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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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  • SCHEDULE—NEH Landmarks Little Tokyo Workshop (2025)

    Scheduling information for the Little Tokyo: How History Shapes a Community Across Generations, a NEH Landmarks of American History and Culture workshop for teachers.

  • Membership

    Support JANM with Membership! Thanks to the support of nearly 60,000 members and donors, the Japanese American National Museum has built a world-class institution, accredited by the American Association of Museums and an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution. Our supporters represent many different ethnic backgrounds and come from every state in America and 17 countries around the world.

  • メンバーシップ

    メンバーシップを通してJANMをご支援ください。全米日系人博物館は、6万人に近くの会員と寄附者の方々に支えられ、世界を代表する博物館の一つに数えられています。当館はアメリカ博物館協会が認定する博物館で、スミソニアン協会の一員でもあります。当館の会員は多様な民族的背景を持ち、アメリカ全州に加えて、世界17カ国に広がっています。

  • Cruising J-Town—Events

    Check back for upcoming programs and events, follow us on social media, and subscribe to our email list for updates!To see a complete listing of the JANM’s programs, check out our Events Calendar.

  • Cruising J-Town—Press

    For press inquiries, email mediarelations@janm.org or call 213.625.0414.Press Image Gallery(Password Access Only—contact mediarelations@janm.org for access.)

  • Cruising J-Town—Community

    Browse the resources below to see the many different ways that the Japanese American community has fueled evolutions in car culture.

  • Cruising J-Town—Resources

    Explore the world of cars and trucks as powerful vehicles for personal expression, collective identity, and social mobility. Read stories and watch videos that share stories related to the exhibition. Check back as we add more content throughout the run of the exhibition (July 31 through November 12, 2025).CRUISING J-TOWN: DETOURS—Articles and testimonials related to the personal, family, and community stories and hi...

  • Cruising J-Town—Photos

    Southern California is one of America’s original autopias—a region built from and for car and truck culture. For over one hundred years, the Nikkei (Japanese American) community has shared a profound, complicated relationship with that culture.Whether driving fish trucks or drift racers, joining teenage car clubs or professional race teams, this community has long embraced the automobile to express creative identitie...

  • Cruising J-Town—Audio Guide

    Seven years in the making, Cruising J-Town is one of the first exhibitions to ever highlight the rich history of the Japanese American community here in Los Angeles, and its long relationship to the world of cars and trucks. The stories cover everything from import tuners to gardening trucks, auto designers to gas station mechanics, prewar hot rodders to 21st century drift racers.At the heart of Cruising J-Town are t...

  • Bid for Education Program

    Financial assistance for school groups. Each year, thanks to our many generous donors, the Bid for Education raises thousands of dollars to enable on-site and virtual visits to JANM for more than 12,000 primary and secondary school students and teachers. Funds raised by the Bid for Education are earmarked to support bus transportation, museum admission, and virtual visit fee waivers for students from Title I schools ...