In collaboration with the Mayor’s Office of International Affairs (MOIA) and the Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA), the City Tourism Department (CTD) held an event celebrating Japanese heritage in Los Angeles. During the reception, the City officially unveiled three Sister City gifts which were gifted to Los Angeles by Nagoya, Japan. As part of the installation process, the three gifts received conservation treatment and are now prominently displayed in LACC’s West Hall.
Chief Tourism Officer and CTD’s Executive Director Doane Liu led the ceremony, which included Mayor Karen Bass, Councilman Tim McOsker, Consul General of Japan Kosei Murota, the Los Angeles Nagoya Sister City Affiliation, Sister Cities of Los Angeles, and various leaders and stakeholders from the Japanese and Japanese American community. Read the Mayor's press release here.