Kyoto University) were support panelists offering insights from their own research.

Valley Japanese Community Center.Dancers lined the street performing popular ondo dances including Sho Tokyo Ondo.

Consul General Kenko Sone awarded special recognition to Robert Vargas for his mural L.A young dancer left her favorite stuffed bear at home.Ryoji Inatsugi (guitar) and Team Kawachi Ondo keep the rhythm as dancing continued into the early evening.

a Japanese-American co-production which is being shown on Netflix.000 people out there!Leading the dancers were Nisei Week Queen Morgan Mayuko Gee.

president of the Nisei Week Foundation.

Dance groups included Hanayagi Rokufukumi Kai (led by this years Nisei Week choreographer).These motives behind UPRISERS align with Suzukis newfound realization of his role as Suehiro Cafe: caretakers of memories.

All the material that I was going to throw away is being turned into really beautiful pieces of art.I have to be reminded … about why people feel this way about our things.

with the restaurant giving away old Suehiro mugs and the original menus.Photo by Ryan FengKenji Suzuki and his family wearing the UPRISERS apparel.