NOW | Japan Foundation LA | KINETIC STILLNESS: Sculptural Ceramics Exhibition | June 18 – Sept. 19, 2026 July 27, 2026
NOW | POMONA | American Museum of Ceramic Art | Togei: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics | Curated by Hollis Goodall | June 13, 2026 – January 3, 2027 July 27, 2026
NOW | Descanso Gardens | Sturt Haaga Gallery | Sound of Water: Feminine Expression of Fluidity | Jun. 20, 2026 – Jan. 3, 2027 July 27, 2026
Brown Kendall Japanese American National Museum - JANM Japanese Garden Nikkei Genealogical Society GARDEN & JAPANESE AMERICAN | Discussion | Unearthing History: Japanese American Resilience in Southern California Gardens | Sept. 5, 2:00-3:30PM | Japanese American National Museum August 3, 2026
Heart Mountain Camp Hirahara Photo Collection Wartime Experience Anaheim’s Patti Hirahara Establishes Two Endowments at Washington State University to Preserve Heart Mountain Photo Collection August 3, 2026
Camp Budokan Camp Kizuna Little Tokyo Community Terasaki Budokan LITTLE TOKYO | Terasaki Budokan Creates Mural Called “Breaking Barriers” Featuring Trailblazing Athletes Wataru “Wat” Misaka and Jackie Robinson in 1947 August 3, 2026
Gardena JCI Hayashi Rhythm Kabuki Music Summer Camp Watabe Mariko Ohayashi Workshop Introduces Japanese Classical Performing Arts to Children of “Tanoshii Fun Camp” at Gardena JCI | July 31 August 3, 2026
Hibakusha - LA Music HIROSHIMA DAY 2026 Los Angeles | Pianist Makiko Hirata Presents Peace Prayer Piano Concert at Pasadena Presbyterian Church Wednesday, August 5 at 12:10PM August 3, 2026
Hibakusha - World Los Angeles Online Event Shinto Shrine of Shusse Inari in America HIROSHIMA DAY 2026 Los Angeles | Shusse Inari in America Hosts Simultaneous Virtual Memorial Service on YouTube August 5 at 4:10PM Pacific Time August 3, 2026
Cultural News - Donation CULTURAL NEWS | Your Hub for Japanese Culture is Now Free — Help Us Keep It Going August 3, 2026
Kyoto - Japan Craft 21 Online Lecture ONLINE LECTURE from Kyoto | JapanCraft21 | Japanese Contemporary Designers Part 1 | Thursday, August 6 at 5PM, West Coast Time August 3, 2026
Little Tokyo Journal Marugame Udon Udon Washoku - LA WASHOKU | Marugame Udon to Open New Location in Rowland Heights Friday, Aug. 7 at 11AM| Free Udon Gift Card for First 100 Guests August 3, 2026
2026 Kumamoto Earthquake AP News | Search ends at a collapsed AEON shopping mall, August 1, 2026, four days after a quake hit Kumamoto August 2, 2026
Glendale CA Shoseian Teahouse Tea Gathering - LA Urasenke -LA Urasenke -World GLENDALE | Friends of Shoseian Hosts Special Tea Event “Imagine Project 2026” with Richard and Mari Milgrim from Kyoto Sunday, August 2, 11AM & 2PM August 2, 2026
American Society A-Bomb Survivors Hibakusha - LA LA Koyasan Temple Little Tokyo Community Los Angeles HIROSHIMA DAY 2026 Los Angeles | 81st Commemoration Service for Victims of Hiroshima & Nagasaki Atomic Bombing to be Held at Koyasan Buddhist Temple in Little Tokyo Sunday August 2, 2PM July 29, 2026
Music Neptune Kaizan Shakuhachi POSTPONED | Roots & Rhythm California Tour | Santa Monica July 30, Ventura July 31, San Diego Aug. 1 July 28, 2026
Centenary United Methodist Church Ikebana Obituary Ohara School - LA Shohara Hisako 1929-2026 OBITUARY | Grand Master of Ohara Ikebana Hisako Shofu Shohara Passed June 27 at age of 97 | Her Celebration of Life Set for Saturday, August 1, 12:30PM at Centenary United Methodist Church July 28, 2026
BEGIN Okinawa Association - OAA Okinawa Traditions Uchinanchu Okinawa Association Presents “Celebrate World Uchinaanchu Day with BEGIN” Concert at Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center Saturday, October 31 at 2PM | Public Early-Bird Sale from July 18-31 July 28, 2026
Orange County CA Udon Washoku - LA WASHOKU 2026 Orange County | Tsurukawa Udon Opens at Tustin Shopping Center, The District at Tustin Legacy July 27, 2026
Japan Hollywood Network Sushi TV in Japanese Last Episone Aug. 2 at 7PM | Japan Hollywood Network Premiering Drama of Sushi Academy in Tokyo “Is It Too Late for Sushi?” on KXLA Every Sunday at 7PM July 27, 2026
Music Neptune Kaizan Shakuhachi POSTPONED | Roots & Rhythm | First Presbyterian Church, Santa Monica | July 30, 7:30PM July 27, 2026
Grateful Crane Ensemble Little Tokyo Community Nikkei Community - LA LA NIKKEI COMMUNITY | Grateful Crane Ensemble to Celebrate Its 25th Anniversary in Little Tokyo Sunday, Sept. 20 from 2-6PM July 27, 2026
Japan House LA Now Washoku - LA NOW| JAPAN HOUSE | WASHOKU : Nature and Culture in Japanese Cuisine | May 22-Oct 18 July 27, 2026
Takahama - Japanese View from America 2026 JULY Article Listing | A Japanese Vew from America | Tato Takahama | Pacific Research Institute July 27, 2026
Japan America Society - SC Kokusai Shimin Sho Yoshiki Japan America Society Honors Musician YOSHIKI with International Citizens Award during 117th Anniversary Gala at Biltmore Hotel in Downtown L.A. Thursday, Sept. 17 at 6:30PM July 27, 2026
Akita Fukiko Detroit Children's Museum Friendship Dolls Japan Business Society of Detroit Japan Cultural Development DETROIT CHILDREN’S MUSEUM | Century Old Japanese Friendship Doll’s Home Museum Receives New Doll “Ichiko” July 27, 2026
Friendship Dolls Hina Doll Tokyo TOKYO | Traditional Doll Maker “Yoshitoku” Honors Its 10th Owner’s 130th Anniversary of Birth with Doll Exhibition | June 8-July31, 2026 July 27, 2026
Museum - Conptemporary The Broad Yoko Ono NOW | “Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind” Exhibition at The Broad May 23-Oct 11 July 27, 2026
Bon Odori Bon Odori 2026 LA Kansai Club Team Kawachi Ondo LA Kansai Club Launches Third Annual Team Kawachi Ondo Uchiwa Campaign — Seeking Individual Donations to Preserve Bon Odori Traditions July 27, 2026
Bushell Collection LACMA - Geffen Galleries Los Angeles County Museum of Art - LACMA Museum - Japanese Art - SoCal Netsuke LACMA | Netsuke from Bushell Collection to Reappear at Geffen Galleries in September 2026 July 27, 2026
BEGIN Okinawa Association - OAA Okinawa Traditions Uchinanchu Okinawa Association of America to Launch “The Road to Taikai” A Year-Long Campaign With Renown Okinawa-Based Band BEGIN Concert at Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center Oct. 31 at 2PM July 27, 2026
Kinokuniya Bookstores Little Tokyo Community Little Tokyo Journal Manga NOW | MANGA | Kinokuniya Bookstore Los Angeles Re-Opens in Little Tokyo July 27, 2026
Amakusa Clay Ceramic Art Japan Foundation LA Now NOW | Japan Foundation LA | KINETIC STILLNESS: Sculptural Ceramics Exhibition | June 18 – Sept. 19, 2026 July 27, 2026
