2019 / Japanese American Cultural & Community Center to present “Kotohajime” performance to welcome Year of the Boar, Jan. 6

The Japanese American Cultural & Community Center New Year Celebration – Kotohajime

The Aratani Theatre at the JACCC campus
244 S. San Pedro Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Sunday, January 6, 2019 at 1:00 PM

TICKETS: $20 General Admission / $18 JACCC Member
For more information call (213) 628-2725 or visit www.JACCC.org

To celebrate the new year, Japanese American Cultural & Community Center presents its annual Oshogatsu festivities with its signature New Year’s program Kotohajime on Sunday, January 6, 2019 at the Aratani Theatre, and the First Annual Cultural Exhibition from Jan. 6 to Jan. 20 in the George J. Doizaki Gallery.

Every January, Little Tokyo becomes the center for celebrating the Japanese New Year in Southern California, with JACCC heading up the festivities with programs that invigorate the spirit and imagination. Literally meaning “the beginning of things, ” Kotohajime will celebrate the Year of the Boar with the themed title, Hatsu Gasumi, or “First Haze.”

Curated by JACCC Master Artist in Residence, Hirokazu Kosaka, the Kotohajime performance is a visual delight and artistic achievement, with dazzling performances and live music accompanied by an award-winning set design.

Join JACCC for this New Year celebration featuring performances by Arugakki (Taiko group), Tetsuya Nakamura (Harmonica player), Ken Aiso (Violinist), and Matsumae Kai (Traditional folk musicians).

The ritual shooting of the arrow, a purification ceremony, will be performed by IKKYU of the Los Angeles Kyudo-Kai (Archery Group).

For more information, please call (213) 628-2725 or visit www.JACCC.org