LOS ANGELES – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will reopen to the public on weekends beginning Friday, April 16. Admission is free but with reserved tickets only; no walk-in admissions. New museum hours are: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.,PDT,…
Author Naomi Hirahara and community leader Bill Watanabe will be leading a free virtual writing workshop on Thursday, January 28, from 5 to 6:30 PM (PST) to help individuals create entries for the 8th annual Imagine Little Tokyo short story…
Join award winning author Naomi Hirahara and Little Tokyo community leader Bill Watanabe for an interactive story writing workshop on Thursday, January 28, 5:00 – 6:00 pm, PST on Zoom. Participants will learn tips and get advice for writing short…
The Little Tokyo Historical Society (LTHS) seeks fictional short stories for its eighth annual Imagine Little Tokyo short story contest in the categories of English language, Japanese language and youth (18 and younger). The deadline is February 28, 2021. The…
Following the COVID-19 health regulations, 1,000 visitors offered New Year’s prays at Koyasan Buddhist Temple on Friday, Jan. 1. The temple posted health regulation boards, checked body temperatures, and kept names and telephone numbers before visitors were allowed to enter…
TRANSITIONING Peter Lai’s Japanese Village is not long for this world, and will be leaving earth for good next month. Please support me by coming in the next 30 days to buy an armful of some of the beautiful and…
Forwarded for the Little Tokyo Community Council Little Tokyo Community Council Relaunches Community Feeding Community Program The program provides meals for workers impacted by COVID-19 closures while supporting small businesses in Little Tokyo LOS ANGELES – The Little Tokyo Community…
The Prayers of Celebration for 3, 5 and 7 Years Girls and Boys Sunday, November.15, 2020 Zenshuji Soto Mission, 123 S. Hewitt Street Los Angeles, CA 90012 (213) 624-8658 www.zenshuji.org Time: 11:00 A.M., 1:00 P.M. or 2:00 P.M. Fee: Attending…
Little Tokyo Business Improvement District (BID) issued “Post-Election Advisory: Community Alert” on Friday, Nov. 6 around 1PM Forwarded for Little Tokyo BID Community Alert Post-Election Advisory Community Alert – Friday, November 6 Merchants, Residents, Workers, and Friends Thank you, everyone,…