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Long Beach Japanese Community Center
(formerly Harbor District Japanese Community Center)

   

1766 Seabright Avenue
Long Beach, California 90813
P.O. Box 9188
Long Beach, California 90810
(562) 437-9924

Website:http://www.geocities.com/lb_hdjcc/
 

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activities:

Beikok Shodo KenkyukKai
Kimiyo Matsuoka (310) 833-7362

Buddhist Church
Masako Kotsubo (562) 424-6843
Services: Sunday 10 am

Grace Presbyterian Church (www.gracepreschurch.com)
Bruce Ford (562) 597-2027
Services: Sundays 9 & 10:45am

JACOM Credit Union

Jerome Matsuoka (562) 432-4555
M/W/F 9am-5pm T/Th 1pm-8pm

LB Gateball Club
Mas Hitomi (562) 426-6304
M/Th 12:30pm-3:30pm

LBJLS Alumni Associaton
June Sayuri Donovan (562) 989-3327

LBJLS Booster Association
Florence Kojima (310) 517-9974

LBJLS Support Group

Ole Nervik (562) 867-1426

LB Japanese Language School

Charles Igawa (562) 924-5297
Classes: Saturdays 8:45am-12:30pm
www.lbjls.org

Long Beach Judo Dojo
Bill Castro (562) 426-3246
Gene Takahashi (562) 867-1340
Practices: T/F 7pm-9pm

 

Landscape Gardeners
Yoshimi Okazaki (562) 429-7603

Sumi-e Group

Johnny Mizuno (310) 604-3250

Shodo Kai
Junko Yamashita (562) 424-6612
Gimbu: Th 12:30-5pm
Shigin: M 7pm-11pm

Long Beach Kendo Dojo
Kenji Kato (310) 832-8841
Osamu Okaniwa (562) 435-4714
Practices: M/Th 7:30pm-9:30pm

Long Beach Japanese Ondo Group
Mayumi Shaheen (562) 427-0794
Practices: M/W beginning June 2nd
7:30pm-8:30pm & T BA

Kokoro Taiko
Atsuko Yomogida (562) 425-6554
Takeshi Sumida (562) 428-0240
Practices: Saturday 3:30pm-6:00pm

Nichiren Sangha Association
Margaret Nerio ( 714) 846-0060
Ken Hara (714) 968-3628
Services: 1st Sunday 9am-2:30pm

LB-Harbor Pioneer Project
Agnes Hikida (714) 236-0335
Meetings: 2nd Monday 7:30-9:30pm

Mural Project
www.grconnect.com/murals/html/p6051014.html
Trac Fukuhara

mission statement:

The Long Beach Japanese Cultural Center has served as the primary facility in the Long Beach Harbor area in furthering an understanding and appreciation of the Japanese culture and the Japanese American experience through its offerings of cultural and visual arts instruction, as well as Japanese language classes, events and activities for the benefit of citizens of all ages, ethnicity and religious affiliations.

Our Mission is:

  • To enhance the lives of the citizens of the Long Beach/South Bay area through accessible, quality instruction in the various Japanese cultural, visual, language and martial arts.
  • To serve as a cultural resource of civic and community events, thus adding to the already rich cultural diversity of the area.
  • To preserve and further the timeless cultural traditions which are our legacy by generations past.
  • To collect, document and establish an archives library of historical artifacts, data, visual images and an oral history of the Japanese American experience in the Long Beach and surrounding areas to serve as a unique educational resource.
   
board of directors:

President – Jeff Mitsui
First VP – Ken Sumida
Second VP – June Donovan
Secretary – Atsuko Yomogida
Treasurer – Kay Hara
Past
President Advisor– Jay Shaheen
Building Superintendent Osamu Nishimura (562) 436-0449

 
membership: Family Membership: $25.00 per year
Senior Family Membership (65+): $15.00 per year
 
highlights: A printable list of information about the Long Beach JCC, its activities and contact information is available. Click to download the PDF document.