Long Beach Japanese Cultural Center
Serving the Long Beach Harbor area for over 65 years
1766 Seabright Ave.
Long Beach, CA 90813
Member Organizations
& Representatives
2021-2022 Board of Directors
Executive Committee:
President- Florence Kojima...................... (310) 977-4470
1st Vice President- Anthony Tanaka.............. (562) 455-7470
2nd Vice President- Ole Nervik................ (562) 533-2994
Treasurer- Joanne Leivici......................... (310) 994-0553
Secretary- Atsuko Yomigida..................... (562) 425-6554
Long Beach Japanese Ondo Group
Contact: Jay Shaheen (562)305-8982
An organization that provides Japanese Folk dancing instruction and entertainment for the LBJCC Annual Festival. The group dances for other venues throughout the year.
Long Beach Japanese Language School
Contact: Ole Nervik (562)533-2994
Founded in 1949 as an elementary level Japanese language school. Today the school provides Japanese language and cultural education for all ages and heritages. Providing beginning levels or elementary, middle and high school/adults. Progressing to intermediate and advanced levels.
Long Beach Shotokan Karate
Osamu Nishimura (562)644-1443
or Dojo manager: Andy Ungos (562)810-7555
Practice: Wednesdays 7:00pm-8:30pm
Shotokan is a style of karate, developed from various martial arts. As the most widely practiced style, Shotokan is considered a traditional and influential form of karate.
Long Beach Judo Dojo
Contact: Anthony Tanaka (562)455-7470
Practice: Tuesday/Friday 7pm-9pm
Judo meaning "gentle way" is a dynamic combat sport intended to train the body and mind. From a standing position, it involves techniques that allows you to lift and throw opponents onto their backs.
Long Beach Kendo Dojo
Contact: Yusuke Sakuma
Practice: Tuesday/Friday 7pm-9pm
Judo meaning "gentle way" is a dynamic combat sport intended to train the body and mind. From a standing position, it involves techniques that allows you to lift and throw opponents onto their backs.
Kokoro Taiko Kai of Long Beach
Contact: Joann Matsunaga (310)387-8163
Practice: Saturdays 4:00pm-7:00pm
Founded in 1990, the world "Kokoro" represents the heart and soul. The rhythm of the drums is the spiritual sensation that the Kokoro Taiko drummers feel in their hearts when they perform.
LBJLS Alumni & Friends Association
Contact: Robert Yasamura (562)595-7692
An organization made up of all current and past students of the school and all others who want to befriend and promote the ongoing quality of education and the financial security of the school .
Long Beach Buddhist Church
Contact: Keiko Shibata (562)630-3258
Services: Sunday 10am
Founded in 1951 to return to the original teachings of Buddhism in its purest form.
Grace First Presbyterian Church
Contact: Victor Fukuhara (562)424-0211
Services: Sunday 9:00am & 11:00am
We are a practicing faith community, intentionally multicultural and intergenerational, impacting contemporary life through the love of justice and Jesus Christ.
Long Beach Harbor Pioneer Project
Contact: Joanne Levici (310)214-6689
Board Meetings: 2nd Tuesday of the month 7:30-9:00pm
Tai Chi Classes: Mondays 3:30pm-4:30pm
Founded in 1969, the Pioneer Project is a truly intergenerational and multicultural all volunteer organization providing all (with an emphasis for seniors) quality of life seminars and educational/entertaining day trips and multiple day travel opportunities.
Sumie Group
Contact: Ann Igarashi (714)540-8948
The 2000 year-old art form of Japanese brush painting is spiritually rooted in Zen Buddhism,
Beikoku Shodo Kenkyukai
Contact: Hiroko Ishiguro (562)431-0820
Monday: 10:00am -1:00pm
Japanese Calligraphy Classes
Long Beach Ikenobo Ikebana
Contact: Izumi Minamitani (310)292-0179
2nd, 3rd & 4th Saturdays: 1:30pm (Call to Confirm)
Japanese art of flower arrangement.
kimekomi Doll-Yukari Kai
Contact: Atsuko Yomigida (562)425-6554
3rd Saturday of the month, 9:30am-12:00pm @ the Long Beach Buddhist Church
Instructor: Mrs. Yukari Kanesaka
"Ki" means wood and "mekomi" refers to the technique that is used to tuck fabric into the wooden grooves of the dolls body.
Shodo Kai Shigin
Contact: Michiko Honda (562)426-6756
Mondays 7:00pm-9:00pm
Shingin is the chanting of the ancient Chinese poetry. The unique characteristic of the Kokuho style includes a variety of folk songs (with chanting), waka (a 31-syllable Japanese poem), Haiku poem and biwa (Japanese Lute)
Nichiren Sanghan Association
Contact: Lane Hayakawa (951)315-1443
Services: 1st Sunday 11:00am- 2:30pm
At the Center since 1985.
Long Beach Landscape Gardeners Association
Contact: Frank Harada (714)821-3528
First organized in 1953 to promote the best interests of gardeners in the Long Beach area and further the knowledge of horticulture. They created the Japanese Garden at the Center