Mission Statement
The specific purpose of the Hollywood Japanese Cultural Institute is to preserve, share, and promote the Japanese and Japanese American culture and heritage through education, cultural programs, and activities.
3929 Middlebury St. • Los Angeles, CA 90004

HJCI Officers

President: Asao Masumiya
Vice President: Hiro Ogino
Vice President: Jerry Naito
Treasurer: Linda Ikegami
Recording Secretary: Susan Yamasaki
Newsletter Editor: Hideo Kuwahara
Fundraising:  Bruce Ibusuki & Jerry Naito

Welcome 2024 year of the dragon!
The Dragon symbolizes power, nobleness, honor, luck, and success in traditional Chinese culture. The Dragon is a supernatural being with no parallel for talent and excellence

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­­­­­­­­­­­­­­President’s  Message   
Dear HJCI Members and Friends,
I hope that you survived the the hot days of Summer and are looking forward to a cooler Fall.
Thank you for your support of our Spring Pancake Breakfast fundraiser on 4-21, facility/gardening clean up held on 4-17 and, our recent Fall clean up. Thanks to all of you who have volunteered and supported these events. A year has almost passsed since we held our successful and most delicious Smoked Salmon Bento prepared by dedicated HJCI and Hollywood Buddhist Church member, Bruce Ibusuki.  It's coming up soon on Saturday, October 5th, so put your order in by the 9-20 deadline!  I also want to thank Loretta Ogino for overseeing our on-going White Elephant
table in the Social Hall and the donors of the items available. 
Thanks to an anonymous and generous donor, we were able to repair and refinish the original hardwood floor in the Social Hall.  Hiro Ogino closely supervised the project over a 2 week period which came out beautifully!  Francisco Serman and his helper did an excellent job!
Thank you for your generous donations - donations in any amount help us to sustain and maintain our facilities. 
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or comments at [email protected]. 

Warm regards,
Asao Masumiya, HJCI President

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We are located at 3929 Middlebury St., Los Angeles, CA 90004-2208