4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (110+ words) A Community Bon Dance will be held on Saturday, Sept. 12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Eastlake High School, 1120 Eastlake Pkwy. in Chula Vista. 10:30-10:55 a.m.: Bon dance #1 11-11:30 a.m.: UC San Diego Asayake Taiko performance 11:35 a.m.-12 p.m.: Bon dance #2 12:30-12:50 p.m.: Bon dance #3 1:20-1:40 p.m.: Bon dance #4 Free blood pressure readings provided…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (709+ words) By TOMOKO NAGAIRafu Staff Writer The annual Summer Festival at the Long Beach Japanese Cultural Center drew a lively crowd of families and community members on June 27, bringing together generations ranging from young children to seniors at a center that…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (165+ words) Okaeri will present Queer Obon on Sunday, Sept. 20, from 4 to 9 p.m. at Terasaki Budokan, 249 S. Los Angeles St. in Little Tokyo. This community festival gathers the Nikkei LGBTQ+ community to remember queer ancestors through ceremony and dance. Okaeri continues this tradition with…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (278+ words) Japanese musical tradition meets contemporary jazz when MAOSHO featuring Ryota Kikuchi takes the stage at Japan House Los Angeles, 6801 Hollywood Blvd. in Hollywood, on Tuesday, Sept. 8, at 7 p.m. MAOSHO features Tsugaru shamisen virtuoso Sho Asano and internationally acclaimed jazz pianist and…...