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
| 4/15 - 10/8 Art |
Kanban - Traditional Shop Signs of Japan Mingei International Museum |
| 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 Culture |
Yokai - Demons and Monsters in Japanese Folklore Japanese Friendship Garden of San Diego 2215 Pan American Rd. East San Diego |
| 9/12 - 11/7 Culture |
Ikebana Floral Design South Coast Botanic Gardens 26300 Crenshaw Blvd. Palos Verdes Peninsula (310)544-1948 |
| 9/19 - 1/16,2018 Art |
Special Lecture Series - Deities in Japanese Art Series The Japan Foundation 5700 Wilshire Blvd. #100 Los Angeles (323)761.7510 |
| 10/4 Culture |
Meditation with Japanese Singing Bowl - Relax with Sound Bath at Lunchtime The Japan Foundation |
| 10/7 Culture |
Akimatsuri Fall Festival East San Gabriel Valley Japanese Community Center 1203 West Puente Ave. West Covina (626)960-2566 |
| 10/8 Culture |
Tea Ceremony at Descanso Gardens Descanso Gardens 1418 Descanso Dr., La Cañada Flintridge (818)949-4200 |
| 10/8 Culture |
OAA Annual Okinawa Bazaar Okinawa Association of America, Inc. 16500 S. Western Ave., Gardena (310)532-1929 |
| 10/13 - 15 Culture |
OC Japan Fair OC Fair & Event Center 88 Fair Dr., Costa Mesa See p6 |
| 10/14 & 15 Culture |
Japanese Garden Festival at Descanso Gardens Descanso Gardens |
| 10/14 Culture |
Author Talk by Steve Ryfle on Ishiro Honda's Films Little Tokyo Branch Library 203 S. Los Angeles St., Los Angeles (213)612-0525 |
| 10/14 Music |
Transpacific Musiclands Outdoor Concert Japanese American National Museum 100 N. Central Ave., Los Angeles (213)625-0414 |
| 10/15 Culture |
Japanese Haiku & Zen Koan Shoseian "Whispering Pine" Japanese Tea House Brand Park 1601 West Mountain St., Glendale |
| 10/21 Music |
Aki Yashiro Benefit Concert in LA See p5 |
| 10/26 Culture |
1st Annual World Uchinaanchu (Okinawan) Day Celebration Toyota Meeting Hall (Torrance Cultural Arts Center) 3330 Civic Center Dr., Torrance 310-532-1929 |
| 10/27 Culture |
Obake Night Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute 1964 W. 162nd St., Gardena (310)324-6611 |
| 10/27 Film |
Ikiru (1952)" Film Screening Norton Simon Museum 411 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena (626)449-6840 |