2025 Annual Nisei Week Ondo Festival Event (Community Dance Celebration) & Closing Ceremony - Little Tokyo, LA (Sunday)NEW

The Closing Ceremony and Street Ondo Festival on Sunday, August 17, 2025. This year’s Ondo will be a historic first - featuring 100% live singers and musicians. Dancers from temples across the region will come together in Little Tokyo for this joyful community celebration, marking the finale of the summer Obon season. The evening begins with traditional Nisei Week dances and closes with a reimagined set of new and familiar choreography - a powerful tribute to spirit, culture, and community. A beautiful event to participate in or simply enjoy as a spectator.

Nisei Week Date
August 17, 2025, Sunday

Nisei Week Time
4:00 - 6:00 pm

Location: Closing Ceremony and Ondo
First St. between San Pedro St. and Central Ave.

Map to First Street

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Ondo Dance Schedule
4:00 pm - LA Taiko Collective

4:15 pm - Nisei Week Opportunity Drawing announcement
• Special Recognition to 2021 Nisei Week Court
• 2024 Nisei Week Queen and Court

4:30 pm - Celebrating Little Tokyo’s 140th Anniversary presented by Little Tokyo Community Council  & Little Tokyo Historical Society
5:00 pm - Minyo Station - Live Band
5:15 pm - Ondo Line up begins
5:30 pm - Street Ondo dancing - Live music by Minyo Station
• Kyushu Tanko Bushi
• Kagoshima ohara bushi
• Aizu bandai san
• Sho Tokyo Ondo
• Nagoya Maruhachi Ondo
• Bambutsu no Tsunagari (Live music by Atomic Nancy (Nancy Sekizawa) of Great Leap)
6:10 pm - Intermission
6:15 pm - Special Recognition
• Artist Robert Vargas
• Ultraman Rising cast
6:30 pm - Nisei Week Opportunity Drawing
6:35 pm - Team Kawachi Ondo Flash Mob
6:45 pm - Street Ondo dancing
• Pokemon Ondo - Live music by  Team Kawachi Ondo
• Remaining dances are Nisei Week Favorites
7:30 pm - End Street Ondo, followed by closing remarks

Location
First Street between San Pedro St and Central Ave, Little Tokyo - Los Angeles

Nisei Week Ondo Festival Event Location
First Street between San Pedro St and Central Ave, Little Tokyo - Los Angeles

Nisei Week Ondo Festival Event Title 
Annual Nisei Week Ondo Festival Event (Community Dance Celebration with Minyo Station) & Closing Ceremony - Little Tokyo, LA (Sunday)

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2023 RESCHEDULED for August 27! Annual Nisei Week Ondo Festival Event (Community Dance Celebration) & Closing Ceremony-Little Tokyo Japantown (Sunday)

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Nisei Week Ondo Festival Event (Community Dance Celebration) & Closing Ceremony that brings dancers together from all temples to Little Tokto, Japantown. Final dance to close out the Summer Obon Festivals. This will be a beautiful event to particiate in and watch. 

Nisei Week Ondo Festival Date
August 20, 2023, Sunday

Nisei Week Time
4:30 - 7:00 pm

Location Closing Ceremony and Ondo
First St. between San Pedro St. and Central Ave.

Map to First Street

This Event is Part of Nisei Week

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Location
First Street between San Pedro St and Central Ave, Little Tokyo - Los Angeles

Nisei Week Ondo Festival Event Location
First Street between San Pedro St and Central Ave, Little Tokyo - Los Angeles

Nisei Week Ondo Festival Event Title 
2022 Annual Nisei Week Ondo Festival Event (Community Dance Celebration with Minyo Station) & Closing Ceremony - Little Tokyo, LA (Sunday)

2023 RESCHEDULED for August 27! Annual Nisei Week Ondo Event (Community Dance Celebration) @JACCC Plaza, Little Tokyo Japantown (Sunday)