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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 Series, 5 Dimensions of Japanese Architecture, featuring Takaharu and Yui Tezuka of Tezuka Architects from Japan, and Prof. Don Choi of Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. The event will take place on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, […]

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

Email from the Japan Foundation Los Angeles The Japan Foundation Los Angeles (JFLA) presents photo exhibition Ganbare! Japanese Athletes on the World Stage at the JFLA, 5700 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 100, Los Angeles, CA 90036, from October 16 – December 14, 2024. Galley hours are: Monday-Saturday, 12:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Closed on Sundays & Holidays (November 11, […]

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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 Japanese author Tomoka Shibasaki as she discusses her literary works, including the award-winning Spring Garden (Haru no niwa). She will also be reading from her forthcoming collection (in early 2025) A Hundred Years and a Day. The […]

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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 Angeles Dodgers) and Yusei Kikuchi (Houston Astros) appear as young athletes in this movie! As a program related to our “Ganbare! Japanese Athletes on the World Stage” exhibition, we will be screening a documentary film that tells the […]

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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. Joining Kawaguchi will be Naomi Hirahara, Los Angeles-based Edgar Award-winning author, as a moderator and conversation facilitator. Admission is free. Registration is required. This event will be an intimate conversation with acclaimed Japanese author Toshikazu Kawaguchi as he discusses his best-selling book series Before […]

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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 5700 Wilshire Blvd, Sute100, Los Angeles, CA 90036. Admission is free.  Hours: Mon-Sat 12:00pm-6:00pm. Closed on Sundays & Holidays (August 12 and 31, September 2) Opening Reception: August 5, 2024 at 7:00pm At the opening reception on […]

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2024/9/18/ Japan Foundation Los Angeles presents in-person lecture about Tokyo’s popular temple Asakusa Sensoji by young monk of the temple Wednesday, Sept. 18 at 7PM

The Japan Foundation Los Angeles (JFLA) presents lecture “Asakusa Sensoji: My Home is a Temple” by Rev. Yoichi Shimizutani at JFLA, 5700 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 100, Los Angeles, CA 90036 on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, from 7 p.m.-8:20 p.m. Admission is free, registration is required Click here to Register Sensoji Temple in Asakusa is a major […]

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2024/8/21/ The Japan Foundation Los Angeles presents in-person lecture series “Conversations on Japanese Art 3: Art that Isolates (sabishii art)” on Wednesday, August 21, 7PM-8:15PM (PDT).

Admission is free, registration is required Click here to Register When you see Japanese artworks, how do they make you feel? Maybe you are unsettled by the paintings and sculptures of demons in Buddhist temples or delighted by the mischievous monkeys painted by Mori Sosen. These responses connect you to art viewers long ago in Japan who likely […]

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2024/7/28/ Inspired by Edo: 50 finalists of national student art competition to be exhibited at Descanso Gardens in July and Japan Foundation in August, September

The Inspired by Edo exhibition at the Boddy House in Descanso Gardens from July 6–28. The Inspired by Edo exhibition at Japan Foundation’s LA Gallery from August 5 – September 28. During the Edo era (1603-1868), Japanese artists innovated techniques to bring all of nature to striking life. Because the artists saw themselves as belonging […]