Japan Foundation Los Angeles

Japan Foundation Los Angeles
Japan Foundation Los Angeles Presents “Celebrate the New Year – Write Your Wish on an Ema!” on Saturday, Jan. 17, 11AM -12:30PM

The workshop will feature a talk by Rev. Yuryu Mori of Koyasan Beikoku Betsuin in Little Tokyo, who will share insights i…

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Craft
Now | Japan Foundation Presents “Package Craft: From Candy Box to Sculpture” art exhibition from Nov. 21, 2025 through Feb. 18, 2026


Japan Foundation Los Angeles
Art Exhibition | Package Craft: From Candy Box to Sculpture
November 22, 2025 - Februa…

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Monthly | Japan Foundation Presents In-Person Lecture Series of “Japanese Sculpture” by Michael VanHartingsveldt from November 2025 through April 2026

From the enigmatic dogū to the dynamic haniwa, early Japanese aesthetics quickly developed alongside its civiliz…

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2025/11/18 | Japan Foundation hosts “An Evening of Woodblock Prints” lecture and demonstration in conjunction with “Deep Cuts: Block Printing Across Cultures” exhibition at LACMA

Paul Binnie will demonstrate to the audience the techniques of traditional and contemporary woodblock printmaking,…

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Folklore
2025/09/25 - 11/08 | Japan Foundation Traveling Exhibition “YOKAI PARADE: Supernatural Monsters from Japan” comes to Los Angeles from Sep. 25 – Nov. 08, 2025

The Japan Foundation Los Angeles presents traveling exhibition YOKAI PARADE: Supernatural Monsters from Japan from…

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2025/11/06/ Japan Foundation Los Angeles hosts official Book Launch party for Japanese art historian and curator Meher McArthur’s “A Japanese Art Journey” published by Tuttle Books Nov. 6

Through vivid storytelling, McArthur takes readers on a journey from her multicultural upbringing to her life-chang…

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Buyo - Umekawa Ichinosuke
2025/10/09/ Japan Foundation presents demonstration and workshop of Ichinosue Umekawa: A Revolution in Movement


Ichinosuke Umekawa is a renowned Japanese classical dancer, or buyoka, whose background in both ballet and kabuki…

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Craft
2025/08/14/ Japan Foundation | Artist Talk: Kenta Takaki - Turning Porcelain into TOFU


Forwarded for Japan Foundation Los Angeles/Facebook |The artist talk "Kenta Takaki – Turning Porcelain into Tofu" wa…

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2025/06/18/ Japan Foundation Online Lecture Series | Japan and Kami 3: Shinto and Japanese Life - as seen at Meiji Jingu Shinto Shrine, Tokyo

Meiji Shrine Priest Moriyasu Ito will discuss what a shrine is.…

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2025/06/04/ Japan Foundation Lecture “Through the Fragrant Screen: Genji’s World in Scent and Space”

Participants are invited to experience the chapter through the sense of smell…

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Film-TV
2025/06/02/ World premiere of screening “THE WIDE WEST” with sumo champions panel takes place at Japan Foundation Los Angeles

The Japan Foundation Los Angeles (JFLA) presents special screening of “THE WIDE WEST” with sumo champions panel at the…

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2025/05/08/ Japan Foundation Lecture & Workshop / Historic Matcha Tasting Game: Sensory Awakening through Tocha

In this refined yet playful activity, participants taste different teas and attempt to identify their origin and type…

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