FREE ALL DAY!

Welcome the Year of the Rat with with crafts, food, cultural activities, and performances!

• Traditional mochitsuki (Japanese rice pounding ritual) performance by Kodama Taiko
• Performance by TAIKOPROJECT
• Candy sculptures by Shan the Candyman
• Fun Oshogatsu and Year of the Rat-inspired crafts, origami, and scavenger hunt
• Lucky zaru soba (cold buckwheat noodles) and osechi ryori (traditional Japanese New Year foods) tasting
• Souvenir photos by Nerdbot Photo Booth
• Face painting with Party Face Magic
• Fukubukuro (lucky grab bags) at the JANM Store
• JANM Members Only reserved seating and express lines!
• Free admission all day to see Under a Mushroom Cloud: Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and the Atomic Bomb; Fighting for Democracy: Who is the “We” in “We, the People”?; and Common Ground: The Heart of Community.

…and so much more!

Please check janm.org/oshogatsufest2020 for complete schedule.

Sponsored by MUFG Union Bank, N.A.; City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs; Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture; and The Nissan Foundation. Media Sponsor: The Rafu Shimpo.

Those who RSVP and show their ticket at the JANM membership table at the Natsumatsuri Family Festival will be entered into a drawing for a one-year JANM family/dual level membership. Please use the form below.