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2025: 85th Annual Nisei Week Japanese Festival Event in Little Tokyo (Week 1: Aug 9-10; Week 2: Aug 16-17) JACCC Inside Building & JACCC PlazaNEW

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Date: Saturday, 9 August, 2025       Time: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Nisei Week at JACCC Plaza & Building has a Series of Events During Nisei Week. To See All Nisei Week Events Click Below.

Map of JACCC Plaza: Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (In Front of Building), 244 S. San Pedro Street

The Nisei Week Foundation will be hosting a variety of activities across two weekends in celebration of the Annual Nisei Week Japanese Festival.

At JACCC Location. Over two weekends, attendees will immerse themselves in Japanese culture through traditional arts. They will learn about Ikebana, tea ceremonies, Japanese dolls, ceramics, bonsai, calligraphy, and Sashiko. These experiences offer a deep appreciation for Japanese aesthetics, discipline, and cultural values.

The exhibitions are free and open to the public.
• Activities at JACCC will be inside the Building and on the JACCC Plaza
• Note: Start/End Times 

Nisei Week Dates at JACCC Location
• Week 1: August 09-10, 2025: 10 am - 5 pm (Jaccc Inside Building)
• Week 2: August 16-17, 2025: 11 am - 4 pm  (Jaccc Plaze & Inside Building)

Map to JACCC

2025 Schedule 

Weekend 1: Saturday, August 9
11:00 am - 4:00 pm: Ikebana Flower Arrangement | George J. Doizaki Gallery, Lobby
11:00 am - 4:00 pm: Chawan Pop-Up with Cirilo Domine | MISE -Toshizo Watanabe Exhibition Center, Lobby
11:00 am - 4:00 pm: Tea Ceremony | Tea Room, Lobby
11:00 am - 4:00 pm: Japanese Dolls | Cultural Room, 500
11:00 am - 4:00 pm: Japanese Ceramics | Kosaka Center for Art & Crafts, 503B
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm: Coronation & Awards Celebration | Aratani Theatre

Sunday, August 10
11:00 am - 4:00 pm: Ikebana Flower Arrangement | George J. Doizaki Gallery, Lobby
11:00 am - 4:00 pm: Chawan Pop-Up with Cirilo Domine | MISE -Toshizo Watanabe Exhibition Center, Lobby
11:00 am - 4:00 pm: Tea Ceremony | Tea Room, Lobby
11:00 am - 4:00 pm: Japanese Dolls | Cultural Room, 500
11:00 am - 4:00 pm: Japanese Ceramics | Kosaka Center for Art & Crafts, 503B

Weekend 2: Saturday, August 16
11:00 am - 4:00 pm: Plaza Festival | Isamu Noguchi Plaza
11:00 am - 4:00 pm: Bonsai Exhibition | George J. Doizaki Gallery, Lobby
11:00 am - 4:00 pm: Japanese Tea Tasting | MISE -Toshizo Watanabe Exhibition Center, Lobby
11:00 am - 4:00 pm: Japanese Calligraphy | Tea Room, Lobby
11:00 am - 4:00 pm: Sashiko Demo & Sale | Japanese Community Pioneer Center, 301
11:00 am - 4:00 pm: Sword Room | Room 411
11:00 am - 4:00 pm: Japanese Dolls | Cultural Room, 500
11:00 am - 4:00 pm: Amakusa White Porcelain | Kosaka Center for Art & Crafts, 503B

Sunday, August 17
11:00 am - 4:00 pm: Plaza Festival | Isamu Noguchi Plaza
11:00 am - 4:00 pm: Bonsai Exhibition | George J. Doizaki Gallery, Lobby
11:00 am - 4:00 pm: Japanese Tea Tasting | MISE -Toshizo Watanabe Exhibition Center, Lobby
11:00 am - 4:00 pm: Japanese Calligraphy | Tea Room, Lobby
11:00 am - 4:00 pm: Let’s Do Tea - Mono Workshop | Japanese Community Pioneer Center, 301
11:00 am - 4:00 pm: Sword Room | Room 411
11:00 am - 4:00 pm: Japanese Dolls | Cultural Room, 500
11:00 am - 4:00 pm: Amakusa White Porcelain | Kosaka Center for Art & Crafts, 503B
11:00 am - 4:00 pm: Taiko Gathering | Isamu Noguchi Plaza

Nisei Week Festival Event Title
Annual Nisei Week Japanese Festival in Little Tokyo (Week 1: Aug 13-14, Week 2: Aug 20-21)  JACCC Plaza, JANM, MOCA.

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