The University of Southern California (USC) Leonard Davis School of Gerontology presents “Lifespan Through Kimono” at California Science Center on Friday, September 6 at 5:30 p.m. “Lifespan Through Kimono” is a show of the kimono collection of the Yamano Gakuen, Yamano Beauty College, and Yamano College of Aesthetics in Japan. This show celebrates the art […]
Shinto Shrine of Shusse Inari in America will hold Aki-matsuri and Children’s Blessing (Shichigosan in Japanese) at Miyako Hybrid Hotel, 21381 S. Western Ave, Torrance, CA 90501, on Saturday, November 13, 2021. Aki-matsuri will take place from 10:00 am – 10:30 am. Children’s Blessing will take place from 10:30 am – 3:00 pm by appointments […]
Forwarded for the 100 Kimono Project Kimono & Yukata Sale by appointment June 9 at 7:00 pm through June 12 at 7:00pm Michael Helms Photography 10349 Siesta Drive, Sunland, CA 91040 The 100 Kimono Project / Yakata & Kimono Sale! We are selling all the kimonos that we used in the shoot, so we can […]
Fashion designer Peter Lai creates his dream “Japanese Village” in the space of 5,000 sq ft. loft near Little Tokyo. Online view at https://flic.kr/s/aHsk6d8Brr “Japanese Village” is displayed with his extensive and colorful collection of Japanese antiques, kimono, ceramics, hina doll and rare artifacts. Annual Holiday Sale, December 8 – 31 30-70% off Peter Lai […]
Fowler in Focus: Japanese Pictorial Ikats from the Krauss Collection The Fowler Museum at UCLA January 8–June 24, 2012 Sake-swilling imps, Buddhist saints in the form of pop-up dolls, turtles trailing seaweed as longevity symbols—welcome to the engaging imagery of Japanese e-gasuri, or “picture ikat” cloth. Japanese weavers, like their counterparts in South, Southeast, […]
The Nibei Foundation’s Japan Study Club features kimono consultant Mme. Fumi Akutagwa on June 19 at 7:30 pm at the Terasaki Foundation Laboratory Building, 11570 West Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064. Reception and dinner at 6:30 pm Followed by the presentation at 7:30 pm (310) 479-6101 ext 134 japanstudies@nibei.org June […]
Uchikake, or outer robe, originated in the Kamakura period (1185-1333), when women of the samurai class adopted for formal occasions. One of the garments on display at the Clark Center’s “Woven Identities of Japan” is a spectacular “Blue uchikake with courtly scene” dating from the nineteenth century. Made of plain-weave blue satin, […]
