To help the public prepare for the Nisei Week’s Grand Parade on Aug. 16, and Ondo street dancing/Closing Ceremony on Aug. 23, free Ondo classes are being held from 6:30 – 9 pm on Tuesday, July 21, Thursday, July 23,…
The 2015 Nisei Week Baby Show will be held on Saturday, August 1 at the Centenary United Methodist Church in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo. Children 1 year to 6 years of age are encouraged to enter this great family event…
“Jumpin’ in J’Town: Little Tokyo Live!!!” — the Little Tokyo Historical Society’s 2016 calendar is now on sale throughout Little Tokyo: the Japanese American National Museum store, Bunkado, Rafu Bussan, and Kinokuniya bookstore. Online orders can be made at www.littletokyohs.org. …
Organizers from the Little Tokyo Historical Society have announced a special “Sei Fujii Day” to take place on Saturday Aug. 1 in Little Tokyo. Though forgotten by many in the community, Sei Fujii will be remembered on this day for…
Little Tokyo Library Programs for May, 2015 203 S. Los Angeles St., LA, CA 90012 / (213) 612-0525 Event Name: LA Youth at Work Job Skills Workshop Date/Time: Saturday, 5/16 – 9:30 am – 1:00 pm Description: This Workshop will…
On New Year’s Day in Japan, it is still a ritual that people visit a Buddhist temple or Shinto shrine to offer a prayer. Here in Los Angeles, Koyasan Buddhist Temple in Little Tokyo receives several thousand visitors during three-day-period…
Japanese American National Museum Family Festivals Oshogatsu Family Festival Year of the Monkey Saturday, January 3, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. FREE ALL DAY Ring in the Year of the Monkey with crafts, food, cultural activities, and…
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…
The Japanese American Cultural & Community Center in Los Angeles presents its newest exhibit “Ruin Map” by Hirokazu Kosaka at tis George J. Doizaki Gallery from Saturday, Aug. 23 – Sept. 14. Gallery Hours are: Tuesday – Friday, 12 pm…