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2024/8/18/ Community Celebration for 140 years of Little Tokyo takes place at Nisei Week Closing Ondo on Sunday, August 18 at 4:30 PM on Historic 1st Street between San Pedro & Central

The Little Tokyo Community Council, the Little Tokyo Historical Society and the Nisei Week Foundation invite the entire community to join a special community celebration to commemorate 140 years of Little Tokyo. This celebration of 140 years of Little Tokyo will be followed immediately by the Nisei Week Closing Ondo. Special celebration favors will be […]

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2023/8/12: Japanese American National Museum hosts the Natsumatsuri Family Festival to coincide with Nisei Week on Aug. 12

LOS ANGELES – Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will host the Natsumatsuri Family Festival on Saturday, August 12, 2023, from 11 a.m.–5 p.m. The Museum’s annual summer celebration features free cultural performances, crafts, and activities for families and kids of all ages. Admission to the Natsumatsuri Family Festival is free. All visitors are requested to […]

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2019 / Nisei Week / Second Weekend – Japanese cultural exhibitions in Little Tokyo, Aug. 17-18

Nisei Week / Second Weekend in Little Tokyo www.niseiweek.org www.jaccc.org August 17 (Sat) Nisei Week Rubik’s Cube Open – JACCC Plaza, 8 am Nisei Week Japanese Festival/JACCC Plaza Festival Day-Lee Foods World Gyoza Eating Championship – JACCC Plaza, 2 pm Nisei Week Deko-Car Show – More information will be available at dekocar.com, Nishi Hongwanji Parking […]

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2019 / Nisei Week Street Dance, on Aug. 18 at 3:45PM on First Street in Little Tokyo

From Shige Higashi, Editor & Publisher of Cultural News Nisei Week Parade Dance Instructional Video Hiroshi No Sakura Ondo:  https://youtu.be/QAEbj7RGhlY Santaro Ondo:  https://youtu.be/PkXz45TB4lo + Nisei Week Ondo and Closing Ceremony Chair Miles Hamada announces the schedule of the public dance practices on June 21 through his email to Japanese dance teachers in Los Angeles area. The teacher […]

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2019 / Japan’s pop-group “Bishonen” (Beautiful Boys) to appear at Nisei Week events and perform at Koyasan Buddhist Temple, Aug. 10, 11

Japan’s famous entertainment company Johnny and Associate sends their popular teenage pop-group “Bishonene” (Beautiful Boys) to Nisei Week events in Los Angeles on August 10 and 11. The Johnny and Associates is one of the most influential entertainment companies in Japan for several decades. More than 300 boy singers are called “Johnny’s Junior” and under […]