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Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute Carnival 2011

The Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute (GVJCI) has held its annual carnival for the past 33 years since 1978. Among delicious food, great performances and demonstrations, and fun games and …

Community Event

Mitsuru Grill

stephvarela

These are photos of Mitsuru Grill on 1st Street of the Little Tokyo disrtrict in Los Angeles. The restaurant serves American and Japanese dishes as well as fusion food. The …

community history

The Little Tokyo Café

Jamal_Fahim

The Little Tokyo Café is a small, family run restaurant that is located on N. San Pedro St. Its owner, Mitsuko Minohara, is a second generation Japanese immigrant whose mother …

community history

Part of these albums:: Little Tokyo Community Profiles Collected by: mpitelka

Aoi Restaurant

rbonaparte

Owner of Aoi Hiroko Yamagata came to Southern California in December of 1968. In 1976, with the aid of her sister Grace Maruyama, and without any previous business experience, Hiroko …

community history

Part of these albums:: Little Tokyo Community Profiles Collected by: mpitelka

Kawafuku Restaurant, Los Angeles, CA

lthistory

This is a collection of images related to the Kawafuku Restaurant in L.A.'s Little Tokyo. The restaurant was opened on Weller Street in 1923 by Takichi and Hana Kato. It …

family history

Sashimi potluck June 27th, 2008

chowaa

On June 27th, 2008, staff and volunteers of the Japanese American National Museum gathered together to enjoy a potluck featuring sashimi caught by volunteer June Berk's husband, Marty. A few …

community history

2007 Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple Obon

eishida

After work on Saturday, July 28, 2007, I walked over to the 2007 Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple obon to meet my friends for some food, some dancing, and some fun! …

online exhibition

Mitsuwa Natsu Matsuri 2007

vkm

My husband and I headed out to dinner tonight. On the way to the restaurant, we drove by Mitsuwa Marketplace in Torrance and saw that they were having a Natsu …

online exhibition

2007 Orange County Buddhist Church Obon

eishida

On Sunday, July 15 2007, I woke my sister up from her afternoon nap and made her come with me to the OCBC obon, an obon that I had heard …

online exhibition

Zenshuji Soto Mission Obon and Nishi Hongwanji LA Obon - July 8, 2007

eishida

On July 8, 2007, I attended both the Zenshuji Soto Mission and the Nishi Hongwanji LA obons in Little Tokyo, California. These two temples host their obons on the same …

online exhibition

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