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Bon Odori
Higashi Honganji Temple in Little Tokyo: Bon Odori Practice is canceled June11


Bon Odori Practice at Higashi Honganji in Little Tokyo on June 11, 2025 is canceled due to the Los Angeles Downtown Curfe…

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Little Tokyo
Koyasan Buddhist Temple: Buddha Image Tracing & Sutra Workshop is postponed due to Los Angeles Downtown Curfew


Koyasan Buddhist Temple is closed until Friday, June 13, 2025 due to the Los Angeles Downtown Curfew.

A Day to Calm the He…

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z.Southern California
LA Immigration Protests Enter 5th Day — Korean Americans on Edge Amid Violence


LA protests sparked by ICE raids have entered their fifth day, heightening tensions in the Korean American community
 B…

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Little Tokyo
Little Tokyo Business Improvement District sends COMMUNITY ALERT! | Mayor Institutes Downtown L.A. Curfew

Little Tokyo Business Improvement District issues the community alert about the curfew via email on Wednesday, June 1…

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Japan Foundation Los Angeles
Fifth Japanese Architects Talk Series “Suki: Microcosm of Tastes” to be held at Japan Foundation June 11


Japan Foundation Los Angeles (JFLA) presents the fifth Japanese Architects Talk Series featuring Reijiro Izumi and K…

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Film-TV
JAPAN HOUSE presents “Paper Lanterns: 80 Years After Hiroshima – A Tribute to Peace” screening and discussion with filmmakers June 21


This year marks the 80th year since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, a moment in history that continues to echo th…

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Bon Odori
Valley Japanese Community Center hosts Obon 2025 June 21-22


Sun Valley Japanese Community Center
8850 Lankershim Blvd, Sun Valley, CA
Obon 2025
June 21-22, 2025
Saturday, June 21…

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Bon Odori
Obon Festival at Buddhist Temples in Southern California and Arizona from June 7 through August 16

June7:            Arizona Buddhist Temple
June 21-22: Sun Valley Buddhist Temple
June 28:         West Covina Budd…

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Film-TV
Sundays: Free Japanese TV program “News Anchor” with 11 episodes on air via Japan Hollywood Network from May 11 to July 20

Having the belief that “truth moves the world,” Soichi Shindo (Hiroshi Abe) takes on the role of lead anchor for the stru…

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Theater
Hollywood | Ensemble Tenshi Kicks off 2025 Season with Kohei Tsuka’s Masterpiece, “PROSTITUTE INVESTIGATOR” June 8, 14, 21


LOS ANGELES - Ensemble Tenshi, a production company that previously produced the award-winning Epic period play "Shi…

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Okinawa Traditions
Okinawa dance group Tamagusuku Ryu Kansen Atae no Kai to present 40th Anniversary “Lighting the Path for Future Generation” at Armstrong Theater on Saturday, June 28 from 2-5PM


Okinawan dance group Tamagusuku Ryu Kansen Atae no Kai (formerly Kansenkai) presents its 40th Anniversary performan…

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Art
Now : Los Angeles County Museum of Art presenting new exhibition “Realms of the Dharma: Buddhist Art Across Asia” opening May 11

Incorporating 180 masterpieces of pan-Asian Buddhist art, "Realms of the Dharma" begins with the religion’s origins…

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