red dragon on green

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子ども&ファミリー向け

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2024 Oshogatsu Family Festival—Year of the Dragon

red dragon on green

特別イベント

子ども&ファミリー向け

会員限定

2024 Oshogatsu Family Festival—Year of the Dragon

FREE ALL DAY

Join us at the Japanese American National Museum as we welcome the Year of the Dragon with cultural performances, crafts, and activities for families and kids of all ages! 

See below for complete schedule of performances and activities!

Special Perks for JANM Members

Be sure to check in when you arrive to get a sticker to take advantage of all the special benefits!

  • Members-only giveaways—exclusive prizes just for our valued Members!
  • Access to a Members-only entrance for expedited entry
  • Priority seating—get the best views during performances

Not a current member?  Join/renew Now 

 

TIPS

Once you register, you will receive a barcode that you can print or display on your mobile device. This will confirm your spot and provide quick access at the door. For more information on visiting JANM, go to janm.org/visit.

  • To ensure a smooth and swift entry to the event, we encourage all attendees to register for their FREE tickets.
  • Download the Bloomberg Connects app prior to visiting JANM! You will be able to view the schedule and location of each activity on JANM’s guide.  LEARN MORE

 

LIVESTREAM PERFORMANCES

Can’t join us in person? Watch the livestream of the Minyo Dance Performance at 11:30 a.m.–12 p.m. (PST) and Kodama Taiko Mochitsuki Demonstration at 1:45 p.m.–2:15 p.m. (PST) on our YouTube channel.

FREE

2024年01月07日(日)

11:00 AM ~ 5:00 PM PST

Japanese American National Museum

100 North Central Avenue

Los Angeles, CA 90012

FREE ALL DAY

Join us at the Japanese American National Museum as we welcome the Year of the Dragon with cultural performances, crafts, and activities for families and kids of all ages! 

See below for complete schedule of performances and activities!

Special Perks for JANM Members

Be sure to check in when you arrive to get a sticker to take advantage of all the special benefits!

  • Members-only giveaways—exclusive prizes just for our valued Members!
  • Access to a Members-only entrance for expedited entry
  • Priority seating—get the best views during performances

Not a current member?  Join/renew Now 

 

TIPS

Once you register, you will receive a barcode that you can print or display on your mobile device. This will confirm your spot and provide quick access at the door. For more information on visiting JANM, go to janm.org/visit.

  • To ensure a smooth and swift entry to the event, we encourage all attendees to register for their FREE tickets.
  • Download the Bloomberg Connects app prior to visiting JANM! You will be able to view the schedule and location of each activity on JANM’s guide.  LEARN MORE

 

LIVESTREAM PERFORMANCES

Can’t join us in person? Watch the livestream of the Minyo Dance Performance at 11:30 a.m.–12 p.m. (PST) and Kodama Taiko Mochitsuki Demonstration at 1:45 p.m.–2:15 p.m. (PST) on our YouTube channel.

Sponsored by:

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Nissan Foundation

LA County Arts Commission/Dept of Arts & Culture

Media Sponsor: rafushimpo logo

For press inquiries, email mediarelations@janm.org or call 213.625.0414.

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Activities

two visitors at the family festival at janm posing with props at photo booth

PHOTO BOOTH

Grab some fun props from cre8tive outlets and take a souvenir photo with friends and family.

Express lane for Members!

two hands each holding a handmade paper dragon craft both dragons have fire and eyes, tongues made of paper

DRAGON PUPPET CRAFT

Soar into 2024! Celebrate the New Year by making your own paper dragon puppet.

daruma doll craft made of red and white paper with hand drawn faces drawn in black pen

DARUMA DOLL CRAFT

Create your own paper daruma doll and start the New Year by setting a goal or making a wish!

origami daruma dolls on table sitting on top of red and white origami paper with patterns

RUTHIE’S ORIGAMI CORNER

Set a goal or make a wish for the new year and learn how to fold an origami daruma doll!

This activity is named in honor of JANM Volunteer Ruthie Kitagawa (1937–2020), who led origami activities for many years.

scavenger hunt in the common ground exhibition gathering answers

SCAVENGER HUNT AND KIDS’ RAFFLE

Explore our core exhibition, Common Ground, with a Year of the Dragon–themed scavenger hunt and win a special prize! Children who complete the scavenger hunt will also receive a chance to win a candy sculpture by Shan Ichiyanagi through a Kids’ Raffle.

While supplies last. Limit one (1) candy sculpture per child. Members receive two chances to win!

fukubukuro store red grab bag on the store shelf with online fukubukuro mailing boxes

FUKUBUKURO SALE

Our popular fukubukuro (lucky grab bags) will be available for purchase at the JANM Store.

While supplies last. 

Special $25 Fuku-BOX-uro lucky boxes will be available for purchase online only from January 7–14, 2024, while supplies last. 

LA public library booth signing up visitors to a free library card

LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY

Sign up for a library card with friends from the Los Angeles Public Library and stay for fun crafts!

collections book sale

COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT AND ACCESS BOOK SALE

Purchase secondhand books at our Collections Book Sale!

JANM Membership table

Membership Table

Join or renew your Membership at the Festival and receive a special gift!

スケジュール

Shan Ichiyanagi (Shan the Candyman) demonstates the folk art of candy sculpting.

11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

CANDY SCULPTURES

Shan Ichiyanagi (Shan the Candyman) will demonstrate the ancient, and now rarely practiced, Asian folk art of candy sculpting. Watch as he makes candy in the shape of dragons and other animals of the Asian zodiac. The finished pieces will be offered as prizes in the Kids’ Raffle.

See All Day Activities above.

nine women members of the minyo ken kai dance group holding their group banner.

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

MINYO DANCE PERFORMANCE

Enjoy a Japanese Folk dance performance by Nippon Minyo Kenkyukai, Hoshun Kai, a Japanese Folk Dance Group based in downtown Los Angeles’s Little Tokyo and part of the main school based in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

Reserved seating for Members!

kids and parents sitting and listening to a book reading

12:00 PM - 12:15 PM

KAMISHIBAI READING

Join us for a discussion and reading of kamishibai (paper drama), a Japanese art form of storytelling.

comedy group cold tofu perform skits outisde on the janm plaza for family festival

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

COLD TOFU PERFORMANCE

Enjoy a performance by the nation’s longest running, Asian American improv and sketch comedy group Cold Tofu as they improvise scenes and games based on audience suggestions.

woman book reading to children representing the la public library

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM

LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY STORYTIME

Join friends from the Los Angeles Public Library for a fun-filled storytime session!

kodama taiko group perform at family festival at janm

1:45 PM - 2:15 PM

KODAMA TAIKO PERFORMANCE

Making fresh mochi is a beloved Japanese new year tradition. Join Kodama Taiko for their unique mochitsuki (rice pounding) demonstration, which incorporates taiko drumming.

Reserved seating for Members!

little girl playing taiko drum

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

TAIKO WORKSHOP

Join JANM Volunteer Hal Keimi for an energetic lesson in basic taiko drumming.

kodama taiko perform mochizuki (rice pounding) demonstartion

4:15 PM - 4:45 PM

KODAMA TAIKO PERFORMANCE

Making fresh mochi is a beloved Japanese new year tradition. Join Kodama Taiko for their unique mochitsuki (rice pounding) demonstration, which incorporates taiko drumming.

Reserved seating for Members!

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