This article is included in the Weekly Cultural News, Oct. 25-31, 2021 issue. At the end of September 2021, students from nine Toba elementary and junior high schools, including two island schools off Toba’s shore, in Mie Prefecture, Japan,…
Santa Barbara-Toba Japan Sister City 50th Anniversary Celebration Itinerary: October 18 – 21 On October 18, a twenty four member delegation from the city of Toba, Japan, including Toba’s Mayor Kusuichi Kida, will arrive in Santa Barbara to celebrate the…
Long time kimono collector and dealer John McMullen of Camarillo will close “McMullens’ Japanese Art and Antiques” store in Oxnard on Dec. 31 for good. Mr. McMullen is now 87 years old, and Michele McMullen, daughter of John McMullen, announces…
The Santa Ynez Valley Historical Museum June 6 – October 31, 2015 SAMURAI…THE WARRIOR HORSEMEN OF JAPAN Preview Opening Reception – May 30 / Public Opening – June 6 Locating 35 miles north of Santa Barbara, California, the Santa Ynez…
The Santa Ynez Valley Historical Museum http://www.santaynezmuseum.org/index.html The Santa Ynez Valley Historical Museum is located in the quaint Western township of Santa Ynez. The address of the museum is 3596 Sagunto Street. The museum is right on the corner of…