Discover Japan in LA
Dear reader
Announcing the launch of “Japan Connection ” monthly English magazine which introduces Japanese cultures.
After receiving the honor of Mount Fuji added to the World Heritage List as a Cultural Site,
Tokyo officially being selected to host the 2020 Summer Olympics and Japanese cuisine added to UNESCO’s
(United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Intangible Cultural Heritage list; Japan is receiving the biggest attention.
We decided to launch the English monthly magazine “Japan Connection” starting April 2014, here in USA.
We will provide to latest informations about Japan in this magazine and web site(www.japanconnction.us).
We hope this publication will be read all Japanese fun in the United States. Please introduce this magazine “Japan Connection ”
to his/her friends. Please experience Japan in LA and go to Japan soon.
Sincerely yours,
Publisher: Toshimasa Tomiyama
Event Calendar
| 2/17 - 7/9 Others |
75 Years: Remembering Japanese American Incarceration During World War II Robert E. Kennedy Library California Polytechnic State University 1 Grand Ave, Bldg. 35, San Luis Obispo (805)756-5760 |
| 2/19 - 7/31 Others |
Tranquility Disrupted: Japanese Internment and San Luis Obispo County History Center Museum 696 Monterey St. San Luis Obispo (805)543-0638 |
| 3/12 - 8/20 Others |
New Frontiers: The Many Worlds of George Takei Japanese American National Museum 100 N. Central Ave. Los Angeles (213)625-0414 |
| 3/15 - 10/8 Art |
Kanban - Traditional Shop Signs of Japan Mingei International Museum 1439 El Prado San Diego |
| 4/7 - 8/13 Art |
Modern Japan: Prints from the Taisho Era (1912–1926) and Beyond Mingei International Museum Balboa Park, Plaza de Panama 1439 El Prado San Diego (619)239-0003 |
| 4/15 - 10/8 Art |
Kanban - Traditional Shop Signs of Japan Mingei International Museum |
| 5/4 - 7/23 Cluture |
The AjA Project: Refelect + Unfold Japanese Friendship Garden of San Diego 2215 Pan American Rd. East San Diego (619)232-2721 jfgsd@niwa.org |
| 5/5 - 7/12 Cluture |
Ethan Snow Exhibition Japanese Friendship Garden of San Diego |
| 6/3 & 4 Cluture |
Sogetsu Ikebana Exhibition Japanese American Cultural and Community Center George J. Doizaki Gallery 244 S. San Pedro St. Los Angeles (213)628-2725 |
| 6/4 Cluture |
Bonsai Show SuihoEn The Japanese Garden At Tillman Water Reclamation Plant 6100 Wood ley Ave. Van Nuys |
| 6/4 Cluture |
Japanese Cultural Bazaar Buddhist Temple of San Diego 2929 Market St. San Diego (619)239-0896 |
| 6/4 Cluture |
Bamboo Music Instrument Making Workshop for Kids Echo Park Film Center 1200 N. Alvarado St. Los Angeles (323) 761-7510 |
| 6/5 Music |
Jazzin' Up: Shakuhachi Interpretations by John Kaizan Neptune Bluewhale Weller Court Plaza 3rd floor 123 Astronaut E S Onizuka St. Suite.301 Los Angeles (213)620-0908 |
| 6/10 Music |
Create Your Own Bonsai Santa Barbara Botanic Garden 1212 Mission Canyon Rd. Santa Barbara (805)682-472 |
| 6/11 Culture |
Ueki: Pruning of the Black Pines Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden 1250 Bellflower Blvd., BAC Room-203. Long Beach RSVP: (562)985-2169 |
| 6/12 Culture |
Japanese Teahouse Tours The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens 1151 Oxford Rd. San Marino (626)405-2100 |
| 6/16 Music |
An Evening with Keiko Matsui Aratani Theatre 244 S. San Pedro St. Los Angeles (213)628-2725 |
| 6/17 Culture |
Edible Adventures: A Noodling Little Tokyo Walk Japanese American National Museum 100 North Central Ave. Los Angeles (213)625-0414 |
| 6/17 Culture |
17th Annual US Sumo Open 2017 The Walter Pyramid 1250 N Bellflower Blvd. Long Beach |
| 6/17 & 18 Culture |
Sun Valley Obon 2017 Valley Japanese Community Center 8850 Lankershim Blvd. Sun Valley (818)825-9583 |
| 6/20 Film |
”In This Corner of the World (Kono sekai no katasumi ni)" U.S. Premiere at LA Film Festival ArcLight Cinemas Culver City 9500 Culver Blvd. Culver City (310)559-2416 |
| 6/23 Drinks |
Sake at Sunset Maker City LA 1933 S. Broadway, Los Angeles |
| 6/24 Music |
Stars for Budokan Enka Concert Aratani Theatre |
| 6/24 Culture |
2017 Obon Festival West Covina Buddhist Temple 1203 W. Puente Ave. West Covina (626)689-1040 |
| 6/24 & 25 Culture |
Annual Summer Festival Venice Japanese Community Center 12448 Braddock Dr. Los Angeles (310)822-8885 |
| 6/24 & 25 Culture |
GVJCI Matsuri Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute 1964 W. 162nd St. Gardena (310)324-6611 |
| 6/24 & 25 Culture |
2017 Annual Japanese Festival Long Beach Japanese Cultural Center 1766 Seabright Ave, Long Beach |
| 6/25 Culture |
Miso Made Easy Japanese American Cultural and Community Center 244 S. San Pedro St. Los Angeles |
| 6/25 Music |
L.A. Men’s Glee Club Concert James R. Armstrong Theatre 3330 Civic Center Dr, Torrance |