Toshizo Watanabe Culinary Cultural Center
JACCC Toshizo Watanabe Culinary Cultural Center lobby, 2023. Photo: Mike Park.
JACCC Toshizo Watanabe Culinary Cultural Center event space, 2023. Photo: Mike Park.
JACCC Toshizo Watanabe Culinary Cultural Center chef's counter, 2023. Photo: Mike Park.
JACCC Toshizo Watanabe Culinary Cultural Center kitchen, 2023. Photo: Mike Park.
JACCC Toshizo Watanabe Culinary Cultural Center wedding suite, 2023. Photo: Mike Park.
Maximum Capacity: 190
In 2019, JACCC renovated the Center Building’s Garden-level to create the Toshizo Watanabe Culinary Cultural Center (TWCCC), with a very generous donation from its eponymous donor, supplemented by gifts from JACCC’s Board of Directors and community members.
TWCCC allows JACCC to explore Los Angeles’ foodways and Japanese culinary arts with pop-up restaurants, classes/workshops, and special events coinciding with seasonal changes, holidays, and programming curated by staff.