To coincide with various New Year’s Day celebration events in Little Tokyo, LA Kimono Club presents 2015 Miss & Mr. Kimono LA Contest on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015 at 11:30 a.m. at Japanese Village Plaza in Little Tokyo. Eight to…
In conjunction with the Japanese-style New Year’s celebration event “Oshogatsu in Little Tokyo” by the Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Southern California, Shusse Inari Jinja Shinto shrine from Izumo region of Shimane prefecture will set up a mini Jinja shrine…
In the closing ceremony of the 2014 Nisei Week Japanese Festival on Aug 16 at Little Tokyo, Downtown Los Angeles, dance masters were given certificates of appreciation by the Nisei Week Foundation. In Bando Ryu’s turn, from left, Bando Hidesomi,…
Nisei Week Queen 2014 Tori Nishinaka-Leon (right in photo) appears on a float to the public during the Nisei Week Grand Parade on August 10.
The sixth Annual Los Angeles Tanabata Festival will be held in conjunction with the Nisei Week Japanese Festival from Aug. 9 – 11 in Little Tokyo. The festival provides an opportunity to bring together diverse segments of Southern California’s Japanese…
The 69th commemorative service for those killed in Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings will be observed on Sunday, Aug. 3, from 2 p.m. at the Koyasan Buddhist Temple, located at 342 East First Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012, in Little…
Forwarded for Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple Obon Festival July 26, 27, 2014, 12:00 – 9:00 pm Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple 505 East 3rd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013 (Little Tokyo, Downtown Los Angeles) www.hhbt-la.org (213) 626-4200 OBON is a traditional…
The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles, presents “Summer Camp for Teens: Discover Little Tokyo” for learning Japanese language from July 21–25 2014. The classes will be held from 9:30 am – 12:30 pm every day of the week of July 21-25…
