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Tue, Dec 28 2010

New Year’s Day in Little Tokyo

Also tagged: japanese village plaza, Kyoto Grand Hotel, little tokyo, mochitsuki, oshogatsu, sake, weller court, yakisoba

The Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Southern California and the Japanese Chamber of Commerce Foundation present the 13th Annual 2011 Oshogatsu in Little Tokyo event on Jan. 1. This is a day-long celebration...

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Wed, Nov 10 2010

KRAFTY KORNER: The Way to San Jose

Also tagged: CHIZUKO JUDY SUGITA, crafts, CYNTHIA SASAKI, GINGKO, Irvine, jamsj, krafty korner, PJ HIRABAYASHI, poston, ROY HIRABAYASHI, San Jose, SAN JOSE TAIKO, TAIKO CONSERVATORY

San Jose Taiko’s artistic director PJ Hirabayashi and Franco Imperial display their showmanship. (Courtesy of X2 Digital Photography) By GAIL MIYASAKI RAFU CRAFT EDITOR === Almost a month ago, the Japanese...

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Thu, Aug 26 2010

THROUGH THE FIRE: The Power of Obon

Also tagged: CHRISTY ISHIMINE, Columnists, DAVID OSAKO, FAR EAST CAFE, FESTIVALS, Food, heart mountain, Higashi Hongwanji, HOLD UP GALLERY, j-town, janm, KINOKUNIYA, KYODO GRILL, L.A. ODORI, little tokyo, MEMORIES, MIXED ARARE, NIHONMACHI, nisei week, obon, Obon Jivers, photography, Sansei, sharon yamato, SUGAR BOWL, tanabata, through the fire, yonsei

By SHARON YAMATO (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on August 25, 2010.) === It’s been great to see J-town bustling with Nisei Week activity during the past few weeks. Tanabatas, booths selling Asian...

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Sun, Aug 22 2010

One Last Dance

Also tagged: asadoya yunta, bonsai, james okazaki, jvp, little tokyo, Madame Fujima Kansuma, nisei week, Okinawa, ondo, san fernando valley jacc, tanko bushi, venice koshin taiko, yagura

Dancers from the San Fernando Valley Japanese American Community Center join in the public ondo, closing the 70th Nisei Week Festival on Sunday night. (MARIO G. REYES/Rafu Shimpo) With taiko drums and...

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Fri, Aug 20 2010

Sayonara Nisei Week

Also tagged: disney concert hall, fujima kansuma, jaccc, Japan, memoirs of a geisha, nisei week, Okinawa, Olympics, ondo, pearl harbor, smap, yukata

Madame Sanjo Kangiku, Nisei Week Queen Dana Fujiko Heatherton and the Nisei Week Court lead dancers during the community at last year's closing ceremony. Ondo dancing starts at 5 p.m. on Sunday on...

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Wed, Aug 18 2010

Cool Weather, Good Times at Nisei Week Festival

Also tagged: Ajuku Girls, aki the akita, Art Nakane, Centenary United Methodist Church, Charlie Brown, Consul General Junichi Ihara, Councilmember Jan Perry, Dana Heatherton, Hapa Project, japanese village plaza, jiichans, Kanako Mikami, Katsushi, kimono, kip fulbeck, Lani Kume Nishiyama, LAPD Deputy Chief Terry Hara, little tokyo, Mirai Nagasu, Nebuta Festival, nikkei, Nisei Week Festival, obachans, Olympics, Snoopy, Supervisor Michael Antonovich, weller court, yukata

The 2010 Nisei Week Court wave to the crowd during the Nisei Week Parade held Sunday afternoon in Little Tokyo. (Photos by MARIO G. REYES/Rafu Shimpo) By RYOKO ONISHI & JORDAN IKEDA RAFU STAFF WRITERS The...

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Sat, Aug 14 2010

Flash Mob in Little Tokyo

Also tagged: brian kito, flash mob dance, jan perry, janm, junichi ihara, marisa kosugi, minyo station, moca, nisei week, obon, tamlyn tomita, Tanabata Festival, tanko bushi, yuko kaifu

The crowd at the opening of the Tanabata Festival joins in a flash mob rendition of "Tanko Bushi" on Friday night in Little Tokyo. (MARIO G. REYES/Rafu Shimpo) By GWEN MURANAKA RAFU ENGLISH EDITOR A...

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Sat, Aug 14 2010

Noodles: Tako Taiko

Also tagged: drum, noodles, octopus, tako

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Thu, Jul 29 2010

Fabulous at 50

Also tagged: African American, Asian, bon-odori, Buddhist, hapa, henry yasuda, higashi honganji, Hispanic, issei, japanese american, kachi-kachi, kimonos, los angeles, Mardi Gras, nikkei, nisei, Obon Festival, odori, rinban noriaki ito, teriyaki, White, yagura, yukata

People of all ages, many dressed in traditional Japanese garb, participate in the Bon-Odori at Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple in Little Tokyo during its 50th Anniversary on Saturday. (photos by JORDAN...

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Wed, Jul 7 2010

High Spirits in Long Beach

Also tagged: carnival, Coal Miners Song, CSULB, Dave Saika, Elvis Presley, event, Festival, Japanese Garden, LBJCC, Long Beach, Long Beach Japanese Carnival, Noe Yamabe, Obon Jivers, Ole Nervik, ondo, origami, Sakie Hiyoshi, Stan Kong, Tom Ishimine

More than 100 people gathered around the drum tower and danced folk songs, including “One Plus One Ondo” and “Coal Miners’ Song” at the Long Beach Japanese Cultural Center’s carnival on June...

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Tag Archives: taiko

New Year’s Day in Little Tokyo

KRAFTY KORNER: The Way to San Jose

THROUGH THE FIRE: The Power of Obon

One Last Dance

Sayonara Nisei Week

Cool Weather, Good Times at Nisei Week Festival

Flash Mob in Little Tokyo

Noodles: Tako Taiko

Fabulous at 50

High Spirits in Long Beach

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