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Partnership Award

Partnership Awards and 2026 Kansha Award

2006 Oriental Motor USA Corp.
Our only business Life Member

2007 Mrs. Shiko Fujizawa
Bunka-sai flower arrangement instructor

2008 Ken Miller
Former Mayor who signed the Sister City agreement in 1973

2009 Mrs. Hiroko Ikuta
Bunka-sai sumi-e calligraphy and tea ceremony instructor

2011 Kawai Sumi-e Club
Bunka-sai sumi-e calligraphy demonstration participant and donor

2012 Madame Bando Mitsuhiro
Bunka-sai Japanese dance group instructor

2013 Mr. Shun Kohrogi
Director, Saga Art Center

2014 Koyu Kai
Bunka-sai bonsai exhibit and demonstration

2015 Torrance Naginata Dojo
Bunka-sai martial arts demonstration

2016 Susan Sanborn
Curator, Toyota USA Automobile Museum

2017 Kirk Rossberg
Owner, Torrance Bakery

2018 Linda Canada
Past President, Japanese American Historical Society of San Diego

2020 Mr. Takamitsu Ozawa
President, Otafuku Foods, Inc.

2021-2022 No Recipient

2023 Madame Yoko Awaya
President and Founder; Yoko Awaya Koto Music Conservatory

2024 Andrew Martin Santonello
Andy's Termite and Pest Control

2025 Joe Rust, CPA
Prager Metis Accountants

2026 Ed and Joan Shiosaki - (Kansha Award)
South Bay Judo