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April 2020
Featuring album covers Nara began collecting as an adolescent, paintings, drawings, sculpture, ceramics, an installation that recreates his drawing studio, and never-before-exhibited idea sketches that reflect the artist’s empathic eye, this exhibition shines a light on Nara’s conceptual process.
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Photographs, explanatory texts, artifacts belonging to bomb victims, and contemporary artworks that provide an array of perspectives on the effects of the atomic bombs.
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Kyary Pamyu Pamyu comes to Los Angeles! Her debut single “PONPONPON” has been played over 150M times on YouTube.
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The Japanese American National Museum is the largest museum in the United States dedicated to sharing the experience of Americans of Japanese ancestry. Free general admission every third Thursday of the month and on SoCal Museums Free-for-All Day.
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Take the time to see, hear, and taste a bit of the Japanese and Japanese American culture with taiko drums, martial arts, tea ceremony, or hand-made crafts, food, and games and crafts for children.
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Experience 500-year-old Japanese traditional tea ceremonies featuring four Los Angeles chapter tea schools.
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A chance to learn about Japanese culture, enjoy traditional music and dance performances, watch a judo demonstration, shop a wide variety of countless merchants, and be entertained by Japanese Taiko drums.
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One of the largest one of the largest Buddhist gatherings in the City of Los Angeles! Join and have fun with in the Bon Odori Dance. Plus, Taiko drum performances by San Fernando Valley Taiko and West Los Angeles Buddhist Temple Taiko.
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RADWIMPS composed and played the entire soundtracks for the critically acclaimed, award winning anime movies YOUR NAME and WEATHERING WITH YOU.
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