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
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5/13 - 9/10 Art |
Japanese Painting: A Walk in Nature Los Angeles County Museum of Art 5905 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles |
| 5/28 - 2/4,2018 Culture |
Polished to Perfection: Japanese Cloisonné from the Collection of Donald K. Gerber and Sueann E. Sherry Los Angeles County Museum of Art 5905 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles |
| 8/1 - 10/31 |
Yokai - Demons and Monsters in Japanese Folklore Japanese Friendship Garden of San Diego 2215 Pan American Rd. East San Diego |
| 8/3 - 6 Sports |
2017 PONY Baseball Bronco League World Series Los Alamitos Youth Baseball 4370 Farquhar Ave. Los Alamitos |
| 8/4 & 5 Culture |
Obon Festival Japanese Friendship Garden of San Diego |
| 8/5 Music |
Big World Fun: TAIKOPROJECT Ford Theatres 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East Hollywood |
| 8/6 Culture |
Tanabata Festival 2017 at Suihoen The Japanese Garden At Tillman Water Reclamation Plant 6100 Woodley Ave. Van Nuys |
| 8/10 Others |
9066::13769 Executive Orders that Exclude (Grand Performances) California Plaza 300 & 350 S. Grand Ave. Los Angeles |
| 8/12 & 13 Culture |
Obon Festival Gardena Buddhist Church 1517 W. 166th St. Gardena |
| 8/10 Foods |
Koji Crafting Japanese American Cultural and Community Center |
| 8/15 - 9/17 Others |
Nikkei Samurai: Japanese Swords and the Nisei Veteran Go For Broke National Education Center 355 E. 1st St. Los Angeles |
| 8/19 Culture |
Natsumatsuri Family Festival Japanese American National Museum |
| 8/19 - 27 Culture |
77TH Annual Nisei Week Japanese Festival Little Tokyo, Los Angeles See p4 |
| 8/20 Culture |
“Let’s Have Tea” with Nakada Sensei Shoseian "Whispering Pine" Japanese Tea House Brand Park 1601 West Mountain St. Glendale |
| 8/24 - 26 Film |
"Ugetsu" & "The Life of Oharu" Film Screening - Kenji Mizoguchi Double Feature Aero Theatre 1328 Montana Ave., Santa Monica |
| 8/26 Music |
Mirai No Rekishi / History of the Future - Mark de Clive-Lowe California Plaza |
| 8/26 & 27 Culture |
Japan World Heroes: Kaiju and Tokusatsu Convention Pasadena Convention Center 300 E. Green St. Pasadena |
| 8/26 & 27 Culture |
Two-Day Shibori On! Workshop Japanese American National Museum |