Aikido, Saotome Shihan Seminar & Redlands Aikikai 20th

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July 30 2014 Japan Night at Dodger Stadium

4th of July in South Pasadena

As the sun begins to set, on the 4th of July in South Pasadena, the locals begin to gather at the high school. Fireworks to commence at dark.

South Pasadena 2014 July 4th Parade

Peace at jaccc

JAPANESE LANGUAGE SCHOOL (SAWTELLE GAKUEN)

JAPANESE LANGUAGE SCHOOL (SAWTELLE GAKUIN) 

Sawtelle Gakuin website

Sawtelle Gakuin is an independently-operated, nonprofit Japanese language school located at the Japanese Institute of Sawtelle.

Instruction is currently held from 8 AM to 1 PM on Saturdays during the academic year (August to June).

In 2009, 140 students have been distributed to classes from lst grade to senior high school. Much of their instruction includes homework done over the Internet with instructions in the Japanese language.

Parents of students support the various extra curricular activities during the year. There is a traditional Field day with a picnic, Christmas party, along with classroom activities such as Speech Contest and Private Language School credit examination for University language requirements.

July 19, 20 2014 Obon Pasadena Buddhist Church

July 6 2014 Centenary United Methodist Church Open House

Centenary United Methodist Church Little Tokyo

June 28 2014 San Fernando Valley Japanese Community Center Obon

Office Phone: (818) 899-1989
Fax: (818) 899-0659
E-mail: service@sfvjacc.com

Address: 12953 Branford Street
               Pacoima, CA 91331

 

San Fernando Japanese Community Center 

Jaccc ikebana june 2014

Japanese Flower Arrangement in Los Angeles

June 2014

By rick beal

This past weekend the JACCC (Japanese American Cultural Community Center), in Downtown Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo District, had a Japanese Flower Arrangement exhibit. The exhibit itself was not an official JACCC event, but rather the annual display of arrangements by the teachers of The Ikenobo Ikebana Society of America.

For this particular event the head instructor from the U.S. Headquarters flew down from San Francisco. Each year the event is held at a gallery near one of the area’s ikebana classes. Last year was in Torrance California, and this year at the JACCC. There are classes across the country with many Pacific Coast opportunities to view and participate in the art of flower arrangement.

Japanese flower arrangement is famous worldwide for its beautiful displays. ‘Ikebana’ literally translates from Japanese to English as ‘living flowers’. The Ikenobo school is not only one of the 5 main styles of Japanese Flower Arrangement, it was the first school of what we now call Ikebana. Ikebana comes from the practice of offering flowers on the altars in temples and homes, and has evolved to include decorations for both homes and public places that bring a sense of the sacred to any space.

This annual event by the local chapters of the Ikenobo Ikebana Society of America is unique in that all the displays are from the regions teachers, rather than just one from a teacher and the rest from their students as we often see. So much so, that to offer pictures of all of them would be fantastic, instead we can only offer a few examples. But each and everyone shows a sensitivity to nature and the materials being used. If you enjoy these please look for a class or exhibit near you.

Ikenobo Ikebana Los Angeles Chapter

JACCC Japanese American Cultural Community Center