Little Tokyo

Art
Setsuko Hayashi’s Batik Artwork & Upcoming Workshop on March 23 at The Los Angeles Makery galley in Little Tokyo

Featured Artwork:
Setsuko Hayashi’s piece, Cactus: Night Blossom (Batik, 40×30, $750), is currently on display at th

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Japanese American
2025/03/15/ “San Tai San” Community Basketball Tournament Honors Japanese American Roots and Strengthens Little Tokyo’s Future: Games to be held at Terasaki Budokan


"San Tai San" is a free 3-on-3 youth and adult basketball tournament celebrating
Japanese American roots and strength…

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Anime
'Slime x Little Tokyo – The One Who Devours All J-Food' Stamp Rally Returns for Phase 2 with Exclusive Illustration


Event Duration: February 1 – 16, 2025
Location: Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA 90012
LOS ANGELES – Following the overwhe…

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Buddhism
2025/01/02/ Koyasan Buddhist Temple offers New Year's Goma Service

Koyasan Buddhist Temple in Little Tokyo 2025 New Year’s Day Schedule
The temple address: 342 East First Street, Los Ang…

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Little Tokyo
2025/01/01/ Pop-Up Shinto Shrine of "Shusse Inari" set for New Year’s Day in Little Tokyo


Shinto Shrine of Shussei Inari in America (アメリカ出世稲荷神社) hosts Hatsumōde (初詣), the first shrine visit, on Wednesday, Ja…

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Little Tokyo
2024 December / Share Your Shohei Ohtani Stories: Cultural News wants to hear your stories about Japanese baseball star

Following the exciting announcement that Shohei Ohtani will join the Los Angeles Dodgers in December 2023, his influe…

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Anime
2024/12/08 Closing/ Japanese restaurants in Little Tokyo participating in Stamp Rally of “Slime x Little Tokyo – The One Who Devours All J-Food” from Nov. 23 – Dec. 8


This stamp rally campaign of the popular Japanese anime is sponsored by the Japan Food Product Overseas Promotion Cent…

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z.Southern California
2024 / Weekly Cultural News features not only traditional culture but also popular culture


Latest Weekly Cultural News features not only stories of a Nihon Buyo school and a Aikido dojo in Los Angeles, but also po…

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Go For Broke National Education Center
Groundbreaking ceremony launches transformative affordable housing and community plaza project in Little Tokyo

Little Tokyo Service Center (LTSC) and Go For Broke National Education Center (GFBNEC) are set to break ground on the Go…

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Culture
2024/1/01: Shusse Inari to set pop-up Shinto Shrine in Little Tokyo, Jan. 1, 10AM - 4PM

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Culture
2024/1/01: Shinto Shrine of Shusse Inari in America Looking for Volunteers at New Year’s Day event in Little Tokyo

Shinto Shrine of Shusse Inari in America, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, is looking for volunteers to help with t…

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Little Tokyo
2023: Nisei Week recognizes Anzen Hardware of Little Tokyo and Nori Takahata as outstanding contributor to Japanese American community: Anzen honored with Hashimoto Community Service Award

The Nisei Week Foundation recognized Anzen Hardware of Little Tokyo and its owner Norihiko Takatani as outstanding co…

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