Japan-born Hayahiko Takase, architect by profession and a cultural treasure within the Japanese American community in Los Angeles, passed away on Dec. 27, 2018 at White Memorial Hospital in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. He was 88 years old. Takase was the conceptual architect for the Terasaki Budokan Project in Little Tokyo. Born in Tokyo in […]
Cultural News 2019 February Table of Contents New Year Party with Okinawan Music and Dance Japanese style tea enthusiasts kick off year-round activities by first tea gathering Kabuki Music: Tokyo-based shamisen masters perform with Los Angeles-based artists Japanese Garden themed float at the 2019 Rose Parade USC Pacific Asia Museum – “Tsuruya Kokei: Modern Kabuki […]
The groundbreaking ceremony of a $25 million-project to build community sports facility in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, was held by Little Tokyo Service Center in the morning of August 3, 2017. The sports facility was named Terasaki Budokan in honor late Dr. Paul I Terasaki because his family foundation provided a critical lift to the […]
The traditional Japanese teahouse at Brand Park in Glendale was built in 1974 through the combined efforts of the sister cities of Glendale and Higashi-Osaka, Japan. It is one of the few traditional Japanese teahouses open to the public in the United States. Given the name “Shoseian” or “Whispering Pine Teahouse” by the fifteenth grand […]
Cultural News 2010 September An exhibition to share the lifework of an architect and artist who successfully bridges the space between Japan and America The Little Tokyo Historical Society will present an exhibition of Hayahiko Takase, architect of many of the iconic buildings in Little Tokyo from Sept 30 – Oct 10 at the […]
Exhibition World of Takase: The Architecture and Art of Hayahiko Takase September 30 – October 10 George J. Doizaki Galley, The Japanese American Cultural and Community Center, 244 South San Pedro Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 Free Admission The Japanese American Cultural and Community Center hosts an exhibition of the work of Hayahiko Takase, architect […]
October 7, 2010 via Cultural News On Sunday, September 26, the LA Kimono Club met to honor several prominent members of the community. Mme. Makiko Ihara, wife of the Japanese Consul General, accepted an appointment as Honorary President of the LA Kimono Club. Mrs. Ihara has shown strong support of Japanese culture here in Southern […]
Nibei Foundation Japan Study Club “The Grand Shrine at Ise” How the structure of Japan’s most secret shrine has been sustained for over thousand years? Presenter: Mr. Hayahiko Takase, Architect September 29, 2009 at Terasaki Foundation Laboratory Building, West Los Angeles Japan Study Club Lecture Note is complied by Cultural News Mr. Hayahiko Takase is […]