March 10 - August 26, 2012 |
Exhibition: Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami
Japanese American National Museum
369 E. First St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012 |
| March 30, 2012 - March 10, 2013 |
Exhibition: Kimono in the 20th Century
Pacific Asia Museum
46 North Los Robles Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91101
(626) 449-2742
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April 7 - July 31, 2012 |
Fracture: Daido Moriyama
Fracture: Daido Moriyama presents a range of the artist’s renowned black-and-white photographs, exemplifying the radical aesthetic of are, bure, boke (grainy, blurry, out-of-focus), as well as the debut of recent color work taken in Tokyo.
Pavilion for Japanese Art, Level 3
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 857-6565 |
April 12 - July 22, 2012
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Japanese Paintings: Paths to Englightenment
Pavilion for Japanese Art, East Wing
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 857-6565
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| April 20 - September 3, 2012 |
Exhibition: Lessons of the Cherry Blossom: Japanese Woodblock Prints
Norton Simon Museum
411 W. Colorado Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91105
(626) 449-6840
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| April 20 - October 7, 2012 |
Exhibition: Gajin Fujita: Ukiyo-e in Contemporary Painting
Focus Gallery
Pacific Asia Museum
46 North Los Robles Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91101
(626) 449-2742
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April 30 – June 1, 2012
May 7, 2012: Opening reception
8:00 - 9:00 pm |
Exhibition: Photographs by Noritaka Minami
Perloff Gallery
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA |
| May 18 - August 12, 2012 |
Exhibition: Masterpieces of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Changing Exhibitions Gallery
Pacific Asia Museum
46 North Los Robles Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91101
(626) 449-2742
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| May 18 - July 1, 2012 |
Exhibition: 36 Views of Mount Rainier: Woodblock Prints by Kristina Hagman
Contemporary Gallery
Pacific Asia Museum
46 North Los Robles Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91101
(626) 449-2742
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May 19, 2012
11:00 am; 2:00 pm; 5:00 pm |
Film Screening: MIS-Human Secret Weapon
Nishi Hongwanji
815 East 1st St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012 |
May 19, 2012
2:00 pm |
Film Screenin: "Sugihara: Conspiracy of Kindness"
Suggested donation: $10 general; $5 students
Q&A with filmmaker Diane Estelle Vicari
San Fernando Valley JACL
12953 Branford St.
Pacoima, CA 91331
Info: Ms. Nancy Gohata: (818) 899-4237
yaiko16@verizon.net |
May 20, 2012
10:00 am - 3:15 pm
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Japanese Heritage Celebration
Suiho En Japanese Garden
6100 Woodley Ave.
Van Nuys, CA 91406
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May 20, 2012
2:00 -3:00 pm
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Cloth dying demonstration: Yuzen and Shibori dying by Master artist Setsuko Hayashi
Pacific Asia Museum
46 North Los Robles Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91101
(626) 449-2742 |
May 26, 2012
2:00 - 4:00 pm
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Lecture: From Flapping Birds to Space Telescopes: The Modern Science of Origami by Robert Lang
Japanese American National Museum
369 East First St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 625-0414 |
May 26, 2012
3:00 pm
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Concert: Minyo Station "Cultural Twist"
Alvas Showroom
1417 West 8th St.
San Pedro, CA 90732 |
May 26, 27 & 28, 2012
9:30 am – 5:00 pm
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Bonsai Exhibition & Sale
Los Angeles County Arboretum
301 N. Baldwin Ave.
Arcadia, CA 91007
(626) 821-3222
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May 27, 2012
1:00 - 2:00 pm
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Museum Tour: From the Bodhi Tree to Cherry Blossoms: The Role of Nature in Asian Art
Norton Simon Museum
411 West Colorado Blvd
Pasadena, CA 91105 |
May 28, 2012
11:00 am; 1:40 pm; 4:20pm; 7:00 pm
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Film Screening: MIS-Human Secret Weapon
James Armstrong Theatre
3330 Civic Center Dr.
Torrance CA 90503 |
June 1 -3, 2012
9:30 am – 6:00 pm
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Conference: Reassessing the Shôen System: Society and Economy in Medieval Japan
East Asian Seminar Room (110C)
University of Southern California
Doheny Memorial Library
Los Angeles, CA 90089
(213) 821 - 4365 |
June 2, 2012
1:00 – 2:00 pm
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Exhibition Tour: Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami with curator Meher McArthur
Japanese American National Museum
369 East First St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 625-0414 |
June 2, 2012
6:00 – 8:00 pm
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Taiko Concert: Makoto Taiko
Thorne Hall
Occidental College
1600 Campus Rd.
Los Angeles, CA, 90041 |
June 2 & 3, 2012
11:00 am; 2:00 pm; 5:00 pm |
Film Screening: MIS-Human Secret Weapon
Woodbridge Movies5 (Starplex Cinemas)
4626 Barranca Parkway
Irvine, CA 92604 |
June 7, 2012
6:30 pm |
Lecture: Taro Igarashi, Professor of Architecture
Perloff Hall, Decafé
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA |
June 7, 2012
6:30 pm |
Lecture: Shifting Forms: Ancient Inspirations in Contemporary Japanese Ceramics
By Robert Yellin
Brown Auditorium
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 857-6565 |
June 9, 2012
10:00 am - 12:30 pm
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Lecture – Wabi-Sabi: Traditional Japanese Aesthetics
Japanese Friendship Garden
Balboa Park
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 232-2721 |
June 9, 2012
11:00 am; 1:40 pm; 4:20 pm; 7:00 pm |
Film Screening: MIS-Human Secret Weapon
Gaslamp 15
701 5th Ave.
San Diego, CA 92101 |
June 10, 2012
2:00 pm
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Kimono Demonstration by Naomi Onizuka
Pacific Asia Museum
46 North Los Robles Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91101
(626) 449-2742
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June 15, 2012
7:30 – 10:30 pm
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Pop Up: Explore a mix of classic and contemporary in the exhibition Gajin Fujita: Ukiyo-e in Contemporary Painting
Pacific Asia Museum
46 North Los Robles Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91101
(626) 449-2742
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June 16 & 17, 2012
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Bonsai Show
Descanso Gardens
1418 Descanso Drive
La Canada Flintridge, CA 91011
(818) 949-4200 |
June 17, 2012
2:00 pm
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Woodblock Print Demonstration with artist Kristina Hagman
Pacific Asia Museum
46 N. Los Robles Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91101
(626) 449-2742
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June 23, 2012
2:00 pm
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Curator’s Tour: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Pacific Asia Museum
46 N. Los Robles Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91101
(626) 449-2742 |
| June 23 & 24, 2012 |
Natsu Matsuri
Venice Japanese Community Center
12448 Braddock Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90066
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| June 23 & 24, 2012 |
Japanese Cultural Institute Carnival
Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute (GVJCI)
1964 W. 162nd Street
Gardena, California 90247
(310) 324-6611
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June 24, 2012
2:00 pm
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Authors of Asia: Japanese Warriors, Rogues and Beauties: Woodblocks
from Adventure Stories and Dangerous Beauties and Dutiful Wives: Popular Portraits of Women in Japan, 1905-1925 by Ken Brown. An overview of Japanese book and magazine illustration from the late Meiji and Taisho periods
Pacific Asia Museum
46 North Los Robles Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91101
(626) 449-2742 |
June 28, 2012
6:00 - 9:00 pm |
Beer & Sake Festival
San Diego Marriott Del Mar
11966 El Camino Real
San Diego, CA 92130 |
June 29, 2012
10:00 - 11:00 am
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Storytime in the Garden: Zen Shorts
EBM Japanese Garden
California State University Long Beach
1250 Bellflower Boulevard,
Long Beach, CA 90840
(562) 985-8420 |
June 29, 2012
7:00 - 8:00 pm
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Concert: Celebrating Sakura: Japanese Music for Clarinet Choir: Los Angeles Clarinet Choir, directed by Margaret Thornhill
Norton Simon Museum
411 West Colorado Blvd
Pasadena, CA 91105-1825
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June 29, 2012
8:00 pm
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Concert: Asia America Symphony Orchestra with David Benoit, jazz pianist & conductor
John Anson Ford Amphitheatre
2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East
Los Angeles, CA 90068
(323) 461-3673
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July 7, 2012
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
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Little Tokyo Walking Tour: Art & Sweets Walk of Little Tokyo
Japanese American National Museum
369 East First St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 625-0414 |
July 7, 2012
11:00 am - 7:00 pm |
Little Tokyo Music Festival
Appreciation for support from the U.S.
Noguchi Plaza
JACCC
244 S. San Pedro Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90012 |
July 7, 2012
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Tanabata Sake Tasting
JACCC
Social Sake Club
(310) 800-0366
socialsakeclub@gmail.com |
July 15, 2012
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Origami Festival
EBM Japanese Garden
California State University Long Beach
1250 Bellflower Boulevard,
Long Beach, CA 90840
(562) 985-8420 |
July 19, 2012
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Sake & Food Tasting Event
Vibiana
214 S. Main St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012 |
August 8 - 18, 2012
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LANSCA Nagoya - Los Angeles Sakura Art Exhibition
LELA Terakoya Gallery
Little Tokyo Shopping Center
333 S. Alameda St. 2nd Floor,
Los Angeles, CA 90013 |
August 17, 2012
7:30 pm
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Fusion Friday: Wrap Up: Kimonos of the 20th Century
Pacific Asia Museum
46 North Los Robles Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91101
(626) 449-2742
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September 9, 2012
10:00 am - 3:15 pm
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Ikebana Exhibition
Suiho En Japanese Garden
6100 Woodley Ave.
Van Nuys, CA 91406
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September 16, 2012
2:00 – 3:00 pm
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Cloth dying demonstration: Yuzen and Shibori dying by Master artist Setsuko Hayashi
Pacific Asia Museum
46 North Los Robles Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91101
(626) 449-2742 |
October 14, 2012
10:00 am - 3:15 pm
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Origami Festival
Suiho En Japanese Garden
6100 Woodley Ave.
Van Nuys, CA 91406
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October 14, 2012
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Japan America Kite Festival
North Side of Seal Beach Pier
Seal Beach, CA |
December 8, 2012
2:00 pm
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Curator’s Tour: Kimono in the 20th Century wit Hollis Goodall, Curator of Japanese Art, LACMA
Pacific Asia Museum
46 North Los Robles Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91101
(626) 449-2742 |
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