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Nikkei Chronicles #12—Growing Up Nikkei: Connecting with Our Heritage
At Tanabata Matsuri I heard a call
Don do kon ko don do kon ko do ko do ko su ko su ko don. The beats of the taiko woke me from the sl…

Isabella Ikeda Leite • Nov. 14, 2023

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Brazil drum festivals identity matsuri taiko
Brazil drum festivals identity matsuri taiko
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Yoshito Yonezawa, the driving force behind the Los Angeles Tanabata Festival
Wants to continue but problem is lack of manpower The Tanabata decorations of the Los Angeles Tanab…

Keiko Fukuda • July 26, 2023

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festivals Japanese prefectural associations Los Angeles Tanabata Festival Miyagi Kenjinkai Yoshihito Yonezawa
festivals Japanese prefectural associations Los Angeles Tanabata Festival Miyagi Kenjinkai Yoshihito Yonezawa
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8th Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest
Mochi Wishes
On the day of the Tanabata Festival, the summer sun cast rays of golden light onto the streets of L…

Sophiya Ichida Sweet • June 21, 2021

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California fiction Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest (series) Little Tokyo Los Angeles Tanabata United States
California fiction Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest (series) Little Tokyo Los Angeles Tanabata United States
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Japanese culture celebrated at festivals
2015 marks the 120th anniversary of the Treaty of Friendship, Navigation and Commerce between Brazi…

Tatiana Maebuchi • Sept. 9, 2015

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Brazil cherry blossom festivals cherry blossoms culture Festival do Japão (event) Festival of Japanese Culture (event) festivals matsuri Tanabata
Brazil cherry blossom festivals cherry blossoms culture Festival do Japão (event) Festival of Japanese Culture (event) festivals matsuri Tanabata
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Dedicating His Life to Art and Community Service - Artist Richard Yutaka Fukuhara - Part 1
Pride of Being Japanese When I first met Richard Fukuhara—a third generation Japanese Am…

Keiko Fukuda • March 5, 2015

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artists arts California communities Japanese prefectural associations Little Tokyo Los Angeles Love to Nippon (organization) Nikkei Games (event) Orange County Nikkei Coordinating Council Richard Yutaka Fukuhara Shadows for Peace (exhibition) Tanabata United States Yamaguchi Kenjinkai
artists arts California communities Japanese prefectural associations Little Tokyo Los Angeles Love to Nippon (organization) Nikkei Games (event) Orange County Nikkei Coordinating Council Richard Yutaka Fukuhara Shadows for Peace (exhibition) Tanabata United States Yamaguchi Kenjinkai
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Kizuna: Nikkei Stories from the 2011 Japan Earthquake & Tsunami
Three years after the Great East Japan Earthquake: Interview with Yoshihito Yonezawa the President of the Nanka Miyagi Kenjin Kai - Part 2
Read part 1 >> Stood speechless at the sight of disaster areas: We will keep doing what …

Keiko Fukuda • March 10, 2014

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2011 Tohoku Earthquake & Tsunami, Japan California Japanese prefectural associations JPquake2011 Los Angeles Nanka Miyagi Kenjinkai Tanabata United States Yoshihito Yonezawa
2011 Tohoku Earthquake & Tsunami, Japan California Japanese prefectural associations JPquake2011 Los Angeles Nanka Miyagi Kenjinkai Tanabata United States Yoshihito Yonezawa
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Kizuna: Nikkei Stories from the 2011 Japan Earthquake & Tsunami
Three years after the Great East Japan Earthquake: Interview with Yoshihito Yonezawa the President of the Nanka Miyagi Kenjin Kai - Part 1
“I was so touched by people’s kindness I wanted to do all that I could to help others&r…

Keiko Fukuda • March 3, 2014

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2011 Tohoku Earthquake & Tsunami, Japan California Japanese prefectural associations JPquake2011 Los Angeles Nanka Miyagi Kenjinkai Tanabata United States Yoshihito Yonezawa
2011 Tohoku Earthquake & Tsunami, Japan California Japanese prefectural associations JPquake2011 Los Angeles Nanka Miyagi Kenjinkai Tanabata United States Yoshihito Yonezawa
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From Sendai to LA--Workshop Support Arrives in LA from the Home of the Tanabata Festival
A genuine love for Japan, felt in Los AngelesThe Tanabata Festival became the new talk of the town …

Keiko Fukuda • June 3, 2010

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California festivals Honshu Japan Japanese Americans Los Angeles Miyagi Prefecture Nisei Week (event) Sendai Tanabata Tanabata festivals United States
California festivals Honshu Japan Japanese Americans Los Angeles Miyagi Prefecture Nisei Week (event) Sendai Tanabata Tanabata festivals United States
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Los Angeles “Tanabata Matsuri”: Part 3 - Aiming for a New Tradition: “Otakiage” for the Tanabata ornaments
Among the many events held by the Los Angeles Nikkei community in 2009, perhaps one of the most hig…

Yukikazu Nagashima • Dec. 21, 2009

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festivals matsuri Tanabata traditions
festivals matsuri Tanabata traditions
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Los Angeles “Tanabata Matsuri”: Part 2 - Creating More Ties that Bind - Tsutsui-san’s aspirations for next year
>> Read Part 1 The 1st Annual “Tanabata Matsuri (Tanabata Festival),” held as a…

Yukikazu Nagashima • Nov. 19, 2009

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Alzheimer's disease crafts family festivals festivals Tanabata Tanabata festivals
Alzheimer's disease crafts family festivals festivals Tanabata Tanabata festivals
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