The first official welcoming of Waseda Friends in the Southern California region will take place on Saturday.

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.Not just eat and shop and go.proprietor of Blooming Art Gallery.

The Tanabata wishing tree covered in wishes.Luckily all those were contained.

Over a six-month period.

Rafu Digital EditorThe Little Tokyo Wishing Tree.up until recently still continued her father’s store.

and in many ways she thought she was spoiled and always had nice and neat clothes.She is survived by three nieces from her brothers and their families in Japan.

Kiyoshi “Skip” Kawaratani.and met and made many lifetime friends who also came over to the U.