Japan Foundation LA Modern Art Closing JUN 13 | Japan Foundation LA | Art Exhibition | Sanzen Daisen Sekai | May 9 – Jun. 13 June 12, 2026
Amakusa Clay Ceramic Art Japan Foundation LA Japan Foundation LA | June 18 at 7PM | DUAL OPENING RECEPTION – Ceramics show and Tea house installation June 12, 2026
Japan Foundation LA Museum - Japanese Art - SoCal 2026 MAR 5-JUN 2 | Japan Foundation LA | Manifesting Icons: The Materials and Making of Buddhist Visual Culture in Asia June 2, 2026
Japan Foundation LA Japanese Culture - LA Koyasan Buddhist Temple Japan Foundation | Workshop “Shabutsu: Tracing Forms of the Buddha” by a Singon Priest | Wed. May 27, 7-8:30PM May 27, 2026
Buddhist Community - LA Japanese Culture - LA Zenshuji Soto Mission Japan Foundation presents “Heart Sutra Recitation in Two Tradition” Interfaith program featuring Soto Zen and Linji Chan traditions takes place Wednesday, April 22 at 7PM April 22, 2026
Japan Foundation LA Japanese Culture - LA Kami 2026 MAR 5-APR 9 | The Japan Foundation | Guardians of Beringia: Kami Kamuy — A Ceramic Retrospective on Ainu, Shinto, and Native American Spirit Worlds April 9, 2026
Fluxus Art Kaoru Kuribayashi Yoko Ono Japan Foundation Presents “Fluxus Art for Yoko Ono” — A Performance Program Celebrating Experimental Art and Music of 1960s and 60s on Feb. 28, 1:00-2:30PM February 27, 2026
Japan Foundation LA Museum - Japanese Art - SoCal VanHartingsveldt Michael Monthly | Japan Foundation Presents In-Person Lecture Series of “Japanese Sculpture” by Michael VanHartingsveldt from November 2025 through April 2026 February 26, 2026
Craft Japan Foundation LA Museum - Japanese Art - SoCal 2026 Feb 18 | Closing | Japan Foundation Presents “Package Craft: From Candy Box to Sculpture” art exhibition from Nov. 21, 2025 through Feb. 18, 2026 February 18, 2026
Ema Japan Foundation LA Japanese Culture - LA Koyasan Buddhist Temple 2026 Jan 17 | Japanese New Year Traditions Celebrated at Japan Foundation with Ema Workshop January 17, 2026
Japan Foundation LA Japanese Culture - LA Koyasan Buddhist Temple Oshogatsu in Little Tokyo 2026 Jan 17 | Japan Foundation Los Angeles Presents “Celebrate the New Year – Write Your Wish on an Ema!” on Saturday, Jan. 17, 11AM -12:30PM January 17, 2026
Japan Foundation LA Los Angeles County Museum of Art - LACMA Museum - Japanese Art - SoCal 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 November 18, 2025
Folklore Japan Foundation LA Japanese Culture - LA Japanese Topics - World 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 November 8, 2025
Japan Foundation LA McArthur Meher Museum - Japanese Art - SoCal 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 November 6, 2025
Buyo - Umekawa Ichinosuke Japanese Culture - LA Nihon Buyo 2025/10/09/ Japan Foundation presents demonstration and workshop of Ichinosue Umekawa: A Revolution in Movement October 9, 2025
Amakusa Clay Ceramic Art Japan Foundation LA 2025 AUG 14 | Japan Foundation LA | Artist Talk: Kenta Takaki – Turning Porcelain into TOFU August 14, 2025
Japan Foundation LA Online 2025/06/18/ Japan Foundation Online Lecture Series | Japan and Kami 3: Shinto and Japanese Life – as seen at Meiji Jingu Shinto Shrine, Tokyo June 18, 2025
Japan Foundation LA Japanese Culture - LA Japanese Topics - World 2025/06/04/ Japan Foundation Lecture “Through the Fragrant Screen: Genji’s World in Scent and Space” June 4, 2025
Film TV Japan Foundation LA Sumo World premiere of screening “THE WIDE WEST” with sumo champions panel takes place at Japan Foundation Los Angeles | June 02, 2025 June 2, 2025
Chanoyu - Tea Gathering - LA Japan Foundation LA Japanese Topics - World 2025/05/08/ Japan Foundation Lecture & Workshop / Historic Matcha Tasting Game: Sensory Awakening through Tocha May 8, 2025
Japan Foundation LA Japanese Topics - World Okinawa Traditions 2025/04/29/ Japan Foundation Lecture / Renowned History Scholar Timon Screech talks “Early Western Imaginings of 16th Century Ryūkyū” April 29, 2025
Chanoyu - Tea Gathering - LA Japan Foundation LA Japanese Culture - LA Japanese Topics - World 2025/04/23/ Japan Foundation Lecture / Kyoto’s Nishijin textile master talks in person April 23, 2025
Japanese Topics - World Rakugo - Yose 2025/04/04/ An intimate evening of four Japanese spoken theater performances presented by UCLA Yanai Initiative and Japan Foundation at Japan House April 4, 2025
Japanese Topics - World LA Wildfires 2025 Museum - Japanese Art - SoCal 2025/03/15 Closing/ Japan Foundation presents art exhibition “ETHEREAL: Interpretations of the Ryugujo Myth” by the artist who lost her home in Eaton fire March 15, 2025
Japanese Culture - LA Japanese Topics - World LA Wildfires 2025 2025/01/09/ Los Angeles Firestorm Cancels Japan Foundation’s Lecture, Annual Tea Event, and Temporarily Closes Japan House January 9, 2025
Japanese Culture - LA Japanese Topics - World 2024/12/14 Closing/ Japan Foundation presents photo exhibition “Ganbare! Japanese Athletes on the World Stage” from Oct. 16 – Dec. 14, 2024 December 14, 2024
Japanese Culture - LA Japanese Topics - World 2024/12/10/ Japan Foundation Los Angeles Hosts Acclaimed Architects Takaharu & Yui Tezuka for “5 Dimensions of Japanese Architecture” Lecture Series on Tuesday, Dec. 10 at 7PM December 10, 2024
Japanese Topics - World Lecture 2024/12/04/ UCLA Yanai Initiative and Japan Foundation Los Angeles present “An Evening Chat with Author Tomoka Shibasaki” at Japan Foundation on Wednesday, Dec. 4 at 7PM December 4, 2024
Film TV Japanese Topics - World 2024/11/20/ Japan Foundation presents “Movie Screening & Director’s Talk KOSHIEN: Japan’s Field of Dreams” on Wednesday, Nov. 20, from 7:00PM-9:00PM November 20, 2024
Japanese Culture - LA Japanese Topics - World 2024/10/02/ Japan Foundation Los Angeles presents “Author Event: Toshikazu Kawaguchi” at its hall, 5700 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 100, Los Angeles, CA 90036, on Wednesday, Oct. 2 from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. October 2, 2024
