NW26 QUEEN | Orange County Nikkei Coordinating Council’s Kara Kimiko Chu Named 2026 Nisei Week Queen at Coronation Event in Los Angeles | August 15, 2026 August 16, 2026
NW26 Tradition | Los Angeles Tanabata Festival Displaying 50 Local Hand-Made Kazari and 12 Giant Kazari from Sendai, Japan in Little Tokyo During Nisei Week Festival | August 15-23 August 16, 2026
NW26 Tradition | Hayashi Concert with Grand Master Kisaku Katada IV from Tokyo | Rafu Chuo Gakuen School in Boyle Heights | Sunday, August 23, 11:30AM-2:00PM August 16, 2026
NW26 Tradition | Shotokan Karate of America Hosts 67th Annual Nisei Week Karate Exhibition and Tournament | Terasaki Budokan in Little Tokyo | Saturday, August 22 August 15, 2026
NW26 Tradition | Team Kawachi Ondo Dancers and Singers to Bring Japanese Folk Fever to Nisei Week | JACCC Plaza Festival | Saturday, August 22 at 4PM August 15, 2026
Nisei Week NIsei Week 2026 NW Queen and Court NW26 Queen & Court | Jacqueline Fujiko Naito (Miss Tomodachi), Kara Kimiko Chu (2026 Queen), Ai Grace Kusayanagi (First Princess) August 15, 2026
LA Nebuta Nisei Week NIsei Week 2026 NW26 Tradition | LA Nebuta Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary at the 84th Nisei Week Grand Parade in Little Tokyo | Sunday, Aug. 16, 4:00-6:00PM August 15, 2026
Little Tokyo Nisei Week NIsei Week 2026 NW26 Little Tokyo | 84th Nisei Week Japanese Festival | August 15-23 August 15, 2026
Ikebana Ikebana Teachers Guild SC Japanese American Cultural & Community Center - JACCC Nisei Week NIsei Week 2026 NW26 Tradition | Ikebana Teachers Guild’s Summer Exhibition | Japanese American Cultural & Community Center | August 15 & 16, 10AM – 4PM | Free Admission August 15, 2026
Nisei Week NIsei Week 2026 Omotesenke SC Tea Culture LA NW26 Tradition | Tea Ceremony Demonstration by Omotesenke Domonkai | JACCC Plaza Level Tea Room | August 15 & 16, 10AM – 4PM August 15, 2026
Family Festival Japanese American National Museum - JANM Little Tokyo Terasaki Budokan LITTLE TOKYO 2026 Summer | Japanese American National Museum’s Natsumatsuri Family Festival at Terasaki Budokan | Saturday, August 15, 11AM -3PM August 15, 2026
Little Tokyo Nisei Week NIsei Week 2026 NW26 Parade | 84th Nisei Week Grand Parade to Feature Newly Crowned NIsei Week Queen & Court | Little Tokyo | Sunday, August 16 Starting 4PM August 15, 2026
Little Tokyo Nisei Week NIsei Week 2026 NW26 Grand Marshal | U.S. Rep. Mark Takano of Riverside to Lead 84th Nisei Week Grand Parade in Little Tokyo | Sunday, August 16 August 15, 2026
Little Tokyo Nisei Week NIsei Week 2026 NW26 Parade Marshal | Muralist Robert Vargas to Lead 84th Nisei Week Grand Parade in Little Tokyo | Sunday, August 16 August 15, 2026
Bando Hidesomi Little Tokyo Nisei Week NIsei Week 2026 NW26 Tradition | Nisei Week 2026 Ondo Choreographed by Bando Hidesomi | “Yosakoi Matsuri Uta” & “Ichibyo” Featured at Grand Parade Aug. 16 & Closing Ceremony Aug. 23 August 15, 2026
Little Tokyo Nisei Week NIsei Week 2026 NW26 Honoree | Renowned Photo Studio’s Alan Miyatake to be Honored with Nisei Week President’s Award | Little Tokyo | August 15, 16 August 15, 2026
LA Nebuta Nisei Week NIsei Week 2026 NW26 Tradition | LA Nebuta Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary at the 84th Nisei Week Grand Parade Experience the Energy and Tradition of Aomori’s Famous Nebuta Festival in the Heart of Los Angeles August 15, 2026
Karate Nisei Week NIsei Week 2026 Shotokan Karate America NW26 Tradition | Shotokan Karate of America Hosts 67th Annual Nisei Week Karate Exhibition and Tournament | Terasaki Budokan in Little Tokyo | Saturday, August 22 August 15, 2026
LA Kansai Club Nisei Week NIsei Week 2026 Team Kawachi Ondo NW26 Tradition | Team Kawachi Ondo Dancers to Bring Japanese Folk Fever to Nisei Week | JACCC Plaza Festival | Saturday, August 22 at 4PM August 15, 2026
Fuji Japanese Music Hayashi Rhythm Katada Kisaku IV Nisei Week NIsei Week 2026 NW26 Tradition | Hayashi Concert with Grand Master of Katada School from Tokyo | Rafu Chuo Gakuen School in Boyle Heights | Sunday, August 23, 11:30AM-2:00PM August 15, 2026
Nisei Week NIsei Week 2026 NW Queen and Court NW26 Star | Coronation and Award Celebration | Seven Candidates Representing Community Organizations to Vie for Title of Nisei Week Queen | Los Angeles Theatre Center | Saturday, August 15 at 6:30PM August 15, 2026
Nisei Week NIsei Week 2026 NW Queen and Court NW26 Star | Ai Grace Kusayanagi, Nisei Week 2026 Queen Candidate One, Representing Japanese Restaurant Association of America August 15, 2026
Nisei Week NIsei Week 2026 NW Queen and Court NW26 Star | Jacqueline Fujiko Naito, Nisei Week 2026 Queen Candidate Two, Representing East San Gabriel Valley Japanese Community Center August 15, 2026
Nisei Week NIsei Week 2026 NW Queen and Court NW26 Star | Emily Kaori Gruhn, Nisei Week 2026 Queen Candidate Three, Representing Pasadena Japanese Cultural Institute August 15, 2026
Nisei Week NIsei Week 2026 NW Queen and Court NW26 Star | Deena Maiko Umeda, Nisei Week 2026 Queen Candidate Four, Representing Venice Japanese Community Center & Venice-West Los Angeles Japanese American Citizens League August 15, 2026
Nisei Week NIsei Week 2026 NW Queen and Court NW26 Star | Kara Kimiko Chu, Nisei Week 2026 Queen Candidate Five, Representing Orange County Nikkei Coordinating Council August 15, 2026
Nisei Week NIsei Week 2026 NW Queen and Court NW26 Star | Meagan Sueko Pham, Nisei Week 2026 Queen Candidate Six, Representing San Fernando Valley Japanese American Community Center August 15, 2026
Nisei Week NIsei Week 2026 NW Queen and Court NW26 Star | Kailah Julianne Tokushige, Nisei Week 2026 Queen Candidate Seven, Representing Gardena Evening Optimist Club August 15, 2026
Nisei Week NIsei Week 2026 Pioneer Spirit Award NW26 Pioneer | 84th Nisei Week Pinoeer Spirit Awards Go to Fukushima, Hataye, Irie, Chinn, Shikai, and Uyemura August 15, 2026
Nisei Week NIsei Week 2026 Pioneer Spirit Award NW26 Pioneer | 84th Nisei Week Pioneer Spirit Award Honoree | Dan Fukushima – Nominated by Orange County Nikkei Coordinating Council August 15, 2026
Nisei Week NIsei Week 2026 Pioneer Spirit Award NW26 Pioneer | 84th Nisei Week Pioneer Spirit Award Nonoree | Miyoko Hataye – Nominated by Sakura Chorus August 15, 2026
Nisei Week NIsei Week 2026 Pioneer Spirit Award NW26 Pioneer | 84th Nisei Week Pioneer Spirit Award Honoree | Dr. Kenji Irie- Nominated by Southern California Gardeners’ Federation August 15, 2026
Nisei Week NIsei Week 2026 Pioneer Spirit Award NW26 Pioneer | 84th Nisei Week Pioneer Spirit Award Honoree | Joyce Wakano Chinn – Nominated by Nikkei Women Legacy Association August 15, 2026
Nisei Week NIsei Week 2026 Pioneer Spirit Award NW26 Pioneer | 84th Nisei Week Pioneer Spirit Award Honoree | Yuriko Shikai – Nominated by Japanese Women’s Society of Southern California, Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Southern California, Little Tokyo Senior Nutrition Services August 15, 2026
Nisei Week NIsei Week 2026 Pioneer Spirit Award NW26 Pinoeer | 84th Nisei Week Pioneer Spirit Award Honoree | Nancy Uyemura – Nominated by Little Tokyo Historical Society August 15, 2026
