Los Angeles – Cultural News

LA's 33 String Workshop at Terasaki Budokan Sept 20, 2026

Koto Workshop LA's 33 Strings Little Tokyo Los Angeles Shakuhachi Workshop Shamisen Workshop Terasaki Budokan

Traditional Japanese Music 2026 | LA’s 33 Strings Presents Koto, Shamisen, Shakuhachi Workshops | Terasaki Budokan, Little Tokyo | Sunday, September 20, 10AM – 12PM

September 1, 2026

Restored barrack from Heart Mountain concentration camp.

Japanese American National Museum - JANM Little Tokyo Los Angeles Wartime Experience

NIKKEI Wartime | Japanese American National Museum Sets Reopening Date of January 23, 2027

September 1, 2026

Little Tokyo Nutrition Service 50th Anniversary

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Little Tokyo Nutrition Services (LTNS) Celebrates 50 Years of Service with Special Dinner at LA Hompa Hongwanji Temple on Saturday, October 3 at 5PM

August 30, 2026

Huntington Kabuki in Motion Poster

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KABUKI Dance 2026 | Huntington Library Hosts “Kabuki in Motion: The Lion Returns” dance and music programs | Rothenberg Hall | Saturday, October 24 at 4:30PM

August 30, 2026

2026 Kiero no Hi Festival English Flyer

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COMMUNITY 2026 | KEIRO hosts 9th Annual Keiro no Hi Festival | LA Hompa Hongwanji Temple | Saturday, September 12, 10AM-3PM

August 30, 2026

Bando Hidesomi is the official Choreographer of 2026 Nisei Week. (Photo by Toyo Miyatake. Source: Facebook/Nisei Week Foundation)

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NW26 | Nisei Week 2026 Grand Parade | Parade songs and dances “Yosakoi Matsuri Uta” and “Ichibyo” led by Official Choreographer Bando Hidesomi | Little Tokyo | August 16, 2026

August 29, 2026

Grand Master Kisaku Katada IV (the second person from right) leads the hayashi demonstration with fellow performers at the Nisei Week hayashi concert at the Rafu Chuo Gakuen School in Los Angeles, August 23, 2026. (Photo: Fuji Japanese Music, Inc.)

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NW26 Tradition | Hayashi Concert Featuring Grand Master Kisaku Katada IV Held at Rafu Chuo Gakuen School as a Nisei Week Affiliate Event | August 23, 2026

August 29, 2026

Okaeri, a Nikkei LGBTQ+ program of Little Tokyo Service Center (LTSC), became the first LGBTQ+ group to walk in Little Tokyo’s historic Nisei Week Grand Parade on August 16, 2026.

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NW26 | Little Tokyo Service Center’s Okaeri Program is First LGBTQ+ Group to Walk in Nisei Week Grand Parade | August 16, 2026

August 29, 2026

Tea Ceremony with Pacific Plastics at Japan Foundation Los Angeles, June 18, 2026 (CN Photo/ Shige Higashi)

Japan Foundation -JFLA Kuribayashi Kaoru Los Angeles Tea Ceremony with Pacific Plastics Tea Culture LA UCLA

NOW | Japan Foundation LA | Tea Ceremony with Pacific Plastics – Tea house and zen garden installation – | June 18 – Sept. 19, 2026

August 27, 2026

Japan Foundation’s tea ceremony demonstration at the David Geffen Galleries of Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Sunday, August 16, 2026 (Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA, by Charlie Powers)

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TEA CULTURE 2026 | Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) Hosts Tea Program of Japan Foundation Los Angeles (JFLA) at Geffen Galleries | August 16

August 27, 2026

AAJA LA Asian American Journalists Association : Taste and Tell

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FOOD 2026 | Asian American Journalists Association Focuses on Journalism’s Role in Preserving Culture Though Food | Taste and Tell | Miyako Hotel. Little Tokyo | Saturday, August 29, 11AM -1PM

August 26, 2026

The 13th International Red and White Singing Festival was held on September 19, 2025, at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan bringing together 20 groups and 90 singers from around the world.

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CULTURAL EXCHANGE 2026 | Final Audition for Los Angeles Representative to the 14th International Red and White Singing Festival Set for August 29 at Little Tokyo Farmers Market

August 26, 2026

One Minutes Play Festival 2026 Whitefire Theatre

Los Angeles Matamura Kaz One Minute Play Festival Whitefire Theatre

The Tokyo Sensational Returns to Los Angeles with All New Plays | 1 Minute Play Festival | Whitefire Theatre, Sherman Oaks | Friday, August 28 & Saturday, August 29

August 25, 2026

The Little Tokyo Community Impact Fund Board announces the name of the building at 323 East 1st Street as The Alan Nishio Building (Photography by Barry Schwartz -- @barryschwartz1)

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Little Tokyo Community Impact Fund 2026 Summer/Fall | First Purchased Building Named The Alan Nishio Building

August 24, 2026

LELA 4th Annual Expressions of Peace Exhibition Poster

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LOS ANAGELES – NAGASAKI | LELA International Presents “Expressions of Peace” 4th Annual Exhibition in Los Angeles | Makery Gallery in Little Tokyo | August 3-30

August 17, 2026

Shusse Inari in America Virtual Memorial Service 2026 Hiroshima Nagsaki

Hibakusha - World Los Angeles Online Event Shinto Shrine of Shusse Inari in America

HIROSHIMA DAY 2026 Los Angeles | Shusse Inari in America Hosts Simultaneous Virtual Memorial Service on YouTube August 5 at 4:10PM Pacific Time

August 5, 2026

Hiroshima Day Hibakusha Memorial Koyasan 2026 Flyer

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HIROSHIMA DAY 2026 Los Angeles | 81st Commemoration Service for Victims of Hiroshima & Nagasaki Atomic Bombing to be Held at Koyasan Buddhist Temple in Little Tokyo Sunday August 2, 2PM

July 29, 2026

Spirited Away Live Stage World Tour 2027- 2028

Anime Live Stage Los Angeles Miyazaki Hayao Studio Ghibli World

SPIRITED AWAY Live Stage World Tour 2027-2028 Announced | Taipei Winter 26-27, Tokyo Spring 27, Toronto Summer 27, Los Angeles Fall 27, London Spring 28

July 27, 2026

Yoshiki Disney Hall Cocnert 2026 July 16-17

Contemporary music Disney Hall Los Angeles Yoshiki

DISNEY HALL | July 16-17 | YOSHIKI Classical 2026 in Los Angeles “Scarlet Night” & “Violet Night”

July 17, 2026

Kenjinkai Community - LA Kumamoto Kenjinkai Los Angeles

Kumamoto Kenjinkai Holds Luncheon to Mark Its 125th Anniversary and the 10th Year of Recovery Since the Kumamoto Earthquakes | April 11, 2026

May 25, 2026

Japan Hollywood Network Mori Hanae Butterfly Beyond

Japan Hollywood Network Los Angeles

Free Japanese Broadcasting by Japan Hollywood Network | Acclaimed Drama “Mori Hanae: Butterfly Beyond” Premieres in U.S. May 17 & May 24 at 7PM

May 22, 2026

Los Angeles Shamisen Sister Cities

Free Program: World-Touring Shamisen Duo KUNI-KEN to Perform at Long Beach City College Tuesday, May 12 at 5:30PM

May 10, 2026

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Japanese Heritage Night Los Angeles Nisei Week Yoshiki

YouTube: Komogomo TV Records Dodgers’ Japanese Heritage Night | Consul General Kosei Murota, Nisei Week Courts, Yoshiki and Singers | April 27, 2026

May 8, 2026

Dodgers Japanese Heritage Night April 27, 2026

Japanese Heritage Night Los Angeles Los Angeles Dodgers Yoshiki

DODGERS | Japanese Heritage Night headlines the three-game stint against the Marlins, which begins on Monday at 7:10 p.m. Japanese musician and songwriter Yoshiki performs the National Anthem | April 27, 2026

April 29, 2026

Kenjinkai Community - LA Los Angeles Music Tulips in Harmony

2026 APR 26 | Torrance Charity Concert | Tulips in Harmony Presents “Send Your Love” at Torrance Salvation Army Hall

April 26, 2026

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Los Angeles Music Tulips in Harmony

“Send Your Love” Concert 2026: 15th Annual Memorial Charity After 2011 Tsunami Disaster Returns April 26 in Torrance at Salvation Army Hall

April 26, 2026

Japanese Garden Los Angeles

Shoseian Teahouse | Cherry Blossom Festival Brings Dance, Tea, and Tradition to Brand Park in Glendale | April 19, 2026

April 19, 2026

Los Angeles Torrance Bunka Sai Torrance Sister City Association

Program Updated | 51st Annual Bunka-Sai Japanese Cultural Festival at Ken Miller Recreation Center In Torrance April 18-19, 11AM-5PM

April 17, 2026

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All Japan Showdown 2026 Returns to Willow Springs Raceway, Celebrating Japanese Automotive Culture and Racing March 28-29

March 27, 2026

Little Tokyo Little Tokyo Community Impact Fund Los Angeles Nikkei Community - LA

LITTLE TOKYO 2025 August / Efforts of Preserving Community Ownership of Buildings in Little Tokyo Materialized

August 25, 2025

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