On October 7, students from nine Toba elementary and junior high schools, including two island schools off Toba’s shore, in Mie Prefecture, Japan, sent 1,005 pieces of colorful Japanese paper origami cranes to students of Santa Barbara in California with…
By Masahiro Sasaki and Sue DiCicco Category: Children’s Price: $10.99 SKU: 9784805316177 Publisher: Tuttle Publishing ISBN: 9784805316177 Format: Paperback Date Published: 04/07/2020 Illustrations: b&w illustrations throughout Number of Pages: 148 Trim Size: 5 X 8 https://sadakosasaki.com In this book, author…
On Aug.15, 2021 in Glendale, California, the Friends of Shoseian hosted a recognition of the Sister Cities in Japan which was celebrated at the Shoseian Tea House and Friendship Garden in Glendale’s Brand Park. Representatives from Glendale, Burbank, Pasadena, Los…
Subscribe Weekly Cultural News Contents of Weekly Cultural News, October 18 – 24, 2021 P01: NY’s Zoom meeting set for Oct. 28 to discuss traditions of Japanese and Chinese gardens. P02: Asia Week New York’s Zoom meeting to discuss traditions…
The Nihon Buyo Kai of California is pleased to announce “Virtual Autumn Japanese Classical Dance Performances” from October 17 to 23, 2021. This 70-minute program will be hosted free of charge on the website, https://nihonbuyokai.org/virtual-dance-program/ and is presented by Nihon…
Kyo no Kai announces the 2nd Annual “Kyo no Kai Hatsumai: The First Dance of 2022” will be held on January 8, 2022 (Saturday) from 1:00-2:30 pm PST (4:00-5:30 pm EST) virtually via Zoom. For those who like to join…
Hayao Miyazaki, the Academy Museum’s inaugural temporary exhibition, marks the first North American museum retrospective dedicated to the work of its namesake: the internationally celebrated artist and filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki. Curated by the museum’s Exhibitions Curator Jessica Niebel and Assistant…
In conjunction with the Academy Museum’s landmark exhibition Hayao Miyazaki, the museum will screen the Academy Award-winning filmmaker’s complete body of work as a feature director. Tickets are $25 for adults, $19 for seniors, $15 for students, $0 for children.…
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) will reopen on April 1 with the exhibition of Yoshitomo Nara, the first international retrospective of artist Yoshitomo Nara (b. 1959) at BCAM, Level 2 through July 5, 2021. In June, Yoshitomo…
Los Angeles County Museum of Art Exhibition: Ink Dreams: Selections from the Fondation INK Collection On View: September 19–December 12, 2021 Location: Resnick Pavilion The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) presents Ink Dreams: Selections from the Fondation INK…
Exhibition Features 55 Japanese Contemporary Artists and Influential Styles of Manga/Anime, Heta-uma, Pop Art, and Photo Realism JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles, a Japanese cultural destination in the heart of Hollywood, announces the North America debut of its fall exhibition “WAVE…
A Garden of Words: The Calligraphy of Liu Fang Yuan Aug. 28, 2021–May 16, 2022 Chinese Garden, Studio for Lodging the Mind The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Garden Part 1: Aug. 28–Dec. 13, 2021 Part 2: Jan. 29–May 16, 2022…