A pivotal moment for Kuramoto came in the early 1980s when Hiroshima performed their first tour outside of California.

which occurs every year on the seventh day of the seventh month.Ive been doing this for over 12 years.

she chose to contribute the donations to Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple.(PETER YOON/Rafu Shimpo)Ikeda hopes to continue sharing Japanese culture and activities with Little Tokyo visitors.received the notification to remove the wishes from the tree via an email from American Commercial Equities Management Offices.

to be donated to the relief efforts in Fukushima.they could just go to a big shopping mall.

The collection of colors decorating the trees adds to the festive atmosphere of the summer holiday.

Local news requires reader support.The garden area of the Terasaki Budokan has already been dedicated to their memory.

churches and Japanese language schools that asked for raffle and silent auction donations.After losing Anzen Hardware and soon Rafu Shoten.

needed to continue for the sake of her long-time customers.and they always wanted to give them gifts — items that represented Japanese culture and the store.