Shige Higashi – Cultural News

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

Historic Wintersburg Nikkei Community - LA-OC 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

October 26, 2026

Grant Program Los Angeles Nikkei Community - LA-OC UCLA UCLA Aratani CARE UCLA Asian American Studies Center

NIKKEI GRANT | 2026-2027 George and Sakaye Aratani “Community Advancement Research Endowment” Award Applications Being Accepted October 2 – December 4, 2026

October 26, 2026

Nikkei Health Fair 2026 English

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

UpDate: 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 26, 2026

Los Angeles Koyasan Temple 2026 Shichi Go San Flyer

Japanese Culture - LA-OC Japanese Traidtion LA Koyasan Temple Little Tokyo Los Angeles Shichi Go San

JAPANESE Tradition 2026 | Los Angeles Koyasan Buddhist Temple to Hold Shichi-Go-San Blessing Ceremony in Little Tokyo on November 15 | Registration Required by Nov. 10

October 26, 2026

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

Japanese Culture - LA-OC Japanese Traidtion Los Angeles Shichi Go San Shinto Shrine of Shusse Inari in America

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

October 26, 2026

Kansai Club Fall Grand Music Festival Flyer

Armstrong Theatre Torrance Grand Fall Music Festival Japanese Culture - LA-OC Keiro Org LA Kansai Club Los Angeles Torrance

Updated Ticket Information | Japanese Music, Dance & Fun Come to Armstrong Theatre in Torrance on Sunday, Nov. 1, Presented by LA Kansai Club, Supported by Keiro Foundation

October 26, 2026

OAA BEGIN Concert 2026 October Redondo Beach

BEGIN Japanese Culture - LA-OC Nikkei Community - LA-OC 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 26, 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 26, 2026

Cultural News Cultural News - Donation Cultural News Association Higashi Shige

2026 | Help Keep Cultural News as Reliable Digital Source in the AI Age | $30,000 Needed for One Year Operation

October 26, 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 25, 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 25, 2026

Behind the scenes of “American Hibakusha”

Film Hibakusha 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 24, 2026

Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition “Japanese War Brides: Across A Wide Divide” (Left) A dance during the Occupation of Japan. Courtesy National Archives. (Right) Kimie Tanaka Smith, 2nd from right, attending a bride school class, Tokyo, 1952. Courtesy Robert Owen Smith family.

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

October 24, 2026

UC Irvine OC Museum of Art Tokio Ueyama Slide

Japanese Art Now 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” | Sept. 26, 2026 – Feb. 28, 2027

October 24, 2026

Shumei Ikazaki Energetic Connections Slide

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 24, 2026

San Diego MIngei International Museum Ema

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

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

October 24, 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 24, 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 24, 2026

Huntington Kabuki in Motion Poster

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

October 22, 2026

San Diego Japanese Friendship Garden "Colors of Nature" Fumiyo Imafuku

Japanese Art Japanese Friendship Garden Museum SD San Diego Textile Art

CLOSING | ART 2026 San Diego | Japanese Friendship Garden and Museum, Exhibit Hall | Colors of Nature: Message from Antiquity | August 1 – October 25, 2026

October 22, 2026

LACMA Textile Alchemy The Art of Reiko Sudo & Nuno Slide

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 20, 2026

Japanese Friendship Garden and Museum "Katazome" by Student of Otemae University

Japanese Art Japanese Friendship Garden Museum SD San Diego Textile Art

CLOSING | ART 2026 San Diego | Japanese Friendship Garden and Museum, Inamori Pavilion | Katazome: Japanese Traditional Stencil Dyeing | August 1 – October 25, 2026

October 20, 2026

Seinan Koreisha Adult Day Care Icon

Adult Day Care - LA Los Angeles Nikkei Community - LA-OC Seinan Koreisha Senior Care

NIKKEI Community 2026 | Seinan Koreisha Adult Day Care is now available on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays on 3116 W. Jefferson Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90018

October 19, 2026

Japan House Washoku Thumbnail

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

JAPAN HOUSE 2026 | WASHOKU : Nature and Culture in Japanese Cuisine | May 22-Oct 18, 2026

October 18, 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

KINTSUGI 2026 | Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (JACCC) Los Angeles| Healing with Gold: The Art of Kintsugi on Ceramics & Beyond | September 12 – October 18, 2026

October 18, 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 17, 2026

Nakamise Street at OC Japan Fair 2026 Flyer

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

OCT. 17 & 18 as Scheduled | OC JAPAN Fair 2026 | NAKAMISE STREET Returns to OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa | Authentic Asakusa-Inspired Japanese Cultural Experience

October 17, 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

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

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 10, 2026

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