Japanese American Cultural & Community Center – JACCC – Cultural News

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

Umekawa Ichinosuke

Japanese American Cultural & Community Center - JACCC Japanese Traidtion Little Tokyo Los Angeles McArthur Meher Nihon Buyo Umekawa Ichinosuke

NIHON BUYO by Umekawa Ichinosuke at Gallery 2026 | Los Angeles | Japanese American Cultural & Community Center | Special Classical Dance Demonstration at Closing of “Healing with Gold: The Art of Kintsugi on Ceramics & Beyond” | Sunday, October 18 at 2:00PM

October 17, 2026

Ikebana Teachers Guild 2026 Nisei Week Exhibition Flyer

Ikebana Ikebana Teachers Guild SC Japanese American Cultural & Community Center - JACCC Nisei Week NIsei Week 2026

NW26 Tradition | Ikebana Teachers Guild’s Summer Exhibition | Japanese American Cultural & Community Center | August 15 & 16, 10AM – 4PM | Free Admission

August 15, 2026

Japanese American Cultural & Community Center - JACCC Little Tokyo Nikkei Community - LA-OC

Nikkei Community | Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (JACCC) Announces Closure of Aratani Theatre Due to Structural Improvement

June 24, 2026

Japanese American Cultural & Community Center - JACCC Shodo Yoshida Kuniharu

JUN 3-23 | KOYOMI Installation invites visitors to experience the intersection of calligraphy, community practice, and neighborhood memory at Doizaki Gallery, JACCC

June 23, 2026

Flower Drum Song Final Performances

Aratani Theatre East West Players Flower Drum Song Japanese American Cultural & Community Center - JACCC

2026 APR 18-May 31 | East West Players Presents “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Flower Drum Song” at Aratani Theatre

May 31, 2026

Japanese American Cultural & Community Center - JACCC Kibo Nobori Kodono no Hi Little Tokyo

Little Tokyo | Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (JACCC) Presents “Kibo Nobori” Flag Installation Inspired by Japanese Tradition of “Koinobori” From May 1-12

May 10, 2026

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Aratani Theatre East West Players Flower Drum Song Japanese American Cultural & Community Center - JACCC

East West Players Announces Ensemble & Understudy Cast for “Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Flower Drum Song” | March 4, 2026

May 7, 2026

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Japanese American Cultural & Community Center - JACCC Kodono no Hi Little Tokyo

Little Tokyo | “Kodomo no Hi” (11A-3PM) Returns to Little Tokyo, along with the Revival of “Chibi-K: Kids Fun Run” (9-11AM) Sunday, May 3

April 30, 2026

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Japanese American Cultural & Community Center - JACCC Kodono no Hi Little Tokyo

Little Tokyo | Japanese American Cultural & Community Center Presents “Kodomo no Hi” Program Sunday, May 3, 11AM-3PM | Vender, Booth, Stage Information

April 30, 2026

Japanese American Cultural & Community Center - JACCC Little Tokyo Museum - Japanese Art - SoCal

2026 Jan 24 | Closing | Japanese Style Celebration: Shikishi Exhibition for the Year of Horse, Jan. 10-24

January 24, 2026

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Bando Hidesomi Japanese American Cultural & Community Center - JACCC Japanese Culture - LA-OC Nihon Buyo Wa No Kai

2026 Jan 18 | Nihon Buyo Master Bando Hidesomi Commemorates 30th Anniversary of Her School with “Yuubi” Recital at Aratani Theatre on Sunday, Jan. 18, 1:30-5:30PM

January 18, 2026

Japanese American Cultural & Community Center - JACCC Japanese American National Museum - JANM Japanese Culture - LA-OC Little Tokyo Oshogatsu in Little Tokyo Taiko - Kodama Taiko

2026 Jan 11 | Little Tokyo | Japanese American National Museum Brings Oshogatsu Family Festival to Japanese American Cultural & Community Center on Jan. 11, 11AM-4:30PM

January 11, 2026

JACCC 2026 Oshogatsu Events

2026 Oshogatsu Japanese American Cultural & Community Center - JACCC Japanese Culture - LA-OC Little Tokyo

2026 Jan 10-11 | Little Tokyo | Japanese American Cultural & Community Center | Ikebana Exhibition Jan. 10-11 | Oshogatsu Family Festival Jan. 11

January 11, 2026

Japanese American Cultural & Community Center - JACCC Little Tokyo Little Tokyo Farmers Market Oshogatsu in Little Tokyo

2026 Jan 10 | Little Tokyo Farmers’ Market Celebrates Oshogatsu (New Year) with Kagami Biraki, Mochitsuki by Kodama Taiko, Shodō Calligraphy Booth and more on Saturday, Jan. 10

January 10, 2026

Godzilla Invades Little Tokyo 2025

Godzilla Japanese American Cultural & Community Center - JACCC Japanese TV Little Tokyo Little Tokyo - JUNGLE

2025/11/01-23 | Godzilla Invades Little Tokyo 2025: Pop-Up Shop set for Nov. 1-23 & GODZILLA screening Nov. 1

November 23, 2025

JACCC Kenny Endo 50 Years of Taiko Concert

Endo Kenny Japanese American Cultural & Community Center - JACCC Little Tokyo Los Angeles Taiko

TAIKO 2025 | In Los Angeles, “Kenny Endo: 50 Years of Taiko” Concert at Aratani Theatre | Historic Celebration of Taiko Pioneer Who Transformed The Art Form in U.S. and Beyond | November 22, 2025

November 22, 2025

Japanese American Cultural & Community Center - JACCC Museum - Japanese Art - SoCal

2023/12/24: Japanese American Cultural & Community Center extends “Path of Brush & Ink” multi-lingual calligraphy exhibition until Dec. 24

December 24, 2023

Buddhist-LA-OC Ikebana Japanese American Cultural & Community Center - JACCC Japanese Culture - LA-OC LA Koyasan Temple

2023/10/14-15: Celebrating 110th Anniversary of Koyasan Shingon Mission of North America, Japanese American Cultural & Community Center to present Kado Koyasan Flower Arrangement Exhibition, Oct. 14-15

October 15, 2023

Hogaku Japanese American Cultural & Community Center - JACCC

2022 / TAIKOPROJCT to return to Little Tokyo: Rhythmic Relations 2022; June 25, 7:30PM at Aratani Theatre

June 25, 2022

Hogaku Japanese American Cultural & Community Center - JACCC

2022 / Makoto Taiko to present first concert after two-year of pandemic challenges at Aratani Theatre, June 18, 7PM

June 18, 2022

Japan Foundation -JFLA Japanese American Cultural & Community Center - JACCC Japanese Culture - LA-OC Little Tokyo

2022 / Japan Foundation Traveling Exhibition “NINGYO: Art and Beauty of Japanese dolls” at Japanese American Cultural & Community Center, Feb. 3-March 13

March 13, 2022

Japanese American Cultural & Community Center - JACCC Japanese Culture - LA-OC Kosaka Hirokazu 1 Kosaka Kazuhiro 2 Little Tokyo

2022 / Japanese American Cultural & Community Center / Kotohajime: New Year’s Cultural Presentation to be held virtually on Jan. 2 at 1:00PM, PT

January 2, 2022

Hogaku Japanese American Cultural & Community Center - JACCC Little Tokyo Minyo - Folk Song & Dance Nikkei - Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Southern California Nikkei Legacy Oshogatsu in Little Tokyo

2022 / Japanese Chamber of Commerce presents 2022 A Japanese New Year Celebration in Little Tokyo

January 1, 2022

Japanese American Cultural & Community Center - JACCC Little Tokyo Nikkei Legacy Oshogatsu in Little Tokyo

2021 / New Year’s eve event in Little Tokyo to include popular Japanese anime screening: “Weathering with You” & “Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train”

December 31, 2021

Japanese American Cultural & Community Center - JACCC Little Tokyo Museum - Japanese Art - SoCal

2021 / Ikenobo Flower Arrangement Exhibition at Japanese American Cultural & Community Center, Nov. 20-21

November 21, 2021

Delicious Japan - LA Japanese American Cultural & Community Center - JACCC Little Tokyo

2021 / “LA eats JAPAN” Comes to Little Tokyo in Los Angeles with Street Food and Live Performances, Sunday, Nov. 14

November 14, 2021

Japanese American Cultural & Community Center - JACCC Kosaka Hirokazu 1 Kosaka Kazuhiro 2 Little Tokyo Nikkei Legacy

2021 / Heritage X: Four Major Postwar Japanese American Artists in Los Angeles, Sept. 12 – Oct. 31

October 31, 2021

Japanese American Cultural & Community Center - JACCC Little Tokyo

2021 / JACCC/Doizaki Gallery “Bamboo and Petals: An Offering to Those Lost to COVID-19” Aug. 14-15 & 21-22

August 22, 2021

Japanese American Cultural & Community Center - JACCC Little Tokyo

2021 / Japanese American Cultural & Community Center to exhibit “Torch: 1932 Los Angeles Olympics Photos by Toyo Miyatake” from July 11 to August 8

August 8, 2021

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