On Saturday, August 23, Shotokan Karate of America will host its 58th Annual Nisei Week Karate Exhibition and Tournament at the Braun Gymnasium of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). SKA’s Nisei Week Karate Exhibition and Tournament is the oldest…
A food event specialized in Japanese Ramen noodle takes place on Aug. 16 and 17 as a part of the Nisei Week Japanese Festival at 160 North Central Ave, Downtown Los Angeles – Little Tokyo. Dubbed as Ramen Yokocho (Ramen…
Japanese American Cultural and Community Center, 244 South San Pedro Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 www.jaccc.org 74th Annual Nisei Week Japanese Festival Week 1 / August 9-10, 10 am – 5 pm Ikebana Flower Arrangement at Doizaki Gallery by Kado…
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,…
On Aug. 17, Terry Hara, Deputy Chief of Los Angeles Police Department, was introduced as the 2015 President of the Nisei Week Foundation during the closing ceremony of the summer event Nisei Week Japanese Festival in Downtown Los Angeles –…
The 2014 Nisei Week Court include: Queen Tori Angela Nishinaka-Leon (Pasadena Japanese Cultural Institute) Tori Angela Nishinaka-Leon is 24 years old and a graduate of Occidental College where she received her bachelor’s degree in psychology. She currently works at the…
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.
Tori Angela Nishinaka-Leon was crowned the 2014 Nisei Week Queen on Saturday, August 9, during the Nisei Week Japanese Festival’s coronation event at the Japan America Theatre in Little Tokyo. Former 2013 Nisei Week Queen Lauren Iwata passed on her…
New Los Angeles Consul General of Japan Harry Hidehisa Horinouchi arrived at Los Angeles on Aug. 7. He and his wife appeared at the Nisei Week Grand Parade on Aug. 10 in Little Tokyo.