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JANM’s Pavilion is closed for renovation and will reopen in late 2026. While the museum and store are closed, join us for programs and events on our Little Tokyo campus, throughout Southern California, and beyond. 

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  • Little Tokyo Walking Tour

    Jul 25, 2015

    Relive history and learn about present-day Little Tokyo with JANM docents. $12 members, $15 non-members. Museum admission included. Comfortable walking shoes recommended. Weather permitting.

  • Members Only Exhibition Tour: "Before They Were Heroes"

    Jul 25, 2015

    Join JANM Curator of History Lily Anne Yumi Welty Tamai, PhD, for an in-depth tour of the exhibition Before They Were Heroes: Sus Ito’s World War II Images. Limited to 25 participants. RSVP to memberevents@janm.org or 213.830.5646.

  • "Canefield Songs: Holehole Bushi" Advance Screening and Panel Discussion

    Jul 18, 2015

    The Japanese immigrants who worked on Hawai‘i’s sugar plantations in the late 19th and early 20th centuries sang as they worked, creating a Japanese-American equivalent of "the blues." Called holehole (Hawaiian for dried cane leaves) bushi (Japanese for melody or tune), the songs are a record of the workers’ joys, sorrows, and challenges, providing a fascinating window onto early plantation life. In the ...

  • Members Only Exhibition Tour: "Sugar/Islands"

    Jul 18, 2015

    Join artist Laura Kina and curator Krystal Hauseur, PhD, for this exclusive gallery tour of the exhibition Sugar/Islands: Finding Okinawa in Hawai‘i. Limited to 25 participants. RSVP to memberevents@janm.org or 213.830.5646.

  • "Sugar/Islands" Catalog Signing

    Jul 18, 2015

    Artist Laura Kina and curator Krystal Hauseur, PhD, will be signing copies of the Sugar/Islands: Finding Okinawa in Hawai‘i exhibition catalog. The catalog is available for purchase from the JANM Store.

  • Edible Adventures: A Noodling Walk through Little Tokyo

    Jul 18, 2015

    Where does ramen come from? What is the difference between udon and ramen? Join this cultural and culinary tour and learn about the various noodle delights available in Little Tokyo. $48 members, $60 non-members. Museum admission and three noodle stops included. Limited to 15 participants. Comfortable walking shoes recommended.

  • Members Only Exhibition Tour: "Before They Were Heroes"

    Jul 18, 2015

    Join Dr. Sus Ito and curator Lily Tamai, PhD, on this exclusive guided tour of the exhibition Before They Were Heroes: Sus Ito’s World War II Images. This event has reached capacity; no additional reservations can be accepted.

  • TAIKOPROJECT Summer Intensive

    Jul 17, 2015 - Jul 20, 2015

    Friday–Monday, July 17–20, 2015 This intensive weekend workshop for advanced taiko players is the first of its kind in Los Angeles. Delving into various techniques, TAIKOPROJECT will inspire participants from all over the world with its unique and innovative approach to the Japanese American art form. Topics to be covered include odaiko (big drum), multi-drum set technique, katsugi okedo (sling drum), hip-hop t...

  • Before They Were Heroes

    Jul 14, 2015 - Sep 06, 2015

    Before They Were Heroes: Sus Ito’s World War II Images is the inaugural exhibition in Sharing Our Stories, a new series of exhibitions drawn from JANM’s extensive permanent collection. A celebration of the donation by Susumu “Sus” Ito of his vast archive of photographs and negatives taken while on duty during World War II, Before They Were Heroes gives the public a rare and breathtaking look at the daily lives of the...

  • Members Only Conversation with Sus Ito

    Jul 12, 2015

    Now 95 years old, Susumu "Sus" Ito, PhD and emeritus professor at Harvard Medical School, was a member of the 522nd Field Artillery Battalion of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team during World War II. Smuggling a camera with him on his tour of duty, he took the breathtaking photographs on display in Before They Were Heroes, capturing the day-to-day lives of a group of young Japanese American soldiers. Dr. Ito’s...