0800 Nisei Week 2022-2024

Little Tokyo
2023/8/20: Cancelled: Nisei Week Ondo & Closing Ceremony to be held Aug 20: Bando Hirohichiro, 2023 Nisei Week choreographer to lead “Maneki Neko” and “WE ARE” dances

As tradition goes, the nine-day Nisei Week festival will conclude with the Ondo and Closing Ceremony on Sunday, August…

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Minyo
2023/8/20: Cancelled: Nisei Week: Minyo Station to perform at 81st Nisei Week Festival Closing Ceremony & Ondo Dance Celebration, Aug. 20, 4PM

Japanese folk music (minyo) group “Minyo Station” will perform at 2023 Nisei Week Festival Closing Ceremony and Ondo D…

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Culture
2023/8/20: Cancelled: LA Tanabata Festival to conduct Kazari Workshop at Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo, Aug. 20, 11AM – 4PM

The L.A. Tanabata Festival will conduct a kazari-making workshop on Sunday, Aug. 20, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Japane…

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Japanese American
2023/8/16: Nisei Week Foundation announces six individuals as Pioneer Spirit honorees: Award luncheon at Omni Hotel set for Aug. 16, 11AM

As dedicated leaders and outstanding members of the greater Los Angeles Japanese American community, the Nisei Week F…

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Japanese American
2023/8/14: Nisei Week Foundation honors community leaders and distinguish persons and companies at 81st Annual Awards Dinner in DoubleTree hotel, Monday, August 14, 6:00PM

LOS ANAGELES (Cultural News: Forwarded for the Nisei Week Foundation)
81st Annual Nisei Week Foundation Awards Dinne…

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Little Tokyo
2023/8/13: Nisei Week Grand Parade to be Led by Grand Marshal Bill Watanabe, Community Leader, Parade Marshal Jamie Hagiya, Former USC Basketball Player and CrossFit athlete

The Nisei Week Japanese Festival features a Grand Parade as part of its first weekend of events, which will make its way t…

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Culture
2023/8/13: LA Nebuta organizer invites the public to Nebuta Festival in Nisei Week Grand Parade, Aug. 13


LA Nebuta Festival (Aomori Kenjinkai Kaikan, 320 Crocker Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013) will participate in the 2023 N…

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Culture
2023/8/12-13: Nisei Week Cultural Exhibit: Ikebana, Tea Ceremony, Dolls, Ceramics at Japanese American Cultural & Community Center, Aug. 12-13


The Nisei Week Foundation will be hosting a variety of activities across two weekends (8/12-13 & 8/19-20) in celeb…

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Culture
2023/8/12, 13: Nisei Week Cultural Exhibit : Urasenke Tankokai to host tea ceremony at JACCC, Aug. 12, 13, 11AM -3:30PM


Urasenke Tankokai Los Angeles Association (UTLAA) is honored to showcase the beauty of traditional Japanese tea cere…

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Little Tokyo
2023/8/12: Nisei Week 2023 Queen represents Japanese American communities in Los Angeles: Queen Coronation set for Aug. 12 at 7:00PM at Aratani Theatre

LOS ANGELES – The 2023 Nisei Week queen candidates took center stage for their first official public appearance at the 8…

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Japanese American
2023/8/12: Japanese American National Museum hosts the Natsumatsuri Family Festival to coincide with Nisei Week on Aug. 12


LOS ANGELES - Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will host the Natsumatsuri Family Festival on Saturday, Augus…

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Budo
2023/8/12: Shotokan Karate of America Hosts 64th Annual Nisei Week Karate Exhibition and Tournament at Terasaki Budokan, Aug. 12, 1-4PM

LOS ANGELES, CA – On Saturday, August 12, 2023, Shotokan Karate of America (“SKA”) will host its 64th Annual Nisei Week K…

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