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 Budokan of Los Angeles The Budokan of Los Angeles, Downtown's new sports and activities center, has been a dream of the Little Tokyo Community for more than three decades. Once the thriving heart of Japanese American culture in Los Angeles, Little Tokyo now faces the challenge of appealing to future generations while maintaining its historic cultural identity. To many in the community, the Budokan of Los Angeles has been the answer to this challenge. Centenary United Methodist Church of Los Angeles Centenary United Methodist Church was organized in June, 1896, under the name Japanese Methodist Episcopal Mission of Los Angeles. With the bombing of Pearl Harbor in December, 1941, and the subsequent internment of Japanese Americans from the West Coast in the spring of 1942, the church closed its doors until 1945. Today, Centenary retains its Japanese American heritage, while welcoming and embracing people of all ethnicities and backgrounds. Over the years, they have been generous with their support in providing space for Shorin-ryu of Little Tokyo to train. Japanese American Cultural & Community Center The mission of the JACCC is to present, perpetuate, transmit and promote Japanese and Japanese American arts and culture to diverse audiences, and to provide a center to enhance community programs. Little Tokyo Service Center Founded in 1979, LTSC is a nonprofit charitable organization serving people in need throughout our diverse downtown community, especially those facing language or cultural gaps, financial need, or physical disabilities. Nikkei Games The year was 1928, and Japanese-Americans were rumbling through the "Roaring 20's." Unprecedented growth within the Southland, especially in the Los Angeles basin, created a need for many more community activities. Among the many traditions born during this period were the Junior Olympics, initially sponsored by the Japanese Athletic Union. Little did our forefathers realize that their thirst for healthy competition and friendship through these track and field events some seventy years ago would foster a legacy for many generations. Nisei Week Festival The Nisei Week Japanese Festival was started by the Nisei (second generation Japanese Americans) in 1934, during the Great Depression. It was created to generate jobs, attract business to the Little Tokyo area and to promote goodwill. The most unique aspect of the festival is that it is totally planned, organized and run by literally thousands of volunteers from the Japanese American Community. Literally thousands of hours are volunteered by members of the business community, religious organizations, Japanese American Citizens Leagues, Optimist Clubs, fraternities and sororities. |
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