Japan Foundation Los Angeles

Japan Foundation Los Angeles
Renowned History Scholar Timon Screech to talk “Early Western Imaginings of 16th Century Ryūkyū” at Japan Foundation on April 29

Timon Screech taught the history of Japanese art at SOAS, University of London, for 30 years, before moving to a chair at…

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Japan Foundation Lecture & Workshop / Historic Matcha Tasting Game: Sensory Awakening through Tocha / May 8

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

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Culture
Japan Foundation Los Angeles: Kyoto's Nishijin textile master to talk in person in Los Angeles on Wednesday, April 23

Kitamura Tokusai’s family has been designing and making silk textiles, or fukusa, for practitioners of tea since 1712…

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Yose
2025/04/04/ An intimate evening of four Japanese spoken theater performances presented by UCLA Yanai Initiative and Japan Foundation at Japan House


In partnership with the Yanai Initiative for Globalizing Japanese Humanities and with the support of JAPAN HOUSE Los A…

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Art
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


The Japan Foundation Los Angeles presents art exhibition “ETHEREAL: Interpretations of the Ryugujo Myth by Dwight Hw

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Culture
2025/01/09/ Los Angeles Firestorm Cancels Japan Foundation’s Lecture, Annual Tea Event, and Temporarily Closes Japan House


The Los Angeles firestorm has disrupted Japanese cultural activities in the Greater Los Angeles area.
Among the impac…

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Culture
2024/12/14 Closing/ Japan Foundation presents photo exhibition “Ganbare! Japanese Athletes on the World Stage” from Oct. 16 – Dec. 14, 2024

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The Japan Foundation Los Angeles (JFLA) presents photo exhibition Ganbar

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Culture
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

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japan Foundation Los Angeles (JFLA) announces the second session of its Japanese Architects Talk…

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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


Japan Foundation Los Angeles
5700 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 100
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Join an intimate conversation with J…

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Film-TV
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


The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles
5700 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036
Major leaguers Shohei Ohtani (Los Angele…

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Culture
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.


This exciting author spotlight event is dubbed as Before YOUR Coffee Gets Cold, Meet Author Toshikazu Kawaguchi.
Join…

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Art
2024/9/28 Closing: Japan Foundation presents 50-finalist student artworks inspired by Edo period from Aug. 5-Sep. 28

The Japan Foundation Los Angeles presents “Inspired by Edo Exhibition" from August 5 through September 28, 2024, at 57…

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