LA Kansai Club and Karin Creations Spring Festival
It’s Spring! Let’s enjoy the beautiful Japanese songs at Nishi Hongwanji!!
Please save the date!! Don’t miss this!
This is a one and only Karaoke festival with Showa Era classics by great singers.
Date: April 13 (Sunday) 1pm~
Entry fee: $15 (Free for those aged 80 and above)
Payments can be made via Venmo or Zelle.
Location: Los Angeles Nishi Hongwanji
Address: 815 E 1st Street, Los Angeles, 90012.
There will be a shuttle bus from South Bay to Nishi Hongwanji available for the first 50 people ($10/seat). Please contact Noriko for the bus.
Yoriko Yonami, from Yokohama, who thrived as a star performer at the Shochiku Kageki Dan (SKD) in Japan, is a general producer of this event. We also invite the renowned MC Mr. Tak Nishi from Kagoshima back to this stage, introducing all the singers and songs.
This "Spring Grand Karaoke Festival” is hosted by the Kansai Club using Keiro Grant, sponsored by the Japan Singers Association USA. In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Showa era, performers will passionately sing their signature songs, focusing on beloved Showa classics.
Volunteers are welcome, and we have vender’s booths, too.
Pay with VENMO... LA Kansai Club and Karin Creations Spring Festival
Pay with VENMO or Contact: Noriko Yonami (event Producer) at 626-675-0713 (Text if it’s English) or email at LaKansai.Club@gmail.com.
Pay with ZELLE... LA Kansai Club and Karin Creations Spring Festival
Pay with Zelle or Contact: Noriko Yonami (event Producer) at 626-675-0713 (Text if it’s English) or email at LaKansai.Club@gmail.com.
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03/08/2025 - Angel Nishinaka's Mardi Gras Celebration of Life Ondo Party
MARDI GRAS ONDO PARTY in LITTLE TOKYO / DTLA - COMMUNITY EVENT - ALL WELCOME TO ATTEND.
All are welcome to attend Angel Nishinaka’s Celebration of Life which will be held at Centenary United Methodist Church on Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 2:30pm. Centenary is located at 300 S. Central Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles (Little Tokyo / Skidrow-kyo). Please feel free to share this invite with others. The planned program will include Taiko, Ondo Dancing, singing, etc. a spectacle designed to keep everyone entertained and in great spirits.
Angel’s wish was to have a Mardi Gras-themed Celebration of Life in which no one wore formal black funeral attire, but rather the Mardi Gras colors of purple, green, or gold. The family has since added “Angel red” and Japanese hapi coats. Or just come in anything you feel comfortable, it’s going to be a PARTY not a funeral… This is a COMMUNITY EVENT and everyone is invited to share in SPIRIT CULTURE COMMUNITY as we celebrate the life of Angel Nishinaka, the “matriarch” of the Nishinaka / Itomura family…
04/5/2025 - OC Japan Fair 2025 "Cherry Blossom"
Tasting, shopping and learning about Japanese culture. Demonstrations, performances, games, etc.
Ryujin Taiko and LTDC Ondo Workshop TBD at Nakamise stage. Ondo Demonstration TBD on Main stage
7/5/2025 - Anime Expo 2025 Ondo Workshop
Anime Expo 2025 at the Los Angeles Convention Center - opening ceremony, Ondo Workshop, closing ceremony. Time TBD
7/22, 7/24, 7/29, 7/31- Nisei Week Parade / Ondo Practice. 8/5 - Street Ondo Practice
Parade Dances and Street Dancing Practice
July 22 (Tues) & July 24 (Thurs) - practicing only the two parade dances
July 29 (Tues) & July 31 (Thurs) - practicing parade dances the first half and street ondo the second half
August 5 (Tues) - practicing the street ondo for the public dancers (this practice is optional for the dance groups)
6:30pm - 9:00pm
6:30-7:30 - ondo practice
7:30-7:45 - break
7:45-9:00 - ondo practice
Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (JACCC)
244 San Pedro St,
Los Angeles, CA 90012
8/2/2025- Boyle Heights Community Partners
4th Annual Nikkei Celebration in Boyle Heights - Parade and public ondo. Saturday August 2, 2025 4pm to 10pm. Event location in front of the Boyle Heights historic Japanese restaurant Otomisan located at 2506 1/2 East First Street, LA Ca 90033
8/10/2025 Nisei Week Grand Parade
2025 Nisei Week Grand Parade 4pm to 6pm - 1st and 2nd Street in Little Tokyo DTLA
8/17/2025 Nisei Week Closing Ceremony and Street Ondo
2025 Nisei Week Closing Ceremony and Street Ondo - 1st Street in Little Tokyo DTLA. - Live entertainment, and public ondo. 4pm to 8pm. The public is invited to Nisei Week’s finale, the Japanese tradition of dancing in the street with live entertainment, to close out the festival on August 17, beginning at 4 p.m..
This will be followed by the Ondo and Closing Ceremony. Everyone is welcome to join Japanese dancing in the street, led by the 2025 Nisei Week Choreographer Bando Hidesomi.
8/2025 - OCO (Orange County Optimist) Natsu Matsuri @ Tanaka Farms
2025 Orange County Optimist (OCO) Natsu Matsuri at Tanaka Farms in Irvine California. Enjoy a lineup starting with OCO Kibou Taiko, entertainment, martial arts demo, games, lots of great food, a beer garden, ondo dancing lead by LTDC featuring Ryujin Taiko, and (drum roll, please)…a Parade!
10/2025 - OC Japan Fair 2025
2025 OC Japan Fair at the OC Fair & Event Center, Costa Mesa CA
11/25 - Worthy Of Love & Little Tokyo Business Association Children's Birthday Party
6 pm at the Terasaki Budokan in Little Tokyo DTLA the Little Tokyo Business Association will host the Worthy Of Love children with a Birthday Party Celebration for "unhoused" children and their families. 300+ children and their families are expected to attend this event.
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ANGEL NISHINAKA"S CELEBRATION OF LIFE MARDI GRAS ONDO PARTY
MARDI GRAS ONDO PARTY in LITTLE TOKYO / DTLA - COMMUNITY EVENT - ALL WELCOME TO ATTEND.
MARDI GRAS ONDO PARTY in LITTLE TOKYO / DTLA - COMMUNITY EVENT - ALL WELCOME TO ATTEND.
All are welcome to attend Angel Nishinaka’s Celebration of Life which will be held at Centenary United Methodist Church on Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 2:30pm. Centenary is located at 300 S. Central Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles (Little Tokyo / Skidrow-kyo). Please feel free to share this invite with others. The planned program will include Taiko, Ondo Dancing, singing, etc. a spectacle designed to keep everyone entertained and in great spirits.
Angel’s wish was to have a Mardi Gras-themed Celebration of Life in which no one wore formal black funeral attire, but rather the Mardi Gras colors of purple, green, or gold. The family has since added “Angel red” and Japanese hapi coats. Or just come in anything you feel comfortable, it’s going to be a PARTY not a funeral… This is a COMMUNITY EVENT and everyone is invited to share in SPIRIT CULTURE COMMUNITY as we celebrate the life of Angel Nishinaka, the “matriarch” of the Nishinaka / Itomura family…
A CHANCE TO DANCE… We are having a “Mardi Gras ONDO” !!!! The Mardi Gras Party following the service will include singing, dancing, and performances, a true COMMUNITY EVENT that all are welcome to JOIN and PARTICIPATE. A Skidrow-kyo / Little Tokyo Dance Club Mardi Gras Ondo complete with Ondo dancing, Taiko performances, open Mic Karaoke, etc. Join us on the dance floor or enjoy the festivities from afar (guaranteed spectacle to watch.) Please feel free to invite others, this is a COMMUNITY EVENT and ALL are WELCOME to attend.. Please help US in fulfilling one of our Matriarch’s final wishes, a PARTY where EVERYONE shares in SPIRIT CULTURE COMMUNITY… Needless to say, our send-off for our mom, grandma, and great-grandma will be as unique as she was…
-The Nishinaka Family
PS. Additional information will be posted at www.skidrowkyo.org and www.LTdanceclub.org in regards to this event. A public Ondo dance practice will be held at Centenary UMC located at 300 S. Central Ave DTLA 90013 on Sunday March 2, 2025 4pm to 6:00pm. Thank you. And please share with family and friends.
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