{"id":23044,"date":"2026-08-16T19:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T02:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jhollywoodnet.com\/?post_type=socaljapan&#038;p=23044"},"modified":"2026-08-16T15:48:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T22:48:51","slug":"2026-08-16","status":"publish","type":"socaljapan","link":"https:\/\/jhollywoodnet.com\/en\/socaljapan\/2026-08-16\/","title":{"rendered":"August 16th 2026 O.A."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p><\/p>\n<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">August 16th 2026 O.A.<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GcBohJbZTWs\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>81st Annual Commemoration Service for A-Bomb Victims and Survivor<\/h2>\n<p>Over two days on July 11 and 12, the Nova Vita Festival was held in Irvine.<\/p>\n<p>The festival is a fundraising event organized by the Nova Vita Foundation, a nonprofit organization rooted in Orange County\u2019s Japanese American community that works to support and develop local high school students through community activities.<\/p>\n<p>The Nova Vita Foundation organizes a variety of community service events to help students develop practical leadership, organizational, and communication skills.<\/p>\n<p>The festival is held every year to introduce Japanese culture while bringing the local community together for a fun summer celebration.<br \/>\nLocal high school students took the lead in planning and organizing the event, with support from adult volunteers.<\/p>\n<p>The festival featured vendor booths selling accessories, kimono, specialty products, and Dodgers merchandise.<br \/>\nThere were also food booths offering Japanese festival-style fare.<\/p>\n<p>The stage featured a variety of performances, including LA Nebuta, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, traditional Japanese and Ryukyu dances, hula and cheerleading, as well as a mini singing show, karaoke, and a robotics presentation by local high school students.<\/p>\n<p>Children enjoyed crafts, karaoke, and a variety of games, making it a fun-filled day for people of all ages.<\/p>\n<p>Proceeds from the festival will go toward scholarships and Nova Vita\u2019s community service activities.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] August 16th 2026 O.A. [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] [\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text] 81st Annual Commemoration Service for A-Bomb Victims and Survivor Over two days on July 11 and 12, the Nova Vita Festival was held in Irvine. The festival is a fundraising event organized by the Nova Vita Foundation, a nonprofit organization rooted in Orange County\u2019s Japanese American community that <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/jhollywoodnet.com\/en\/socaljapan\/2026-08-16\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":23074,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"socaljapan_category":[376],"socaljapan_tag":[],"class_list":["post-23044","socaljapan","type-socaljapan","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","socaljapan_category-2026-08-august"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jhollywoodnet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/socaljapan\/23044","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jhollywoodnet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/socaljapan"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jhollywoodnet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/socaljapan"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jhollywoodnet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23044"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/jhollywoodnet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/socaljapan\/23044\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23075,"href":"https:\/\/jhollywoodnet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/socaljapan\/23044\/revisions\/23075"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jhollywoodnet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jhollywoodnet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23044"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"socaljapan_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jhollywoodnet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/socaljapan_category?post=23044"},{"taxonomy":"socaljapan_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jhollywoodnet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/socaljapan_tag?post=23044"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}