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
| 6/11 - 12/18 Art |
Japanese Paintings: From the Zen Mind Los Angeles County Museum of Art 5905 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles |
| 6/18 - 10/3 Art |
Yasuhiro Ishimoto: Bilingual Photography and the Architecture of Greene & Greene The Huntington Library, Arts Collections, and Botanical Gardens 1151 Oxford Rd. San Marino |
| 9/10 - 10/29 Art |
Jun Kaneko: New Paintings and Sculptures Edward Cella Art+Architecture 2754 S. La Cienega Blvd. Los Angeles (323) 525-0053 |
| 9/18 - 10/16 Art |
The Price Collection Japanese American Cultural and Community Center |
| 10/1 & 8 Culture |
Japanese for Advanced Learners: Discussions in Japanese The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles 5700 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 100, Los Angeles |
| 10/1 Culture |
Edible Adventures: Got Rice? Exploring Little Tokyo Grain by Grain Japanese American National Museum 100 N. Central Ave. Los Angeles Phone:(213) 625-0414 |
| 10/1 Culture |
Akimatsuri Fall Festival East San Gabriel Valley Japanese Community Center 1203 W. Puente Ave. West Covina Phone:(626) 960-2566 |
| 10/2 Culture |
8th Annual Kokoro Craft Boutique Japanese American National Museum |
| 10/2 Culture |
Japanese Folk Dance JAM Session San Fernando Mall 900 San Fernando Rd. San Fernando |
| 10/5 Film |
October Cinema Night: "Shall We Dance?" Film Screening Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden 270 Arlington Dr. Pasadena Phone:(626) 399-1721 |
| 10/8 Culture |
Bonsai Academy The Huntington Library, Arts Collections, and Botanical Gardens 1151 Oxford Rd. San Marino Phone:(626) 405-2100 |
| 10/8 & 9 Culture |
Two-Day Craft Workshop—Indigo Vat Making and Shibori Technique Japanese American National Museum |
| 10/14 Culture |
Otsukimi (Moon Festival) South Coast Botanic Gardens 26300 Crenshaw Blvd. Palos Verdes Peninsula Phone:(310) 544-1948 |
| 10/14 & 15 Culture |
Okaeri 2016: A Nikkei LGBTQ Gathering Japanese American National Museum |
| 10/15 Film |
YO-KAI WATCH:THE MOVIE See p7 |
| 10/15 & 16 Culture |
Akiba Fest 2016 See p14 |
| 10/15 & 16 Culture |
Japanese Garden Festival Descanso Gardens 1418 Descanso Dr. La Cañada Flintridge Phone:(818) 949-4200 |
| 10/16 Culture |
Intro to the Tea Ceremony, Chado, with Keiko Nakada Sensei Shoseian "Whispering Pine" Japanese Tea House Brand Park 1601 W. Mountain St. Glendale friends@shoseianteahouse.com |
| 10/16 Culture |
Japan America Kite Festival Santa Monica Pier and North side of Santa Monica Pier 401 Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica |
| 10/22 Culture |
Kishin Daiko 35th Anniversary Concert Aratani Theatre 244 S. San Pedro St. Los Angeles Phone:(213) 628-2725 |
| 10/16 - 1/29/2017 Culture |
“Sharing Culture | Creating Community” Public Opening and Exhibition Descanso Gardens |
| 10/23 Culture |
Origami Day at the Garden The Japanese Garden 6100 Woodley Ave. Van Nuys Phone:(818) 756-8166 |
| 10/28 Culture |
Obake Night Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute 1964 W. 162nd St. Gardena Phone:(310) 324-6611 |
| 10/29 Music |
Saori Yuki & Sachiko Yasuda, Aurora Benefit Concert in LA See p8 |