, 2026
Art Japanese Friendship Garden Museum SD San Diego Textile ART 2026 San Diego | Japanese Friendship Garden and Museum, Exhibit Hall | Colors of Nature: Message from Antiquity | August 1 – October 25, 2026 September 1, 2026
Art Japanese Friendship Garden Museum SD San Diego Textile ART 2026 San Diego | Japanese Friendship Garden and Museum, Inamori Pavilion | Katazome: Japanese Traditional Stencil Dyeing | August 1 – October 25, 2026 September 1, 2026
Koto Workshop LA's 33 Strings Little Tokyo Los Angeles Shakuhachi Workshop Shamisen Workshop Terasaki Budokan Traditional Japanese Music 2026 | LA’s 33 Strings Presents Koto, Shamisen, Shakuhachi Workshops | Terasaki Budokan, Little Tokyo | Sunday, September 20, 10AM – 12PM September 1, 2026
Japanese American National Museum - JANM Little Tokyo Los Angeles Wartime Experience NIKKEI Wartime | Japanese American National Museum Sets Reopening Date of January 23, 2027 September 1, 2026
2026 Kumamoto Earthquake Kumamoto Kenjinkai Relief for Japan's Disaster Relief for 2026 Kumamoto Earthquake | LA’s Kumamoto Kenjinkai Unites Japanese Community for Raising $20,000 Through Flamenco, Music, and Pop-Up Stalls August 31, 2026
Cultural News - Donation Cultural News Association Higashi Shige CULTURAL NEWS 2026 | CN Editor Shige Higashi Travels to Kumamoto on Sept. 5-9 | Help Keeping Cultural News Alive in the AI Age August 31, 2026
Armstrong Theatre Torrance LA Kansai Club Senior Music Festival Torrance COMMUNITY 2026 | LA Kansai Club Presents “2026 Fall Senior Music Festival at Armstrong Theatre in Torrance | Sunday, November 1 at 1PM | Advertising & Sponsorship Deadline Sept. 15 August 30, 2026
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 August 30, 2026
Glendale CA Sister Cities Glendale Sister Cities Committee Seeks Sponsorships for Inaugural Glendale Cultural Festival on October 4 | Sponsorships Deadline Sept. 14 August 30, 2026
Bando Hirohichiro Huntington Library Art Garens Kabuki Dance Kanesaka Kirk Koto Los Angeles Muramoto Shirley Nakamura Gankyo KABUKI Dance 2026 | Huntington Library Hosts “Kabuki in Motion: The Lion Returns” dance and music programs | Rothenberg Hall | Saturday, October 24 at 4:30PM August 30, 2026
Community LA Keiro no Hi Festival Keiro Org LA Nishi Hongwanji Little Tokyo Los Angeles COMMUNITY 2026 | KEIRO hosts 9th Annual Keiro no Hi Festival | LA Hompa Hongwanji Temple | Saturday, September 12, 10AM-3PM August 30, 2026
Gaedena CA Japanese Folk Song and Dance Show Nakoka Community Center Nanka Minyo Kyokai COMMUNIY 2026 Tradition | Nanka Nihon Minyo Kyokai Presents “28th Annual Autumn Japanese Folk Song and Dance Show | Nakaoka Community Center in Gardena | Sunday, September 13 at 11AM August 30, 2026
Descanso Gardens Ikebana Kitajima Yokou Kaz - Group Yokou Sogetsu LA IKEBANA 2026 | Ikebana Exhibition for Celebrating 60th Anniversary of Descanso Garden | Group Yokou of Sogetsu Ikebana | September 14-20 August 30, 2026
Biltmote Hotel LA Japan America Society - SC Kokusai Shimin Sho Nakano Rina Sasaki Rintaro Yoshiki Japan America Society Honors Musician YOSHIKI with International Citizens Award during 117th Anniversary Gala at Biltmore Hotel in Downtown L.A. Thursday, Sept. 17 at 6:30PM August 30, 2026
Anime GEA Live Music My Hero Academia RoadCo Segerstrom Center The Wiltern LA TOHO Co ANIME 2026 | “My Hero Academia” in Concert | Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Costa Mesa, Sept. 15 at 7:30PM | The Wiltern, Koreantown LA, Sept. 16 at 7PM August 30, 2026
Football Irvine CA Japan Football Association National Team Japan Japan Football Association Selects 34 Players Around World for First Talent-Discovery Camp in Irvine. Seeking Japanese Roots or Future Japanese Nationality for National Team of Japan August 30, 2026
Anime Music My Hero Academia TOHO Co “My Hero Academia in Concert” Brings the Anime Phenomenon to Cities Across the U.S. | Sep 12-20 | New Mexico, Salt Lake City, So Cal. SF, Seattle August 30, 2026
Nisei Week NIsei Week 2026 NW Queen and Court NW26 QUEEN | Orange County Nikkei Coordinating Council’s Kara Kimiko Chu Named 2026 Nisei Week Queen at Coronation Event in Los Angeles | August 15, 2026 August 29, 2026
Bando Hidesomi Little Tokyo Los Angeles NIsei Week 2026 NW26 | Nisei Week 2026 Grand Parade | Parade songs and dances “Yosakoi Matsuri Uta” and “Ichibyo” led by Official Choreographer Bando Hidesomi | Little Tokyo | August 16, 2026 August 29, 2026
