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Uyehara Travel Presents 2027 World Uchinanchu Festival Participation Tour from Los Angeles | October 25 (Monday) – November 1 (Monday) 2027

October 10, 2026

Uyehara Travel Presents 2027 World Uchinanchu Festival Participation Tour from Los Angeles | October 25 (Monday) – November 1 (Monday) 2027

October 10, 2026

Uyehara Travel Presents 2027 World Uchinanchu Festival Participation Tour from Los Angeles | October 25 (Monday) – November 1 (Monday) 2027

October 10, 2026

Uyehara Travel Presents 2027 World Uchinanchu Festival Participation Tour from Los Angeles | October 25 (Monday) – November 1 (Monday) 2027

October 10, 2026

Uyehara Travel Presents 2027 World Uchinanchu Festival Participation Tour from Los Angeles | October 25 (Monday) – November 1 (Monday) 2027

October 10, 2026

OAA BEGIN Concert 2026 October Redondo Beach

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Okinawa Tradition 2026 | Okinawa Association of America (OAA) Presents “BEGIN” Concert at Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center on Saturday, October 31 at 2PM

October 12, 2026

Los Angeles Koyasan Temple 2026 Shichi Go San Flyer

Japanese Culture - LA Japanese Traidtion LA Koyasan Temple Little Tokyo Los Angeles Shichi Go San

JAPANESE Tradition 2026 | Los Angeles Koyasan Buddhist Temple to Hold Shichi-Go-San Blessing Ceremony in Little Tokyo on November 15 | Registration Required by Nov. 10

October 12, 2026

A Shichi-Go-San family photo with Rev. Izumi Hasegawa, left, Head Priest of Shinto Shrine of Shusse Inari in America.

Japanese Culture - LA Japanese Traidtion Los Angeles Shichi Go San Shinto Shrine of Shusse Inari in America

Japanese Tradition 2026 | Shinto Shrine of Shusse Inari in America Holds Shichi-Go-San Children’s Blessing Ceremony in Carson, CA| Sunday, November 15, 9AM-3PM

October 12, 2026

JRA Sushi & Sake Festival 2026

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WASHOKU 2026 | Sushi & Sake Festival 2026 at DoubleTree by Hilton Los Angeles Downtown in Little Tokyo | Sunday, November 1, 11AM-3PM

October 12, 2026

Japanese Food Expo Los Angeles 2026

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WASHOKU 2026 | Japanese Food Expo in Los Angeles at Ovation Hollywood | Friday, Nov. 13 & Saturday, Nov. 14

October 12, 2026

Katsura Sunshine Rakugo 2026

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JAPANESE Tradition 2026 | Katsura Sunshine Rakugo Show at 2026 Japanese Food Expo in LA at Ovation Hollywood | Friday, Nov. 13 at 7:30PM & Saturday, Nov. 14 at 7:30PM

October 12, 2026

Historic Wintersburg Fundraiser Sushi and Sake | Sushi chefs Jay Chen and Ernie Nishii

Historic Wintersburg Nikkei Community - LA-OC Nikkei Legacy Orange County CA

NIKKEI Legacy 2026 | Conservation of First Japanese American Church in Orange County, CA | Historic Wintersburg Fundraiser Sushi and Sake to be held at St. Wilfrid’s Episcopal Church in Huntington Beach on Saturday, November 7, 5-7PM

October 12, 2026

Kunai Movie Screening Tour

Film Kukai Takahama - Japanese View from America

KUKAI Movie 2026 | Why Is China Bringing Kūkai to America? An Ancient Japanese Monk and the Politics of Cultural Heritage

October 11, 2026

Behind the scenes of “American Hibakusha”

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HIBAKUSHA 2026 Film Project in Progress | Independent filmmakers working on documentary to preserve stories of Japanese American atomic bomb survivors – last AMERICAN HIBAKUSHA

October 11, 2026

Seinan Koreisha Adult Day Care Icon

Adult Day Care - LA Los Angeles Nikkei Community - LA-OC Seinan Koreisha Senior Care

NIKKEI Community 2026 | Seinan Koreisha Adult Day Care is now available on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays on 3116 W. Jefferson Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90018

October 11, 2026

Kokoro Craft 2026 Flyer

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NIKKEI Legacy 2026 | Friends of the Japanese American National Museum Celebrating 18th Anniversary of Kokoro Craft Show | Los Angeles Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple | Saturday, October 10, 10AM-4PM

October 10, 2026

Uyahara Travel 2027 Okinawa Tour Front

Naha Okinawa Tour Uyehara Travel Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival

Uyehara Travel Presents 2027 World Uchinanchu Festival Participation Tour from Los Angeles | October 25 (Monday) – November 1 (Monday) 2027

October 10, 2026

Uyehara Travel 2027Okinawa Tour Slide Tuna Hiki

Naha Okinawa Tour Uyehara Travel Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival

Uyehara Travel Presents 2027 World Uchinanchu Festival Participation Tour from Los Angeles | October 25 (Monday) – November 1 (Monday) 2027

October 10, 2026

Uyehara Travel 2027 Okinawa Tour Slide 3 People

Naha Okinawa Tour Uyehara Travel Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival

Uyehara Travel Presents 2027 World Uchinanchu Festival Participation Tour from Los Angeles | October 25 (Monday) – November 1 (Monday) 2027

October 10, 2026

Uyehara Travel 2027 Okinawa Toru Slide 3 Shuri

Naha Okinawa Tour Uyehara Travel Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival

Uyehara Travel Presents 2027 World Uchinanchu Festival Participation Tour from Los Angeles | October 25 (Monday) – November 1 (Monday) 2027

October 10, 2026

Uyehara Travel 2027 Okinawa Tour Silde 5 Fish

Naha Okinawa Tour Uyehara Travel Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival

Uyehara Travel Presents 2027 World Uchinanchu Festival Participation Tour from Los Angeles | October 25 (Monday) – November 1 (Monday) 2027

October 10, 2026

HICARE Atomic Bomb Survivors Healthcare Seminar at UCLA

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HIBAKUSHA 2026 | Hiroshima Doctors to Share 80 Years of Research and Clinical Experience in Treating Atomic Bomb Survivors at UCLA Healthcare Seminar | Friday, October 9, 4-6PM

October 9, 2026

Ukon Takafuji, Head Master of Takafuji School & Sword Dance

Dance Nihon Buyo Takafuji Ukon

DANCER 2026 | Ukon Takafuji, Head Master of Takafuji School & Sword Dance

October 8, 2026

The statue of Nimomiya Kinjiro seen at San Pedro Street and Second Street in Little Tokyo, October 5, 2026. (Cultural News Photo/Shige Higashi)

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LITTLE TOKYO 2026 | Who is the Bronze Statue at San Pedro and Second Streets in Little Tokyo? | A Monument to the Pioneering Spirit of the Issei

October 6, 2026

50th Anniversary Celebration | from left, LTNS President Dr. Darlene Kuba, LTNS Executive Director Setsuko Nakama, State Senator Maria Elena Durazo, Keiro President/CEO Beverly Ito, and Far Bar caterer/owner Don Tahara, October 3, 2026. (Cultural News Photo/ Shige Higashi)

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NIKKEI Community 2026 | Leaders and Community Gather as Little Tokyo Nutrition Services (LTNS) Marks 50 Years of Senior Care and Service

October 6, 2026

Nikkei Help Line’s 40th Anniversary Celebration was held at Centenary United Methodist Church in Little Tokyo (Photo source: Facebook/Mike Murase)

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NIKKEI Community 2026 | Japanese Language “Nikkei Help Line” Marks 40th Anniversary in Los Angeles

October 6, 2026

OAA Taikai BEGIN

BEGIN Okinawa Association of America - OAA Okinawa Traditions Uchinanchu

OKINAWA Tradition 2026 | Okinawa Association of America (OAA) Launching “The Road to Taikai” A Year-Long Campaign from October 2026 through October 2027

October 5, 2026

Koyasan Buddhist Temple in Little Tokyo | Fabric Dyeing Workshop by Setsuko Hayashi, October 3, 2026. (Source: Facebook/ Los Angeles Koyasan Buddhist Temple)

Dyeing Art - Shibori Hayashi Setsuko Japanese Traidtion LA Koyasan Temple Little Tokyo

JAPANESE Tradition 2026 | Koyasan Buddhist Temple Hosts “Fabric Dyeing Workshop” by Setsuko Hayashi in Little Tokyo | Saturday, October 3, 1-3PM

October 3, 2026

Ball Park

Japanese Culture - LA Takahama - Japanese View from America

2026 SEP | A Japanese View from America | Pacific Research Institute | From Masanori Murakami Picking Up Balls to Shohei Ohtani — When Did Japanese People Become Part of the American Landscape?

October 2, 2026

Sake Barrel

Japanese Culture - LA Takahama - Japanese View from America Washoku - LA

2026 SEP | A Japanese View from America | Pacific Research Institute | One Cup of Warm Sake — Sushi and Sake as an “Omiki-Tokkuri”

October 2, 2026

Global Stage Hollywood features Japanese film “AYUMI” at TCL Chinese 6 Theatres on Saturday, October 2, 2026.

AYUMI Film Film Festival Global Stage Hollywood Hollywood

JAPANESE Film Festival | Global Stage Hollywood 2026 Takes Place October 2-3 at TCL Chinese 6 Theatres in Hollywood

September 30, 2026

Anime and character merchandise store TokyoComix is grand-opening on Second Street in Little Tokyo in October 2026.

Anime & Manga Little Tokyo Little Tokyo Journal Los Angeles TokyoComix

ANIME 2026 | Little Tokyo | TokyoComix, Anime and Gaming Merchandise Store, Grand-Opening on Second Street October 3–4, 11AM-7PM

September 30, 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

September 30, 2026

Glendale Cultura; Festival 2026 Poster

Glendale CA Sister Cities

SISTER Cities 2026 | City of Glendale to Host Inaugural Glendale Cultural Festival Celebrating Global Cultures and Sister Cities at Artsakh Paseo on Sunday, October 4 from 4-8PM

September 30, 2026

Hiroyuki Sanada, Producer of “Shogun” and Star, “Toranaga.” Photo by Ayumi Sakamoto, 2024.

Japanese Culture - LA Takahama - Japanese View from America

2026 SEP | A Japanese View from America by Tato Takahama | Pacific Research Institute | When Did Americans Begin to Look to Japan? — Vietnam, Hollywood, and an Alternative Set of Values

September 30, 2026

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