Love to Nippon 2017
Love to Nippon 2017
Annual 3.11 Memorial
Honor the Past & Celebrate the Future!
“Love to Nippon 2017”, 6th Anniversary Memorial Event Pays Tribute to
The March 11, 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake & Tsunami
Sunday, March 5, 2017
1:00pm - 3:00pm at LAPD HQs Outdoor Plaza
#1 Stage of First Street Side MC Area
MC: Janet LeBlanc, Co-President of NBFK
Japanese Taiko Tribute: 12:40 - 1:00pm
Japanese Taiko Drumming & Roots Music by Ken KOSHIO & KENZOO
Booths: 1:00 - 3:00pm
Fukushima, Miyagi and Iwate Prefectural Organizations of Southern California
L.A. County Fire Department Fire Truck: 1:00 - 3:00pm
Music Tribute:
Tsugaru Shamisen Sasaki Mitsuru Sangenkai by Mitsuru Sasaki, Keisuke Kurachi, Terry Nguyen, Mariko Chibana, Greg Matsuura, Yasuko Komatsu, Sachiko Morita, Katsuko Kanno, Issei Fujiya, James Low, Naomi Ura, Junko Hattori, Naoki Atkins, Sean Miura, Ken Matsutsuru
Japanese martial art demonstrations:
Southern California Kendo Organization (SCKO)
Closing Japanese Taiko Tribute:
#2 Stage of the LAPD HQs Front Garden MC Area
MC: Richard Fukuhara, Love to Nippon Project
Love to Nippon Project Information, Goods & Flower Offering Desk
Guest check-in & Media Registration Desk
Music Tribute:
Nori Tani Jazz Ensemble with Takako Uemura by Nori Tani (Alto Saxophone), Albert Elegino (Trombone), Hiro Morozumi (Piano), Hiroshi Yamaguchi (Bass), David Cheung (Drums), Takako Uemura (Vocals)
Booths: 1:00 - 3:00pm
American Red Cross Los Angeles Region, Home Depot, L.A. County Fire Department, Japan Search & Dog Association by Naoko Kawano, Naomi Hosono, Isso Takahashi, Hiromi Suzuki
Origami making tables & chairs as well as providing the rest chairs for the public
Origami making demonstration by Ms. Yoshiko Oishi & her friends
Closing Invocation: 3:30 - 3:35pm
Rev. Mark Nakagawa, Centenary United Methodist Church
#3 Stage of the LAPD HQs Upper Garden MC Area
MCs: Lori Gardea, Toby Mallen of NBFK and Kay Kayoko Inose, Kitty Sankey of Japanese Women’s Society of Southern California
Shinto Prayer: 12:40 - 1:00pm
Izumi Hasegawa, Senior Priest of Shusse Inari Jinja of Shinto Shrine
Music Tribute:
Los Angeles Todo-Kai with Shoshi Kanokohata on Shakuhachi
Yuki Selley Ikebe, Shigeko Umino, Mack Umino, (Japanese traditional instrument of Koto)
Shoshi Kanokohata (Japanese traditional instrument of Shakuhachi)
National Anthems of the United States of America and Japan:
Grateful Crane Singers: Michael Murata, Aimee Machida, Lisa Horikawa, Helen Ota
Welcome by LAPD representative:
Interfaith Service: 2:00 - 2:45pm
Izumi Hasegawa, Senior Priest of Shusse Inari Jinja of Shinto Shrine
Rev. Timothy Yee, Union Church of Los Angeles
Cantor Seth Ettinger, Wilshire Boulevard Temple
Nikkei Interfaith Group of Little Tokyo and Los Angeles Buddhist Temple Federation
Appreciation Remarks: The Hon. Akira Chiba, Consul General of Japan in Los Angeles
Music Tribute:
“Flower” & “Hana Wa Saku” by Nikkei Choral Federation of Southern California
Closing Remarks: Masako Unoura-Tanaka & Doug Erber
Music Tribute:
Los Angeles Todo-Kai with Shoshi Kanokohata
Presented by:
Love to Nippon Project
Love to Nippon 2017 is generously hosted by LAPD HQs
100 West First Street, Los Angeles, California
