0130 Major Institutes – Cultural News

Aratani Theatre East West Players Flower Drum Song Japanese American Cultural & Community Center - JACCC

East West Players & JACCC present “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Flower Drum Song” at Aratani Theatre from April 18-May 31

May 8, 2026

Japan Hollywood Network Mori Hanae Butterfly Beyond

Japan Hollywood Network Japanese Topics - LA

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

May 8, 2026

Harazaki Chiho Modern Art San Diego - Japanese Friendship Garden and Museum

Now | San Diego | Art Exhibition “Chiho Harazaki: Ingrained Patterns” at Japanese Friendship Garden and Museum from May 1-July 26

May 8, 2026

Japanese American Cultural & Community Center - JACCC Kibo Nobori Kodono no Hi Little Tokyo Community

Little Tokyo | Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (JACCC) Presents “Kibo Nobori” Flag Installation Inspired by Japanese Tradition of “Koinobori” From May 1-12

May 8, 2026

Japanese Topics - No Am Sonoma County Matsuri Festival

Greater Bay Area, CA | Sonoma County Japanese Arts Festival Sunday May 17, 11AM-5PM

May 8, 2026

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Aratani Theatre East West Players Flower Drum Song Japanese American Cultural & Community Center - JACCC

East West Players Announces Ensemble & Understudy Cast for “Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Flower Drum Song” | March 4, 2026

May 7, 2026

Buddhist Community - LA Japanese Topics - World Los Angeles County Museum of Art - LACMA Museum - Japanese Art - LA

Now | Los Angeles County Museum of Art presents “Realms of the Dharma: Buddhist Art Across Asia” from May 11. 2025 through July 12, 2026

May 4, 2026

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Los Angeles County Museum of Art - LACMA Museum - Japanese Art - LA

Los Angeles County Museum of Art Inaugurates Its New David Geffen Galleries with Celebratory Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony

May 4, 2026

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Little Tokyo Community Little Tokyo Service Center Terasaki Budokan

Little Tokyo Service Center’s Newest Program: Little Tokyo Drift Prom at Terasaki Budokan Saturday, May 2, 6-10PM

April 30, 2026

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Japanese American Cultural & Community Center - JACCC Kodono no Hi Little Tokyo Community

Little Tokyo | “Kodomo no Hi” (11A-3PM) Returns to Little Tokyo, along with the Revival of “Chibi-K: Kids Fun Run” (9-11AM) Sunday, May 3

April 30, 2026

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Japanese American Cultural & Community Center - JACCC Kodono no Hi Little Tokyo Community

Little Tokyo | Japanese American Cultural & Community Center Presents “Kodomo no Hi” Program Sunday, May 3, 11AM-3PM | Vender, Booth, Stage Information

April 30, 2026

Dodgers Japanese Heritage Night April 27, 2026

Japanese Heritage Night Japanese Topics - LA 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

Greenblatt Shizuko Modern Art San Diego - Japanese Friendship Garden and Museum

2026 Jan. 30-Apr. 26 | San Diego | “Shizuko Greenblatt: Uplift the human spirit” at Japanese Friendship Garden and Museum

April 26, 2026

Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute - GVJCI Manzanar Pilgrimage Nikkei Legacies - LA

Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute Provides Bus Transportation to Manzanar Pilgrimage on Saturday, April 25

April 23, 2026

Los Angeles County Museum of Art - LACMA Museum - Japanese Art - LA

Japanese Arts are Intentionally Scattered at New David Geffen Galleries Complex of Los Angeles County Museum of Art

April 21, 2026

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Los Angeles County Museum of Art - LACMA

LACMA’s David Geffen Galleries Open on April 19 with Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony and Two Weeks of Priority Access for Members

April 19, 2026

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East West Players Flower Drum Song Japanese American National Museum - JANM

2026 MAR 29 | Little Tokyo | “Women of Flower Drum Song” at Japanese American National Museum (JANM)

March 29, 2026

Films of Remembrance 2026

Film Japanese American National Museum - JANM Little Tokyo Community Nichi Bei Foundation Nikkei Legacies - LA Wartime Experience

Schedule Updated | Japanese Americans’ 10 Stories That Refuse Erasure: “Films of Remembrance” Event in Little Tokyo Saturday, March 28, 11AM-8:30PM

March 27, 2026

Films of Remembrance 2026

Film Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute - GVJCI Nichi Bei Foundation Nikkei Legacies - LA Wartime Experience

Japanese Americans’ 10 Stories That Refuse Erasure: “Films of Remembrance” Event in Gardena Sunday, March 29, 11:30AM – 7:15PM

March 27, 2026

Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute - GVJCI Nikkei Legacies - LA Scholarship

Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute Opens Applications for High School and College Scholarships; Deadline Is April 6

March 27, 2026

Japanese American National Museum - JANM Nikkei Legacies - LA StoryFiles

Japanese American National Museum to Preview Interactive StoryFiles of George Takei and Others on Saturday, March 21, 10AM-1PM: Public is Invited

March 18, 2026

Los Angeles County Museum of Art - LACMA Museum - Japanese Art - LA Woodblock Prints

Now | Los Angeles County Museum of Art | “Deep Cuts: Block Printing Across Cultures” featuring Woodblock Prints by Yoshida Fujio and Yoshida Chizuko

March 5, 2026

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Day of Remembrance Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute - GVJCI Nikkei Legacies - LA

Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute to Hold “Day of Remembrance 2026 –Then and Now – From WWII Incarceration to Today’s ICE Raids” on Saturday, Feb. 28 at 2PM

February 27, 2026

Gardena Valley JCI Japanese Language School

Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute - GVJCI Japanese Culture - LA Language

Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute (GVJCI) is hiring for part-time Japanese Language School Teachers.

February 26, 2026

Immigration Japanese American National Museum - JANM

Lawmakers and Community Leaders Convene at Japanese American National Museum to Announce California Assembly Bill to Stop Immigration Enforcement

February 26, 2026

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Day of Remembrance Film Nichi Bei Foundation Nikkei Legacy - No Am San Francisco - Japanese Topics Wartime Experience

2026 February | In-Person Screening of “Films of Remembrance” in Northern California Feb. 21-22

February 22, 2026

Day of Remembrance Japanese American National Museum - JANM Nikkei Legacies - LA

2026 Feb. 19 | Japanese American National Museum Issues Statement on the 2026 Day of Remembrance

February 19, 2026

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Film-TV Japan Hollywood Network Passing the Reins - The Royal Family

2025 Nov – 2026 Feb | Sunday | Free Japanese TV Drama Series “Passing the Reins” (10 episodes) on Sunday at 7PM from Nov. 16 through Feb. 08

February 8, 2026

Japanese American Cultural & Community Center - JACCC Little Tokyo Community Museum - Japanese Art - LA

2026 Jan 24 | Closing | Japanese Style Celebration: Shikishi Exhibition for the Year of Horse, Jan. 10-24

January 24, 2026

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Buyo - Bando Hidesomi Buyo - Wa No Kai Japanese American Cultural & Community Center - JACCC Japanese Culture - LA Nihon Buyo

2026 Jan 18 | Nihon Buyo Master Bando Hidesomi Commemorates 30th Anniversary of Her School with “Yuubi” Recital at Aratani Theatre on Sunday, Jan. 18, 1:30-5:30PM

January 18, 2026