Love to Nippon 2020
Please be informed that Love to Nippon 2020 - the 9th Anniversary Memorial evnt - scheduled to be held Saturday, March 7th, has been canceled.
This decision is made following the State of Emergency announcement by the Governor of California surrounding the spread of the Coronavirus taking place in Los Angeles and the rest of the world. We appreciate your understanding and hope you will join us next year for the ten year memorial event.
The 9th Anniversary of Love to Nippon 2020
11:30 am on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at LAPD/HQs
100 West First St. Los Angeles, CA. 90012
Candlelight Prayers at Santa Monica Pier
9:00 pm on March 7, 2020
At 2:46 pm on March 11 of Japan time, we will send our prayers & Love to Nippon!
第9回東日本大震災追悼集会中止のお知らせ
Love to Nippon 2020
3.11 Memorial - Be Prepared Los Angeles -
日頃から大変お世話になります。本日は緊急かつ重要なお知らせがございます。
3月4日(水)カリフォルニア州に発令された非常事態宣言を受けて、運営委員会の仲 間と共に、本日、第9回東日本大震災追悼集会中止を正式に決定いたしました。
現在、世界各地で蔓延・拡散している新型ウイルス感染状況など、ここロサンゼルスや日本 において報道されている内容を鑑みての最終的な判断でございますので、皆さまのご理解を よろしくお願い申し上げます。
大震災のときと同様、今回の新型ウイルスの拡大感染は想定外の事態です。言い換えれ ば、今後も自然災害以外に、地球のどこかで人類社会が想像もつかないような事態が突如 発生する可能性を示唆しております。今日は人の身、明日は我が身を心に刻んで、この残 念でかつ安全なお知らせをさせていただきました。
今、大変な想いをされている方々に、それぞれのところから、心を寄せて祈りましょう!
皆さま、心より、ありがとうございました。
Love to Nippon Project 代表
鵜浦 真紗子
3.11 Memorial - Be Prepared Los Angeles -
Love to Nippon 2020, the 9th Anniversary Memorial Pays Tribute to the March 11, 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake & Tsunami
11:30 am on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at LAPD HQs
STAGE 1: 1st Street Side
MCs: Janet LeBlanc & Lori Gardea, Love to Nippon Project
10:30 - 2:00 pm L.A. County Fire Department Fire Truck on 1st St.
Los Angeles County Fire Department Preparedness Information Desk
11:30 - Love to Nippon 2020 Registration Opens:
Information Desk, Media Desk, Merchandises & Bazaar Desk will be available
11:30 - 1:30 pm Booths:
Flower Offering Desk, Preparedness Goods Desk
Miyagi, Iwate, Tochigi & Kumamoto Prefectural Organizations of Southern California
Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) & Japan Airlines
2:40 - 3:00 pm Japanese Taiko Tribute: UCLA Kyodo Taiko Closing Performance
Brandon Fujii, Isaac Caldas, Co-Directors, UCLA Kyodo Taiko
STAGE 2: LAPD HQs Main Entrance Area
MCs: Janet LeBlanc & Lori Gardea, Love to Nippon Project
11:25 -11:30 Greetings & Introductions of Stage 1 & Stage 2
11:30 - 11:50 am Japanese Taiko Tribute: UCLA Kyodo Taiko Opening Performance
Mire Horiuchi, Yi-Ling Loo. Bradley Nishida, Elise Umetsu, Isaac Caldas, Brandon Fujii, Kiana Shibata, Cade Okohira, Troy Sisson, Hana Tyszka, Alexandros Antonorsi, Kelly Chan, Nathan Cai, Grace Hirai, Erin Hu, Ivy Kang, Ashley Robinson, Cassidy Song
11:55 - 12:15 pm Shinto Ceremony:
Rev. Izumi Hasegawa, Head Priest for Shinto Shrine of Shusse Inari in America
STAGE 3: LAPD HQs Deaton Auditorium
MCs: Lori Gardea, Toby Mallen, Nichi Bei Fujin Kai (NBFK) & Kay Kayoko Inose, Kitty Sankey, Japanese Women’s Society of Southern California
12:15 - 12:20 pm Love to Nippon Project Greetings & Introductions
12:20 - 12:30 pm National Anthems of the United States of America and Japan: Sung by Grace Notes
Masako Griffin, Mayumi Kamitani, Yuko Naka, Sae Nakajima, Asako Shimura, Mayumi Groner, Kumiko Sakai, Reina Sukekawa, Fumiko Yoshida, Shinji Kamitani, Junichi Hasuda, Hiroshi Kamei
Director: Keiko Takeshita
12:30 - 1:20 pm Religious Interfaith Service:
Rev. Masaaki Shiraiwa, Union Church of Los Angeles
Rabbi Shalom Rubanowitz, Pacific Jewish Center “The Shul on the Beach” in Venice
Nikkei Interfaith Group of Little Tokyo and Los Angeles Buddhist Temple Federation
Rev. Shumyo Kojima, Head Priest of Zenshuji Soto Mission Temple
Rev. Kodo Tanaka, Jodoshu North America Buddhist Mission
Rev. Gyokei Yokoyama, Long Beach Buddhist Church
Rev. Peter Hata, Minister of Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple
Rev. Hibiki Murakami, Ministers of Los Angeles Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple
Rev. Nobuko Miyoshi, Minister of West Covina Buddhist Temple
Rev. Ryuta Furumoto, Head Priest of Senshin Buddhist Temple
1:30 - 1:50 pm Presentation by Fire Chief Daryl L. Osby, Los Angeles County Fire Department on Natural Disaster Preparedness
2:00 - 2:10 pm Music Tribute: “Hana Wa Saku” & “Spring” by the Grace Notes
2:15 - 2:20 pm Appreciation Remarks:
Consul General, Akira Muto, Consulate General of Japan in Los Angeles
2:20 - 2:25 pm Closing Remarks:
Doug Erber, President of Japan America Society of Southern California (JASSC)
Masako Unoura-Tanaka, Founder of Love to Nippon Project & Board of Governors, JASSC
2:20 - 2:45 pm Japanese Martial Art Demonstrations: Outside Garden Area
Southern California Kendo Organization (SCKO)
Ray Yada, , Koki Mori, Mai Mori, Kai Mori, Shige Nakamura, Osamu Taki, Patrick Holder, Chris Chreistensen, Sharon Kumagai
