Ring in the 2023 new year, the Year of the Rabbit, with two free, family-friendly events in Little Tokyo presented by the Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Southern California on Sunday, Jan. 1, and the ...

Japan's version of Christmas and Hanukkah is called Oshogatsu which is celebrated on the first day of the New Year. During Oshogatsu, kids receive colorful envelopes filled with money from family ...

This New Year's Eve, like so many before, Lee Nakamura will be pulling an all-nighter. But his evening plans won't involve standing in a crowd counting down to a balloon drop in a grand hotel. On ...

The Japanese American National Museum is saying “hello” and “goodbye” as the new year approaches. The landmark’s pavilion will close for extensive renovations after the 2025 Oshogatsu Family Festival ...

Dancing into the new year with joy, peace of mind, and a bouquet of aspirational hopes in hand is something so many of us plan on doing, even if it is simply a quick celebratory spin at home. Stream ...

LITTLE TOKYO, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Members of Southern California's Japanese community celebrated the New Year with Oshogatsu festivals and prayers for good luck in 2024. Some gathered at the ...

The Oshogatsu Family Festival ushered in 2025 on Sunday at the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo. A variety of cultural performances for the new year included a traditional Japanese ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Los Angeles welcomed the Year of the Rat ...

The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens in Delray Beach hosted its Year of the Pig-themed edition of Oshogatsu, a celebration of the Japanese New Year on Sunday with Japanese cuisine, beer and ...

The annual Oshogatsu Family Festival welcomed the new year on Sunday at the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo. The celebration included a mix of traditional and modern cultural ...

New Year's Day in Southern California has long been abloom with beautiful traditions, from a blossom-big parade in Pasadena to a tremendous Little Tokyo festival, one filled with Taiko drums, ...