2024 – Keiro is excited to announce that the seventh annual Keiro no Hi Festival will be held in person on?Saturday.

and the Valley Buddhist Temple.VJCC was founded in 1953 by Japanese Americans returning from the World War II camps who established a small community in what is now Sun Valley.

VJCC president Christine Inouye performs a traditional dance.and Susumu Kono were also recognized.Shogun actor Toshi Toda with Inouye.

Photos by GWEN MURANAKA except where notedAkaoni Daiko gave a thundering performanceThank you everyone for your support.Bando Hirohichiro performed a celebratory dance.

and also entertaining children with magic.

RAFU SENIOR EDITORMore than 120 gathered Saturday to celebrate the Valley Japanese Community Center with song.her students often use native plants like azaleas.

beautiful arrangements of flowers.The Los Angeles Chapter celebrated its 65th anniversary in 2023.

and is a senior professor 3rd grade (Katoku #16) at the Ikenobo School of Ikebana in Kyoto.(Rafu photos by GWEN MURANAKA)Ikenobo Ikebana Society of Los Angeles celebrated the living artistry of ikebana at their annual luncheon held at the Japanese American Cultural Community Centers Doizaki Gallery on March 23.