Community and Local Events in Los Angeles
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Mochi Tsuki
Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo, Jan 6, 2:30 pm & 4 pm
Oshogatsu in Little Tokyo at Weller Court Shopping Center, Jan 1, 10 am – 2 pm
Zenshuji, 123 South Hewitt Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012, Dec 30, 7 am
Higashi Honganji, 505 East Third Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012, Dec 28, 9 am
Annual Japanese popular song show to be held in Little Tokyo, Jan 6
Borrowing the format of the most famous Japanese popular television song show in Japan, Los Angeles Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple as known as Nishi Betsuin Temple will present the 42nd Annual “KOHAKU” Song Show on Sunday, Jan. 6 at 1 pm at the temple’s “Kaikan” hall in Little Tokyo, Downtown Los Angeles.
More than 30 local singers in the Los Angeles Japanese community will perform both nostalgic and contemporary popular Japanese songs with comical talks interval between music performances.
Singers from KOH (red) team of women and HAKU (white) team of men will appear in alternate shifts.
A trophy bearing the name of renowned Japanese popular song composer late Masao Koga will be presented to the winning team. Mr. Ueki of Koga Masao Music Culture Promotional Foundation will come from Tokyo to observe the KOHHAKU show.
Suggested donation tickets are $20 per person. For tickets, call Nishi Betsuin Temple at (213) 680-9130.
Tickets are also available at Bunka-Do Gift Shop (213-625-1122) and Mitsuru Café (213-623-1028) in Little Tokyo, and Sakura-Ya (310-323-7117) in Gardena.
Nishi Betsuin Temple Kaikan Hall is located at 815 East First Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
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Sogetsu Ikebana North American Seminar – Iemoto Ikebana Live at Aratani Theatre in Little Tokyo, April 27, 2 pm, $60
Near and Far: Landscapes by Japanese Artists – Rotation 2: Idealization of Reality at Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture in Hanford, Jan 06 – April 13
Japan Foundation’s Japanese Language courses, Winter 2013, from Jan 24 through March 23
Spiritual Landmarks in Modern Japanese Prints / Japanese art exhibition at Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Nov 3 – Mar 13,
15th Annual Shikishi Exhibition at Doizaki Gallery in Japanese American Cultural and Community Center building, Jan 06 – Feb 24
Wakana Hanayagi 80th Year Celebration Dance Recital at Armstrong Theatre in Torrance, Feb 10, 2013, 1:30 pm, $35
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Three Perfections: Poetry, Calligraphy, Printing – Los Angeles County Museum of Art Japanese Pavilion, through Jan
Japan Foundation’s Japanese Language courses, Winter 2013, from Jan 24 through March 23
Annual KOHAKU Japanese Popular Song Show at Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist Temple, Jan 6, 1:00 pm
Near and Far: Landscapes by Japanese Artists – Rotation 2: Idealization of Reality at Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture in Hanford, Jan 06 – April 13, Opening Lecture on Jan 06 at 2 pm
15th Annual Shikishi Exhibition at Doizaki Gallery in Japanese American Cultural and Community Center building, Jan 06 – Feb 24
Kotohajime or First Performance of the New Year presented by Japanese American Cultural and Community Center at Aratani Theatre in Little Tokyo, Jan 06
California Aiseki Kai Annual Viewing Stone Exhibition at Huntington Library, Dec 27 – 31, and Jan 02
Miss Kimono LA and Mr. Kimono LA contest at Weller Court shopping center, Jan 01, 11:30 am
Koyasan Buddhist Temple will be open to public for the first offering (hatsu mode), Jan 01- 03, 10 am – 5 pm
First fire rite (hatsu goma) service at Koyasan Buddhist Temple in Little Tokyo, Jan 01, 10 am
Oshogatsu in Little Tokyo presented by Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Southern California at Weller Court and Japanese Village Plaza shopping centers, Jan 01, 11:00 am – 4 pm
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Joya No Kane service or New Year Eve Ringing at Buddhist temples in Los Angeles, Dec 31 afternoon
California Aiseki Kai Annual Viewing Stone Exhibition at Huntington Library, Dec 27 – 31, and Jan 02
Art Exhibition / Snow Storm (Blizzard) — Wind gets leaves by Mayumi Oshima at Galley Mujo, Dec 4 – Dec 30
USA – Japan High School Baseball Series 2012 / Chiba High School Federation All-Star Team vs. Major League Baseball Urban Youth Academy USA Team at MLB Urban Youth Academy Baseball Field, 901 East Artesia Blvd, Compton, CA 90221 / Wed, Dec 26, 10 am, Opening Ceremony; 11 am, Japan vs. USA / Thu, Dec 27, 10 am, Japan vs. USA; 1 pm, Japan vs. USA / Fri, Dec 28, 11 am, Japan vs. USA
Near and Far: Landscape by Japanese Artists (First Rotation) / Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture in Hanford, Sept 2 – Dec 22
Genji’s World in Japanese Woodblock Prints / Wlliamson Gallery at Scripps College in Claremont, Oct 27 – Dec 16
Winter Holiday Tea at Shoseian “Whispering Pine” Teahouse at Brand Park, Glendale, Dec 16, noon – 2 pm
Holiday Songs for the Entire Family by The Grateful Crane Ensemble “Home for the Holidays” at San Fernando Valley Japanese American Community Center, Dec 15, 2 pm, $25
LA Eiga Fest at Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood, Dec 14 – 16
Japan Foundation Film Series / “About Her Brother” Dec 12, 7:00 pm
Heart Mountain and World War II: The Japanese Internment Experience / Talk by Bill Shishima, Japanese American National Museum Docent at Museum of the Holocaust, Dec 9, 2 pm
Cold Tofu Improvisation Show at Maryknool Japanese Catholic Center Auditorium, Dec 08, 7:30 pm, $7
7th Annual Little Tokyo Benefit Christmas Concert for LTSC Nikkei Help Line at Centenary United Methodist Church, Dec 8, 1:30 – 3:30 pm
Shunji Hosozawa Ceramic Art Sale at 1226 Astra Drive, Rosemead, CA 91770, Dec 08, 10 am – 3 pm, (626) 572-0571
Musical “Tea With Music” at David Henry Hwang Theater in Little Tokyo, Nov 08 – Dec 09 (dark on Mondays and Tuesdays)
Art Exhibition / Snow Storm (Blizzard) — Wind gets leaves by Mayumi Oshima at Galley Mujo, Dec 4 – Dec 30
Rebirth: Recent Work by Mariko Mori / Lecture by Miwako Tezuka at UCLA, Dec 03, 3 – 5 pm
Coming of Age, Finally?: The development of i-Culture in Japanese Art of the Last Twenty-five Years / Lecture by Miwako Tezuka at Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Dec 02, 3:30 pm
Ceramics and antiquities sale at Aikodo Center of Los Angeles, 1211 North Main Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012, Dec 02, 2 – 5 pm / Japanese and Chinese ceramics (plates, tea sets,cup. etc) and antiquities, including swords and scrolls.
One Day Photo Exhibition by Photo Class Students of Japanese Community Pioneer Center at Japanese American Cultural and Community Center North Gallery, Dec 01, 10 am – 5 pm
