Little Tokyo

Hibakusha in North America
2025/08/03 Koyasan Buddhist Temple and Atomic Bombing Survivors Host 80th Memorial Service


Los Angeles, CA - The Koyasan Beikoku Betsuin of Los Angeles, also known as Koyasan Buddhist Temple, is set to host the 80…

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Cultural News
2025/ Cultural News Benefit: Ken Koshio Sings Songs of Showa Era

Date: Saturday, March 29, 2025
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Location: Zenshuji Soto Mission, 123 South Hewitt Street,…

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Japanese Topics - World
2025/03/22/ Setsuko Hayashi’s Batik Artwork & Workshop at The Los Angeles Makery galley in Little Tokyo

Featured Artwork:
Setsuko Hayashi’s piece, Cactus: Night Blossom (Batik, 40×30, $750), is currently on display at th

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Japanese Topics - World
2025/03/15/ “San Tai San” Community Basketball Tournament Honors Japanese American Roots and Strengthens Little Tokyo’s Future: Games to be held at Terasaki Budokan


"San Tai San" is a free 3-on-3 youth and adult basketball tournament celebrating
Japanese American roots and strength…

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Anime
'Slime x Little Tokyo – The One Who Devours All J-Food' Stamp Rally Returns for Phase 2 with Exclusive Illustration


Event Duration: February 1 – 16, 2025
Location: Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA 90012
LOS ANGELES – Following the overwhe…

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Bookstore
Kinokuniya Bookstore Pop-Up Shop Opens in Little Tokyo

This shop stocks manga, magazines, and novels in Japanese. Magazine subscriptions is now available for pick up at this…

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Buddhist Community - LA
2025/01/02/ Koyasan Buddhist Temple offers New Year's Goma Service

Koyasan Buddhist Temple in Little Tokyo 2025 New Year’s Day Schedule
The temple address: 342 East First Street, Los Ang…

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Hatsumode
2025/01/01/ Pop-Up Shinto Shrine of "Shusse Inari" set for New Year’s Day in Little Tokyo


Shinto Shrine of Shussei Inari in America (アメリカ出世稲荷神社) hosts Hatsumōde (初詣), the first shrine visit, on Wednesday, Ja…

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Japanese Topics - World
2024 December / Share Your Shohei Ohtani Stories: Cultural News wants to hear your stories about Japanese baseball star

Following the exciting announcement that Shohei Ohtani will join the Los Angeles Dodgers in December 2023, his influe…

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Anime
2024/12/08 Closing/ Japanese restaurants in Little Tokyo participating in Stamp Rally of “Slime x Little Tokyo – The One Who Devours All J-Food” from Nov. 23 – Dec. 8


This stamp rally campaign of the popular Japanese anime is sponsored by the Japan Food Product Overseas Promotion Cent…

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Japanese Topics - World
2024 / Weekly Cultural News features not only traditional culture but also popular culture


Latest Weekly Cultural News features not only stories of a Nihon Buyo school and a Aikido dojo in Los Angeles, but also po…

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Little Tokyo - Go For Broke Plaza and First Street North Residences Project
Groundbreaking ceremony launches transformative affordable housing and community plaza project in Little Tokyo

Little Tokyo Service Center (LTSC) and Go For Broke National Education Center (GFBNEC) are set to break ground on the Go…

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