The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles　国際交流基金ロサンゼルス日本文化センター

09/04/2026

ℂ𝕃𝕆𝕊𝕀ℕ𝔾 ℝ𝔼ℂ𝔼ℙ𝕋𝕀𝕆ℕ
📅2-4pm, Sat., 9/19
📍The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles (5700 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 100, CA 90036)
✍️RSVP QR code or https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/pypxxdt

Last chance to catch the two exhibitions concurrently on view at JFLA.

Meet the KINETIC STILLNESS: Sculptural Ceramics participating ceramicists, including Takashi Horisaki, Chie Fujii, Shoshi Watanabe, and enjoy tea ceremony demonstrations by TCwPP (Tea Ceremony with Pacific Plastics) project leader and tea master Michelle Liu Carriger.

09/04/2026

Last couple of weeks to catch the current exhibitions at JFLA!

Join us for the closing reception and meet the artists including Chie Fujii, Takashi Horisaki, and Shoshi Watanabe.
Dr. Michelle Liu Carriger, project leader of TCwPP and tea master will lead the tea ceremony demonstrations to celebrate the wrap up of the shows🍵🌸

𝓒𝓵𝓸𝓼𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓡𝓮𝓬𝓮𝓹𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷
🗓️2-4pm, Sat., 9/19
📍The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles
(5700 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 100, CA 90036)

🟣KINETIC STILLNESS: Sculptural Ceramics
🟢Tea Ceremony with Pacific Plastics

09/03/2026

Performance by Takashi Horisaki impersonating a fictional but plausible 81 years old retired architecture journalist "Mr. Senoo" took a form of slide talk titled "𝘉𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘢𝘪 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘐 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺: 𝘔𝘦𝘪𝘫𝘪 𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘚𝘕𝘚, 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘎𝘗𝘛 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘉𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥," using carousel projectors.

Over the past decade, artist Takashi Horisaki's series—born from his reflections on Instagram and realized in ceramic and photographic forms—has explored the multiple, layered meanings of bonsai as they cross borders and eras.

This performance was in conjunction with 𝙆𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙎𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨: 𝙎𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙥𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝘾𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙘𝙨, on view at the Japan Foundation, Los Angeles, through Saturday, September 19, 2026.

Please join the closing reception and meet participating artists, including Takashi Horisaki at 2-4pm, Saturday, September 19.

RSVP for the closing reception https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/pypxxdt

09/02/2026

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🍿September selections🎬

Visit en.jff.jpf.go.jp/ (link in bio) to stream Japanese movies for free (no ads)!

08/29/2026

Today, JFLA hosted this month's Tea-time! x JFF Theater Japanese conversation event that featured a screening of the film 「TSUKIJI WONDERLAND」and then had group discussions afterwards in Japanese.

It was a great opportunity to learn more about Japanese food culture and then practice the language.

We hope to see you all here next month! Stay tuned for more information about September's event.

08/27/2026

𝙻𝙸𝚅𝙴 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝙹𝙰𝙿𝙰𝙽 𝚜𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚜
𝙎𝙪𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙩𝙮𝙡𝙚 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙖 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙎ō𝙨𝙚𝙩𝙨𝙪 𝙆𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙢𝙞, 11𝙩𝙝-𝙂𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙙𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙠𝙚 𝙎𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙏𝙚𝙖

📅7-8:15pm, Wed., 9/16 (PDT)
📍Zoom Webinar (Sign up to get a link to join)
✍️ QR code or https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/5qmwxre

Join Sōsetsu Kawakami, 11th-generation head of the Edosenke School of Tea, for an engaging online introduction to Japanese tea culture and the traditional ways of enjoying matcha in summer. Through this Zoom Webinar, he will explore what tea ceremony is, what a tea school’s head does, and what students learn through tea practice.

He will also introduce the differences and shared principles among various tea schools, the history and traditions of Edosenke, and how to enjoy matcha even during the hot summer months while following the traditional principles and etiquette of Japanese tea ceremony.

Join Sōsetsu Kawakami, 11th-generation head of the Edosenke School of Tea, for an engaging online introduction to Japanese tea culture and the traditional ways of enjoying matcha in summer. Through this Zoom Webinar, he will explore what tea ceremony is, what a tea school’s head does, and what st...

08/26/2026

🍵✨It was a great honor to lead a lecture, demonstration, and matcha tasting experience at the David Geffen Galleries at LACMA as part of Third Weekend at LACMA.

We were thrilled to welcome more than 100 participants!

Drawing inspiration from David Geffen Galleries collection as well as 𝙆𝙄𝙉𝙀𝙏𝙄𝘾 𝙎𝙏𝙄𝙇𝙇𝙉𝙀𝙎𝙎: 𝙎𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙥𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝘾𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙘𝙨 and 𝙏𝙚𝙖 𝘾𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙮 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙋𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙨, currently on view at The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles, with the culture of tea utensils curation [取り合わせ: toriawase], we explored the spirit of chanoyu —experiencing art not only by looking at it, but also by engaging with it through the shared ritual of preparing and enjoying tea.

For the tea ceremony demonstration, we used a Bizen ware tea bowl by Kazuya Ishida as the main tea bowl, followed by a tea bowl by Takashi Horisaki.
For the matcha tasting, oyster inspired tea bowls by Jonathan Yamakami were used for serving.

After the tasting, we continued the afternoon with a gallery walkthrough of the two exhibitions at JFLA, just a five-minute walk from LACMA.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for this special Sunday afternoon of tea, clay, art, and community✨

𝙆𝙄𝙉𝙀𝙏𝙄𝘾 𝙎𝙏𝙄𝙇𝙇𝙉𝙀𝙎𝙎: 𝙎𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙥𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝘾𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙘𝙨 and 𝙏𝙚𝙖 𝘾𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙮 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙋𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙨 are currently on view through September 19th, 2026
📍The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles
5700 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 100, Los Angeles, CA 90036
📅Mon-Fri: 12-6pm, Sat: 10am-3pm, Closed on Sundays and Holidays (September 7th)

08/25/2026

𝕁𝕒𝕡𝕒𝕟𝕖𝕤𝕖 𝔽𝕚𝕝𝕞 𝕊𝕔𝕣𝕖𝕖𝕟𝕚𝕟𝕘/ℂ𝕠𝕟𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 ℂ𝕒𝕗𝕖
Tea Time! x JFF Theater: Tsukiji Wonderland

📅 Saturday, August 29 | 12:00-3:00 pm
📍 JFLA, 5700 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 100
📝 https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/s85c62p

JFLA’s Tea Time! x JFF Theater officially begins on Saturday, August 29!

Join us at noon for a special screening of the documentary film 'Tsukiji Wonderland.' Directed by ENDO Naotaro and released in 2016, the film provides an intimate look at the history, evolution, and legacy of Japan’s most famous fish market.

After the film, participants will discuss it in Japanese. A worksheet will be provided with key vocabulary and phrases to help you level up your speaking.

We look forward to seeing you at the end of this month!

08/13/2026

Last month, JFLA kicked off a new Tea-time! x JFF Theater Japanese conversation event that featured group discussions in Japanese and showcased examples of films on the JFF Theater platform. We all had a great time practicing Japanese and learning more about Japanese films.

This new series will feature a monthly Japanese film screening combined with group conversations in Japanese. Stay tuned for more updates about August's event!

08/12/2026

𝙊𝙉𝙇𝙄𝙉𝙀 𝙇𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 & 𝘿𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣
Bizen ware artist KAZUYA ISHIDA

📅7-8:15pm, Wed., Aug 16th (PDT)
📍ZOOM Webinar
✉QR code or https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/e766vmw

Bizen ware artist Kazuya Ishida, who continues to preserve the rich tradition of Bizen ware while expanding its possibilities and sharing its unique appeal with audiences around the world, will present a lecture and demonstration live from his studio.

Ishida is one of the participating artists in the currently ongoing 𝘒𝘐𝘕𝘌𝘛𝘐𝘊 𝘚𝘛𝘐𝘓𝘓𝘕𝘌𝘚𝘚: 𝘚𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘱𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘴, on view through 9/19, 2026 at the Japan Foundation, Los Angeles.

This is an online lecture presented via Zoom Webinar. Please sign up to get the link to join.

Bizen ware artist Kazuya Ishida, who continues to preserve the rich tradition of Bizen ware while expanding its possibilities and sharing its unique appeal with audiences around the world, will present a lecture and demonstration live from his studio.