Nanka Wakayama Kenjinkai

04/21/2026

Have you been craving a taste of Wakayama? Head to select Tokyo Central stores throughout the Southland for the Wakayama Food Fair, running now through May 13.

02/16/2026

12/17/2025

Nanka Wakayama Kenjinkai was happy to see Nishida-san and Kubo-san from Wakayama’s International Division recently. They toured several important sites for Southern California’s JA community and met up with several NWK board members for lunch. We look forward to seeing you again in February for the Vice Governor’s visit!

📸: , , Mari Shirai,

11/02/2025

We love LA! And Nanka Wakayama Kenjinkai loves the ! We’ll see you at next year’s Japanese Heritage Night to watch the BACK TO BACK WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!!

📸: Tom Kohtani, Sean Boyea

06/25/2025

The new issue of Lighthouse Magazine features information about the 38 kenjinkais of Southern California, including your very own Nanka Wakayama Kenjinkai! Read more and find us on page 36: https://magazine.us-lighthouse.com/publication/?i=848359&p=69&view=issueViewer

05/15/2025

The Wakayama Fair returns to Southern California! Visit Tokyo Central locations in Gardena, PCH Torrance, Costa Mesa, West Covina, Yorba Linda, San Diego, and Cupertino from Thursday, May 15th to Wednesday, June 11th to purchase some of your favorite goods from Wakayama Prefecture. For more information, check the link in bio.

03/18/2025

Time Magazine included Kumano Nachi Taisha Shrine and Seigantoji temple on its list of the world’s greatest places for 2025. Read more at our link in bio!

01/20/2025

Experience ancient vegetarian Japanese cuisine straight from Wakayama Prefecture at a special one-weekend-only experience in Los Angeles! Ask the Mountain for the Menu brings 1,200-year-old Koyasan Shojin ryori recipes to from Jan. 31-Feb. 2, 2025. Find more info and get tickets at: https://jaccc.org/events/ask-the-mountain-for-the-menu/

📸: Koyasan, 2019 by

08/30/2024

台風（たいふう）情報（じょうほう）
台風（たいふう）にきをつけてください！
和歌山県（わかやまけん）にも、台風（たいふう）が近（ちか）づいています。
とても強（つよ）い風（かぜ）と大雨（おおあめ）に気（き）をつけてください。
インターネットやテレビで情報（じょうほう）を確認（かくにん）してください。
○気象庁（きしょうちょう）　
https://www.data.jma.go.jp/multi/index.html?lang=jp
○和歌山県（わかやまけん）　
https://www.pref.wakayama.lg.jp/
〇防災わかやま
防災わかやま (bousai-wakayama.jp)
○NHK World Japan
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/multilingual_links/
注意（ちゅうい）することについて、次（つぎ）の情報（じょうほう）も参考（さんこう）にしてください↓↓
○防災（ぼうさい）ガイド
https://wak-kokusai.jp/project_ja/disaster_ja/

08/25/2024

Several Nanka Wakayama Kenjinkai members met with two educators from Wakayama Prefecture today as part of a learning opportunity through the Museum of Modern Art Wakayama. Sensei Kenji Tashiro and Sensei Yasuhira Yamaguchi have been in California for the past four days, touring sites of interest to learn about the Japanese American experience. The middle and high school history and geography teachers had the opportunity to ask questions of the NWK members, and will take what they learned back to Wakayama to share with their students and fellow teachers.

As a bonus during the trip, Yamaguchi sensei was able to connect with relatives who are NWK members and live in Los Angeles, and they were able to help fill in a genealogy tree.

We love to see the connection between Wakayama and the US!

07/17/2024

07/08/2024